{"id":1064,"date":"2011-07-13T16:20:37","date_gmt":"2011-07-13T23:20:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/2011.sandiego.wordcamp.org\/?p=1064"},"modified":"2012-04-25T06:26:22","modified_gmt":"2012-04-25T13:26:22","slug":"speaker-spotlight-matt-pilon","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sandiego.wordcamp.org\/2011\/speaker-spotlight-matt-pilon\/","title":{"rendered":"Speaker Spotlight: Matt Pilon"},"content":{"rendered":"

If you’re lost on the topic of Geolocation, you need to sit in on Matt’s<\/a> talk, WordPress and Geolocation: A journey to the center of the soul. Fascinated by the art, science and technology of communication, take a stroll on over to the Gaslamp and enjoy the ride.<\/p>\n

With that said, here’s today’s Speaker Spotlight:<\/p>\n

How long have you been working with WordPress and what first attracted you to it?<\/h3>\n

1 year, 5 months. What first attracted me to it was the recommendations from family and friends that it was a great way to distribute content for business and pleasure.<\/p>\n

What are your thoughts on the WordPress community as a whole, including WordCamps?<\/h3>\n

The WordPress community is strong because its members are interested in helping each other solve publishing problems. Problem solving usually occurs over the web, but WordCamp gives us a chance to do it in person and explore, debate, refine, and ultimately evolve current strategies and concepts for every aspect of online publishing.<\/p>\n

Who in the WordPress community inspires you? Who do you follow?<\/h3>\n

Matt McInvale<\/a>: To me Matt is a vendor and a client, and basically my WordPress Sensei. (Don’t judge his work based on mine though.) If there were an International Museum of Minimal Technological Art, his work would be a regularly featured exhibit. To WordPress he is an online message board contributor, WordCamp participant at every level, and senior open source commando.<\/p>\n

Boone Gorges<\/a>: Boone is lead developer on BuddyPress, and blisteringly fast crossword doer.<\/p>\n

Chelsea Otakan<\/a>: Master of the frontend.<\/p>\n

Luke Pilon<\/a>: Luke introduced me to WordPress and Matt McInvale. For someone that only codes with a gun to his head, Luke is an amazing coder. For someone that loves community and loves publishing, he is a huge asset to WordPress.<\/p>\n

What is the most exciting feature\/addition\/improvement to WordPress that you have noticed in the last year?<\/h3>\n

They’ve been out longer, but only within the past year have I noticed the featured image. Whether you’re at the level of developing custom post types or not, this feature is a necessity to every interesting blog or site…and by interesting I mean it’s being regularly updated with information that falls into categories and needs to be called out in various manners. I love this feature.<\/p>\n

Where do you see WordPress two years from now?<\/h3>\n

I dunno, internet? (My Sensei would be proud)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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