8 Comments

• Ted Rheingold

  Great interview. Can’t wait to see the book. =D

  Posted June 5, 2008 at 7:48 pm |
• Ian Parker

  Tara,

  Excellent interview with Matt. The book sounds interesting. What do you think will happen to products such as Movable Type that move to a pay model? Are they destined to become corporate-use only content management systems? Or do you think they will just chug along as always and maintain for years to come until the “Next Big Thing”?

  I used to use Movable Type, but I was disappointed to find that the administrative interface and tasks were becoming increasingly complex and slow to respond. I think part of the reason is the growth of the codebase and the glut of features. Being hesitant to move to WordPress was foolish on my part because I listened to CMS snobs such as John Gruber who touted Movable Type and bashed WordPress because too many blogs were created with it, and they all looked alike.

  Rather, it should be mentioned that the look-a-likes were not the fault of the WordPress CMS, but of people with little to no experience in design, of which I am one. That is one reason I purchased a design for my site (it’s still in the creation phase at the moment). I know my limits and while I love to learn about design, I am not a designer by trade. Systems administration is what I do best.

  In any case, it is interesting to hear about how Matt was offered the position at CNET. I think the most compelling thought he provides is that he correlates openness with success. Transparency is something that a lot of people and companies wrestle with these days. It’s not always easy to be upfront and open with the stakeholders in a company or a market, but oftentimes, it is the best way to do business.

  Keep up the excellent site. I’m off to peruse more articles, and pre-order the book. Be well.

  Ian

  Posted June 6, 2008 at 9:18 am |
• Claude Gelinas

  I’m a huge fan of WordPress and because the code is so accessible, I can tweak most things to work like I want them to.

  The WP community is very influenced by the “Matt factor” which is, for lack of more appropriate wording, a geeky coolness which shines as a beacon of the open source movement.

  This short interview presents Matt as exactly what the community has grown up to see him for, which is a wonderful guy to have at the top of the WordPress movement.

  Thanks for sharing this!

  Posted June 11, 2008 at 4:46 pm |
• gregory

  so sweet, nice segues, lovely sound quality, nice idea to have the interviewer disappear, makes it much stronger … and from the subject, how he talks and thinks, very inspiring

  thanks, gregory lent

  Posted June 11, 2008 at 9:43 pm |
• mirc

  Thanks..

  Posted June 13, 2008 at 5:24 pm |
• muhabbet

  thanks

  Posted June 15, 2008 at 3:37 am |
• Vero

  Thanks for the interview - I love how honest and transparent Matt and, as a result, the WordPress community, all are.

  Posted June 17, 2008 at 2:24 am |
• Meryl333

  Love your site. Framing for interview was attractive. Music cool. Interviewee relaxed and point of view simulates sitting across the table from me.

  There is a paradigm shift in the way people are creating and exchanging value. Looking forward to reading your book and getting value from your insights & experience.

  Posted June 17, 2008 at 5:08 pm |

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