<p>Via <a href="http://blogs.forbes.com/stevenbertoni/2011/04/14/tim-ferriss-on-facebook-twitter-and-building-a-huge-web-brand/">Tim Ferriss On Facebook, Twitter And Building A Huge Web Brand &#8211; Steven Bertoni &#8211; Money Talks &#8211; Forbes</a>. I also liked this quote:</p>
<div class="blockquote"><blockquote><p>SB: How can a magazine catch up to the Web?</p>
<p>TF: If I worked for a magazine that’s very behind the times, I wouldn’t reinvent the wheel. I’d use WordPress as a content management system which has very good SEO out of the box. Companies spend so much time trying to develop something proprietary it’s ridiculous–you have thousands of people already working on WordPress.</p></blockquote></div>";s:7:"pubdate";s:31:"Fri, 15 Apr 2011 17:32:37 +0000";s:2:"dc";a:1:{s:7:"creator";s:4:"Matt";}s:7:"summary";s:1387:"<div class="blockquote"><blockquote><p>I think there’s a difference between having a bestselling book–meaning through marketing, PR and buying that first wave of customers–and writing a bestselling book. The second implies that the product propels itself to the best seller list. That’s not to say that I’m Tolstoy or the best writer, but I used Facebook and Twitter more for feed back as I was creating and refining the book than for the actual marketing itself. My main online tool for priming the pump for the launch of the book was the blog. That was the heartbeat and the nexus for all the different tools that I use.</p></blockquote></div>
<p>Via <a href="http://blogs.forbes.com/stevenbertoni/2011/04/14/tim-ferriss-on-facebook-twitter-and-building-a-huge-web-brand/">Tim Ferriss On Facebook, Twitter And Building A Huge Web Brand &#8211; Steven Bertoni &#8211; Money Talks &#8211; Forbes</a>. I also liked this quote:</p>
<div class="blockquote"><blockquote><p>SB: How can a magazine catch up to the Web?</p>
<p>TF: If I worked for a magazine that’s very behind the times, I wouldn’t reinvent the wheel. I’d use WordPress as a content management system which has very good SEO out of the box. Companies spend so much time trying to develop something proprietary it’s ridiculous–you have thousands of people already working on WordPress.</p></blockquote></div>";}i:27;a:7:{s:5:"title";s:53:"WPCandy: WordCamp Atlanta 2011 date moves to the fall";s:4:"guid";s:27:"http://wpcandy.com/?p=17016";s:4:"link";s:98:"http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/wpcandy/~3/SvUsP_3sxZI/wordcamp-atlanta-2011-date-moves-to-the-fall";s:11:"description";s:2257:"<p><a href="http://wpcandy.com/?p=17016"><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-17017" title="WordCamp Atlanta 2011 logo (teaser)" src="http://wpcandy.com/files/2011/04/wordcampatlantalogo-teaser.jpg" alt="" width="600" height="239" /></a></p><p>WordCamp Atlanta 2011 was <a title="WordCamp Atlanta is officially scheduled for May 6th and 7th" href="http://wpcandy.com/reports/wordcamp-atlanta-2011-may-6-7">initially scheduled</a> for the beginning of May. Due to the organization team wanting to ensure a larger event than 2010, the event has been pushed back to a yet-to-be announced date this fall.</p><p>Not much was said in the <a title="WordCamp Atlanta date announcement" href="http://atlantawordcamp.com/2011/04/update-wordcamp-atlanta-2011-is-moving-to-fall-2011/">announcement</a>, but organizer Tessa Horehled did share some of their plans for the extra time before this year&#8217;s event:</p><blockquote><p>This year’s event is going to be pushed back to Fall so we can ensure this year’s event even bigger and better than last year, by bringing more great leaders from the Atlanta WordCamp community into the fold and securing a brand new venue which we hope to announce in the coming months.</p></blockquote><p>We&#8217;ll keep an eye out and notify you when WordCamp Atlanta 2011&#8242;s date is firmed up. Until then, who&#8217;s looking forward to the next event in Atlanta?</p><p>I attended last year&#8217;s event, which was fantastic, and <a title="Parent/child theme presentation on Slideshare" href="http://www.slideshare.net/ryanimel/speeding-up-site-development-with-parent-and-child-themes">presented on child themes</a>. I&#8217;m looking forward to attending this year, though I will probably be more focused on <a title="WPCandy covers WordCamps" href="http://wpcandy.com/on/wordcamp">covering WordCamp</a> than I will be trying to present on a particular topic. Who has attended in the past that will be going again this year?</p><div class="tentblogger-rss-footer"><p>You just finished reading <a href="http://wpcandy.com/?p=17016">WordCamp Atlanta 2011 date moves to the fall </a> on <a href="http://wpcandy.com" title="WPCandy WordPress community news">WPCandy</a>. Please consider leaving a comment!</p><p></p></div>";s:7:"pubdate";s:31:"Fri, 15 Apr 2011 16:43:10 +0000";s:2:"dc";a:1:{s:7:"creator";s:9:"Ryan Imel";}s:7:"summary";s:2257:"<p><a href="http://wpcandy.com/?p=17016"><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-17017" title="WordCamp Atlanta 2011 logo (teaser)" src="http://wpcandy.com/files/2011/04/wordcampatlantalogo-teaser.jpg" alt="" width="600" height="239" /></a></p><p>WordCamp Atlanta 2011 was <a title="WordCamp Atlanta is officially scheduled for May 6th and 7th" href="http://wpcandy.com/reports/wordcamp-atlanta-2011-may-6-7">initially scheduled</a> for the beginning of May. Due to the organization team wanting to ensure a larger event than 2010, the event has been pushed back to a yet-to-be announced date this fall.</p><p>Not much was said in the <a title="WordCamp Atlanta date announcement" href="http://atlantawordcamp.com/2011/04/update-wordcamp-atlanta-2011-is-moving-to-fall-2011/">announcement</a>, but organizer Tessa Horehled did share some of their plans for the extra time before this year&#8217;s event:</p><blockquote><p>This year’s event is going to be pushed back to Fall so we can ensure this year’s event even bigger and better than last year, by bringing more great leaders from the Atlanta WordCamp community into the fold and securing a brand new venue which we hope to announce in the coming months.</p></blockquote><p>We&#8217;ll keep an eye out and notify you when WordCamp Atlanta 2011&#8242;s date is firmed up. Until then, who&#8217;s looking forward to the next event in Atlanta?</p><p>I attended last year&#8217;s event, which was fantastic, and <a title="Parent/child theme presentation on Slideshare" href="http://www.slideshare.net/ryanimel/speeding-up-site-development-with-parent-and-child-themes">presented on child themes</a>. I&#8217;m looking forward to attending this year, though I will probably be more focused on <a title="WPCandy covers WordCamps" href="http://wpcandy.com/on/wordcamp">covering WordCamp</a> than I will be trying to present on a particular topic. Who has attended in the past that will be going again this year?</p><div class="tentblogger-rss-footer"><p>You just finished reading <a href="http://wpcandy.com/?p=17016">WordCamp Atlanta 2011 date moves to the fall </a> on <a href="http://wpcandy.com" title="WPCandy WordPress community news">WPCandy</a>. Please consider leaving a comment!</p><p></p></div>";}i:28;a:7:{s:5:"title";s:58:"Weblog Tools Collection: WordPress Theme Releases for 4/15";s:4:"guid";s:40:"http://weblogtoolscollection.com/?p=9891";s:4:"link";s:73:"http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/weblogtoolscollection/UXMP/~3/558Z0QN3q9I/";s:11:"description";s:745:"<p><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-9892" title="diesel" src="http://weblogtoolscollection.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/diesel.jpg" alt="" width="150" height="87" /></p>
<p><a href="http://stockable.net/diesel/"><strong>Diesel</strong></a> is a dark theme designed for video game blogs.</p>
<p><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-9893" title="leathernote" src="http://weblogtoolscollection.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/leathernote.jpg" alt="" width="150" height="113" /></p>
<p><a href="http://wordpress.org/extend/themes/leathernote"><strong>LeatherNote</strong></a> is a sleek leather notepad design for WordPress.</p>
<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/weblogtoolscollection/UXMP/~4/558Z0QN3q9I" height="1" width="1" />";s:7:"pubdate";s:31:"Fri, 15 Apr 2011 13:00:16 +0000";s:2:"dc";a:1:{s:7:"creator";s:10:"James Huff";}s:7:"summary";s:745:"<p><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-9892" title="diesel" src="http://weblogtoolscollection.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/diesel.jpg" alt="" width="150" height="87" /></p>
<p><a href="http://stockable.net/diesel/"><strong>Diesel</strong></a> is a dark theme designed for video game blogs.</p>
<p><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-9893" title="leathernote" src="http://weblogtoolscollection.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/leathernote.jpg" alt="" width="150" height="113" /></p>
<p><a href="http://wordpress.org/extend/themes/leathernote"><strong>LeatherNote</strong></a> is a sleek leather notepad design for WordPress.</p>
<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/weblogtoolscollection/UXMP/~4/558Z0QN3q9I" height="1" width="1" />";}i:29;a:7:{s:5:"title";s:69:"Weblog Tools Collection: WordPress and the Uneditable Theme Templates";s:4:"guid";s:40:"http://weblogtoolscollection.com/?p=9886";s:4:"link";s:73:"http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/weblogtoolscollection/UXMP/~3/h3F09z24nqg/";s:11:"description";s:1238:"<p>So, you have a plugin requiring that you make a change to one of your <a href="http://wordpress.org/">WordPress</a> theme templates, or you just want move something around in your theme or alter your CSS. You&#8217;ve arrived at Appearance -&gt; Editor as instructed, but there&#8217;s no &#8220;Update File&#8221; button.</p>
<p>This is unfortunately another one of those common annoyances related to your hosting provider&#8217;s server configuration that can take you off guard and lead to plenty of confusion. Fortunately, it&#8217;s easy to fix (or work around).</p>
<p>Try <a href="http://codex.wordpress.org/Changing_File_Permissions">changing the permissions</a> of the theme files that you want to edit to 666. If that doesn&#8217;t work, just use an <a href="http://codex.wordpress.org/FTP_Clients">FTP or SFTP client</a> and a <a href="http://codex.wordpress.org/Glossary#Text_editor">plain text editor</a> to edit them remotely.</p>
<p>Of course, if neither of those methods are working out for you, please stop by the <a href="http://wordpress.org/support/">WordPress Support Forums</a> for further assistance.</p>
<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/weblogtoolscollection/UXMP/~4/h3F09z24nqg" height="1" width="1" />";s:7:"pubdate";s:31:"Thu, 14 Apr 2011 13:00:30 +0000";s:2:"dc";a:1:{s:7:"creator";s:10:"James Huff";}s:7:"summary";s:1238:"<p>So, you have a plugin requiring that you make a change to one of your <a href="http://wordpress.org/">WordPress</a> theme templates, or you just want move something around in your theme or alter your CSS. You&#8217;ve arrived at Appearance -&gt; Editor as instructed, but there&#8217;s no &#8220;Update File&#8221; button.</p>
<p>This is unfortunately another one of those common annoyances related to your hosting provider&#8217;s server configuration that can take you off guard and lead to plenty of confusion. Fortunately, it&#8217;s easy to fix (or work around).</p>
<p>Try <a href="http://codex.wordpress.org/Changing_File_Permissions">changing the permissions</a> of the theme files that you want to edit to 666. If that doesn&#8217;t work, just use an <a href="http://codex.wordpress.org/FTP_Clients">FTP or SFTP client</a> and a <a href="http://codex.wordpress.org/Glossary#Text_editor">plain text editor</a> to edit them remotely.</p>
<p>Of course, if neither of those methods are working out for you, please stop by the <a href="http://wordpress.org/support/">WordPress Support Forums</a> for further assistance.</p>
