Viewing: All Updates
Updates Made by Angela Hall
Saturday, October 25, 2014 4:37:25 PM
Angela Hall wrote a blog post titled The NaMos are Coming! The NaMos are Coming!:
Angela said, "November is one week away, and that means NaNoWriMo and NaBloPoMo are, too! If you’ve been thinking about reinvigorating your blogging or are finally ready to stop procrastinating on that book you’ve always wanted to write, these two..." more
Wednesday, October 22, 2014 4:10:58 AM
Angela Hall wrote a blog post titled A New My Sites Section:
Angela said, "My Sites just got a new look, but more importantly, it got a technical overhaul, making the page dramatically faster and more powerful. From one central location, scan and select any of your WordPress sites or create new ones with the support of a..." more
Monday, October 20, 2014 10:13:05 PM
Angela Hall wrote a blog post titled A New My Sites Section:
Angela said, "My Sites just got a new look, but more importantly, it got a technical overhaul, making the page dramatically faster and more powerful. From one central location, scan and select any of your WordPress sites or create new ones with the support of a..." more
Wednesday, September 24, 2014 11:09:05 AM
Angela Hall wrote a blog post titled Longreads’ Best of WordPress, Vol. 5:
Angela said, "We’re back with another collection of our favorite stories from across all of WordPress! You can find our past collections here — and you can follow Longreads on WordPress.com for more daily reading recommendations. Publishers, writers, keep..." more
Friday, September 12, 2014 5:30:26 PM
Angela Hall wrote a blog post titled Gmail Password Leak Update:
Angela said, "This week, a group of hackers released a list of about 5 million Gmail addresses and passwords. This list was not generated as a result of an exploit of WordPress.com, but since a number of emails on the list matched email addresses associated with..." more
Thursday, June 5, 2014 5:13:10 PM
Angela Hall wrote a blog post titled Introducing Longreads’ Best of WordPress:
Angela said, "Today we’re excited to launch a new series with Longreads, the storytelling community that recently joined the Automattic and WordPress.com Editorial family. And we need your help. We’re looking for the best long-form stories over 1,500..." more
Wednesday, April 9, 2014 5:02:45 PM
Angela Hall wrote a blog post titled Longreads Joins the Automattic Family:
Angela said, "Today we’re excited to announce that we are acquiring Longreads, the pioneering service that helps readers find and share the best longform storytelling around the world, for reading on mobile devices. Over the last five years, Longreads and its..." more
Monday, March 31, 2014 11:09:37 AM
Angela Hall wrote a blog post titled Profile: Long Awkward Pause Is Anything But:
Angela said, "Groups blogs shine on WordPress.com -- and now you can say you knew humor collaborators Long Awkward Pause before they hit the big time."
Monday, March 31, 2014 8:09:37 AM
Angela Hall wrote a blog post titled Monday Morning Edition:
Angela said, "In case you missed it, a quick recap of the past week on WordPress.com, from new features to great blogs to discover."
Thursday, March 20, 2014 1:11:35 PM
Angela Hall wrote a blog post titled New Themes: Hemingway Rewritten and Sweet Life:
Angela said, "Happy Theme Thursday, all! Today I’m proud to announce two excellent new themes for your enjoyment. Read on for more! Hemingway Rewritten Hemingway Rewritten by Anders Norén is a classic, responsive blog theme with a slick parallax header..." more
Wednesday, March 12, 2014 8:04:59 AM
Angela Hall wrote a blog post titled Early Theme Adopters: Suits:
Angela said, "We release beautiful new themes every week. In our Early Theme Adopters series, we focus on bloggers who are using the most recent additions to our Theme Showcase. Today, let's visit some of the blogs that are already using Suits, an elegant,..." more
Friday, March 7, 2014 11:04:44 AM
Angela Hall wrote a blog post titled Make Your Blog More Dynamic with a Slider:
Angela said, "Want your blog to be more eye-catching? Get things moving with a sleek post slider."
Thursday, March 6, 2014 9:52:41 AM
Angela Hall wrote a blog post titled Announcing New Embed Support for Getty Images:
Angela said, "Getty Images' vast library of award-winning professional photographs and illustrations is now at the disposal of every WordPress.com blogger."
