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WordCamp Philly 2011 Was A Huge Success!

WordCamp Philly 2011 has come and gone and once again the Philly Community knocked it out of the park! We had some amazing speakers and presentations, an epic after party at National Mechanics, and a really fun Developer Day.  Overall … Continue reading WordCamp Philly 2011 Was A Huge Success!

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Gold Sponsor: SocialFlow – Optimizing Social Media

SocialFlow is a social media optimization platform that helps publishers, bloggers and businesses optimize the times they publish on Facebook and Twitter to connect with maximum traffic and audience engagement. Our soon-to-be-released, free WordPress plugin will be available via the WordPress … Continue reading Gold Sponsor: SocialFlow – Optimizing Social Media

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Speaker Spotlight: Marie Selvanadin

Marie Selvanadin is a Web Application Developer at the Center for New Designs in Learning and Scholarship at Georgetown University (GU) where faculty, students, and staff have been using WordPress for about five years now. You can find some interesting case studies here. At CNDLS, … Continue reading Speaker Spotlight: Marie Selvanadin

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Speaker Spotlight: David Schuff

David Schuff is Associate Professor of Management Information Systems at Temple University and is part of the MIS Community Site Project (http://community.mis.temple.edu). He is also the Director of Innovation in Learning Technologies for the Fox School of Business. David studies various topics … Continue reading Speaker Spotlight: David Schuff

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Platinum Sponsor: Gravity Forms – Premium Contact Form Plugin

Gravity Forms is the standard when it comes to contact form plugins for WordPress, and it does so much more.  Easily build and publish WordPress forms in just minutes. Create rich and dynamic forms on any WordPress site.  Select your fields, … Continue reading Platinum Sponsor: Gravity Forms – Premium Contact Form Plugin

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Speaker Spotlight: Helen Hou-Sandi

Helen Hou-Sandi is a Web Design Engineer with 10up and formerly served as Web Developer at the Eastman School of Music. She loves WordPress for its flexibility, extensibility, and community and largely focuses on CMS implementations. When not at the computer, Helen … Continue reading Speaker Spotlight: Helen Hou-Sandi

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Speaker Spotlight: Bill Dennen

Bill Dennen is a Web Technologist at Wheaton College in Massachusetts. Somehow, what started out as a part-time job as an undergraduate in college has turned into a 20-year career of supporting the use of technology in higher education. Bill remembers the … Continue reading Speaker Spotlight: Bill Dennen

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Speaker Spotlight: Matthew Gold

Matthew Gold is Assistant Professor of English at New York City College of Technology and the CUNY Graduate Center, where he also serves as Assistant to the Provost for Master’s Programs and Digital Initiatives. He’s began using WordPress in 2004; … Continue reading Speaker Spotlight: Matthew Gold

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WordCamp Philly Saturday Lunch Options

Our awesome volunteers have put together a list of lunch spots that are all within walking distance of the Saturday venue.  We have tried our best to find places that fit everyone’s food preferences, but if you think we are … Continue reading WordCamp Philly Saturday Lunch Options

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Gold Sponsor: Jetpack – Supercharge Your WordPress Website

Jetpack is a suite of features to supercharge your WordPress website with the cloud power of WordPress.com.  Jetpack is a pack of great add-ons that are fully supported by the team behind WordPress.com. Easily install the Jetpack plugin to enable some … Continue reading Gold Sponsor: Jetpack – Supercharge Your WordPress Website

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