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#1 - Kioken Blocks: The New Street Fighter-Inspired Block Collection that Is Taking Aim at Page Builders https://wptavern.com/kioken-blocks-the-new-street-fighter-inspired-block-collection-that-is-taking-aim-at-page-builders #2 - Uber Vows to Fight California Legislation on Gig Economy https://www.wsj.com/articles/california-governor-still-in-talks-with-uber-lyft-over-gig-workers-law-11568212014   #3 - Incident Report: Misappropriation of WordCamp Funds https://make.wordpress.org/community/2019/08/26/incident-report-misappropriation-of-wordcamp-funds/ #4 - WordPress page builders, do you really need them? https://www.cssigniter.com/wordpress-page-builders-do-you-really-need-them #5 - Walmart takes its $98 Delivery Unlimited service nationwide https://www.engadget.com/2019/09/12/walmart-takes-its-98-delivery-unlimited-service-nationwide/ #6 - Carole Olinger joins WP&UP

ommy Griffith has been doing search engine optimization for more than 10 years. He previously managed SEO at PayPal and Airbnb, and now runs ClickMinded, a digital marketing training platform for marketers and entrepreneurs. Tommy started ClickMinded as a side project while working full-time at Airbnb. He grew it until it started generating more revenue than his annual salary. Two years ago, he quit Airbnb to go full-time on it and ran into a number of problems in trying to grow the business from there https://www.clickminded.com/seo-strategy/ https://www.clickminded.com/digital-marketing-strategy/  

We Have A Special Guest Panelist Joe Casabone - https://casabona.org/ #1 - WordPress Governance Project Looks for New Leadership https://wptavern.com/wordpress-governance-project-looks-for-new-leadership #2 - CS department hires Ethics TAs http://www.browndailyherald.com/2019/09/05/cs-department-hires-ethics-tas/ #3 - Toolbelt: A New Jetpack-Inspired Plugin with a Focus on Speed and Privacy https://wptavern.com/toolbelt-a-new-jetpack-inspired-plugin-with-a-focus-on-speed-and-privacy #4 - Margaret Atwood Fans Rejoice as Amazon Completely Screws Other Retailers https://gizmodo.com/margaret-atwood-fans-rejoice-as-amazon-completely-screw-1837877525 #5 - Working for WebDevStudios (After Self-Employment) https://webdevstudios.com/2019/09/03/working-for-webdevstudios/ #6 - Pagely and Managed WordPress – 10 years strong. https://pagely.com/blog/pagely-turns-ten/ Panel Recommendations of the Week Go To The WP-Tonic's Website.  

We Discuss The Leading Digital Marketing of 2019 He is widely regarded as one of North America’s top business trainers specializing in digital marketing. With over 120 appearances a year throughout Canada & the USA, he continues to help thousands of entrepreneurs and business leaders learn digital marketing strategies. Paul is the author of Suggestology – A self-help guide on how to use the art of asking questions, and how to push a herd upstream. He first rose to prominence as a multi-award winning jazz pianist and former Arkadia Records recording artist. https://www.paultobey.com/ https://www.trainingbusinesspros.com/the-team/

#1 - Top Fifty WP: New Website Ranks Plugins by Downloads per Day. https://wptavern.com/top-fifty-wp-new-website-ranks-plugins-by-downloads-per-day #2 - Even Amazon’s own products are getting hijacked by imposter sellers https://www.theverge.com/2019/8/29/20837359/amazon-basics-fake-sellers-imposters-third-party-marketplace #3 - Chrome 76 Adds Native Lazy-Loading, WordPress Contributors Continue Discussion Regarding Core Support https://wptavern.com/chrome-76-adds-native-lazy-loading-wordpress-contributors-continue-discussion-regarding-core-support #4 - Apple was a little behind on Siri privacy, now it’s way ahead https://www.theverge.com/2019/8/29/20837077/apple-siri-privacy-opt-out-voice-human-grading-review   #5 - Steve Wozniak says he didn’t mean Apple should be broken up — but it shouldn’t be a castle https://www.theverge.com/2019/8/28/20837692/steve-wozniak-says-apple-should-have-broken-up-years-ago #6 - Amazon's doorbell camera Ring is working with police – and controlling what they say https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2019/aug/29/ring-amazon-police-partnership-social-media-neighbor

