{"id":3162,"date":"2015-10-14T07:41:29","date_gmt":"2015-10-14T14:41:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/2015.portland.wordcamp.org\/?p=3162"},"modified":"2015-11-07T18:44:28","modified_gmt":"2015-11-08T02:44:28","slug":"matt-mullenwegs-state-of-the-word-timeline-and-history","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/portland.wordcamp.org\/2015\/matt-mullenwegs-state-of-the-word-timeline-and-history\/","title":{"rendered":"Matt Mullenweg&#8217;s State of the Word Timeline and History"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Matt Mullenweg, co-founder of WordPress and founder of Automattic and WordPress.com, gives an annual &#8220;State of the Word&#8221; presentation at many WordCamps as he travels the world. He won&#8217;t be speaking at this WordCamp PDX, though he has at many in the past. <\/p>\n<p>To help you catch up with the history of WordPress, founded in 2003, we&#8217;ve put together a timeline of videos of Matt&#8217;s annual State of the Word talks. Unfortunately, we are still looking for videos from 2007 and 2008.<\/p>\n<h3>State of the Word, WordCamp San Francisco 2007<\/h3>\n<p>The <a href=\"http:\/\/onemansblog.com\/2007\/08\/12\/wordcamp-2007-matt-mullenweg-state-of-the-word\/\" title=\"WordCamp 2007: Matt Mullenweg - State of the Word\">WordCamp San Francisco 2007 State of the Word is on Viddler<\/a> and in an old Flash version. Until a more secure version of the original video is found, here is the WordCamp Argentina 2007 keynote by Matt Mullenweg featuring slides from the San Francisco State of the Word.<\/p>\n<p><iframe title=\"VideoPress Video Player\" aria-label='VideoPress Video Player' width='640' height='480' src='https:\/\/video.wordpress.com\/embed\/Y1JUuvqX?hd=0&amp;cover=1' frameborder='0' allowfullscreen allow='clipboard-write'><\/iframe><script src='https:\/\/v0.wordpress.com\/js\/next\/videopress-iframe.js?m=1674852142'><\/script><\/p>\n<p>For more information, see <a href=\"http:\/\/wordpress.tv\/2007\/10\/31\/wordcamp-argentina-2007-matt-mullenweg-keynote\/\" title=\"WordCamp Argentina 2007: Matt Mullenweg Keynote\">WordCamp Argentina 2007<\/a>. <!--more--><\/p>\n<h3>State of the Word 2008<\/h3>\n<p>The video for Matt&#8217;s State of the Word 2008 appears to be missing from <a href=\"http:\/\/wptavern.com\/matt-mullenwegs-keynote-at-wordcamp-dallas-2008\" title=\"Matt Mullenweg\u2019s Keynote at WordCamp Dallas 2008\">Vimeo<\/a> and <a href=\"http:\/\/wordpress.tv\/2009\/01\/14\/wordcamp-toronto-2008-matt-mullenwegs-state-of-the-word\/\" title=\"Page not found | WordPress.tv\">WordPress.tv<\/a>. <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/vocecommunications.com\/blog\/2008\/08\/state-of-the-word-wordcamp-2008\/\" title=\"State of the Word: WordCamp 2008 \u00ab Voce Communications\">Voce Communications did a great outline<\/a> on the State of the Word 2008 presentation. There is an excerpt of the State of the Word 2008 from <a href=\"http:\/\/wordpress.tv\/2008\/08\/23\/matt-mullenweg-keynote-wordcamp-south-africa-2008\/\" title=\"Matt Mullenweg Keynote: WordCamp South Africa 2008 | WordPress.tv\">Matt&#8217;s keynote at WordCamp South Africa 2008<\/a>. <a href=\"http:\/\/techcrunch.com\/2008\/08\/16\/the-state-of-wordpress-2008-awesome-growth\/\" title=\"The State of WordPress 2008: Awesome Growth | TechCrunch\">TechCrunch also offered a review<\/a> of the WordPress State of the Word numbers.<\/p>\n<p>We also recommend the two part interview with Matt by Robert Scoble on the future of WordPress with Fast Company (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.fastcompany.tv\/video\/matt-mullenweg-reveals-future-wordpress\" title=\"Matt Mullenweg Reveals Future of WordPress (Part One)\">part one<\/a> and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.fastcompany.tv\/video\/matt-mullenweg-reveals-future-wordpress-part-2\" title=\"Matt Mullenweg Reveals Future of WordPress (Part Two)\">part two<\/a>), and the interview video.