#364 WP-Tonic Round-Table Show Friday 25th of January, 2019

Matt Medeiros from Matt Report podcast joins us on this weeks WP-Tonic round-table show. we have great conversation where we start by discussing the news that “WordPress.com Secures $2.4 Million in Funding from Google and Partners to Build a Publishing Platform for News Organizations.” We also have some great insight from the penal connected to Elementor new Popup Builder. This weeks WordPress & Tech Stories We Discuss 1 - WordPress.com Secures $2.4 Million in Funding from Google and Partners to Build a Publishing Platform for News Organizations https://wptavern.com/wordpress-com-secures-2-4-million-in-funding-from-google-and-partners-to-build-a-publishing-platform-for-news-organizations 2 - How a Vermont social network became a model for online communities https://www.theverge.com/2019/1/24/18129437/front-porch-forum-vermont-social-network-listserv-local-online-community 3 - Leading marketing & communication for WordPress https://joost.blog/leading-marketing-communication-for-wordpress/ 4 - Google’s European Monopoly (& Shrinking Click-Through Opportunities) https://sparktoro.com/blog/googles-european-monopoly-shrinking-click-through-opportunities/ 5 - Introducing Popup Builder https://elementor.com/blog/introducing-popup-builder Matt Medeiros: @mattmedeiros of the Matt Report podcast Chris Badgett: @ChrisBadgett of CEO LifterLMS and LMScast podcast John Lock: @lockedowndesign founder of Lockedown Design & SEO Agency Spencer Forman:@SpencerForman founder of WPLaunchify Agency #MattMedeiros #ChrisBadgett #JohnLock #SpencerForman