Archive for 2019

  • Are Twitter threads killing blogs?

    WordCamp Edinburgh 2017Speaker: Franz Vitulli

    April 4, 2019 — Whilst Twitter and Instagram are services mainly known for sharing respectively short messages and photos, people today seem to be quite inclined to use them for long-form content as well, oftentimes opting for Twitter threads and Instagram long captions instead of blog posts.

    In this talk I’m going to analyse the how’s, why’s and wherefores of this phenomenon, and I’ll share insights on how blogs and social media can complement each other.

    This session is aimed at content creators—marketers, journalists, authors, editors—as well as any individual who’s passionate about social media, quality content and storytelling.

  • Blogging as therapy – a personal journey

    WordCamp Edinburgh 2017Speaker: Rachel Martin

    April 4, 2019 — On September 4th 2010 my life changed forever with the start of the Canterbury earthquake sequence. I started blogging as a way to deal with anxiety and the stress of aftershocks. Blogging was my therapy. This is my story.

    Indended audience types: Designers, Developers, Business, Community

  • Javier Casares, Jordi Sala, Regina Dubinska: Legislación y protección de datos en el comercio electrónico

    WordPress Santa Coloma de GramenetSpeakers: Javier Casares, Jordi Sala, Regina Dubinska

    April 4, 2019 — Cuando montamos un sitio en Internet hemos de cumplir cierta legislación, lo mismo que en el MundoReal.

    Tenemos legislación general, y concreta sobre comercio electrónico, mucha de ella referente a la protección de datos, que ha variado muchísimo desde 2018.

    En esta ocasión entre Javier Casares, Jordi Sala y Regina Dubinska tratarán de ponerte al día de todo lo necesario para cubrir las necesidades en lo que hace referencia a Comercio Electrónico y cómo darle soporte desde tu WooCommerce.

  • Kim Kachadoorian: Using Images and Fonts Legally on Your WP Site

    WordCamp Detroit 2018Speaker: Kim Kachadoorian

    April 3, 2019 — Many people assume incorrectly that any font or image they buy can be used on their WordPress site. However this assumption could end up costing you a lot of money. Learn the ins and outs of what you can and cannot do and how to protect yourself.

  • Aisha Blake: Web Accessibility – How to Be an A11y

    WordCamp Detroit 2018Speaker: Aisha Blake

    April 3, 2019 — Your content is clear, your images are responsive, your code is clean, and your layout flows beautifully on all the most popular devices. You think you’re ready to launch, but you might have overlooked a crucial aspect of your website’s development. If it’s not easy for a person to access your content regardless of the way in which they use the internet, there’s still work to be done. Developing for accessibility should be part of the standard workflow, but it’s often given very little attention. This session will cover some of the low-hanging fruit that you can start picking today and take a deep dive into a few tools to help you build accessibility into your projects from the beginning.

  • Amit Rathi: React + WordPress

    WordCamp Detroit 2018Speaker: Amit Rathi

    April 3, 2019 — How to add ReactJS to your WordPress theme or plugin.

  • Adam Stogdill: Theming With Components!

    WordCamp Detroit 2018Speaker: Adam Stogdill

    April 3, 2019 — I’d like to showcase some easy ways to organize theme development and set developers up to start thinking of things in components for React/Vue/Js.framework of the week or getting set up for Guttenberg’s latest/greatest.

  • Panel Discussion: WordCamp Greenville

    WordCamp Greenville 2019Speakers: Aisha Adams, Clifton Canady, David Zimmerman, Ellison Manley

    April 3, 2019 — Attendees asked the panel about questions related to WordPress. Topics ranged from Programming, SEO, Page Builders and Gutenberg to Design, Social Media, and Marketing.

  • David Wolfpaw: WordPress and the IndieWeb – Why You Should Own Your Voice

    WordCamp Greenville 2019Speaker: David Wolfpaw

    April 3, 2019 — WordPress can be used to start a blog, make a site for a club, or power a business, large or small. WordPress can also be used as a way to document your life, and save important things for later. You can bridge WordPress to other parts of the web that you use to store all of your data in one place, without having to worry about an app, hardware maker, or social media site going out of business and taking all of your content with it. I considered myself an interloper into the IndieWeb movement, until I realized that the movement — just like the technology that powers it — is decentralized. My habit of copying data created on other sites, as well as creating a website for my lifelogging, is part of what this community is about. Come learn about how you can use WordPress to power and amplify your voice online, and reclaim the web from the walled gardens for the user!

  • Aisha Adams: 7 Tips For Building A Quality Social Media Campaign

    WordCamp Greenville 2019Speaker: Aisha Adams

    April 3, 2019 — Participants will walk away from this workshop feeling that social media mastery is within their grasp. They will learn how to build a high quality social media campaign.