<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/weblogtoolscollection/UXMP/~4/h3F09z24nqg" height="1" width="1" />";}i:30;a:7:{s:5:"title";s:53:"WPCandy: Vote here: Theme Madness 2011, Round 1 Day 4";s:4:"guid";s:27:"http://wpcandy.com/?p=16999";s:4:"link";s:93:"http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/wpcandy/~3/0yJsIsdLAfc/theme-madness-2011-round-1-day-4-voting";s:11:"description";s:14790:"<p><a href="http://wpcandy.com/?p=16999"><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-17000" title="Theme Madness Round 1 Day 4 voting (teaser)" src="http://wpcandy.com/files/2011/04/thememadnessround1day4voting-teaser.png" alt="" width="600" height="240" /></a></p><p>This week we will be running through Round 1 of <a title="Theme Madness 2011" href="http://wpcandy.com/series-on/theme-madness-2011">Theme Madness</a>, with eight games happening each day. In fact, today is the last day of Round 1 voting. Today’s games will be:</p><ul><li><a href="http://www.dev4press.com/">Dev4Press</a> vs. <a href="http://www.indonez.com/">Indonez</a></li><li><a href="http://tokokoo.com/">Tokokoo</a> vs. <a href="http://standardtheme.com/">Standard Theme</a></li><li><a href="http://www.pagelines.com/">Pagelines</a> vs. <a href="http://wonderthemes.com/">Wonder Themes</a></li><li><a href="http://ithemes.com/">iThemes</a> vs. <a href="http://themewarrior.com/">ThemeWarrior</a></li><li><a href="http://gorillathemes.com/">Gorilla Themes</a> vs. <a href="http://wpshower.com/">WPShower</a></li><li><a href="http://thethemefoundry.com/">The Theme Foundry</a> vs. <a href="http://themefuse.com/">ThemeFuse</a></li><li><a href="http://www.wpzoom.com/">WPZoom</a> vs. <a href="http://www.vivathemes.com/">Viva Themes</a></li><li><a href="http://diythemes.com/">DIYThemes</a> vs. <a href="http://www.theme-force.com/">ThemeForce</a></li></ul><p>All of the polls and instructions can be found just after the jump, so be sure to click through to have your voice heard. Voting will take place for the next 48 hours, and close at midnight on the 15th (Eastern Standard Time).</p><p>If you need a reminder, the rules can be found <a title="How to win your Theme Madness 2011 Trophy" href="http://wpcandy.com/announces/theme-madness-2011-rules">here</a>. Good luck to everyone playing!</p><p><span id="more-16999"></span></p><h3>Dev4Press vs. Indonez</h3><p><a name="pd_a_4915034"></a><div class="PDS_Poll" id="PDI_container4915034"></div><p><br /> <br /> <a href="http://polldaddy.com/poll/4915034/">View This Poll</a><br /><br /><span><a href="http://polldaddy.com/features-surveys/">Market Research</a></span><br /> </p><p>Remember, along with this poll you can also vote two other ways:</p><ul><li><strong>The away game:</strong> Tweet your vote using the <a title="#wpmadness hashtag on Twitter" href="http://search.twitter.com/search?q=%23wpmadness">#wpmadness</a> hashtag and mention either <a title="Dev4Press on Twitter" href="http://twitter.com/#!/milangd">@MilanGD</a> or <a title="Indonez on Twitter" href="http://twitter.com/#!/indoneztheme">@IndonezTheme</a>.</li><li><strong>The home game:</strong> If either Dev4Press or Indonez start up a post on their blog, your comment there will count as a vote as well.</li></ul><h3>Tokokoo vs. Standard Theme</h3><p><a name="pd_a_4915051"></a><div class="PDS_Poll" id="PDI_container4915051"></div><p><br /> <br /> <a href="http://polldaddy.com/poll/4915051/">View This Poll</a><br /><br /><span><a href="http://polldaddy.com/features-surveys/">online surveys</a></span><br /> </p><p>Remember, along with this poll you can also vote two other ways:</p><ul><li><strong>The away game:</strong> Tweet your vote using the <a title="#wpmadness hashtag on Twitter" href="http://search.twitter.com/search?q=%23wpmadness">#wpmadness</a> hashtag and mention either <a title="Tokokoo on Twitter" href="http://twitter.com/#!/tokokoo">@Tokokoo</a> or <a title="Standard Theme on Twitter" href="http://twitter.com/#!/standardtheme">@StandardTheme</a>.</li><li><strong>The home game:</strong> If either Tokokoo or Standard Theme start up a post on their blog, your comment there will count as a vote as well.</li></ul><h3>Pagelines vs. Wonder Themes</h3><p><a name="pd_a_4915043"></a><div class="PDS_Poll" id="PDI_container4915043"></div><p><br /> <br /> <a href="http://polldaddy.com/poll/4915043/">View This Poll</a><br /><br /><span><a href="http://polldaddy.com/features-surveys/">survey software</a></span><br /> </p><p>Remember, along with this poll you can also vote two other ways:</p><ul><li><strong>The away game:</strong> Tweet your vote using the <a title="#wpmadness hashtag on Twitter" href="http://search.twitter.com/search?q=%23wpmadness">#wpmadness</a> hashtag and mention either <a title="Pagelines on Twitter" href="http://twitter.com/#!/pagelines">@Pagelines</a> or <a title="Wonder Themes on Twitter" href="http://twitter.com/#!/wonderthemes">@WonderThemes</a>.</li><li><strong>The home game:</strong> If either Pagelines or Wonder Themes start up a post on their blog, your comment there will count as a vote as well.</li></ul><h3>iThemes vs. ThemeWarrior</h3><p><a name="pd_a_4915039"></a><div class="PDS_Poll" id="PDI_container4915039"></div><p><br /> <br /> <a href="http://polldaddy.com/poll/4915039/">View This Poll</a><br /><br /><span><a href="http://polldaddy.com/features-surveys/">Market Research</a></span><br /> </p><p>Remember, along with this poll you can also vote two other ways:</p><ul><li><strong>The away game:</strong> Tweet your vote using the <a title="#wpmadness hashtag on Twitter" href="http://search.twitter.com/search?q=%23wpmadness">#wpmadness</a> hashtag and mention either <a title="iThemes on Twitter" href="http://twitter.com/#!/ithemes">@iThemes</a> or <a title="ThemeWarrior on Twitter" href="http://twitter.com/#!/themewarrior">@ThemeWarrior</a>.</li><li><strong>The home game:</strong> If either iThemes or ThemeWarrior start up a post on their blog, your comment there will count as a vote as well.</li></ul><h3>Gorilla Themes vs. WPShower</h3><p><a name="pd_a_4915048"></a><div class="PDS_Poll" id="PDI_container4915048"></div><p><br /> <br /> <a href="http://polldaddy.com/poll/4915048/">View This Poll</a><br /><br /><span><a href="http://polldaddy.com/features-surveys/">survey software</a></span><br /> </p><p>Remember, along with this poll you can also vote two other ways:</p><ul><li><strong>The away game:</strong> Tweet your vote using the <a title="#wpmadness hashtag on Twitter" href="http://search.twitter.com/search?q=%23wpmadness">#wpmadness</a> hashtag and mention either <a title="Gorilla Themes on Twitter" href="http://twitter.com/#!/gorillathemes">@GorillaThemes</a> or <a title="WPShower on Twitter" href="http://twitter.com/#!/wpshower">@WPShower</a>.</li><li><strong>The home game:</strong> If either Gorilla Themes or WPShower start up a post on their blog, your comment there will count as a vote as well.</li></ul><h3>The Theme Foundry vs. ThemeFuse</h3><p><a name="pd_a_4915052"></a><div class="PDS_Poll" id="PDI_container4915052"></div><p><br /> <br /> <a href="http://polldaddy.com/poll/4915052/">View This Poll</a><br /><br /><span><a href="http://polldaddy.com/features-surveys/">customer surveys</a></span><br /> </p><p>Remember, along with this poll you can also vote two other ways:</p><ul><li><strong>The away game:</strong> Tweet your vote using the <a title="#wpmadness hashtag on Twitter" href="http://search.twitter.com/search?q=%23wpmadness">#wpmadness</a> hashtag and mention either <a title="The Theme Foundry on Twitter" href="http://twitter.com/#!/thethemefoundry">@TheThemeFoundry</a> or <a title="ThemeFuse on Twitter" href="http://twitter.com/#!/themefuse">@ThemeFuse</a>.</li><li><strong>The home game:</strong> If either The Theme Foundry or ThemeFuse start up a post on their blog, your comment there will count as a vote as well.</li></ul><h3>WPZoom vs. Viva Themes</h3><p><a name="pd_a_4915040"></a><div class="PDS_Poll" id="PDI_container4915040"></div><p><br /> <br /> <a href="http://polldaddy.com/poll/4915040/">View This Poll</a><br /><br /><span><a href="http://polldaddy.com/features-surveys/">online survey</a></span><br /> </p><p>Remember, along with this poll you can also vote two other ways:</p><ul><li><strong>The away game:</strong> Tweet your vote using the <a title="#wpmadness hashtag on Twitter" href="http://search.twitter.com/search?q=%23wpmadness">#wpmadness</a> hashtag and mention either <a title="WPZoom on Twitter" href="http://twitter.com/#!/wpzoom">@WPZoom</a> or <a title="Viva Themes on Twitter" href="http://twitter.com/#!/vivathemes">@VivaThemes</a>.</li><li><strong>The home game:</strong> If either WPZoom or Viva Themes start up a post on their blog, your comment there will count as a vote as well.</li></ul><h3>DIYThemes vs. ThemeForce</h3><p><a name="pd_a_4915050"></a><div class="PDS_Poll" id="PDI_container4915050"></div><p><br /> <br /> <a href="http://polldaddy.com/poll/4915050/">View This Poll</a><br /><br /><span><a href="http://polldaddy.com/features-surveys/">online survey</a></span><br /> </p><p>Remember, along with this poll you can also vote two other ways:</p><ul><li><strong>The away game:</strong> Tweet your vote using the <a title="#wpmadness hashtag on Twitter" href="http://search.twitter.com/search?q=%23wpmadness">#wpmadness</a> hashtag and mention either <a title="DIYThemes on Twitter" href="http://twitter.com/#!/diythemes">@DIYThemes</a> or <a title="Noel Tock on Twitter" href="http://twitter.com/#!/noeltock">@NoelTock</a>.</li><li><strong>The home game:</strong> If either DIYThemes or ThemeForce start up a post on their blog, your comment there will count as a vote as well.</li></ul><h3>Theme Madness 2011 Game Schedule</h3><table id="wp-table-reloaded-id-14-no-1" class="wp-table-reloaded wp-table-reloaded-id-14"><thead><tr class="row-1 odd"><th class="column-1"></th><th class="column-2">Bracket A</th><th class="column-3">Bracket B</th><th class="column-4">Bracket C</th><th class="column-5">Bracket D</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr class="row-2 even"><td class="column-1"><a href="http://wpcandy.com/announces/theme-madness-2011-round-1-day-1-voting">April 11</a></td><td class="column-2"><a href="http://www.woothemes.com/">WooThemes</a> vs. <a href="http://themeopoly.com/">Themeopoly</a></p><p><a href="http://gothemeteam.com/">Theme Team</a> vs. <a href="http://www.appthemes.com/">AppThemes</a></td><td class="column-3"><a href="http://themeforest.net/">ThemeForest</a> vs. <a href="http://biothemes.com/">BioThemes</a></p><p><a href="http://www.gabfire.com/">Gabfire Themes</a> vs. <a href="http://richwp.com/">RichWP</a></td><td class="column-4"><a href="http://www.studiopress.com/">StudioPress</a> vs. <a href="http://www.themebaker.com/">Themebaker</a></p><p><a href="http://flexithemes.com/">FlexiThemes</a> vs. <a href="http://premiumpress.com/">PremiumPress</a></td><td class="column-5"><a href="http://oboxthemes.com/">Obox Themes</a> vs. <a href="http://signaturetheme.com/">Signature Theme</a></p><p><a href="http://www.bandthemer.com/">BandThemer</a> vs. <a href="http://upthemes.com/">UpThemes</a></td></tr><tr class="row-3 odd"><td class="column-1">April 12</td><td class="column-2"><a href="http://graphpaperpress.com/">Graph Paper Press</a> vs. <a href="http://pandathemes.com/">Panda Themes</a></p><p><a href="http://www.organicthemes.com/">Organic Themes</a> vs. <a href="http://storefrontthemes.com/">Storefront Themes</a></td><td class="column-3"><a href="http://www.solostream.com/">Solostream</a> vs. <a href="http://themeshift.com/">ThemeShift</a></p><p><a href="http://themegarden.com/">ThemeGarden</a> vs. <a href="http://www.blogohblog.com/">BlogOhBlog</a></td><td class="column-4"><a href="http://themehybrid.com/">ThemeHybrid</a> vs. <a href="http://xtreme-theme.com/">Xtreme Theme</a></p><p><a href="http://crowdfavorite.com/">Crowd Favorite</a> vs. <a href="http://workingwireframes.com/">Working Wireframes</a></td><td class="column-5"><a href="http://themejam.com/">ThemeJam</a> vs. <a href="http://wpstartbox.com/">Startbox</a></p><p><a href="http://prothemedesign.com/">Pro Theme Design</a> vs. <a href="http://themeskingdom.com/">Themes Kingdom</a></td></tr><tr class="row-4 even"><td class="column-1">April 13</td><td class="column-2"><a href="http://themify.me/">Themify</a> vs. <a href="http://bizzthemes.com/">Bizz Themes</a></p><p><a href="http://www.elegantthemes.com/">Elegant Themes</a> vs. <a href="http://themetrust.com/">Theme Trust</a></td><td class="column-3"><a href="http://www.mojo-themes.com/">Mojo Themes</a> vs. <a href="http://www.theme-junkie.com/">Theme Junkie</a></p><p><a href="http://templatic.com/">Templatic</a> vs. <a href="http://www.chimerathemes.com/">ChimeraThemes</a></td><td class="column-4"><a href="http://www.wpbundle.com/">WPBundle</a> vs. <a href="http://catalysttheme.com/">Catalyst Theme</a></p><p><a href="http://headwaythemes.com/">Headway Themes</a> vs. <a href="http://alohathemes.com/">Aloha Themes</a></td><td class="column-5"><a href="http://www.kreativethemes.com/">KreativeThemes</a> vs. <a href="http://www.dessign.net/">Dessign</a></p><p><a href="http://press75.com/">Press75</a> vs. <a href="http://themes.bavotasan.com/">Themes by Bavotasan</a></td></tr><tr class="row-5 odd"><td class="column-1">April 14</td><td class="column-2"><a href="http://www.dev4press.com/">Dev4Press</a> vs. <a href="http://www.indonez.com/">Indonez</a></p><p><a href="http://ithemes.com/">iThemes</a> vs. <a href="http://www.themewarrior.com/">ThemeWarrior</a></td><td class="column-3"><a href="http://www.wpzoom.com/">WPZoom</a> vs. <a href="http://www.vivathemes.com/">Viva Themes</a></p><p><a href="http://www.pagelines.com/">Pagelines</a> vs.