<\/p>\n<p><iframe title=\"VideoPress Video Player\" aria-label='VideoPress Video Player' width='640' height='361' src='https:\/\/video.wordpress.com\/embed\/rWeatD3W?hd=0&amp;cover=1' frameborder='0' allowfullscreen allow='clipboard-write'><\/iframe><script src='https:\/\/v0.wordpress.com\/js\/next\/videopress-iframe.js?m=1674852142'><\/script><\/p>\n<h3>State of the Word, WordCamp San Francisco 2009<\/h3>\n<p><iframe title=\"VideoPress Video Player\" aria-label='VideoPress Video Player' width='640' height='360' src='https:\/\/video.wordpress.com\/embed\/MFn82Gps?hd=0&amp;cover=1' frameborder='0' allowfullscreen allow='clipboard-write'><\/iframe><script src='https:\/\/v0.wordpress.com\/js\/next\/videopress-iframe.js?m=1674852142'><\/script><\/p>\n<p>For more information, see <a href=\"http:\/\/wordpress.tv\/2009\/06\/21\/matt-mullenwegs-state-of-the-word-wordcamp-san-francisco-2009\/\" title=\"Matt Mullenweg\u2019s State of the Word: WordCamp San Francisco 2009\">the original WordPress.tv post<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h3>State of the Word, WordCamp Hong Kong 2009<\/h3>\n<p><iframe title=\"VideoPress Video Player\" aria-label='VideoPress Video Player' width='640' height='512' src='https:\/\/video.wordpress.com\/embed\/haHA7iyc?hd=0&amp;cover=1' frameborder='0' allowfullscreen allow='clipboard-write'><\/iframe><script src='https:\/\/v0.wordpress.com\/js\/next\/videopress-iframe.js?m=1674852142'><\/script><\/p>\n<p>For more information, see the <a href=\"http:\/\/wordpress.tv\/2009\/04\/05\/matt-mullenweg-wordpress-hk09\/\" title=\"Matt Mullenweg: State of the Word \u2013 WordCamp Hong Kong 2009\">WordPress.tv video<\/a>. <\/p>\n<h3>State of the Word, WordCamp San Francisco 2010<\/h3>\n<p><iframe title=\"VideoPress Video Player\" aria-label='VideoPress Video Player' width='640' height='360' src='https:\/\/video.wordpress.com\/embed\/xj8pDCM4?hd=0&amp;cover=1' frameborder='0' allowfullscreen allow='clipboard-write'><\/iframe><script src='https:\/\/v0.wordpress.com\/js\/next\/videopress-iframe.js?m=1674852142'><\/script><\/p>\n<p>For more information, see the <a href=\"http:\/\/wordpress.tv\/2010\/05\/12\/sotw2010\/\" title=\"Matt Mullenweg: State of the Word 2010\">WordPress.tv post<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h3>State of the Word, WordCamp San Francisco 2011<\/h3>\n<p><iframe title=\"VideoPress Video Player\" aria-label='VideoPress Video Player' width='640' height='360' src='https:\/\/video.wordpress.com\/embed\/9ujY295r?hd=0&amp;cover=1' frameborder='0' allowfullscreen allow='clipboard-write'><\/iframe><script src='https:\/\/v0.wordpress.com\/js\/next\/videopress-iframe.js?m=1674852142'><\/script><\/p>\n<p>See <a href=\"http:\/\/wordpress.tv\/2011\/08\/14\/matt-mullenweg-state-of-the-word-2011\/\" title=\"Matt Mullenweg: State of the Word 2011\">the WordPress.tv video<\/a>, his <a href=\"http:\/\/ma.tt\/2011\/08\/state-of-the-word-2011\/\" title=\"State of the Word 2011 | Matt Mullenweg\">bullet points list<\/a>, and <a href=\"http:\/\/wordpress.tv\/2013\/07\/18\/2011-state-of-the-word-qa\/\" title=\"2011 State of the Word Q&amp;A | WordPress.tv\">Q&amp;A after the presentation<\/a> for more information.<\/p>\n<h3>State of the Word, WordCamp San Francisco 2012<\/h3>\n<p><iframe title=\"VideoPress Video Player\" aria-label='VideoPress Video Player' width='640' height='360' src='https:\/\/video.wordpress.com\/embed\/M1HXqjrf?hd=0&amp;cover=1' frameborder='0' allowfullscreen allow='clipboard-write'><\/iframe><script src='https:\/\/v0.wordpress.com\/js\/next\/videopress-iframe.js?m=1674852142'><\/script><\/p>\n<p>For more information, see the <a href=\"http:\/\/wordpress.tv\/2012\/08\/06\/matt-mullenweg-state-of-the-word-2012\/\" title=\"Matt Mullenweg: State of the Word 2012\">WordPress.tv video<\/a> and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.slideshare.net\/photomatt\/wordpress-state-of-the-word-2012\" title=\"State of the Word 2012 Slides.