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Re: VCs Should Give Honest Feedback & Why They Often Don't

raananbarcohen — Thu, 26 Sep 2013 14:21:41 -0000

Totally agree - glad you guys are doing this.

I believe this is true in all kinds of settings, including partnerships, sales, etc - where feedback is critical.

One thing that's interesting, is after you provide feedback in a few rare cases, people will argue back with you about your conclusions - and sometimes not in the nicest way. When that happens, it provides yet another reason for not working with them :)

Are you seeing the same thing ? Or are most founders smart enough to respect your conclusions and not burn a bridge ?

Re: Chris Messina

raananbarcohen — Sat, 03 Aug 2013 16:41:26 -0000

Congrats. Looking forward to seeing what you do at NeonMob.

Re: Joining SoftBank Capital to focus on New York investments

raananbarcohen — Tue, 16 Jul 2013 16:36:37 -0000

Congrats, very exciting.

Re: http://www.hunterwalk.com/2007/10/walled-garden-that-should-have-been.html

raananbarcohen — Tue, 03 Jan 2012 21:42:17 -0000

I've always wondered the exact same thing.

Re: WordPress.com Adds Premium Themes to Design Options

raananbarcohen — Thu, 03 Feb 2011 14:45:41 -0000

Running your own WordPress is a great option too. For many people who don't want to worry about upgrading their software, dealing with traffic spikes, etc -- WordPress.com is a choice that gives them peace-of-mind.

And just for clarification, you can use your own domain on WordPress.com: http://en.support.wordpress... as I've done with my own blog that's hosted on WordPress.com: http://raanan.com :)

Re: WordPress.com Adds Premium Themes to Design Options

raananbarcohen — Thu, 03 Feb 2011 14:42:26 -0000

@Susi -- businesses using WordPress.com is a growing segment of our hosted blogs, and is absolutely encouraged: http://en.wordpress.com/typ...

Re: TRB Returns after Domain Name Troubles The Reformed Broker

raananbarcohen — Wed, 13 Oct 2010 17:21:04 -0000

Glad I could help :)

Re: Microsoft Replacing Windows Live Spaces with WordPress.com

raananbarcohen — Tue, 28 Sep 2010 02:52:03 -0000

Azure is pretty interesting and compelling, but WordPress.com does not utilize it for hosting: http://publisherblog.automa...

Re: Windows Live Outsources Blogging, Migrating 30 Million Users To WordPress.com

raananbarcohen — Mon, 27 Sep 2010 14:34:53 -0000

@liamdaly -- redirects will work forever, use the 301 method, and you can pick any WordPress.com URL you would like, and then map it with a custom domain.

We have a few more details posted now, and links to our Support team if you have any other questions: http://en.blog.wordpress.com/2010/09/27/welcome-windows-live-spaces-bloggers/

Re: Geotagging with WordPress

raananbarcohen — Mon, 19 Jul 2010 20:15:48 -0000

ahh, gotcha.

just fyi - you can edit in the settings where the map appears, including using a shortcode to place it yourself.

And I know the developer is working on an update, so any bug reports, etc would be helpful to hear.

Re: Geotagging with WordPress

raananbarcohen — Mon, 19 Jul 2010 19:01:52 -0000

Hey Daniel -- very cool.

You may also want to check out the geolocation plugin that was put together by the same team that works on the WordPress for iPhone app: http://iphone.wordpress.org...

Re: Scripting News: Are Wordpress themes necessarily open source?

raananbarcohen — Fri, 16 Jul 2010 20:29:01 -0000

Not really an issue.

As Jane Wells mentioned recently: http://zekeweeks.com/2010/07/14/on-wordpress-th...

"...GPL only kicks in with distribution. So if you do a custom theme for hire and deliver it to a client, it’s fine. It’s only if it’s being put into public distribution that you need to license it as a derivative work under the GPL."

Plus the client's images that I presume would be the copyrighted elements, are not applicable to GPL -- just the PHP and perhaps some of the JS, depending on how you build the theme.

Re: test

raananbarcohen — Tue, 15 Sep 2009 18:59:23 -0000

Hi James --

Have you checked out the compatibility setting ? From the FAQ: http://blackberry.wordpress...

Q: The app does not seem to work properly on the Storm. The screen orientation is odd, and scrolling does not work properly. How do I resolve these issues ?
A: You need to run the app with Compatibility mode OFF. Go to option-> Advanced options-> Application -> WordPress to change this setting.

Re: WordPress Maker Acquires a Better Spell Checking Tool

raananbarcohen — Tue, 08 Sep 2009 21:07:23 -0000

For self-hosted WordPress, use this plugin: http://wordpress.org/extend...

Re: I don’t feel safe with WordPress, hackers broke in and took things

raananbarcohen — Sat, 05 Sep 2009 14:19:53 -0000

@Sheamus -- sounds more likely that your server has been compromised, since there are no known reports of security issues with 2.8.4. Until you fix the server setup they will continue to hack your site regardless of the version of WP that you are running until the backdoors are removed. I would contact your hosting provider asap about this.