<a href="http://wonderthemes.com/"> Wonder Themes</a></td><td class="column-4"><a href="http://gorillathemes.com/">Gorilla Themes</a> vs. <a href="http://wpshower.com/">WPShower</a></p><p><a href="http://diythemes.com/">DIYThemes</a> vs. <a href="http://www.theme-force.com/">ThemeForce</a></td><td class="column-5"><a href="http://tokokoo.com/">Tokokoo</a> vs. <a href="http://standardtheme.com/">Standard Theme</a></p><p><a href="http://thethemefoundry.com/">Theme Foundry</a> vs. <a href="http://themefuse.com/">ThemeFuse</a></td></tr><tr class="row-6 even"><td class="column-1">April 18</td><td class="column-2"><a href="http://www.woothemes.com/">WooThemes</a> vs. <a href="http://www.appthemes.com/">AppThemes</a></td><td class="column-3"><a href="http://themeforest.net/">ThemeForest</a> vs. <a href="http://www.gabfire.com/">Gabfire Themes</a></td><td class="column-4"><a href="http://www.studiopress.com/">StudioPress</a> vs. <a href="http://premiumpress.com/">PremiumPress</a></td><td class="column-5"><a href="http://oboxthemes.com/">Obox Themes</a> vs. <a href="http://upthemes.com/">UpThemes</a></td></tr></tbody></table><p>&nbsp;</p><div class="tentblogger-rss-footer"><p>You just finished reading <a href="http://wpcandy.com/?p=16999">Vote here: Theme Madness 2011, Round 1 Day 4</a> on <a href="http://wpcandy.com" title="WPCandy WordPress community news">WPCandy</a>. Please consider leaving a comment!</p><p></p></div>";s:7:"pubdate";s:31:"Thu, 14 Apr 2011 08:31:33 +0000";s:2:"dc";a:1:{s:7:"creator";s:9:"Ryan Imel";}s:7:"summary";s:14790:"<p><a href="http://wpcandy.com/?p=16999"><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-17000" title="Theme Madness Round 1 Day 4 voting (teaser)" src="http://wpcandy.com/files/2011/04/thememadnessround1day4voting-teaser.png" alt="" width="600" height="240" /></a></p><p>This week we will be running through Round 1 of <a title="Theme Madness 2011" href="http://wpcandy.com/series-on/theme-madness-2011">Theme Madness</a>, with eight games happening each day. In fact, today is the last day of Round 1 voting. Today’s games will be:</p><ul><li><a href="http://www.dev4press.com/">Dev4Press</a> vs. <a href="http://www.indonez.com/">Indonez</a></li><li><a href="http://tokokoo.com/">Tokokoo</a> vs. <a href="http://standardtheme.com/">Standard Theme</a></li><li><a href="http://www.pagelines.com/">Pagelines</a> vs. <a href="http://wonderthemes.com/">Wonder Themes</a></li><li><a href="http://ithemes.com/">iThemes</a> vs. <a href="http://themewarrior.com/">ThemeWarrior</a></li><li><a href="http://gorillathemes.com/">Gorilla Themes</a> vs. <a href="http://wpshower.com/">WPShower</a></li><li><a href="http://thethemefoundry.com/">The Theme Foundry</a> vs. <a href="http://themefuse.com/">ThemeFuse</a></li><li><a href="http://www.wpzoom.com/">WPZoom</a> vs. <a href="http://www.vivathemes.com/">Viva Themes</a></li><li><a href="http://diythemes.com/">DIYThemes</a> vs. <a href="http://www.theme-force.com/">ThemeForce</a></li></ul><p>All of the polls and instructions can be found just after the jump, so be sure to click through to have your voice heard. Voting will take place for the next 48 hours, and close at midnight on the 15th (Eastern Standard Time).</p><p>If you need a reminder, the rules can be found <a title="How to win your Theme Madness 2011 Trophy" href="http://wpcandy.com/announces/theme-madness-2011-rules">here</a>. Good luck to everyone playing!</p><p><span id="more-16999"></span></p><h3>Dev4Press vs. Indonez</h3><p><a name="pd_a_4915034"></a><div class="PDS_Poll" id="PDI_container4915034"></div><p><br /> <br /> <a href="http://polldaddy.com/poll/4915034/">View This Poll</a><br /><br /><span><a href="http://polldaddy.com/features-surveys/">Market Research</a></span><br /> </p><p>Remember, along with this poll you can also vote two other ways:</p><ul><li><strong>The away game:</strong> Tweet your vote using the <a title="#wpmadness hashtag on Twitter" href="http://search.twitter.com/search?q=%23wpmadness">#wpmadness</a> hashtag and mention either <a title="Dev4Press on Twitter" href="http://twitter.com/#!/milangd">@MilanGD</a> or <a title="Indonez on Twitter" href="http://twitter.com/#!/indoneztheme">@IndonezTheme</a>.</li><li><strong>The home game:</strong> If either Dev4Press or Indonez start up a post on their blog, your comment there will count as a vote as well.</li></ul><h3>Tokokoo vs. Standard Theme</h3><p><a name="pd_a_4915051"></a><div class="PDS_Poll" id="PDI_container4915051"></div><p><br /> <br /> <a href="http://polldaddy.com/poll/4915051/">View This Poll</a><br /><br /><span><a href="http://polldaddy.com/features-surveys/">online surveys</a></span><br /> </p><p>Remember, along with this poll you can also vote two other ways:</p><ul><li><strong>The away game:</strong> Tweet your vote using the <a title="#wpmadness hashtag on Twitter" href="http://search.twitter.com/search?q=%23wpmadness">#wpmadness</a> hashtag and mention either <a title="Tokokoo on Twitter" href="http://twitter.com/#!/tokokoo">@Tokokoo</a> or <a title="Standard Theme on Twitter" href="http://twitter.com/#!/standardtheme">@StandardTheme</a>.</li><li><strong>The home game:</strong> If either Tokokoo or Standard Theme start up a post on their blog, your comment there will count as a vote as well.</li></ul><h3>Pagelines vs. Wonder Themes</h3><p><a name="pd_a_4915043"></a><div class="PDS_Poll" id="PDI_container4915043"></div><p><br /> <br /> <a href="http://polldaddy.com/poll/4915043/">View This Poll</a><br /><br /><span><a href="http://polldaddy.com/features-surveys/">survey software</a></span><br /> </p><p>Remember, along with this poll you can also vote two other ways:</p><ul><li><strong>The away game:</strong> Tweet your vote using the <a title="#wpmadness hashtag on Twitter" href="http://search.twitter.com/search?q=%23wpmadness">#wpmadness</a> hashtag and mention either <a title="Pagelines on Twitter" href="http://twitter.com/#!/pagelines">@Pagelines</a> or <a title="Wonder Themes on Twitter" href="http://twitter.com/#!/wonderthemes">@WonderThemes</a>.</li><li><strong>The home game:</strong> If either Pagelines or Wonder Themes start up a post on their blog, your comment there will count as a vote as well.</li></ul><h3>iThemes vs. ThemeWarrior</h3><p><a name="pd_a_4915039"></a><div class="PDS_Poll" id="PDI_container4915039"></div><p><br /> <br /> <a href="http://polldaddy.com/poll/4915039/">View This Poll</a><br /><br /><span><a href="http://polldaddy.com/features-surveys/">Market Research</a></span><br /> </p><p>Remember, along with this poll you can also vote two other ways:</p><ul><li><strong>The away game:</strong> Tweet your vote using the <a title="#wpmadness hashtag on Twitter" href="http://search.twitter.com/search?q=%23wpmadness">#wpmadness</a> hashtag and mention either <a title="iThemes on Twitter" href="http://twitter.com/#!/ithemes">@iThemes</a> or <a title="ThemeWarrior on Twitter" href="http://twitter.com/#!/themewarrior">@ThemeWarrior</a>.</li><li><strong>The home game:</strong> If either iThemes or ThemeWarrior start up a post on their blog, your comment there will count as a vote as well.</li></ul><h3>Gorilla Themes vs. WPShower</h3><p><a name="pd_a_4915048"></a><div class="PDS_Poll" id="PDI_container4915048"></div><p><br /> <br /> <a href="http://polldaddy.com/poll/4915048/">View This Poll</a><br /><br /><span><a href="http://polldaddy.com/features-surveys/">survey software</a></span><br /> </p><p>Remember, along with this poll you can also vote two other ways:</p><ul><li><strong>The away game:</strong> Tweet your vote using the <a title="#wpmadness hashtag on Twitter" href="http://search.twitter.com/search?q=%23wpmadness">#wpmadness</a> hashtag and mention either <a title="Gorilla Themes on Twitter" href="http://twitter.com/#!/gorillathemes">@GorillaThemes</a> or <a title="WPShower on Twitter" href="http://twitter.com/#!/wpshower">@WPShower</a>.</li><li><strong>The home game:</strong> If either Gorilla Themes or WPShower start up a post on their blog, your comment there will count as a vote as well.</li></ul><h3>The Theme Foundry vs. ThemeFuse</h3><p><a name="pd_a_4915052"></a><div class="PDS_Poll" id="PDI_container4915052"></div><p><br /> <br /> <a href="http://polldaddy.com/poll/4915052/">View This Poll</a><br /><br /><span><a href="http://polldaddy.com/features-surveys/">customer surveys</a></span><br /> </p><p>Remember, along with this poll you can also vote two other ways:</p><ul><li><strong>The away game:</strong> Tweet your vote using the <a title="#wpmadness hashtag on Twitter" href="http://search.twitter.com/search?q=%23wpmadness">#wpmadness</a> hashtag and mention either <a title="The Theme Foundry on Twitter" href="http://twitter.com/#!/thethemefoundry">@TheThemeFoundry</a> or <a title="ThemeFuse on Twitter" href="http://twitter.com/#!/themefuse">@ThemeFuse</a>.</li><li><strong>The home game:</strong> If either The Theme Foundry or ThemeFuse start up a post on their blog, your comment there will count as a vote as well.</li></ul><h3>WPZoom vs. Viva Themes</h3><p><a name="pd_a_4915040"></a><div class="PDS_Poll" id="PDI_container4915040"></div><p><br /> <br /> <a href="http://polldaddy.com/poll/4915040/">View This Poll</a><br /><br /><span><a href="http://polldaddy.com/features-surveys/">online survey</a></span><br /> </p><p>Remember, along with this poll you can also vote two other ways:</p><ul><li><strong>The away game:</strong> Tweet your vote using the <a title="#wpmadness hashtag on Twitter" href="http://search.twitter.com/search?q=%23wpmadness">#wpmadness</a> hashtag and mention either <a title="WPZoom on Twitter" href="http://twitter.com/#!/wpzoom">@WPZoom</a> or <a title="Viva Themes on Twitter" href="http://twitter.com/#!/vivathemes">@VivaThemes</a>.</li><li><strong>The home game:</strong> If either WPZoom or Viva Themes start up a post on their blog, your comment there will count as a vote as well.</li></ul><h3>DIYThemes vs. ThemeForce</h3><p><a name="pd_a_4915050"></a><div class="PDS_Poll" id="PDI_container4915050"></div><p><br /> <br /> <a href="http://polldaddy.com/poll/4915050/">View This Poll</a><br /><br /><span><a href="http://polldaddy.com/features-surveys/">online survey</a></span><br /> </p><p>Remember, along with this poll you can also vote two other ways:</p><ul><li><strong>The away game:</strong> Tweet your vote using the <a title="#wpmadness hashtag on Twitter" href="http://search.twitter.com/search?q=%23wpmadness">#wpmadness</a> hashtag and mention either <a title="DIYThemes on Twitter" href="http://twitter.com/#!/diythemes">@DIYThemes</a> or <a title="Noel Tock on Twitter" href="http://twitter.com/#!/noeltock">@NoelTock</a>.</li><li><strong>The home game:</strong> If either DIYThemes or ThemeForce start up a post on their blog, your comment there will count as a vote as well.