[[http://www.wordpress.org|WordPress]] is free blogging software, created by Matt Mullenweg, who is one of our guest speakers!  It was developed as an open-source project and has thousands of people contribute to its continuous upgrades. There are also thousands of themes available for WordPress blogs and hundreds of plug-ins that extend the functionality of your WP blog. [[http://lorelle.wordpress.com/|Lorelle VanFossen]], a very well-known WordPress blogger and evangelist will also be speaking at our event.

Did you know that CNN uses WordPress?  Do you know about these popular WordPress Hawaii bloggers?  Please add yours to the list - this is just a starting point!

  * [[http://www.808talk.com|808 Talk]]
  * [[http://www.beachwalks.tv|Beach Walks with Rox]]
  * [[http://www.faleafine.com|From the Mind of Neenz]]
  * [[http://www.hawaiiweblog.com|Hawaii Blog]]
  * [[http://hawaiirama.com/|Hawaiirama]]
  * [[http://icanhascheezburger.com//|i can has cheezburger]]
  * [[http://ilind.net/|Ian Lind]]
  * [[http://onceuponaschool.org|Once Upon a School]]
  * [[http://wpscreencasts.com|WP Screencasts]]
  * [[http://asuccessfulwoman.com|A Successful Woman]]
  * [[http://kgmb9.com/howard|Howzit Howard (Howard Dicus's Blog)]]
  * [[http://kgmb9.com/b-roll|The B-Roll on KGMB9]]