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#714 WP-Tonic "This Week In WordPress & Tech" 29th of July, 2022 at 8:30 am PST   Every Friday at 8:30 am PST, we host the WP-Tonic This Week in WordPress & Tech round-table show, where we discuss the latest WordPress and the general web news of the week. You can also watch the show LIVE on our WP-Tonic’s Facebook Group Page & YouTube channel. This Weeks Special Guest Panelists  This Weeks Special Guests Jonathan Wold & Andrew Palmer Jonathan Wold: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jonathanwold/ Andrew Palmer: Joint Founder of Bertha.ai - https://bertha.ai/       This Week's Articles That We Discuss During The Show #1 - WordPress Contributors Consider Renaming Full-Site Editing https://wptavern.com/wordpress-contributors-consider-renaming-full-site-editing #2 - Tesla driver using Autopilot kills motorcyclist, prompting another NHTSA investigation https://www.theverge.com/2022/7/27/23280461/tesla-autopilot-crash-motorcyclist-fatal-utah-nhtsa #3 - Solving WordPress Dashboard Spam and Contributing to WordPress https://masterwp.com/solving-wordpress-dashboard-spam-and-contributing-to-wordpress/ #4 - Resolving Conflicts Between Designers And Engineers https://www.smashingmagazine.com/2022/07/resolving-conflicts-designers-engineers/ #5 - Review Signal Publishes 2022 WordPress and WooCommerce Hosting Performance Benchmarks https://wptavern.com/review-signal-publishes-2022-wordpress-and-woocommerce-hosting-performance-benchmarks #6 -Shopify is laying off 10 percent of its workers. https://www.nytimes.com/2022/07/26/business/shopify-layoffs.html

From The CIA To Cybersecurity & Hacking Expert Mr. Elliott is CEO of Comar Cyber, Inc., a Washington, DC-based company that specializes in government and corporate training in cybersecurity. He created the award-winning “Learn by Hacking” TM online cybersecurity course, with distribution deals in the US and Japan. Mr. Elliott served for almost two decades at the CIA, where he worked in the Directorate of Operations as a Case Officer and ops leader in field assignments. He has extensive experience at the intersection of HUMINT operations and technology. As a manager at CIA Headquarters, he worked with companies, investors, and other elements of government to identify, purchase, and create technologies for the CIA’s operational use. He used his training and experience in assignments in Europe, South Asia, and Africa, as well as at HQS, to identify and counter nation-state cyber threats to protect enterprise and operational systems. Mr. Elliott, in coordination with various stakeholders, created the Agency’s requirements for operational technology in the foreign field. Interview Questions   #1 - What do you see as some of the new and biggest Cybersecurity threats at the present moment? #2 - WordPress and open-source software are not as secure as proprietary software; what are your general views on this? #3 - What are some critical things website developers and designers need to understand to make their websites more secure? #4 - We seem to be in an age of Surveillance Capitalism, as popularized by Shoshana Zuboff. what are your own views on this? #5 - There has been a lot of talk TikTok about it being a significant security threat; what are your own views on this? #6 - What are your personal views on Edward Snowden and his revelations connected to the NSA?

Every Friday at 8:30 am PST, we host the WP-Tonic This Week in WordPress & Tech round-table show, where we discuss the latest WordPress and the general web news of the week. You can also watch the show LIVE on our WP-Tonic’s Facebook Group Page & YouTube channel.  This Weeks Special Guest Chris Badgett Joint Founder & CEO of LifterLMS: https://lifterlms.com/  This Week's Articles That We Discuss During The Show #1 - WordPress.com Ends Recent Pricing Experiment, Reverts to Previous Model https://wptavern.com/wordpress-com-ends-recent-pricing-experiment-reverts-to-previous-model   #2 - Everything About Twitter v. Musk Is Utter Nonsense https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2022/07/twitter-musk-deal-fallout-nonsense/670512/   #3 - Is WordPress bigger than Wal-Mart? https://masterwp.com/is-wordpress-bigger-than-wal-mart/   #4 - The Great Fiction of AI https://www.theverge.com/c/23194235/ai-fiction-writing-amazon-kindle-sudowrite-jasper   #5 - WordPress Design Contributors Propose Shipping a Curated Set of Style Variations Instead of a New Default Theme https://wptavern.com/wordpress-design-contributors-propose-shipping-a-curated-set-of-style-variations-instead-of-a-new-default-theme   #6 - UK heat wave causes Google and Oracle cloud outages https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/uk-heat-wave-causes-google-and-oracle-cloud-outages/?fbclid=IwAR3j-CJo8dwYQd19K9H7zF4EBFrJ-jSNXVmEEsKGtn3WmhyyC2Q2YbUTZMg