</li></ul><h3>Theme Madness 2011 Game Schedule</h3><table id="wp-table-reloaded-id-14-no-1" class="wp-table-reloaded wp-table-reloaded-id-14"><thead><tr class="row-1 odd"><th class="column-1"></th><th class="column-2">Bracket A</th><th class="column-3">Bracket B</th><th class="column-4">Bracket C</th><th class="column-5">Bracket D</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr class="row-2 even"><td class="column-1"><a href="http://wpcandy.com/announces/theme-madness-2011-round-1-day-1-voting">April 11</a></td><td class="column-2"><a href="http://www.woothemes.com/">WooThemes</a> vs. <a href="http://themeopoly.com/">Themeopoly</a></p><p><a href="http://gothemeteam.com/">Theme Team</a> vs. <a href="http://www.appthemes.com/">AppThemes</a></td><td class="column-3"><a href="http://themeforest.net/">ThemeForest</a> vs. <a href="http://biothemes.com/">BioThemes</a></p><p><a href="http://www.gabfire.com/">Gabfire Themes</a> vs. <a href="http://richwp.com/">RichWP</a></td><td class="column-4"><a href="http://www.studiopress.com/">StudioPress</a> vs. <a href="http://www.themebaker.com/">Themebaker</a></p><p><a href="http://flexithemes.com/">FlexiThemes</a> vs. <a href="http://premiumpress.com/">PremiumPress</a></td><td class="column-5"><a href="http://oboxthemes.com/">Obox Themes</a> vs. <a href="http://signaturetheme.com/">Signature Theme</a></p><p><a href="http://www.bandthemer.com/">BandThemer</a> vs. <a href="http://upthemes.com/">UpThemes</a></td></tr><tr class="row-3 odd"><td class="column-1">April 12</td><td class="column-2"><a href="http://graphpaperpress.com/">Graph Paper Press</a> vs. <a href="http://pandathemes.com/">Panda Themes</a></p><p><a href="http://www.organicthemes.com/">Organic Themes</a> vs. <a href="http://storefrontthemes.com/">Storefront Themes</a></td><td class="column-3"><a href="http://www.solostream.com/">Solostream</a> vs. <a href="http://themeshift.com/">ThemeShift</a></p><p><a href="http://themegarden.com/">ThemeGarden</a> vs. <a href="http://www.blogohblog.com/">BlogOhBlog</a></td><td class="column-4"><a href="http://themehybrid.com/">ThemeHybrid</a> vs. <a href="http://xtreme-theme.com/">Xtreme Theme</a></p><p><a href="http://crowdfavorite.com/">Crowd Favorite</a> vs. <a href="http://workingwireframes.com/">Working Wireframes</a></td><td class="column-5"><a href="http://themejam.com/">ThemeJam</a> vs. <a href="http://wpstartbox.com/">Startbox</a></p><p><a href="http://prothemedesign.com/">Pro Theme Design</a> vs. <a href="http://themeskingdom.com/">Themes Kingdom</a></td></tr><tr class="row-4 even"><td class="column-1">April 13</td><td class="column-2"><a href="http://themify.me/">Themify</a> vs. <a href="http://bizzthemes.com/">Bizz Themes</a></p><p><a href="http://www.elegantthemes.com/">Elegant Themes</a> vs. <a href="http://themetrust.com/">Theme Trust</a></td><td class="column-3"><a href="http://www.mojo-themes.com/">Mojo Themes</a> vs. <a href="http://www.theme-junkie.com/">Theme Junkie</a></p><p><a href="http://templatic.com/">Templatic</a> vs. <a href="http://www.chimerathemes.com/">ChimeraThemes</a></td><td class="column-4"><a href="http://www.wpbundle.com/">WPBundle</a> vs. <a href="http://catalysttheme.com/">Catalyst Theme</a></p><p><a href="http://headwaythemes.com/">Headway Themes</a> vs. <a href="http://alohathemes.com/">Aloha Themes</a></td><td class="column-5"><a href="http://www.kreativethemes.com/">KreativeThemes</a> vs. <a href="http://www.dessign.net/">Dessign</a></p><p><a href="http://press75.com/">Press75</a> vs. <a href="http://themes.bavotasan.com/">Themes by Bavotasan</a></td></tr><tr class="row-5 odd"><td class="column-1">April 14</td><td class="column-2"><a href="http://www.dev4press.com/">Dev4Press</a> vs. <a href="http://www.indonez.com/">Indonez</a></p><p><a href="http://ithemes.com/">iThemes</a> vs. <a href="http://www.themewarrior.com/">ThemeWarrior</a></td><td class="column-3"><a href="http://www.wpzoom.com/">WPZoom</a> vs. <a href="http://www.vivathemes.com/">Viva Themes</a></p><p><a href="http://www.pagelines.com/">Pagelines</a> vs.<a href="http://wonderthemes.com/"> Wonder Themes</a></td><td class="column-4"><a href="http://gorillathemes.com/">Gorilla Themes</a> vs. <a href="http://wpshower.com/">WPShower</a></p><p><a href="http://diythemes.com/">DIYThemes</a> vs. <a href="http://www.theme-force.com/">ThemeForce</a></td><td class="column-5"><a href="http://tokokoo.com/">Tokokoo</a> vs. <a href="http://standardtheme.com/">Standard Theme</a></p><p><a href="http://thethemefoundry.com/">Theme Foundry</a> vs. <a href="http://themefuse.com/">ThemeFuse</a></td></tr><tr class="row-6 even"><td class="column-1">April 18</td><td class="column-2"><a href="http://www.woothemes.com/">WooThemes</a> vs. <a href="http://www.appthemes.com/">AppThemes</a></td><td class="column-3"><a href="http://themeforest.net/">ThemeForest</a> vs. <a href="http://www.gabfire.com/">Gabfire Themes</a></td><td class="column-4"><a href="http://www.studiopress.com/">StudioPress</a> vs. <a href="http://premiumpress.com/">PremiumPress</a></td><td class="column-5"><a href="http://oboxthemes.com/">Obox Themes</a> vs. <a href="http://upthemes.com/">UpThemes</a></td></tr></tbody></table><p>&nbsp;</p><div class="tentblogger-rss-footer"><p>You just finished reading <a href="http://wpcandy.com/?p=16999">Vote here: Theme Madness 2011, Round 1 Day 4</a> on <a href="http://wpcandy.com" title="WPCandy WordPress community news">WPCandy</a>. Please consider leaving a comment!</p><p></p></div>";}i:31;a:7:{s:5:"title";s:64:"WPCandy: WPCandy will be attending WordCamp Seattle this weekend";s:4:"guid";s:27:"http://wpcandy.com/?p=16980";s:4:"link";s:101:"http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/wpcandy/~3/5JddyBHRqY4/wpcandy-will-be-attending-wordcamp-seattle-2011";s:11:"description";s:1896:"<p><a href="http://wpcandy.com/?p=16980"><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-15873" title="WordCamp Seattle 2011 logo (teaser)" src="http://wpcandy.com/files/2011/03/wordcampseattle-teaser.png" alt="" width="600" height="181" /></a></p><p>I&#8217;m happy to say that WPCandy will be attending <a href="http://wordcampseattle.org/" title="WordCamp Seattle">WordCamp Seattle</a> this coming weekend. The big event is Saturday, and we&#8217;ll be there the whole time handing out WPCandy shirts, liveblogging, and hopefully absorbing some of the excess intelligence in the room.</p><p>Will you be attending this weekend? If so, be sure to let us know so we can say hi and get you a shirt (at least until we run out!). And hey, if you won&#8217;t be there this weekend, head after the jump and let us know what you&#8217;re most interested in seeing from us during the event. We have some ideas, but then again you folks always have great thoughts too!</p><p>Big <a href="http://wpcandy.com/thanks/the-theme-foundry" title="WPCandy thanks The Theme Foundry!">thanks to The Theme Foundry</a> for powering WPCandy to attend WordCamp Seattle this year. And if you haven&#8217;t considered it before, remember that you too can <a href="http://wpcandy.com/is/powered" title="WPCandy is powered by the community">power WPCandy</a>.</p><p><span id="more-16980"></span></p><p><br /> <br /> <a href="http://polldaddy.com/poll/4912071/">What do you want to see WPCandy doing at WordCamp Seattle this weekend?</a><span><a href="http://polldaddy.com/features-surveys/">customer surveys</a></span><br /> </p><div class="tentblogger-rss-footer"><p>You just finished reading <a href="http://wpcandy.com/?p=16980">WPCandy will be attending WordCamp Seattle this weekend</a> on <a href="http://wpcandy.com" title="WPCandy WordPress community news">WPCandy</a>. Please consider leaving a comment!</p><p></p></div>";s:7:"pubdate";s:31:"Wed, 13 Apr 2011 19:25:34 +0000";s:2:"dc";a:1:{s:7:"creator";s:9:"Ryan Imel";}s:7:"summary";s:1896:"<p><a href="http://wpcandy.com/?p=16980"><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-15873" title="WordCamp Seattle 2011 logo (teaser)" src="http://wpcandy.com/files/2011/03/wordcampseattle-teaser.png" alt="" width="600" height="181" /></a></p><p>I&#8217;m happy to say that WPCandy will be attending <a href="http://wordcampseattle.org/" title="WordCamp Seattle">WordCamp Seattle</a> this coming weekend. The big event is Saturday, and we&#8217;ll be there the whole time handing out WPCandy shirts, liveblogging, and hopefully absorbing some of the excess intelligence in the room.</p><p>Will you be attending this weekend? If so, be sure to let us know so we can say hi and get you a shirt (at least until we run out!). And hey, if you won&#8217;t be there this weekend, head after the jump and let us know what you&#8217;re most interested in seeing from us during the event. We have some ideas, but then again you folks always have great thoughts too!</p><p>Big <a href="http://wpcandy.com/thanks/the-theme-foundry" title="WPCandy thanks The Theme Foundry!">thanks to The Theme Foundry</a> for powering WPCandy to attend WordCamp Seattle this year. And if you haven&#8217;t considered it before, remember that you too can <a href="http://wpcandy.com/is/powered" title="WPCandy is powered by the community">power WPCandy</a>.</p><p><span id="more-16980"></span></p><p><br /> <br /> <a href="http://polldaddy.com/poll/4912071/">What do you want to see WPCandy doing at WordCamp Seattle this weekend?</a><span><a href="http://polldaddy.com/features-surveys/">customer surveys</a></span><br /> </p><div class="tentblogger-rss-footer"><p>You just finished reading <a href="http://wpcandy.com/?p=16980">WPCandy will be attending WordCamp Seattle this weekend</a> on <a href="http://wpcandy.com" title="WPCandy WordPress community news">WPCandy</a>. Please consider leaving a comment!</p><p></p></div>";}i:32;a:7:{s:5:"title";s:59:"Weblog Tools Collection: WordPress Plugin Releases for 4/13";s:4:"guid";s:40:"http://weblogtoolscollection.com/?p=9883";s:4:"link";s:73:"http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/weblogtoolscollection/UXMP/~3/_Nm_MZNDbww/";s:11:"description";s:1521:"<h3>New plugins</h3>
<p><a href="http://blog.no-panic.at/projects/foursquare-latest-checkins-wordpress-widget-plugin/"><strong>Foursquare Latest Checkins</strong></a> allows you to show your recent Foursquare checkins and the venue icon as a Widget in your blog’s sidebar.</p>
<p><a href="http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/static-html-output-plugin/"><strong>WP Static HTML Output</strong></a> produces a static HTML version of your WordPress install, incredibly useful for anyone who would like the publishing power of WordPress but whose webhost doesn&#8217;t allow dynamic PHP driven sites &#8211; such as MobileMe.</p>
<h3>Updated plugins</h3>
<p><a href="http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/add-to-any/"><strong>AddToAny: Share/Bookmark/Email Button</strong></a> helps people share, bookmark, and email your posts and pages using any service, such as Facebook, Twitter, Google Buzz, Digg, Delicious, and well over 100 more social bookmarking and sharing sites.</p>
<p><a href="http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/cart66-lite/"><strong>Cart66 Lite</strong></a> is a simple to use yet powerful eCommerce plugin for WordPress.</p>
<p><a href="http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/theme-check/"><strong>Theme-Check</strong></a> allows you to run checks on the current theme before uploading to WordPress. This plugin uses the same API and is kept more or less in sync with the WordPress.org uploader tool.</p>
<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/weblogtoolscollection/UXMP/~4/_Nm_MZNDbww" height="1" width="1" />";s:7:"pubdate";s:31:"Wed, 13 Apr 2011 13:00:44 +0000";s:2:"dc";a:1:{s:7:"creator";s:10:"James Huff";}s:7:"summary";s:1521:"<h3>New plugins</h3>
<p><a href="http://blog.no-panic.at/projects/foursquare-latest-checkins-wordpress-widget-plugin/"><strong>Foursquare Latest Checkins</strong></a> allows you to show your recent Foursquare checkins and the venue icon as a Widget in your blog’s sidebar.</p>
<p><a href="http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/static-html-output-plugin/"><strong>WP Static HTML Output</strong></a> produces a static HTML version of your WordPress install, incredibly useful for anyone who would like the publishing power of WordPress but whose webhost doesn&#8217;t allow dynamic PHP driven sites &#8211; such as MobileMe.</p>
<h3>Updated plugins</h3>
<p><a href="http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/add-to-any/"><strong>AddToAny: Share/Bookmark/Email Button</strong></a> helps people share, bookmark, and email your posts and pages using any service, such as Facebook, Twitter, Google Buzz, Digg, Delicious, and well over 100 more social bookmarking and sharing sites.</p>
<p><a href="http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/cart66-lite/"><strong>Cart66 Lite</strong></a> is a simple to use yet powerful eCommerce plugin for WordPress.</p>
<p><a href="http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/theme-check/"><strong>Theme-Check</strong></a> allows you to run checks on the current theme before uploading to WordPress. This plugin uses the same API and is kept more or less in sync with the WordPress.org uploader tool.</p>