How To Get Results With Infusionsoft Not Just Fancy Campaigns Tyler first made his mark in the marketing world as the Director and VP of Marketing at Infusionsoft. He led the marketing efforts that produced massive results between 2007 and 2012 and managed Infusionsoft’s own Infusionsoft account for years. He’s become known as the guy who produces results. https://www.boxoutmarketing.com/

We discuss the latest WordPress news stories of the week in fun and hopefully insightful way! #1 - Automattic Acquires Zero BS CRM, Considers Rebranding it as Jetpack CRM https://wptavern.com/automattic-acquires-zero-bs-crm-considers-rebranding-it-as-jetpack-crm #2 - WordPress Poised to Begin Implementing Proposal to Auto-Update Older Sites to 4.7 https://wptavern.com/wordpress-poised-to-begin-implementing-proposal-to-auto-update-older-sites-to-4-7   #3 - Lance Armstrong’s Podcast Is Making Cycling Fans Forget About the Doping https://www.bloomberg.com/news/features/2019-07-30/lance-armstrong-wants-you-to-forget-doping-and-listen-to-his-podcast #4 - Cheap WordPress Hosting Costs 30x More Than You Think (See the Math) https://kinsta.com/blog/cheap-wordpress-hosting/ #5 - Should the Rich Be Allowed to Buy the Best Genes? https://airmail.news/issues/2019-7-27/should-the-rich-be-allowed-to-buy-the-best-genes   #6 - What Does a Coder Do If They Can't Type? http://nsaphra.github.io/post/hands/  

Dimi Baitanciuc experienced founder working in the internet industry since early 2000. Skilled in UI/UX Design, Leadership, and Project Management. Strong business development professional with a Bachelor's degree in Computer and Information Sciences. Co-founded Brizy in 2018, a visual WordPress page builder that lets anyone create websites without skill or effort and ThemeFuse in 2009, a premium WordPress theme shop focused on creative and stand out designs. https://www.brizy.io/  

What an amazing WordPress news story week plus we have a special guest panelist and friend of the show “Heather Wilde” of Roceteer.com - http://roceteer.com/ #1 - Automattic Acquires Tumblr, Plans to Rebuild the Backend Powered by WordPress https://wptavern.com/automattic-acquires-tumblr-plans-to-rebuild-the-backend-powered-by-wordpress #2 - 8 predictions made by Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos 20 years ago that were right on the money https://www.businessinsider.com/jeff-bezos-predictions-from-20-years-ago-that-were-right-on-the-money-2019-3?utm_source=csp-social-media #3 - WordPress Theme Review Team Scraps Trusted Authors Program Due to Gaming and Inconsistent Reviews https://wptavern.com/wordpress-theme-review-team-scraps-trusted-authors-program-due-to-gaming-and-inconsistent-reviews #4 - What If You and Your Brand Could Break Up with Social Media? https://contentmarketinginstitute.com/2019/08/break-social-media/ #5 - My Final Goodbye to the Tavern From "Jeff Chandler" https://jeffc.me/2019/08/13/my-final-goodbye-to-the-tavern/ https://wpdigitalshop.com/wptavern-then-and-now-with-jeff-chandler/ #6 - WooCommerce vs Shopify: A battle for ecommerce platform dominance " Will Brian Krogsgard be announced, in the near future, as the new chief editor of the WP-Tavern?" https://poststatus.com/woocommerce-vs-shopify-a-battle-for-ecommerce-platform-dominance/ This Weeks Panel Recommendations Jonathan's Heather Wilde's new book "Birth of a Unicorn" https://publishizer.com/birth-of-a-unicorn/  

Joe Casabona is an accredited college course developer and professor. He also has his Master's Degree in Software Engineering, is a Front End Developer, and hosts multiple podcasts. Joe started freelancing in 2002, and has been a teacher at the college level for over 10 years. His passion in both areas has driven him to build Creator Courses, a school for those who want to create online businesses. As a big proponent of learning by doing, he loves creating focused, task-driven courses to help students build something. When he's not teaching, he's interviewing people for his podcast, How I Built It. https://casabona.org/