\">slides<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h3>State of the Word, WordCamp San Francisco 2013<\/h3>\n<p><iframe title=\"VideoPress Video Player\" aria-label='VideoPress Video Player' width='640' height='360' src='https:\/\/video.wordpress.com\/embed\/z89enzHf?hd=0&amp;cover=1' frameborder='0' allowfullscreen allow='clipboard-write'><\/iframe><script src='https:\/\/v0.wordpress.com\/js\/next\/videopress-iframe.js?m=1674852142'><\/script><\/p>\n<p>For more information, see the <a href=\"http:\/\/wordpress.tv\/2013\/07\/29\/matt-mullenweg-state-of-the-word-2013\/\" title=\"Matt Mullenweg: State of the Word 2013\">WordPress.tv video<\/a> and <a title=\"Questions and Answers After State of the Word 2013\">2013 State of the Word Q&amp;A<\/a> after the presentation.<\/p>\n<h3>State of the Word, WordCamp San Francisco 2014<\/h3>\n<p><iframe title=\"VideoPress Video Player\" aria-label='VideoPress Video Player' width='640' height='360' src='https:\/\/video.wordpress.com\/embed\/GmPDhkyi?hd=0&amp;cover=1' frameborder='0' allowfullscreen allow='clipboard-write'><\/iframe><script src='https:\/\/v0.wordpress.com\/js\/next\/videopress-iframe.js?m=1674852142'><\/script><\/p>\n<p>See the <a href=\"http:\/\/wordpress.tv\/2014\/10\/26\/matt-mullenweg-the-state-of-the-word-2014\/\" title=\"Matt Mullenweg: The State of the Word 2014\">full presentation<\/a> on WP.TV, <a href=\"http:\/\/ma.tt\/2014\/10\/sotw-2014\/\" title=\"State of the Word 2014 | Matt Mullenweg\">State of the Word 2014 bullet points<\/a> in a post, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.slideshare.net\/photomatt\/state-of-the-word-2014\" title=\"State of the Word 2014\">slides<\/a>, and <a href=\"http:\/\/wordpress.tv\/2014\/10\/26\/matt-mullenweg-state-of-the-word-2014-qa\/\" title=\"Matt Mullenweg: State of the Word 2014 Q&amp;A | WordPress.tv\">video of the questions and answers<\/a> after the presentation.<\/p>\n<h3>State of the Word 2015<\/h3>\n<p>There hasn&#8217;t been an official State of the Word 2015 video released yet, but these sum up much of the information on the state of WordPress this year. <\/p>\n<p><iframe title=\"VideoPress Video Player\" aria-label='VideoPress Video Player' width='640' height='360' src='https:\/\/video.wordpress.com\/embed\/oitnHPrq?hd=0&amp;cover=1' frameborder='0' allowfullscreen allow='clipboard-write'><\/iframe><script src='https:\/\/v0.wordpress.com\/js\/next\/videopress-iframe.js?m=1674852142'><\/script><\/p>\n<p><iframe title=\"VideoPress Video Player\" aria-label='VideoPress Video Player' width='640' height='360' src='https:\/\/video.wordpress.com\/embed\/4qvny630?hd=0&amp;cover=1' frameborder='0' allowfullscreen allow='clipboard-write'><\/iframe><script src='https:\/\/v0.wordpress.com\/js\/next\/videopress-iframe.js?m=1674852142'><\/script><\/p>\n<p>See <a href=\"http:\/\/wordpress.tv\/2015\/08\/19\/matt-mullenweg-town-hall-qanda-2\/\" title=\"Matt Mullenweg: Town Hall QandA | WordPress.tv\">Matt Mullenweg: Town Hall Q&amp;A at WordCamp Scranton, Pensylvannia<\/a> and <a href=\"http:\/\/wordpress.tv\/2015\/07\/04\/matt-mullenweg-keynote-qanda-wordcamp-europe-2015\/\" title=\"Matt Mullenweg: Keynote QandA \u2013 WordCamp Europe 2015 | WordPress.tv\">Matt Mullenweg: Keynote Q&amp;A at WordCamp Europe 2015<\/a>, and the <a href=\"http:\/\/wptavern.com\/highlights-of-matt-mullenwegs-qa-session-at-wordcamp-europe-2015\" title=\"Highlights of Matt Mullenweg\u2019s Q&amp;A Session at WordCamp Europe 2015\">summary from WPTavern<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Watching these videos is a time travel adventure of WordPress design, development, and growth, from a <a href=\"http:\/\/ma.tt\/2003\/01\/the-blogging-software-dilemma\/\" title=\"humble question about the Blogging Software Dilemma that would become WordPress.\">humble question and challenge to create a better blogging platform<\/a> in 2003, to the web publishing platform that hosts 25% of the world&#8217;s websites. Where will the next decade take WordPress?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Matt Mullenweg, co-founder of WordPress and founder of Automattic and WordPress.com, gives an annual &#8220;State of the Word&#8221; presentation at many WordCamps as he travels the world. 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