<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/weblogtoolscollection/UXMP/~4/_Nm_MZNDbww" height="1" width="1" />";}i:33;a:7:{s:5:"title";s:62:"WPCandy: Winners: First group of Round 1 Theme Madness winners";s:4:"guid";s:27:"http://wpcandy.com/?p=16942";s:4:"link";s:97:"http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/wpcandy/~3/2AUZ5ENt81U/winners-first-group-of-round-1-game-winners";s:11:"description";s:11820:"<p><a href="http://wpcandy.com/?p=16942"><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-16943" title="Theme Madness Round 1 Day 1 Winners" src="http://wpcandy.com/files/2011/04/thememadnessround1day1winners-teaser.png" alt="" width="600" height="240" /></a></p><p>The <a title="WPCandy Theme Madness" href="http://wpcandy.com/series-on/theme-madness-2011">Theme Madness</a> tournament has been roaring along really well so far. We&#8217;re into our <a title="Third day of Theme Madness voting" href="http://wpcandy.com/announces/theme-madness-2011-round-1-day-3-voting">third day of voting</a>, with just a few hours left in the second day. But today we&#8217;re talking about Day 1 winners.</p><p>We have the results of eight games, eight winners, and one <em>very</em> close call. We&#8217;ll dig in just after the jump.</p><p><span id="more-16942"></span></p><h3>How we scored the games</h3><p>Just to recap, each game was run on three fronts. First, we counted up the polls for each game. Secondly, we counted up votes on Twitter. Finally, we counted up comments generated (if they were) on the competitor&#8217;s blogs. Top score won.</p><h3>Results of WooThemes vs. Themeopoly</h3><p><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-16947" title="WooThemes vs. Themeopoly" src="http://wpcandy.com/files/2011/04/woothemesvsthemeopoly.png" alt="" width="600" height="90" /></p><ul><li><span>1. WooThemes: 336 points</span></li><li><span>16. Themeopoly: 46 points</span></li></ul><p><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-16946" title="The Winner is WooThemes" src="http://wpcandy.com/files/2011/04/winner-woothemes.png" alt="" width="600" height="90" /></p><p>WooThemes now goes on to Round 2, where they will be in another match next week on April 18.</p><h3>Results of Theme Team vs. AppThemes</h3><p><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-16949" title="AppThemes vs. Theme Team" src="http://wpcandy.com/files/2011/04/appthemesvsthemeteam.png" alt="" width="600" height="90" /></p><ul><li><span>9. AppThemes: 110</span></li><li><span>8. Theme Team: 51</span></li></ul><p><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-16950" title="The Winner is AppThemes" src="http://wpcandy.com/files/2011/04/winner-appthemes.png" alt="" width="600" height="90" /></p><p>AppThemes now moves on to Round 2, where they will be in another match next week on April 18, against WooThemes.</p><h3>Results of ThemeForest vs. BioThemes</h3><p><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-16952" title="BioThemes vs. ThemeForest" src="http://wpcandy.com/files/2011/04/biothemesvsthemeforest.png" alt="" width="600" height="90" /></p><ul><li><span>1. ThemeForest: 324</span></li><li><span>16. BioThemes: 48</span></li></ul><p><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-16953" title="ThemeForest is the winner" src="http://wpcandy.com/files/2011/04/winner-themeforest.png" alt="" width="600" height="90" /></p><p>ThemeForest now moves on to Round 2, where they will be in another match next week on April 18.</p><h3>Results of Gabfire Themes vs. RichWP</h3><p><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-16954" title="Gabfire Theme vs RichWP" src="http://wpcandy.com/files/2011/04/gabfirevsrichwp.png" alt="" width="600" height="90" /></p><ul><li><span>8. Gabfire Themes: 82</span></li><li><span>9. RichWP: 79</span></li></ul><p><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-16955" title="The Winner is Gabfire Themes" src="http://wpcandy.com/files/2011/04/winner-gabfire.png" alt="" width="600" height="90" /></p><p>Gabfire Themes now moves on to Round 2, where they will be in another match next week on April 18, up against ThemeForest.</p><h3>Results of StudioPress vs. Themebaker</h3><p><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-16965" title="StudioPress vs. Themebaker" src="http://wpcandy.com/files/2011/04/studiopressvsthemebaker.png" alt="" width="600" height="90" /></p><ul><li><span>1. StudioPress: 156</span></li><li><span>16. Themebaker: 37</span></li></ul><p><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-16966" title="StudioPress is the Winner" src="http://wpcandy.com/files/2011/04/winner-studiopress.png" alt="" width="600" height="90" /></p><p>StudioPress now moves on to Round 2, where they will be in another match next week on April 18.</p><h3>Results of FlexiThemes vs. PremiumPress</h3><p><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-16957" title="FlexiThemes vs. PremiumPress" src="http://wpcandy.com/files/2011/04/flexithemesvspremiumpress.png" alt="" width="600" height="90" /></p><ul><li><span>8. FlexiThemes: 51</span></li><li><span>9. PremiumPress: 85</span></li></ul><p><img title="PremiumPress is the Winner" src="http://wpcandy.com/files/2011/04/winner-premiumpress.png" alt="" width="600" height="90" /></p><p>PremiumPress now moves on to Round 2, where they will be in another match next week on April 18 against StudioPress.</p><h3>Results of Obox Themes vs. Signature Theme</h3><p><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-16961" title="Signature vs. Obox" src="http://wpcandy.com/files/2011/04/signaturevsobox.png" alt="" width="600" height="90" /></p><ul><li><span>1. Obox Themes: 135</span></li><li><span>16. Signature Theme: 37</span></li></ul><p><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-16962" title="Obox is the Winner" src="http://wpcandy.com/files/2011/04/winner-obox.png" alt="" width="600" height="90" /></p><p>Obox Themes now moves on to Round 2, where they will be in another match next week on April 18.</p><h3>Results of BandThemer vs. UpThemes</h3><p><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-16967" title="UpThemes vs. BandThemer" src="http://wpcandy.com/files/2011/04/upthemesvsbandthemer.png" alt="" width="600" height="90" /></p><ul><li><span>8. BandThemer: 33</span></li><li><span>9. UpThemes: 97</span></li></ul><p><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-16968" title="UpThemes is the Winner" src="http://wpcandy.com/files/2011/04/winner-upthemes.png" alt="" width="600" height="90" /></p><p>UpThemes now moves on to Round 2, where they will be in another match next week on April 18, against Obox Themes.</p><h3>What do you think of the results so far?</h3><p>We&#8217;re beginning to see results show up on the big <a title="Theme Madness Bracket" href="http://wpcandy.com/theme-madness">Theme Madness Bracket</a>. How do you think the results are shaking out? Are you surprised by any of the results so far? How are your own personal brackets going?</p><h3>Updated Theme Madness Schedule</h3><table id="wp-table-reloaded-id-14-no-1" class="wp-table-reloaded wp-table-reloaded-id-14"><thead><tr class="row-1 odd"><th class="column-1"></th><th class="column-2">Bracket A</th><th class="column-3">Bracket B</th><th class="column-4">Bracket C</th><th class="column-5">Bracket D</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr class="row-2 even"><td class="column-1"><a href="http://wpcandy.com/announces/theme-madness-2011-round-1-day-1-voting">April 11</a></td><td class="column-2"><a href="http://www.woothemes.com/">WooThemes</a> vs. <a href="http://themeopoly.com/">Themeopoly</a></p><p><a href="http://gothemeteam.com/">Theme Team</a> vs. <a href="http://www.appthemes.com/">AppThemes</a></td><td class="column-3"><a href="http://themeforest.net/">ThemeForest</a> vs. <a href="http://biothemes.com/">BioThemes</a></p><p><a href="http://www.gabfire.com/">Gabfire Themes</a> vs. <a href="http://richwp.com/">RichWP</a></td><td class="column-4"><a href="http://www.studiopress.com/">StudioPress</a> vs. <a href="http://www.themebaker.com/">Themebaker</a></p><p><a href="http://flexithemes.com/">FlexiThemes</a> vs. <a href="http://premiumpress.com/">PremiumPress</a></td><td class="column-5"><a href="http://oboxthemes.com/">Obox Themes</a> vs. <a href="http://signaturetheme.com/">Signature Theme</a></p><p><a href="http://www.bandthemer.com/">BandThemer</a> vs. <a href="http://upthemes.com/">UpThemes</a></td></tr><tr class="row-3 odd"><td class="column-1">April 12</td><td class="column-2"><a href="http://graphpaperpress.com/">Graph Paper Press</a> vs. <a href="http://pandathemes.com/">Panda Themes</a></p><p><a href="http://www.organicthemes.com/">Organic Themes</a> vs. <a href="http://storefrontthemes.com/">Storefront Themes</a></td><td class="column-3"><a href="http://www.solostream.com/">Solostream</a> vs. <a href="http://themeshift.com/">ThemeShift</a></p><p><a href="http://themegarden.com/">ThemeGarden</a> vs. <a href="http://www.blogohblog.com/">BlogOhBlog</a></td><td class="column-4"><a href="http://themehybrid.com/">ThemeHybrid</a> vs. <a href="http://xtreme-theme.com/">Xtreme Theme</a></p><p><a href="http://crowdfavorite.com/">Crowd Favorite</a> vs. <a href="http://workingwireframes.com/">Working Wireframes</a></td><td class="column-5"><a href="http://themejam.com/">ThemeJam</a> vs. <a href="http://wpstartbox.com/">Startbox</a></p><p><a href="http://prothemedesign.com/">Pro Theme Design</a> vs. <a href="http://themeskingdom.com/">Themes Kingdom</a></td></tr><tr class="row-4 even"><td class="column-1">April 13</td><td class="column-2"><a href="http://themify.me/">Themify</a> vs. <a href="http://bizzthemes.com/">Bizz Themes</a></p><p><a href="http://www.elegantthemes.com/">Elegant Themes</a> vs. <a href="http://themetrust.com/">Theme Trust</a></td><td class="column-3"><a href="http://www.mojo-themes.com/">Mojo Themes</a> vs. <a href="http://www.theme-junkie.com/">Theme Junkie</a></p><p><a href="http://templatic.com/">Templatic</a> vs. <a href="http://www.chimerathemes.com/">ChimeraThemes</a></td><td class="column-4"><a href="http://www.wpbundle.com/">WPBundle</a> vs. <a href="http://catalysttheme.com/">Catalyst Theme</a></p><p><a href="http://headwaythemes.com/">Headway Themes</a> vs. <a href="http://alohathemes.com/">Aloha Themes</a></td><td class="column-5"><a href="http://www.kreativethemes.com/">KreativeThemes</a> vs. <a href="http://www.dessign.net/">Dessign</a></p><p><a href="http://press75.com/">Press75</a> vs. <a href="http://themes.bavotasan.com/">Themes by Bavotasan</a></td></tr><tr class="row-5 odd"><td class="column-1">April 14</td><td class="column-2"><a href="http://www.dev4press.com/">Dev4Press</a> vs. <a href="http://www.indonez.com/">Indonez</a></p><p><a href="http://ithemes.com/">iThemes</a> vs. <a href="http://www.themewarrior.com/">ThemeWarrior</a></td><td class="column-3"><a href="http://www.wpzoom.com/">WPZoom</a> vs. <a href="http://www.vivathemes.com/">Viva Themes</a></p><p><a href="http://www.pagelines.com/">Pagelines</a> vs.<a href="http://wonderthemes.com/"> Wonder Themes</a></td><td class="column-4"><a href="http://gorillathemes.com/">Gorilla Themes</a> vs. <a href="http://wpshower.com/">WPShower</a></p><p><a href="http://diythemes.com/">DIYThemes</a> vs. <a href="http://www.theme-force.com/">ThemeForce</a></td><td class="column-5"><a href="http://tokokoo.com/">Tokokoo</a> vs. <a href="http://standardtheme.com/">Standard Theme</a></p><p><a href="http://thethemefoundry.com/">Theme Foundry</a> vs. <a href="http://themefuse.com/">ThemeFuse</a></td></tr><tr class="row-6 even"><td class="column-1">April 18</td><td class="column-2"><a href="http://www.woothemes.com/">WooThemes</a> vs. <a href="http://www.appthemes.com/">AppThemes</a></td><td class="column-3"><a href="http://themeforest.net/">ThemeForest</a> vs. <a href="http://www.gabfire.com/">Gabfire Themes</a></td><td class="column-4"><a href="http://www.studiopress.com/">StudioPress</a> vs. <a href="http://premiumpress.com/">PremiumPress</a></td><td class="column-5"><a href="http://oboxthemes.com/">Obox Themes</a> vs. <a href="http://upthemes.com/">UpThemes</a></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="tentblogger-rss-footer"><p>You just finished reading <a href="http://wpcandy.com/?p=16942">Winners: First group of Round 1 Theme Madness winners</a> on <a href="http://wpcandy.com" title="WPCandy WordPress community news">WPCandy</a>. Please consider leaving a comment!</p><p></p></div>";s:7:"pubdate";s:31:"Wed, 13 Apr 2011 09:16:11 +0000";s:2:"dc";a:1:{s:7:"creator";s:9:"Ryan Imel";}s:7:"summary";s:11820:"<p><a href="http://wpcandy.com/?p=16942"><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-16943" title="Theme Madness Round 1 Day 1 Winners" src="http://wpcandy.com/files/2011/04/thememadnessround1day1winners-teaser.png" alt="" width="600" height="240" /></a></p><p>The <a title="WPCandy Theme Madness" href="http://wpcandy.com/series-on/theme-madness-2011">Theme Madness</a> tournament has been roaring along really well so far. We&#8217;re into our <a title="Third day of Theme Madness voting" href="http://wpcandy.com/announces/theme-madness-2011-round-1-day-3-voting">third day of voting</a>, with just a few hours left in the second day. But today we&#8217;re talking about Day 1 winners.