August 17, 2014 — Andrew Nacin is one of the lead developers of WordPress. At our August 2013 Big Media Meetup, he gave a short “flash talk” on how WordPress evolves while maintaining backwards compatibility.

August 16, 2014 — Austin Smith is a managing partner at Alley Interactive, a VIP Featured Partner Agency. At our August Big Media Meetup, he gave a short “flash talk” on Elastic Search on WordPress.com, which we’ve shared here. You can read more about the VIP Search Add-On here, and see it in action at KFF.org.

August 16, 2014 — Many previous WordCamps have had panel discussions with variations on “how to start a WordPress business” or “how to run a distributed company”. At WordCamp Philly this year, we wanted to try a little something different, something that comes at these issues from the other side, namely: how can you best be a part of a distributed company? We’ve heard from CEOs, founders and product-makers and have gotten a lot of good input on how to stay sane while running a WordPress business. Let’s help each other stay sane when working for those sorts of people.

August 16, 2014 — Vladimir Putin is currently the bad guy of the world. Recently his actions are similar to that of an internet troll, whose primary objective is to instigate a negative response and disorder. Join Steve Roy as he breaks down the patented behavioral methods that trolls of all kinds use. Showing you both technical and human approaches to creating a cleaner, and more civil online community space supported by data from Disqus powered communities, this talk gives you practical do’s and don’ts when it comes to dealing with online incivility.

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August 16, 2014 — Josh Kadis is the web applications technologist at Quartz. At our August 2013 Big Media Meetup, he gave a short “flash talk” on building qz.com on WordPress.

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August 16, 2014 — Join us to discuss tips, tricks, and best practices for recruiting and wrangling WordCamp speakers. We’ll discuss session formats, helpful communication tools, attracting diverse speakers, reviewing slide decks, and passing along attendee feedback. This is intended for WordCamp organizers whose events are in pre-planning or active planning.

August 15, 2014 — How do media companies big and small make the most of WordPress? In this panel session, we’ll discuss the unique opportunities and challenges of using WordPress for media outlets, and also highlight some resources that could benefit your next media project.

August 15, 2014 — If you are a WordCamp organizer in pre-planning or active planning, join us for our bi-weekly WordCamp Organizers’ Orientation and hangout. I’ll cover some basic aspects of the WordCamp program, and there will be the chance to ask questions.

August 15, 2014 — Simon Dickson and Simon Wheatley from Code for the People, present “One Theme, One Multisite, 30+ Unique Websites”

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August 14, 2014 — WordPress gives you the power to maximize your websites content online through various plug-ins. We talk about our favorite SEO plug-ins and how you can increase traffic to your website through a few clicks of a button. Be prepared to enjoy music, anecdotes, and some of Leigh and Tom’s best practice tips.

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