It's All About Dealing With The Ups & Downs in Business, Baby! David Siegel is the CEO of Meetup, the largest platform for finding and building local communities. He has 25 years of experience as a technology and digital media executive, leading organizations through innovative product development, rapid revenue growth, and digital traffic acceleration. Prior to joining Meetup, David was CEO of Investopedia and, before that, President of Seeking Alpha. David holds a BA in Philosophy, Politics & Economics and an MBA from the University of Pennsylvania. He is an adjunct professor at Columbia University, teaching strategic planning and entrepreneurship. He is the author of Decide & Conquers 44 Decisions That Make or Break All Leaders and hosts the podcast Keep Connected, which is dedicated to the power of community. https://www.meetup.com/ Join Us Live For This Great Interview On Tuesday 12th at 9 am PST https://youtu.be/iHNxDA9MdUU #711 WP-Tonic This Week in WordPress & SaaS, We Interview The CEO of Meetup, David Siegel   The Main Questions of the Interview   #1 - David, What were some main changes you have faced connected to becoming the CEO of Meetup and moving the company forward?   #2 - Obviously, David, a lot of people listening and watching this interview know that WeWork owned Meetup and that "Adam Neumann" hired you, so looking back, what are some of your personal insights on working with Adam?   #3- We have just gone through one of the most dramatic economic periods connected to Covid 19; what have been some of the critical things you have learned being CEO of Meetup during this period that you like to share with the audience?   #4 - it looks like many people in leadership roles, especially in the start-up community, will be facing difficult times in the next 12 to 18 months. Have you got any advice for them?   #5 - It seems to me that we are facing a significant reflection point economically, politically, and environmentally. Would you agree with this statement, and if yes, what do you feel have been a couple of significant factors that have got us into this situation.   #6 - David, would you like to share with the audience on a significant challenge you have faced career-wise or personally, and how did you overcome this challenge?   https://www.linkedin.com/in/davidmsiegel

WordPress & Tech round-table show discusses the latest WordPress and the general web news of the week. You can also watch the show LIVE on our WP-Tonic’s Facebook Group Page & YouTube channel. This Weeks Special Guest Panelists Ronnie Burt of Sensei LMS & Automattic: https://senseilms.com/ CloudMounter - Manage your multiple cloud files with one app - https://cloudmounter.net/ Sheet Editor - Easy Spreadsheets for WordPress https://wpsheeteditor.com/ WC Asia   Why don't you join us this Friday for "706 EPISODE" of the WP-Tonic round-table show at 8:30 am PST Using This Link: This Weeks Special Guest StreamYard Link: https://streamyard.com/jg6w5f2t9v   This Week's Articles That We Discuss During The Show #1 - WordPress Executive Director Says 5% in Five for the Future Program Is Aspirational and Not Required https://wptavern.com/wordpress-executive-director-says-5-in-five-for-the-future-program-is-aspirational-and-not-required #2 - Crypto lending company Celsius Network has filed for bankruptcy https://www.theverge.com/2022/7/13/23212156/celsius-network-chapter-11-bankruptcy-crypto #3 - Two Proposals for Coding Standards in WordPress https://masterwp.com/two-proposals-for-coding-standards-in-wordpress/ #4 - Uber sued by 550 women and counting over sexual assaults by drivers https://techcrunch.com/2022/07/13/uber-sued-by-550-women-and-counting-over-sexual-assaults-by-drivers/ #5 - WordPress Themes Team Contributors Get Pushback on Proposal to Improve Block Themes’ Visibility in the Directory https://wptavern.com/wordpress-themes-team-contributors-get-pushback-on-proposal-to-improve-block-themes-visibility-in-the-directory #6 - How Amazon Exported American Working Conditions To Europe https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/albertsamaha/amazon-poland-slovakia-czechia-germany-labor-laws

Best WordPress & SaaS Online Recourses in 2022 We (men and Andrew) discuss the best podcasts, YouTube, and websites we go to keep us informed on WordPress and SaaS.