</p><p>We have the results of eight games, eight winners, and one <em>very</em> close call. We&#8217;ll dig in just after the jump.</p><p><span id="more-16942"></span></p><h3>How we scored the games</h3><p>Just to recap, each game was run on three fronts. First, we counted up the polls for each game. Secondly, we counted up votes on Twitter. Finally, we counted up comments generated (if they were) on the competitor&#8217;s blogs. Top score won.</p><h3>Results of WooThemes vs. Themeopoly</h3><p><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-16947" title="WooThemes vs. Themeopoly" src="http://wpcandy.com/files/2011/04/woothemesvsthemeopoly.png" alt="" width="600" height="90" /></p><ul><li><span>1. WooThemes: 336 points</span></li><li><span>16. Themeopoly: 46 points</span></li></ul><p><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-16946" title="The Winner is WooThemes" src="http://wpcandy.com/files/2011/04/winner-woothemes.png" alt="" width="600" height="90" /></p><p>WooThemes now goes on to Round 2, where they will be in another match next week on April 18.</p><h3>Results of Theme Team vs. AppThemes</h3><p><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-16949" title="AppThemes vs. Theme Team" src="http://wpcandy.com/files/2011/04/appthemesvsthemeteam.png" alt="" width="600" height="90" /></p><ul><li><span>9. AppThemes: 110</span></li><li><span>8. Theme Team: 51</span></li></ul><p><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-16950" title="The Winner is AppThemes" src="http://wpcandy.com/files/2011/04/winner-appthemes.png" alt="" width="600" height="90" /></p><p>AppThemes now moves on to Round 2, where they will be in another match next week on April 18, against WooThemes.</p><h3>Results of ThemeForest vs. BioThemes</h3><p><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-16952" title="BioThemes vs. ThemeForest" src="http://wpcandy.com/files/2011/04/biothemesvsthemeforest.png" alt="" width="600" height="90" /></p><ul><li><span>1. ThemeForest: 324</span></li><li><span>16. BioThemes: 48</span></li></ul><p><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-16953" title="ThemeForest is the winner" src="http://wpcandy.com/files/2011/04/winner-themeforest.png" alt="" width="600" height="90" /></p><p>ThemeForest now moves on to Round 2, where they will be in another match next week on April 18.</p><h3>Results of Gabfire Themes vs. RichWP</h3><p><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-16954" title="Gabfire Theme vs RichWP" src="http://wpcandy.com/files/2011/04/gabfirevsrichwp.png" alt="" width="600" height="90" /></p><ul><li><span>8. Gabfire Themes: 82</span></li><li><span>9. RichWP: 79</span></li></ul><p><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-16955" title="The Winner is Gabfire Themes" src="http://wpcandy.com/files/2011/04/winner-gabfire.png" alt="" width="600" height="90" /></p><p>Gabfire Themes now moves on to Round 2, where they will be in another match next week on April 18, up against ThemeForest.</p><h3>Results of StudioPress vs. Themebaker</h3><p><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-16965" title="StudioPress vs. Themebaker" src="http://wpcandy.com/files/2011/04/studiopressvsthemebaker.png" alt="" width="600" height="90" /></p><ul><li><span>1. StudioPress: 156</span></li><li><span>16. Themebaker: 37</span></li></ul><p><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-16966" title="StudioPress is the Winner" src="http://wpcandy.com/files/2011/04/winner-studiopress.png" alt="" width="600" height="90" /></p><p>StudioPress now moves on to Round 2, where they will be in another match next week on April 18.</p><h3>Results of FlexiThemes vs. PremiumPress</h3><p><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-16957" title="FlexiThemes vs. PremiumPress" src="http://wpcandy.com/files/2011/04/flexithemesvspremiumpress.png" alt="" width="600" height="90" /></p><ul><li><span>8. FlexiThemes: 51</span></li><li><span>9. PremiumPress: 85</span></li></ul><p><img title="PremiumPress is the Winner" src="http://wpcandy.com/files/2011/04/winner-premiumpress.png" alt="" width="600" height="90" /></p><p>PremiumPress now moves on to Round 2, where they will be in another match next week on April 18 against StudioPress.</p><h3>Results of Obox Themes vs. Signature Theme</h3><p><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-16961" title="Signature vs. Obox" src="http://wpcandy.com/files/2011/04/signaturevsobox.png" alt="" width="600" height="90" /></p><ul><li><span>1. Obox Themes: 135</span></li><li><span>16. Signature Theme: 37</span></li></ul><p><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-16962" title="Obox is the Winner" src="http://wpcandy.com/files/2011/04/winner-obox.png" alt="" width="600" height="90" /></p><p>Obox Themes now moves on to Round 2, where they will be in another match next week on April 18.</p><h3>Results of BandThemer vs. UpThemes</h3><p><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-16967" title="UpThemes vs. BandThemer" src="http://wpcandy.com/files/2011/04/upthemesvsbandthemer.png" alt="" width="600" height="90" /></p><ul><li><span>8. BandThemer: 33</span></li><li><span>9. UpThemes: 97</span></li></ul><p><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-16968" title="UpThemes is the Winner" src="http://wpcandy.com/files/2011/04/winner-upthemes.png" alt="" width="600" height="90" /></p><p>UpThemes now moves on to Round 2, where they will be in another match next week on April 18, against Obox Themes.</p><h3>What do you think of the results so far?</h3><p>We&#8217;re beginning to see results show up on the big <a title="Theme Madness Bracket" href="http://wpcandy.com/theme-madness">Theme Madness Bracket</a>. How do you think the results are shaking out? Are you surprised by any of the results so far? How are your own personal brackets going?</p><h3>Updated Theme Madness Schedule</h3><table id="wp-table-reloaded-id-14-no-1" class="wp-table-reloaded wp-table-reloaded-id-14"><thead><tr class="row-1 odd"><th class="column-1"></th><th class="column-2">Bracket A</th><th class="column-3">Bracket B</th><th class="column-4">Bracket C</th><th class="column-5">Bracket D</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr class="row-2 even"><td class="column-1"><a href="http://wpcandy.com/announces/theme-madness-2011-round-1-day-1-voting">April 11</a></td><td class="column-2"><a href="http://www.woothemes.com/">WooThemes</a> vs. <a href="http://themeopoly.com/">Themeopoly</a></p><p><a href="http://gothemeteam.com/">Theme Team</a> vs. <a href="http://www.appthemes.com/">AppThemes</a></td><td class="column-3"><a href="http://themeforest.net/">ThemeForest</a> vs. <a href="http://biothemes.com/">BioThemes</a></p><p><a href="http://www.gabfire.com/">Gabfire Themes</a> vs. <a href="http://richwp.com/">RichWP</a></td><td class="column-4"><a href="http://www.studiopress.com/">StudioPress</a> vs. <a href="http://www.themebaker.com/">Themebaker</a></p><p><a href="http://flexithemes.com/">FlexiThemes</a> vs. <a href="http://premiumpress.com/">PremiumPress</a></td><td class="column-5"><a href="http://oboxthemes.com/">Obox Themes</a> vs. <a href="http://signaturetheme.com/">Signature Theme</a></p><p><a href="http://www.bandthemer.com/">BandThemer</a> vs. <a href="http://upthemes.com/">UpThemes</a></td></tr><tr class="row-3 odd"><td class="column-1">April 12</td><td class="column-2"><a href="http://graphpaperpress.com/">Graph Paper Press</a> vs. <a href="http://pandathemes.com/">Panda Themes</a></p><p><a href="http://www.organicthemes.com/">Organic Themes</a> vs. <a href="http://storefrontthemes.com/">Storefront Themes</a></td><td class="column-3"><a href="http://www.solostream.com/">Solostream</a> vs. <a href="http://themeshift.com/">ThemeShift</a></p><p><a href="http://themegarden.com/">ThemeGarden</a> vs. <a href="http://www.blogohblog.com/">BlogOhBlog</a></td><td class="column-4"><a href="http://themehybrid.com/">ThemeHybrid</a> vs. <a href="http://xtreme-theme.com/">Xtreme Theme</a></p><p><a href="http://crowdfavorite.com/">Crowd Favorite</a> vs. <a href="http://workingwireframes.com/">Working Wireframes</a></td><td class="column-5"><a href="http://themejam.com/">ThemeJam</a> vs. <a href="http://wpstartbox.com/">Startbox</a></p><p><a href="http://prothemedesign.com/">Pro Theme Design</a> vs. <a href="http://themeskingdom.com/">Themes Kingdom</a></td></tr><tr class="row-4 even"><td class="column-1">April 13</td><td class="column-2"><a href="http://themify.me/">Themify</a> vs. <a href="http://bizzthemes.com/">Bizz Themes</a></p><p><a href="http://www.elegantthemes.com/">Elegant Themes</a> vs. <a href="http://themetrust.com/">Theme Trust</a></td><td class="column-3"><a href="http://www.mojo-themes.com/">Mojo Themes</a> vs. <a href="http://www.theme-junkie.com/">Theme Junkie</a></p><p><a href="http://templatic.com/">Templatic</a> vs. <a href="http://www.chimerathemes.com/">ChimeraThemes</a></td><td class="column-4"><a href="http://www.wpbundle.com/">WPBundle</a> vs. <a href="http://catalysttheme.com/">Catalyst Theme</a></p><p><a href="http://headwaythemes.com/">Headway Themes</a> vs. <a href="http://alohathemes.com/">Aloha Themes</a></td><td class="column-5"><a href="http://www.kreativethemes.com/">KreativeThemes</a> vs. <a href="http://www.dessign.net/">Dessign</a></p><p><a href="http://press75.com/">Press75</a> vs. <a href="http://themes.bavotasan.com/">Themes by Bavotasan</a></td></tr><tr class="row-5 odd"><td class="column-1">April 14</td><td class="column-2"><a href="http://www.dev4press.com/">Dev4Press</a> vs. <a href="http://www.indonez.com/">Indonez</a></p><p><a href="http://ithemes.com/">iThemes</a> vs. <a href="http://www.themewarrior.com/">ThemeWarrior</a></td><td class="column-3"><a href="http://www.wpzoom.com/">WPZoom</a> vs. <a href="http://www.vivathemes.com/">Viva Themes</a></p><p><a href="http://www.pagelines.com/">Pagelines</a> vs.<a href="http://wonderthemes.com/"> Wonder Themes</a></td><td class="column-4"><a href="http://gorillathemes.com/">Gorilla Themes</a> vs. <a href="http://wpshower.com/">WPShower</a></p><p><a href="http://diythemes.com/">DIYThemes</a> vs. <a href="http://www.theme-force.com/">ThemeForce</a></td><td class="column-5"><a href="http://tokokoo.com/">Tokokoo</a> vs. <a href="http://standardtheme.com/">Standard Theme</a></p><p><a href="http://thethemefoundry.com/">Theme Foundry</a> vs. <a href="http://themefuse.com/">ThemeFuse</a></td></tr><tr class="row-6 even"><td class="column-1">April 18</td><td class="column-2"><a href="http://www.woothemes.com/">WooThemes</a> vs. <a href="http://www.appthemes.com/">AppThemes</a></td><td class="column-3"><a href="http://themeforest.net/">ThemeForest</a> vs. <a href="http://www.gabfire.com/">Gabfire Themes</a></td><td class="column-4"><a href="http://www.studiopress.com/">StudioPress</a> vs. <a href="http://premiumpress.com/">PremiumPress</a></td><td class="column-5"><a href="http://oboxthemes.com/">Obox Themes</a> vs. <a href="http://upthemes.com/">UpThemes</a></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="tentblogger-rss-footer"><p>You just finished reading <a href="http://wpcandy.com/?p=16942">Winners: First group of Round 1 Theme Madness winners</a> on <a href="http://wpcandy.com" title="WPCandy WordPress community news">WPCandy</a>. Please consider leaving a comment!