WordPress is anotoriously divisiveplatform. While the CMS powersa whopping 39%of websites, it’s abhorred and adored in equal measure. The next version looks destined for further contrasting reactions. WordPress this weekshared new detailson what to expect in release 5.9. A block party? Set for release on January 25, WordPress 5.9 will add a range of updates, including: The most notable change could be deeper integration of the block editor, which is both loathed and loved by users....

Are your Google+ circles a little bare? Perhaps you’re looking for new cool and interesting people to follow.Group.ashas created a web directory focused on discovery of great people to follow on Google+. Group.ashas some basic group categories such as Blogger, Celebrity, and Photographers, but you can easily add your own. It’s a great way to be discovered and added to new circles if you’re looking for new followers on the service....

Twas the year of the group text app when all through Austin, TexasEvery tech nerd at SXSWi was on their iPhone 4, always mass messaging. For those of us in the tech world, the abundance of group texting apps has become an overwhelming phenomenon. In the days leading up to the SXSW conference in Austin, Texas, I wrote aboutGroupMe,Fast Society,CloudTalk,HeyWireandGrouped{in}; I checked outTextPlusand Kik months ago, tested Beluga (which Facebook just bought for an unreported millions), then learned about Brightkite, Mogwee,WhatsApp, Yobongo andGroupFlier(after I wrote this post) which hopefully (deep breaths) completes the list of group messaging apps in the run for attention at SXSWi this past week....

We see patent and trademark trolls all the time in this industry. So you’ll have to excuse me that, at first glance of the email from Adam Milne ofZapHour, I thought it was just “another one of those”. I nearly wrote it off, but the short story was a good one. You see, you might not have heard of ZapHour, but what the service is doing in a few markets is truly great stuff....

Grouponhas acquired daily deal siteGroupsMoreand is set to launch Groupon Malaysia to expand to the Southeast Asian region. With hopes to become the best collective buying site across the Globe, Groupon has expanded its Asian territory by acquiring Malaysian group buying site, GroupsMore – one of the top group buying sites in Malaysia serving two states in the country, including Kuala Lumpur. This actually isn’t the first time Groupon has acquired group buying clones in Asia....