Raanan Bar-Cohen

Thanks Dow Jones, Hello Automattic !

Posted in WordPress, automattic, news by Raanan Bar-Cohen on June 18, 2007

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I wrapped up at Dow Jones Online last week, and today is my first official day at Automattic !

I just want to say thanks to Dow Jones. It’s been an incredibly rewarding time working at Dow Jones Online, and I’m tremendously proud of all that we accomplished from the various search initiatives, allthingsD.com, to all things multiplatform with mobile, RSS, and widgets.

Dow Jones is truly an amazing company, and it was great to be in the presence of colleagues who were incredibly hard working and dedicated to their work.

For those who may not know, Automattic is a remarkable company. The team is smart, passionate, and well respected. How we work is probably a bit different than most companies, and the incredible growth of one of our core offerings — wordpress.com, is impressive :)

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As a WordPress user from the pre 1.0 days, ( Ver .71 or .72 is when I started following the progress closely ), I’m very exited to be working with Matt, Toni, Barry, and the team.

In July, I’ll be attending WordCamp 2007, so hope to see many of you there. Feel free to drop me a line if you plan to attend.

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  1. Raanan joins Automattic « Toni’s Garage said, on June 18, 2007 at 4:46 pm

    [...] 18th, 2007 · No Comments Raanan Bar Cohen is the latest addition to the Automattic team! He is a super talented business guy who has helped companies like Dow Jones and Time Inc move into [...]

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  2. Photo Matt » Ranaan Joins said, on June 20, 2007 at 2:36 am

    [...] Ranaan Bar-Cohen is joining Automattic from Dow Jones. He’s got a disclaimer in his sidebar, “This site is not maintained utilizing the author’s employer’s resources or on company time.” Little does he know that blogging on company time is a requirement here. « WordCamp Registration Open Comment » [...]

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  3. Around the web | alexking.org said, on June 24, 2007 at 6:25 pm

    [...] Thanks Dow Jones, Hello Automattic ! at raanan.com – congratulations to Raanan and Automattic! [...]

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  4. Lloyd Budd said, on June 25, 2007 at 9:36 pm

    I am really enjoying working with you already!

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  5. WordCamp Notes at Like It Matters said, on July 23, 2007 at 6:54 pm

    [...] itself has grown to 16 now, with a timely addition of Raanan Bar-Cohen.  I worked with Ranaan on the AllThingsD project, and he rules. I think he’ll make huge [...]

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  6. Year One at Automattic « Raanan Bar-Cohen said, on June 18, 2008 at 6:32 am

    [...] One at Automattic Wild to think that it’s already been a year since I posted “Thanks Dow Jones, Hello Automattic” on my very first day at [...]

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