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Building the open web @automattic.com with @gravatar.com
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Happy Texas Independence Day, y'all! It is a good day to remember our complicated history and think about where we want to go next. texian.blog/texas-indepe...

what's that? we made your initials into avatars so you can initial while you avatar 🎨 fresh gravatar drops: initials avatars + email signatures are here! and WordPress plugin patterns. https://buff.ly/4i7jsXg

Perplexity's deep search gets it. www.perplexity.ai/search/give-...

Let's get it!

History doesn't repeat itself, but 🤔

It took me a few times to re-read @traviscojudge.bsky.social's monthly newsletter to realize he wasn't calling the mayor a cockroach. 😂

Until a bill is passed to fund our schools, every school board in Texas should immediately vote to send layoff notices to 20% of teachers and close neighborhood schools. If #txlege continues to defund our schools, consequences should be known now while they are still in session.

turns out collecting money for super bowl squares doesn't have to be awkward 😌 add your Venmo, Paypal, Crypto, or other payment links to your Gravatar profile and share your custom QR code. no more hunting down payment usernames or juggling apps #SuperBowl #SBLIX

Oh wait, it's just January 31st? And here I was, about to wish everyone a happy 2026 🙈

Sometimes you just gotta blog your feelings out ronnieburt.com/me-and-claud...

Doing some product mockups and pretty quickly reached limits on a paid plan. Slowing me down, Claude, slowing me down. I thought we were friends.

hey devs, we peeked into our crystal ball and saw some absolutely wild stuff coming in 2025 🔮 spoiler: your users are gonna love what we're cooking up check out our roadmap →

Automattic and others back Openvibe, an app that’s unifying the open social web

your avatar is about to get way more chaotic (in a good way) 🎨 just dropped: background removal + sticker mayhem for your gravatar profile! now you can finally add that rainbow unicorn sticker you've been dreaming about check it out: https://bit.ly/3POzngV

hi bsky! we heard you like domains 🌐 so we put free domains in your gravatar so you can own your name while you own your name now with bluesky integration because we're all about that decentralized life check the deets → https://bit.ly/3Wonfac

AITA for correcting people who say "write a blog" when they mean "write a blog POST"?

We are kicking around ideas for a new default avatar for Gravatar and Google's Gemini came up with this gem. Should we push it to production?

Bluesky, and Mastodon client Openvibe adds notification support

We at @openvibe.social are starting 2025 with a bang! We hope you’ll love the new features we've been working on over the past few weeks. See you all next year!

Kids got a Meta Quest 3s for Christmas. I never thought I'd like VR, but now I want my own! What should we play?

Surveillance is everywhere

Christmas candy anyone? Photo from the UTSA Libraries

Looking for a last minute stocking stuffer for your kids? I have a weird idea!

Playing with a new fun background tool for @gravatar.bsky.social (coming soon!) and getting ready for a big football playoff game this weekend. #HookEm

325 school shootings in the US in 2024. 325 too many. k12ssdb.org/all-shootings

Love the video and feedback!

Wow, Gravatar made it dead simple to snag a personal domain and use that as my Bluesky username (first year is free). Worked like a charm. Shout out to @glidepro.bsky.social for showing me how to do it! blog.gravatar.com/2024/12/03/n...

Just went through the process, and it was really straightforward, and didn't take long: I changed my handle to @bph.social and connected it to the newly acquired bph.social domain and site. All handled by Gravatar blog.gravatar.com/2024/12/03/n...

Want to use your domain as your @bsky.app handle? Not comfortable mucking around with server [email protected] has you covered: 1. Claim your free domain on Gravatar 2. Connect your Bluesky account 3. Use your domain as your Bluesky handle blog.gravatar.com/2024/12/03/n...

WPAI is now part of Automattic! Together, we’re building smarter, faster, and more intuitive WordPress experiences. Welcome aboard James, Greg, and Ovi! automattic.com/2024/12/09/a...

Woot!

Gravatar now has a cool Bluesky integration blog.gravatar.com/2024/12/03/n... #atproto

I'm a huge believer in domains as identity. I love what @bsky.app is doing with handles! Gravatar has partnered with @identitydigital.social and nova.link to offer sweet domain names FREE for one year. And now you can easily use your domain as your Bluesky handle! Learn more: wp.me/p7UHx-Et

BRING BACK THE AUSTIN HOLIDAY PARADE

Uhh, according to PocketCasts.com I listened to over TWO DAYS of @scottgalloway.bsky.social @karaswisher.bsky.social so far this year. Plus many hours of their other stuff. I rather like my bubble.

I’m thankful for everyone using Bluesky, everyone building on atproto, everyone listening to our message and sharing our dream of a better social media ecosystem that puts people first. We’re going to do this together — thanks for joining us on this journey!

WordPress.com’s Black Friday bonanza is here! 🌟 25% OFF all annual plans = the only thing standing between you and website greatness. Act fast—this deal’s not sticking around! 💡 Be the boss of your online space: https://wordpress.com/pricing/black-friday-2024/

I must admit, I laughed out loud when WPE's lawyer called it WordPress Engine. Freudian slip?

Sitting in the stands for this game and this performance, I can still hear and feel how quiet it was. A stadium of 100,000 people. Such a sad time.

Rivalry week is the best week! #HookEm

You can now verify your Bluesky account on Gravatar. 🎉 🦋 Coming soon: use your Gravatar custom domain as your Bluesky handle!

Bluesky's firehose is a treasure trove of public data for researchers and developers, and it's completely free. Check out our developer docs: docs.bsky.app

It's the week of the year when I remember to unsubscribe from 100s of email lists! Why is Black Friday now October-December....