Every Friday at 8:30 am PST; we host the WP-Tonic This Week in WordPress & Tech round-table show, where we discuss the latest WordPress and the general web news of the week. You can also watch the show LIVE on our WP-Tonic’s Facebook Group Page & YouTube channel. Why don't you join us this Friday for "706 EPISODE" of the WP-Tonic round-table show at 8:30 am PST Using This Link: This Weeks Special Guest   This Week's Articles That We Discuss During The Show #1 - Envato to Shut Down Envato Studio on Short Notice, Jilting Longtime Service Providers https://wptavern.com/envato-to-shut-down-envato-studio-on-short-notice-jilting-longtime-service-providers #2 - GitHub Copilot works so well because it steals open-source code and strips credit https://thenextweb.com/news/github-copilot-works-so-well-because-it-steals-open-source-code-strips-credit #3 - Toxic Scorekeeping: The case against ‘Five for the Future’ https://masterwp.com/toxic-scorekeeping-the-case-against-five-for-the-future/ #4 -Google allowed sanctioned Russian ad company to harvest user data for months https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2022/07/google-allowed-sanctioned-russian-ad-company-to-harvest-user-data-for-months #5 - Lessons for WordPress from 1975 https://masterwp.com/lessons-for-wordpress-from-1975/ StreamYard Link: https://streamyard.com/pnuc3a9zfr

#707 WP-Tonic This Week in WordPress & SaaS Tom Morkes founder and CEO of Insurgent Publishing & The Podcast "In The Trenches." How To Build Your Online Tribe in 2022! Tom Morkes is the founder and CEO of Insurgent Publishing, author of The Art of Instigating, The Complete Guide to Pay What You Want Pricing and Collaborate, and host of the iconic podcast "In The Trenches," where he interviews today's most fascinating (and sometimes controversial) marketers, entrepreneurs, and authors, including Dr. Jordan Peterson, Seth Godin, and John Jantsch among many others. Tom is a sought-after marketing and growth consultant who helped his clients reach the New York Times, Wall Street Journal, and USA Today bestseller lists set the record for the most-funded, non-fiction publishing project in Kickstarter history, and generate millions in sales online using his referral, influencer, and affiliate marketing strategies. Tom's ideas on marketing and entrepreneurship have been featured in a variety of top publications, including Inc., Forbes, Business Insider, Entrepreneur, and Growthhacker TV. Tom is a West Point grad and Iraq War veteran who spent 5 years as a commissioned officer in the US Army before making the plunge into writing, publishing, and entrepreneurship. When Tom isn’t helping brands and businesses grow their profit, he spends his time with his family, working outside on his mountain homestead, and drinking just the right amount of coffee. You can get inside Tom's brain by reading his blog at tommorkes.com.   The Main Questions of the Interview #1 - Tom maybe you can give us a detailed outline on how you into the areas of online marketing and entrepreneurship? #2 - We feel there are a lot of linkages connected to how you successfully launch a bootstrap SaaS and a membership website would you agree and if this is the case what do you see as the key similarities? #3 - What are some of the most common online marketing mistakes that you see people making on a regular basis? #4 - Has anything lately come on your personal marketing radar that has got you excited #5 - We think the Covid-19 bubble connected to everything online has really burst over the last few months have you got any advice for online entrepreneurs connected to the new online reality? #6 - We all make mistakes and they are not enjoyable at the time of making them, however, we normally also learn the most from them, can you share a big business mistake you have made and what the big lesson you learned from this particular mistake?

#706 WP-Tonic "This Week In WordPress & Tech" 1st of July, 2022 at 8:30 am PST Every Friday at 8:30 am PST; we host the WP-Tonic This Week in WordPress & Tech round-table show, where we discuss the latest WordPress and the general web news of the week. You can also watch the show LIVE on our WP-Tonic’s Facebook Group Page & YouTube channel. Why don't you join us this Friday for "706 EPISODE" of the WP-Tonic round-table show at 8:30 am PST Using This Link: This Weeks Special Guest Steven Sauder Founder & CEO of Hustlefish: hustlefish.com   This Week's Articles That We Discuss During The Show #1 - ClassicPress On the Rocks: Directors Resign, New Leadership Installed https://wptavern.com/classicpress-on-the-rocks-directors-resign-new-leadership-installed #2 - Homeland https://www.theverge.com/c/23055922/homeland-security-series #3 - Is the Australian WordPress Community Dead? https://masterwp.com/is-the-australian-wordpress-community-dead/ #4 - Web inventor Tim Berners-Lee: Screw Web3 — my decentralized internet doesn’t need blockchain https://thenextweb.com/news/web-inventor-tim-berners-lee-screw-web3-my-decentralized-internet-doesnt-need-blockchain/amp  

We myself and Andrew Palmer have a discussion on WCEU (WordCamp Europe 2022)which has been slightly criticized for not being diverse enough connected to the speaker list and also how it dealt with Covid-19 and mask requirements. To be honest, personally, I thought both criticism points were petty and unfair and I thought the organizers of WCEU did an amazing job pulling off a great event in semi-difficult times.Then we discuss where is WordPress in the second half of 2022 which I can't believe while has the first half gone?