</p><p></p></div>";}i:34;a:7:{s:5:"title";s:53:"WPCandy: Vote here: Theme Madness 2011, Round 1 Day 3";s:4:"guid";s:27:"http://wpcandy.com/?p=16931";s:4:"link";s:93:"http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/wpcandy/~3/lDzlxOtXTBc/theme-madness-2011-round-1-day-3-voting";s:11:"description";s:15297:"<p><a href="http://wpcandy.com/?p=16931"><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-16934" title="wpthememadnessvotingday3-teaser" src="http://wpcandy.com/files/2011/04/wpthememadnessvotingday3-teaser.png" alt="" width="600" height="240" /></a></p><p>This week we will be running through Round 1 of Theme Madness, with eight games happening each day. Today’s games will be:</p><ul><li><a title="Themify WordPress themes" href="http://themify.me/">Themify</a> vs. <a title="Bizz Themes WordPress themes" href="http://bizzthemes.com/">Bizz Themes</a></li><li><a title="Mojo Themes WordPress themes" href="http://www.mojo-themes.com/">Mojo Themes</a> vs. <a title="Theme Junkie WordPress themes" href="http://www.theme-junkie.com/">Theme Junkie</a></li><li><a title="WPBundle WordPress themes" href="http://www.wpbundle.com/">WPBundle</a> vs. <a title="Catalyst Theme for WordPress" href="http://catalysttheme.com/">Catalyst Theme</a></li><li><a title="KreativeThemes WordPress themes" href="http://www.kreativethemes.com/">KreativeThemes</a> vs. <a title="Dessign" href="http://www.dessign.net/">Dessign</a></li><li><a title="Elegant Themes WordPress themes" href="http://www.elegantthemes.com/">Elegant Themes</a> vs. <a title="Theme Trust WordPress themes" href="http://themetrust.com/">Theme Trust</a></li><li><a title="Templatic WordPress themes" href="http://templatic.com/">Templatic</a> vs. <a title="ChimeraThemes WordPress themes" href="http://www.chimerathemes.com/">ChimeraThemes</a></li><li><a title="Headway Themes WordPress themes" href="http://headwaythemes.com/">Headway Themes</a> vs. <a title="Aloha Themes WordPress themes" href="http://alohathemes.com/">Aloha Themes</a></li><li><a title="Press75 WordPress themes" href="http://www.press75.com/">Press75</a> vs. <a title="Themes by Bavotasan" href="http://themes.bavotasan.com/">Themes by Bavotasan</a></li></ul><p>All of the polls and instructions can be found just after the jump, so be sure to click through to have your voice heard. Voting will take place for the next 48 hours, and close at midnight on the 12th (Eastern Standard Time).</p><p>If you need a reminder, the rules can be found <a title="How to win your Theme Madness 2011 Trophy" href="http://wpcandy.com/announces/theme-madness-2011-rules">here</a>. Good luck to everyone playing!</p><p><span id="more-16931"></span></p><h3>Themify vs. Bizz Themes</h3><p><a name="pd_a_4908286"></a><div class="PDS_Poll" id="PDI_container4908286"></div><p><br /> <br /> <a href="http://polldaddy.com/poll/4908286/">View This Poll</a><br /><br /><span><a href="http://polldaddy.com/features-surveys/">online surveys</a></span><br /> </p><p>Remember, along with this poll you can also vote two other ways:</p><ul><li><strong>The away game:</strong> Tweet your vote using the <a title="#wpmadness hashtag on Twitter" href="http://search.twitter.com/search?q=%23wpmadness">#wpmadness</a> hashtag and mention either <a title="Themify on Twitter" href="http://twitter.com/#!/themify">@Themify</a> or <a title="Bizz Themes on Twitter" href="http://twitter.com/#!/bizzthemes">@BizzThemes</a>.</li><li><strong>The home game:</strong> If either Themify or Bizz Themes start up a post on their blog, your comment there will count as a vote as well.</li></ul><h3>Mojo Themes vs. ThemeJunkie</h3><p><a name="pd_a_4908293"></a><div class="PDS_Poll" id="PDI_container4908293"></div><p><br /> <br /> <a href="http://polldaddy.com/poll/4908293/">View This Poll</a><br /><br /><span><a href="http://polldaddy.com/features-surveys/">survey software</a></span><br /> </p><p>Remember, along with this poll you can also vote two other ways:</p><ul><li><strong>The away game:</strong> Tweet your vote using the <a title="#wpmadness hashtag on Twitter" href="http://search.twitter.com/search?q=%23wpmadness">#wpmadness</a> hashtag and mention either <a title="Mojo Themes on Twitter" href="http://twitter.com/#!/mojo_themes">@Mojo_Themes</a> or <a title="ThemeJunkie" href="http://twitter.com/#!/themejunkie">@ThemeJunkie</a>.</li><li><strong>The home game:</strong> If either Mojo Themes or ThemeJunkie start up a post on their blog, your comment there will count as a vote as well.</li></ul><h3>WPBundle vs. Catalyst Theme</h3><p><a name="pd_a_4908298"></a><div class="PDS_Poll" id="PDI_container4908298"></div><p><br /> <br /> <a href="http://polldaddy.com/poll/4908298/">View This Poll</a><br /><br /><span><a href="http://polldaddy.com/features-surveys/">survey software</a></span><br /> </p><p>Remember, along with this poll you can also vote two other ways:</p><ul><li><strong>The away game:</strong> Tweet your vote using the <a title="#wpmadness hashtag on Twitter" href="http://search.twitter.com/search?q=%23wpmadness">#wpmadness</a> hashtag and mention either <a title="WPBundle on Twitter" href="http://twitter.com/#!/wpbundle">@WPBundle</a> or <a title="Catalyst Theme" href="http://twitter.com/#!/catalysttheme">@CatalystTheme</a>.</li><li><strong>The home game:</strong> If either WPBundle or Catalyst Theme start up a post on their blog, your comment there will count as a vote as well.</li></ul><h3>KreativeThemes vs. Dessign</h3><p><a name="pd_a_4908302"></a><div class="PDS_Poll" id="PDI_container4908302"></div><p><br /> <br /> <a href="http://polldaddy.com/poll/4908302/">View This Poll</a><br /><br /><span><a href="http://polldaddy.com/features-surveys/">customer surveys</a></span><br /> </p><p>Remember, along with this poll you can also vote two other ways:</p><ul><li><strong>The away game:</strong> Tweet your vote using the <a title="#wpmadness hashtag on Twitter" href="http://search.twitter.com/search?q=%23wpmadness">#wpmadness</a> hashtag and mention either <a title="KreativeThemes on Twitter" href="http://twitter.com/#!/kreativethemes">@KreativeThemes</a> or <a title="Dessign on Twitter" href="http://twitter.com/#!/dessignnet">@dessignnet</a>.</li><li><strong>The home game:</strong> If either KreativeThemes or Dessign start up a post on their blog, your comment there will count as a vote as well.</li></ul><h3>Elegant Themes vs. Theme Trust</h3><p><a name="pd_a_4908307"></a><div class="PDS_Poll" id="PDI_container4908307"></div><p><br /> <br /> <a href="http://polldaddy.com/poll/4908307/">View This Poll</a><br /><br /><span><a href="http://polldaddy.com/features-surveys/">customer surveys</a></span><br /> </p><p>Remember, along with this poll you can also vote two other ways:</p><ul><li><strong>The away game:</strong> Tweet your vote using the <a title="#wpmadness hashtag on Twitter" href="http://search.twitter.com/search?q=%23wpmadness">#wpmadness</a> hashtag and mention either <a title="Elegant Themes on Twitter" href="http://twitter.com/#!/elegantthemes">@ElegantThemes</a> or <a title="Theme Trust on Twitter" href="http://twitter.com/#!/themetrust">@ThemeTrust</a>.</li><li><strong>The home game:</strong> If either Elegant Themes or Theme Trust start up a post on their blog, your comment there will count as a vote as well.</li></ul><h3>Templatic vs. ChimeraThemes</h3><p><a name="pd_a_4908314"></a><div class="PDS_Poll" id="PDI_container4908314"></div><p><br /> <br /> <a href="http://polldaddy.com/poll/4908314/">View This Poll</a><br /><br /><span><a href="http://polldaddy.com/features-surveys/">Market Research</a></span><br /> </p><p>Remember, along with this poll you can also vote two other ways:</p><ul><li><strong>The away game:</strong> Tweet your vote using the <a title="#wpmadness hashtag on Twitter" href="http://search.twitter.com/search?q=%23wpmadness">#wpmadness</a> hashtag and mention either <a title="Templatic on Twitter" href="http://twitter.com/#!/templatic">@Templatic</a> or <a title="Chimera Themes on Twitter" href="http://twitter.com/#!/chimerathemes">@ChimeraThemes</a>.</li><li><strong>The home game:</strong> If either Templatic or ChimeraThemes start up a post on their blog, your comment there will count as a vote as well.</li></ul><h3>Headway Themes vs. Aloha Themes</h3><p><a name="pd_a_4908315"></a><div class="PDS_Poll" id="PDI_container4908315"></div><p><br /> <br /> <a href="http://polldaddy.com/poll/4908315/">View This Poll</a><br /><br /><span><a href="http://polldaddy.com/features-surveys/">online survey</a></span><br /> </p><p>Remember, along with this poll you can also vote two other ways:</p><ul><li><strong>The away game:</strong> Tweet your vote using the <a title="#wpmadness hashtag on Twitter" href="http://search.twitter.com/search?q=%23wpmadness">#wpmadness</a> hashtag and mention either <a title="Headway Themes on Twitter" href="http://twitter.com/#!/headwaythemes">@HeadwayThemes</a> or <a title="Aloha Themes on Twitter" href="http://twitter.com/#!/alohathemes">@AlohaThemes</a>.</li><li><strong>The home game:</strong> If either Headway Themes or Aloha Themes start up a post on their blog, your comment there will count as a vote as well.</li></ul><h3>Press75 vs. Themes by Bavotasan</h3><p><a name="pd_a_4908320"></a><div class="PDS_Poll" id="PDI_container4908320"></div><p><br /> <br /> <a href="http://polldaddy.com/poll/4908320/">View This Poll</a><br /><br /><span><a href="http://polldaddy.com/features-surveys/">online survey</a></span><br /> </p><p>Remember, along with this poll you can also vote two other ways:</p><ul><li><strong>The away game:</strong> Tweet your vote using the <a title="#wpmadness hashtag on Twitter" href="http://search.twitter.com/search?q=%23wpmadness">#wpmadness</a> hashtag and mention either <a title="Press75 on Twitter" href="http://twitter.com/#!/press75">@Press75</a> or <a title="Bavotasan on Twitter" href="http://twitter.com/#!/bavotasan">@Bavotasan</a>.</li><li><strong>The home game:</strong> If either Press75 or Themes by Bavotasan start up a post on their blog, your comment there will count as a vote as well.</li></ul><h3>Theme Madness 2011 Game Schedule</h3><table id="wp-table-reloaded-id-14-no-1" class="wp-table-reloaded wp-table-reloaded-id-14"><thead><tr class="row-1 odd"><th class="column-1"></th><th class="column-2">Bracket A</th><th class="column-3">Bracket B</th><th class="column-4">Bracket C</th><th class="column-5">Bracket D</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr class="row-2 even"><td class="column-1"><a href="http://wpcandy.com/announces/theme-madness-2011-round-1-day-1-voting">April 11</a></td><td class="column-2"><a href="http://www.woothemes.com/">WooThemes</a> vs. <a href="http://themeopoly.com/">Themeopoly</a></p><p><a href="http://gothemeteam.com/">Theme Team</a> vs. <a href="http://www.appthemes.com/">AppThemes</a></td><td class="column-3"><a href="http://themeforest.net/">ThemeForest</a> vs. <a href="http://biothemes.com/">BioThemes</a></p><p><a href="http://www.gabfire.com/">Gabfire Themes</a> vs. <a href="http://richwp.com/">RichWP</a></td><td class="column-4"><a href="http://www.studiopress.com/">StudioPress</a> vs. <a href="http://www.themebaker.com/">Themebaker</a></p><p><a href="http://flexithemes.com/">FlexiThemes</a> vs. <a href="http://premiumpress.com/">PremiumPress</a></td><td class="column-5"><a href="http://oboxthemes.com/">Obox Themes</a> vs. <a href="http://signaturetheme.com/">Signature Theme</a></p><p><a href="http://www.bandthemer.com/">BandThemer</a> vs. <a href="http://upthemes.com/">UpThemes</a></td></tr><tr class="row-3 odd"><td class="column-1">April 12</td><td class="column-2"><a href="http://graphpaperpress.com/">Graph Paper Press</a> vs. <a href="http://pandathemes.com/">Panda Themes</a></p><p><a href="http://www.organicthemes.com/">Organic Themes</a> vs. <a href="http://storefrontthemes.com/">Storefront Themes</a></td><td class="column-3"><a href="http://www.solostream.com/">Solostream</a> vs. <a href="http://themeshift.com/">ThemeShift</a></p><p><a href="http://themegarden.com/">ThemeGarden</a> vs. <a href="http://www.blogohblog.com/">BlogOhBlog</a></td><td class="column-4"><a href="http://themehybrid.com/">ThemeHybrid</a> vs. <a href="http://xtreme-theme.com/">Xtreme Theme</a></p><p><a href="http://crowdfavorite.com/">Crowd Favorite</a> vs. <a href="http://workingwireframes.com/">Working Wireframes</a></td><td class="column-5"><a href="http://themejam.com/">ThemeJam</a> vs. <a href="http://wpstartbox.com/">Startbox</a></p><p><a href="http://prothemedesign.com/">Pro Theme Design</a> vs. <a href="http://themeskingdom.com/">Themes Kingdom</a></td></tr><tr class="row-4 even"><td class="column-1">April 13</td><td class="column-2"><a href="http://themify.me/">Themify</a> vs. <a href="http://bizzthemes.com/">Bizz Themes</a></p><p><a href="http://www.elegantthemes.com/">Elegant Themes</a> vs. <a href="http://themetrust.com/">Theme Trust</a></td><td class="column-3"><a href="http://www.mojo-themes.com/">Mojo Themes</a> vs. <a href="http://www.theme-junkie.com/">Theme Junkie</a></p><p><a href="http://templatic.com/">Templatic</a> vs. <a href="http://www.chimerathemes.com/">ChimeraThemes</a></td><td class="column-4"><a href="http://www.wpbundle.com/">WPBundle</a> vs. <a href="http://catalysttheme.com/">Catalyst Theme</a></p><p><a href="http://headwaythemes.com/">Headway Themes</a> vs. <a href="http://alohathemes.com/">Aloha Themes</a></td><td class="column-5"><a href="http://www.kreativethemes.com/">KreativeThemes</a> vs. <a href="http://www.dessign.net/">Dessign</a></p><p><a href="http://press75.com/">Press75</a> vs. <a href="http://themes.bavotasan.com/">Themes by Bavotasan</a></td></tr><tr class="row-5 odd"><td class="column-1">April 14</td><td class="column-2"><a href="http://www.dev4press.com/">Dev4Press</a> vs. <a href="http://www.indonez.com/">Indonez</a></p><p><a href="http://ithemes.com/">iThemes</a> vs. <a href="http://www.themewarrior.com/">ThemeWarrior</a></td><td class="column-3"><a href="http://www.wpzoom.com/">WPZoom</a> vs. <a href="http://www.vivathemes.com/">Viva Themes</a></p><p><a href="http://www.pagelines.com/">Pagelines</a> vs.