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Twitter Blackbird Pie Just Got Even Sweeter

by Justin Shreve

Last November we launched Twitter Blackbird Pie, a quick and easy way to reproduce beautiful,  full-fledged tweets — not just static screenshots of tweets — in your posts, pages, and even comments. Today we are happy to announce that we've made it even easier for you to interact with tweets on … March 30, 2011

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New Theme: Basic Maths

by Matías

Reminiscent of primordial grid designs used in different print mediums, Basic Maths is one of the most elegant, and smartly-designed themes we've ever seen. We are thrilled to have it now available for WordPress.com sites as a Premium Theme. One particular thing of note about Basic Maths, is that it comes with custom … March 30, 2011

Automattic’s Worldwide WP 5k

by Sara Rosso

As Scott mentioned in his How is WordPress.com Made? post, at Automattic we work from all over the world, and we use internal blogs for socializing and exchanging non-work ideas in addition to making WordPress.com and our other products more awesome. One of the things we're really concerned about is staying … March 29, 2011

New Theme: Rusty Grunge

by Matías

It is time to introduce a new free theme which goes by the appropriately evocative name of Rusty Grunge. It goes without saying, this theme has all the rusty and grungy elements needed to appeal to all those who embrace grunginess in themes. It has a light content area over … March 25, 2011

Wow Your iPad Readers

by Nick Momrik

With the launch of Apple's iPad we have seen the future of computing and it is touch. Nothing matches the visceral feel of navigating your digital world with your hands. The past four months we've been working closely with Onswipe to bring your iPad visitors our vision of what a blog can … March 23, 2011

New Theme: Liquorice

by Lance Willett

Add a dash of color to your site with Liquorice, a wonderful new theme now available on WordPress.com. Gorgeous textures and smooth-as-silk typography make this a striking backdrop for your content. This theme's design is light and airy without being too plain or minimalistic; it's a great fit for any type … March 17, 2011