The document discusses how WordPress is easy to use, flexible for different types of websites, and extensible through plugins. It provides examples of popular websites built with WordPress, from blogs to ecommerce sites. It then covers how WordPress participated in protests against the SOPA and PIPA bills, with millions of websites going dark on January 18, 2012 in the largest online protest in history to oppose the bills and their threats to freedom of speech and an open internet.

1. WordPress is for EVERYONE
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2. WordPress Is ...
EASY!
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3. WordPress Dashboard
Everything you need in a box to the left
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4. Dashboard: Contextual Help
Help me, WordPress!!
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5. WordPress Is ...
FLEXIBLE!
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6. So many ways to use WordPress
✤ Blog - most popular way
✤ Static front page with internal
blog
✤ Photo galleries
✤ eCommerce - sell stuff!
✤ Social Web, Community & forums
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7. WordPress Is ...
EXTENSIBLE!
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8. Save the Environment
http://earth911.com
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9. Sell Your Custom-Made Jewelry
http://halliefriedman.com
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10. Blog about Standing in Line ... (?)
http://standinaqueue.wordpress.com/
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11. Literally - standing in line
http://standinaqueue.wordpress.com/
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12. Post Funny Cat Photos
http://icanhascheezburger.com
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13. Start a site about WordPress
http://wpcandy.com
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14. What did you have for lunch today?
http://matt.wordpress.com
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15. ...

17. This content has been BLOCKED
by the
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND
SECURITY.

18. SOPA
Stop Online Piracy Act

19. PIPA
Protect IP Act

20. Free Speech
SOPA/PIPA takes down hosts of legitimate
free speech and could block some of our
favorite sites to Americans only.

21. Prosperity
SOPA/PIPA creates uncertainty and new
liabilities for web startups, stifling job
creation in our most vibrant sector

22. Security
SOPA/PIPA compromises decades of
progress in personal online security.
Makes the web less stable.

23. Due Process
SOPA/PIPA can take down web sites
deemed “ROUGE” (in violation of sharing
copyrighted material) ...
WITHOUT DUE PROCESS.

24. January 18, 2012
The largest online protest
in the history of the internet.

25. Google.com

26. Reddit.com

27. Wikipedia.com

28. WordPress.Org

29. WordPress.Com

30. Mark said it best.

31. 10,000,000 Petition
Signatures

32. 8,000,000 Attempted
Calls to Congress

33. 4,000,000 E-mails Sent

34. 115,000+ Web Sites
participated

35. 45,000+ on
WordPress.com

36. Almost 1,000,000,000
people were blocked
from viewing their
favorite sites.

37. The Fight is
NOT OVER.

38. Protect the
Web.

39. AmericanCensorship.org
Email Congress.
Call Your Representatives.
Sign Petitions.
GET INVOLVED.

40. Thank you to WordPress and
the Community
For participating and being
LEADERS in the charge to protect
our open web.
STOP SOPA AND PIPA