Friday, February 28, 2014 11:40:25 AM
Angela Hall wrote a blog post titled And… Action: Blogs to Visit ahead of the Oscars:
Angela said, "The Academy Awards are just around the corner — millions will tune in this Sunday to watch the annual extravaganza of teary speeches, campy choreography, and Jack Nicholson’s shades. The blogging world is abuzz, too, with predictions,..." more
Friday, April 19, 2013 4:14:59 PM
Angela Hall wrote a blog post titled Freshly Pressed: Friday Faves:
Angela said, "WordPressers, day in and day out, you entertain us, you make us think, you make us laugh, and you make us grateful to be exposed to so many voices all over the world. It’s a pleasure to read what you’re writing. Like everyone in the..." more
Friday, April 19, 2013 12:10:59 PM
Angela Hall wrote a blog post titled Preview the Future Design of the WordPress Dashboard:
Angela said, "Though nothing stays still for long with WordPress, the design of your blog’s dashboard hasn’t changed much lately. While we’ve added new features and made some adjustments along the way, the dashboard has been looking forward to a..." more
Thursday, March 14, 2013 6:15:50 PM
Angela Hall wrote a blog post titled Thanks for another great SxSW — see you next year!:
Angela said, "After handing out 2600 WordPress 10th anniversary shirts and tote bags, animating 500+ festivalgoers, helping dozens of WordPress users, and consuming several pounds of brisket, we’re headed home from the 2013 South by Southwest Interactive..." more
Tuesday, March 12, 2013 11:48:08 AM
Angela Hall wrote a blog post titled Meet a Forum Volunteer: Tess Warn:
Angela said, "If you’ve ever had a question about WordPress.com, chances are you’ve visited our Community Support Forums. Forums are a great place to search for solutions and get answers. While our Happiness Engineers help out in these forums,..." more
Friday, March 8, 2013 12:06:24 PM
Angela Hall wrote a blog post titled Freshly Pressed: Friday Faves:
Angela said, "You intrepid blogger-nauts are a talented bunch. Your eclectic range of writing styles and world-spanning knowledge create an overwhelming amount of awesome, diverse content. We’re proud to say that we’ve learned a lot from our..." more
Friday, February 1, 2013 7:08:08 AM
Angela Hall wrote a blog post titled Freshly Pressed: Friday Faves:
Angela said, "This week’s Freshly Pressed posts continued to impress us with the range, depth, and honesty of the material being put out into the world by WordPress.com bloggers. As a community, you’re bold, not afraid to put yourselves on the line,..." more
Monday, May 28, 2012 5:18:27 PM
Angela Hall wrote a blog post titled Fundraising tips for schools – Billy Cart Derby Blog Tour:
Angela said, "Billy Cart Derby Blog Tour Fundraising tips for schools. Donna M. Smith. Thank you Angela for inviting me today. Billy Cart Derby is based on an annual Billy Cart Race around Happy Valley Primary School to raise funds for the school. In this..." more
Sunday, May 20, 2012 5:48:54 PM
Angela Hall wrote a blog post titled Me & Her – Memoir of Madness – Winners Announcements:
Angela said, "Karen Tyrrell will be announcing the winners of the ME & HER – Memoir of Madness draw on her website at mid-day today EST (Australia). That is http://www.karentyrrell.com/ be there! Filed under: Competition Tagged: competition, Karen..." more
Friday, May 18, 2012 6:34:44 PM
Angela Hall wrote a blog post titled Book Review – ME & HER: A Memoir of Madness:
Angela said, " Book Review – ME & HER: A Memoir of Madness Please welcome Karen Tyrrell, Brisbane multi-genre writer, author of ME & HER: A Memoir of Madness. This is her brave account of how a primary school teacher reached breaking point, after..." more
Thursday, May 17, 2012 6:56:43 PM
Angela Hall wrote a blog post titled Make Lemonade:
Angela said, "Greetings Bookologists, Just a quick update today to thank you for your patience. We have had some techy type issues yet again (very frustrating) causing delay to our emagazine. We are working very hard to have it to you by the 9th, and I assure you..." more
Thursday, November 6, 2014 3:16:12 PM
Angela Hall wrote a blog post titled Emoji Everywhere 🎃:
Angela said, "Emoji? What are they? “Emoji” is a japanese term meaning “picture character.” It’s a standard for showing smileys and other little symbols inside text. But unlike traditional smileys that are made up of a sequence of letters like :), every..." more