Automattic Gets $300M Investment, Now What?

Automattic, the company that runs WordPress.com and many other services like JetPack, WooCommerce and more has received $300 million USD in funding from Salesforce. What does this mean WordPress going forward? The post Automattic Gets $300M Investment, Now What? appeared first on HighEdWebTech. Last year, I wrote about my experience of getting to 500,000 public […]

What I’ve Learned from a Million Public Story Views on SnapChat

Last year, I wrote about my experience of getting to 500,000 public story views on Snapchat. While fully acknowledging that I am not Snap’s target demographic, it’s been interesting to watch the rise, dip and potential rise again of this company. This is a critical time for the social media platform, as new networks like […]

WordPress 5.3 and Large Image Uploads

WordPress version 5.3 released last week. In this release, there are changes in the way WordPress handles very large image uploads. The post WordPress 5.3 and Large Image Uploads appeared first on HighEdWebTech. I’ve been seeing a lot of Twitter accounts, both regular user accounts as well as brand accounts, using fancy, math and other […]

Are special characters in your tweets breaking accessibility?

I’ve been seeing a lot of Twitter accounts, both regular user accounts as well as brand accounts, using fancy, math and other symbol fonts in their tweets. These characters are all legal, and part of the Unicode standard. Akin to using a screenshot from a notes app in your tweet, we should take a closer […]

Backup Series: Where Should I Store My Backups?

In the last post of our series on backups, we’ll explore where the best place to store your backups is, and whether that’s in the cloud or on your server. The post Backup Series: Where Should I Store My Backups? appeared first on HighEdWebTech. It’s time for the third and final post in our series […]