What is the current status of web servers…Is Apache 2.x “fast enough?”
Automattic uses Lightspeed (for PHP), nginx (for static content), and Apache (for media uploads). For WordPress-generated content, all server options are approximately the same speed.
What about APC?
Automattic uses beta versions of APC, and provides a 3-5x performance increase. It’s tied closely to the PHP [...]

Posted May 31, 2009 by Casey
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Why BuddyPress? “Build passionate users around a specific niche.”
Do you have to become a social network? “No, look at GigaOM Pro,” a recently launched subscription research site based on BuddyPress.
But, yo do get “BYOTOS: bring your own terms of service.” That is, you get to control content and interactions. And your service won’t be subject [...]

Posted May 31, 2009 by Casey
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90% of WordPress blogs he sees are spam. But for those who aren’t spammers and want to do better in Google….
“WordPress automatically solves a ton of SEO issues…WordPress takes care of 80-90% of SEO.”
Still, he recommends a few extra plugins:

Akismet — reduce spam comments
Cookies for Comments — reduce spam comments
FeedBurner FeedSmith
WP Super Cache — improve [...]

Posted May 30, 2009 by Casey
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