That aside, it was interesting to hear what Matt had opinions on- especially given the current trend in micro-blogging services like Twitter, etc. One of the trends of the answers Matt provided gave light on a few possible focal points of the Wordpress team.
"Bloggers usually write and they are done, where as Twitter and other micro-blogs you read and write. We want to provide a way to digest blogs so that you read and write on Wordpress instead of just one."- Matt MullenwegTo cap off this quote, the discussion turned for a while focusing on how improving the ability to reach others with easier commenting and discussion (quality controlled, ie. spam protection) would lead to a much more interactive community that embraced sharing ideas as much as content and relationships.
The use of Wordpress as a social community which serves as a "hub" to aggregate content and share info was briefly touched on- leading to the inevitable discussion on how user interaction can make or break a blog, in this case "lolcats". Matt believes that utilizing the ability to share within Wordpress and syndicate information from other areas will lead to a greater sharing blogosphere, and reduce the amount of 'share this' tagging on every page.
The share this icons just start to look like NASCAR doors" - Matt MullenwegThe most interesting point of the interview was related to the new project underway within Wordpress, which is BuddyPress; a social network in it's own right that is compared as "Facebook meets Ning and follows you around". The premise is that BuddyPress will aggregate your online experience much like facebook would, and put that into your own profile so that you, or others can come back and look at your "public history".
Overall, the night was a great time- and I believe everyone there had something to take away and ponder- for me, it was how can I write about this event and WordPress while using Blogger. I will migrate soon Matt, just working on a design.
-Derek Kean
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