December 20, 2015 — Too many companies provide social services for “free,” quite literally banking on your data. WordPress is unique in that it charges (quite minimally) for the services it provides, and you own your data. I will explore various tools and paradigms — existing, and in the works — to develop and leverage your WordPress site as a central hub for your social data.

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June 28, 2015 — Using typography effectively with WordPress. “I like TwentyFifteen, but I don’t want my site to look like all the other sites out there, what are my options?” This talk covers:
• How you can make your site subtly (or not so subtly) stand out amongst the crowd.
• Some basic dos and don’ts of implementing typography.
• What tools are out there for you to use.

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