Weekly roundup 13/6/14

Dave Briggs

13 June 2014

Here is what your friendly dxwers have been reading and sharing this week.

• The Research and Science Behind a Perfect Blog Post
  Some useful tips in here for writing good blog content, backed by research.
• An Extended Interview With WordPress Creator Matt Mullenweg
  Great interview with Matt Mullenweg. Some really interesting stuff on the future of WordPress, and Matt’s company, Automattic.
• Making the Transition from Project Manager to Scrum Master
  The difference between being a project manager and a scrum master seems to be letting go – which can be hard to do.
• The existential question at the heart of Upworthy: Is viral clickbait okay if it brings attention to something worthwhile?
  An interesting question. It’s tempting to write in a very social media friendly way, to get people to see your stuff, but is it always ethical to do so?
• My journey into Lean UX
  Nice writeup of a day’s learning how to do personas, paper prototyping and so on.