Since I wrote the post yesterday about IntenseDebate I felt I ought to add some more information about Automattic. Automattic are the parent company that take care of WordPress and various other initiatives – all of the initiatives improve the web for the better and that fits with their tagline.

Inspired by you
Striving to create good
Nothing is perfect. *

WordPress.Com
This is where to go if all you want is a blog. You enter a few words, click a few buttons and a blog is yours. Very simple and in the words of Automattic, “Hassle Free”.

Akismet
Kills all known spam dead – it does just what it says on the tin!

IntenseDebate
Imagine better comments.

PollDaddy
Create polls and surveys

Gravatar
A globally recognised avatar. This is simply brilliant and this for me has proved 100% brilliant.

VIP
Just look at the prices for this and you’ll realise why the BBC uses them!

VideoPress
Easily upload and share videos on your WordPress blog or any site, even in full HD.

P2
P2 is a theme for WordPress that transforms a mild-mannered blog into a super-blog with features like inline comments on the homepage, a posting form right on the homepage, inline editing of posts and comments, real-time updates so new posts and comments come in without reloading, and much more. Visit the site for a full resume.

After the Deadline
After the Deadline is a plugin for WordPress and TinyMCE that improves spelling and grammar.

WordPress.org
The best blogging software on the planet.

BuddyPress
Social networking in a box. Build a social network for your company, school, sports team or niche community all based on the power and flexibility of WordPress.

bbPress
Forum software built with WordPress reliability.

Glotpress
GlotPress is a collaborative, web-based software translation tool.

Ping-O-Matic
Ping-O-Matic is a service to update different search engines that your blog has updated.

WP for iPhone
Introducing the only iPhone app that lets you write posts, upload photos, edit pages, and manage comments on your blog from your iPhone or iPod touch. With support for both WordPress.com and self-hosted WordPress (2.7 or higher), users of all experience levels can get going in seconds.

WordCamp SF
WordCamp San Francisco will be held on May 1, 2010. Last year’s event was attended by over 700 people from 32 countries. As speakers and schedule are confirmed, new information will be added to this site, so check back now and then!