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Rob Howard
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Posts by Rob Howard
Mailbag: Job ads, global companies, and keeping employment fair and equal
When is it OK to send an extra e-mail? Are ‘global companies’ with lots of contractors running afoul of the law?
What’s in a name?
Full Site Editing is confusing, but unnecessary name changes are worse.
We’re supporting independent WordPress journalism around the web
One of our missions at MasterWP is to provide a platform to a diverse group of independent community voices – and helping other writers and business owners succeed is a big part of that.
Is WordPress bigger than Wal-Mart?
An investigative report into the true nature of the WordPress economy.
What is WordPress worth to you?
And why is it so hard to give money to the open-source project?
Toxic Scorekeeping: The case against ‘Five for the Future’
To move the community forward, we need to leave the ‘five percent’ pressure behind.
Criticism, Innovation and ‘Caring Loudly’
WordPress is at an interesting impasse right now. Many concurrent challenges are generating a lot of feedback, criticism and new
Mullenweg: GoDaddy is an ‘existential threat’ to WordPress
We have a lot of thoughtful writing on tap this week. But first, an article about people saying inflammatory things on Twitter.
Legalize Google Fonts
The latest GDPR ruling is an unfortunate step toward the law’s irrelevance.
Rebuttal: The Case for Caching
Striking a balance between crashing your site and breaking your plugins.
Vacations make a business stronger
How we empower employees so everyone – from entry-level to owner – can take guilt-free, stress-free time off.