<a href="http://wonderthemes.com/"> Wonder Themes</a></td><td class="column-4"><a href="http://gorillathemes.com/">Gorilla Themes</a> vs. <a href="http://wpshower.com/">WPShower</a></p><p><a href="http://diythemes.com/">DIYThemes</a> vs. <a href="http://www.theme-force.com/">ThemeForce</a></td><td class="column-5"><a href="http://tokokoo.com/">Tokokoo</a> vs. <a href="http://standardtheme.com/">Standard Theme</a></p><p><a href="http://thethemefoundry.com/">Theme Foundry</a> vs. <a href="http://themefuse.com/">ThemeFuse</a></td></tr><tr class="row-6 even"><td class="column-1">April 18</td><td class="column-2"><a href="http://www.woothemes.com/">WooThemes</a> vs. <a href="http://www.appthemes.com/">AppThemes</a></td><td class="column-3"><a href="http://themeforest.net/">ThemeForest</a> vs. <a href="http://www.gabfire.com/">Gabfire Themes</a></td><td class="column-4"><a href="http://www.studiopress.com/">StudioPress</a> vs. <a href="http://premiumpress.com/">PremiumPress</a></td><td class="column-5"><a href="http://oboxthemes.com/">Obox Themes</a> vs. <a href="http://upthemes.com/">UpThemes</a></td></tr></tbody></table><p>&nbsp;</p><div class="tentblogger-rss-footer"><p>You just finished reading <a href="http://wpcandy.com/?p=16931">Vote here: Theme Madness 2011, Round 1 Day 3</a> on <a href="http://wpcandy.com" title="WPCandy WordPress community news">WPCandy</a>. Please consider leaving a comment!</p><p></p></div>";s:7:"pubdate";s:31:"Wed, 13 Apr 2011 06:44:43 +0000";s:2:"dc";a:1:{s:7:"creator";s:9:"Ryan Imel";}s:7:"summary";s:15297:"<p><a href="http://wpcandy.com/?p=16931"><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-16934" title="wpthememadnessvotingday3-teaser" src="http://wpcandy.com/files/2011/04/wpthememadnessvotingday3-teaser.png" alt="" width="600" height="240" /></a></p><p>This week we will be running through Round 1 of Theme Madness, with eight games happening each day. Today’s games will be:</p><ul><li><a title="Themify WordPress themes" href="http://themify.me/">Themify</a> vs. <a title="Bizz Themes WordPress themes" href="http://bizzthemes.com/">Bizz Themes</a></li><li><a title="Mojo Themes WordPress themes" href="http://www.mojo-themes.com/">Mojo Themes</a> vs. <a title="Theme Junkie WordPress themes" href="http://www.theme-junkie.com/">Theme Junkie</a></li><li><a title="WPBundle WordPress themes" href="http://www.wpbundle.com/">WPBundle</a> vs. <a title="Catalyst Theme for WordPress" href="http://catalysttheme.com/">Catalyst Theme</a></li><li><a title="KreativeThemes WordPress themes" href="http://www.kreativethemes.com/">KreativeThemes</a> vs. <a title="Dessign" href="http://www.dessign.net/">Dessign</a></li><li><a title="Elegant Themes WordPress themes" href="http://www.elegantthemes.com/">Elegant Themes</a> vs. <a title="Theme Trust WordPress themes" href="http://themetrust.com/">Theme Trust</a></li><li><a title="Templatic WordPress themes" href="http://templatic.com/">Templatic</a> vs. <a title="ChimeraThemes WordPress themes" href="http://www.chimerathemes.com/">ChimeraThemes</a></li><li><a title="Headway Themes WordPress themes" href="http://headwaythemes.com/">Headway Themes</a> vs. <a title="Aloha Themes WordPress themes" href="http://alohathemes.com/">Aloha Themes</a></li><li><a title="Press75 WordPress themes" href="http://www.press75.com/">Press75</a> vs. <a title="Themes by Bavotasan" href="http://themes.bavotasan.com/">Themes by Bavotasan</a></li></ul><p>All of the polls and instructions can be found just after the jump, so be sure to click through to have your voice heard. Voting will take place for the next 48 hours, and close at midnight on the 12th (Eastern Standard Time).</p><p>If you need a reminder, the rules can be found <a title="How to win your Theme Madness 2011 Trophy" href="http://wpcandy.com/announces/theme-madness-2011-rules">here</a>. Good luck to everyone playing!</p><p><span id="more-16931"></span></p><h3>Themify vs. Bizz Themes</h3><p><a name="pd_a_4908286"></a><div class="PDS_Poll" id="PDI_container4908286"></div><p><br /> <br /> <a href="http://polldaddy.com/poll/4908286/">View This Poll</a><br /><br /><span><a href="http://polldaddy.com/features-surveys/">online surveys</a></span><br /> </p><p>Remember, along with this poll you can also vote two other ways:</p><ul><li><strong>The away game:</strong> Tweet your vote using the <a title="#wpmadness hashtag on Twitter" href="http://search.twitter.com/search?q=%23wpmadness">#wpmadness</a> hashtag and mention either <a title="Themify on Twitter" href="http://twitter.com/#!/themify">@Themify</a> or <a title="Bizz Themes on Twitter" href="http://twitter.com/#!/bizzthemes">@BizzThemes</a>.</li><li><strong>The home game:</strong> If either Themify or Bizz Themes start up a post on their blog, your comment there will count as a vote as well.</li></ul><h3>Mojo Themes vs. ThemeJunkie</h3><p><a name="pd_a_4908293"></a><div class="PDS_Poll" id="PDI_container4908293"></div><p><br /> <br /> <a href="http://polldaddy.com/poll/4908293/">View This Poll</a><br /><br /><span><a href="http://polldaddy.com/features-surveys/">survey software</a></span><br /> </p><p>Remember, along with this poll you can also vote two other ways:</p><ul><li><strong>The away game:</strong> Tweet your vote using the <a title="#wpmadness hashtag on Twitter" href="http://search.twitter.com/search?q=%23wpmadness">#wpmadness</a> hashtag and mention either <a title="Mojo Themes on Twitter" href="http://twitter.com/#!/mojo_themes">@Mojo_Themes</a> or <a title="ThemeJunkie" href="http://twitter.com/#!/themejunkie">@ThemeJunkie</a>.</li><li><strong>The home game:</strong> If either Mojo Themes or ThemeJunkie start up a post on their blog, your comment there will count as a vote as well.</li></ul><h3>WPBundle vs. Catalyst Theme</h3><p><a name="pd_a_4908298"></a><div class="PDS_Poll" id="PDI_container4908298"></div><p><br /> <br /> <a href="http://polldaddy.com/poll/4908298/">View This Poll</a><br /><br /><span><a href="http://polldaddy.com/features-surveys/">survey software</a></span><br /> </p><p>Remember, along with this poll you can also vote two other ways:</p><ul><li><strong>The away game:</strong> Tweet your vote using the <a title="#wpmadness hashtag on Twitter" href="http://search.twitter.com/search?q=%23wpmadness">#wpmadness</a> hashtag and mention either <a title="WPBundle on Twitter" href="http://twitter.com/#!/wpbundle">@WPBundle</a> or <a title="Catalyst Theme" href="http://twitter.com/#!/catalysttheme">@CatalystTheme</a>.</li><li><strong>The home game:</strong> If either WPBundle or Catalyst Theme start up a post on their blog, your comment there will count as a vote as well.</li></ul><h3>KreativeThemes vs. Dessign</h3><p><a name="pd_a_4908302"></a><div class="PDS_Poll" id="PDI_container4908302"></div><p><br /> <br /> <a href="http://polldaddy.com/poll/4908302/">View This Poll</a><br /><br /><span><a href="http://polldaddy.com/features-surveys/">customer surveys</a></span><br /> </p><p>Remember, along with this poll you can also vote two other ways:</p><ul><li><strong>The away game:</strong> Tweet your vote using the <a title="#wpmadness hashtag on Twitter" href="http://search.twitter.com/search?q=%23wpmadness">#wpmadness</a> hashtag and mention either <a title="KreativeThemes on Twitter" href="http://twitter.com/#!/kreativethemes">@KreativeThemes</a> or <a title="Dessign on Twitter" href="http://twitter.com/#!/dessignnet">@dessignnet</a>.</li><li><strong>The home game:</strong> If either KreativeThemes or Dessign start up a post on their blog, your comment there will count as a vote as well.</li></ul><h3>Elegant Themes vs. Theme Trust</h3><p><a name="pd_a_4908307"></a><div class="PDS_Poll" id="PDI_container4908307"></div><p><br /> <br /> <a href="http://polldaddy.com/poll/4908307/">View This Poll</a><br /><br /><span><a href="http://polldaddy.com/features-surveys/">customer surveys</a></span><br /> </p><p>Remember, along with this poll you can also vote two other ways:</p><ul><li><strong>The away game:</strong> Tweet your vote using the <a title="#wpmadness hashtag on Twitter" href="http://search.twitter.com/search?q=%23wpmadness">#wpmadness</a> hashtag and mention either <a title="Elegant Themes on Twitter" href="http://twitter.com/#!/elegantthemes">@ElegantThemes</a> or <a title="Theme Trust on Twitter" href="http://twitter.com/#!/themetrust">@ThemeTrust</a>.</li><li><strong>The home game:</strong> If either Elegant Themes or Theme Trust start up a post on their blog, your comment there will count as a vote as well.</li></ul><h3>Templatic vs. ChimeraThemes</h3><p><a name="pd_a_4908314"></a><div class="PDS_Poll" id="PDI_container4908314"></div><p><br /> <br /> <a href="http://polldaddy.com/poll/4908314/">View This Poll</a><br /><br /><span><a href="http://polldaddy.com/features-surveys/">Market Research</a></span><br /> </p><p>Remember, along with this poll you can also vote two other ways:</p><ul><li><strong>The away game:</strong> Tweet your vote using the <a title="#wpmadness hashtag on Twitter" href="http://search.twitter.com/search?q=%23wpmadness">#wpmadness</a> hashtag and mention either <a title="Templatic on Twitter" href="http://twitter.com/#!/templatic">@Templatic</a> or <a title="Chimera Themes on Twitter" href="http://twitter.com/#!/chimerathemes">@ChimeraThemes</a>.</li><li><strong>The home game:</strong> If either Templatic or ChimeraThemes start up a post on their blog, your comment there will count as a vote as well.</li></ul><h3>Headway Themes vs. Aloha Themes</h3><p><a name="pd_a_4908315"></a><div class="PDS_Poll" id="PDI_container4908315"></div><p><br /> <br /> <a href="http://polldaddy.com/poll/4908315/">View This Poll</a><br /><br /><span><a href="http://polldaddy.com/features-surveys/">online survey</a></span><br /> </p><p>Remember, along with this poll you can also vote two other ways:</p><ul><li><strong>The away game:</strong> Tweet your vote using the <a title="#wpmadness hashtag on Twitter" href="http://search.twitter.com/search?q=%23wpmadness">#wpmadness</a> hashtag and mention either <a title="Headway Themes on Twitter" href="http://twitter.com/#!/headwaythemes">@HeadwayThemes</a> or <a title="Aloha Themes on Twitter" href="http://twitter.com/#!/alohathemes">@AlohaThemes</a>.</li><li><strong>The home game:</strong> If either Headway Themes or Aloha Themes start up a post on their blog, your comment there will count as a vote as well.</li></ul><h3>Press75 vs. Themes by Bavotasan</h3><p><a name="pd_a_4908320"></a><div class="PDS_Poll" id="PDI_container4908320"></div><p><br /> <br /> <a href="http://polldaddy.com/poll/4908320/">View This Poll</a><br /><br /><span><a href="http://polldaddy.com/features-surveys/">online survey</a></span><br /> </p><p>Remember, along with this poll you can also vote two other ways:</p><ul><li><strong>The away game:</strong> Tweet your vote using the <a title="#wpmadness hashtag on Twitter" href="http://search.twitter.com/search?q=%23wpmadness">#wpmadness</a> hashtag and mention either <a title="Press75 on Twitter" href="http://twitter.com/#!/press75">@Press75</a> or <a title="Bavotasan on Twitter" href="http://twitter.com/#!/bavotasan">@Bavotasan</a>.</li><li><strong>The home game:</strong> If either Press75 or Themes by Bavotasan start up a post on their blog, your comment there will count as a vote as well.</li></ul><h3>Theme Madness 2011 Game Schedule</h3><table id="wp-table-reloaded-id-14-no-1" class="wp-table-reloaded wp-table-reloaded-id-14"><thead><tr class="row-1 odd"><th class="column-1"></th><th class="column-2">Bracket A</th><th class="column-3">Bracket B</th><th class="column-4">Bracket C</th><th class="column-5">Bracket D</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr class="row-2 even"><td class="column-1"><a href="http://wpcandy.com/announces/theme-madness-2011-round-1-day-1-voting">April 11</a></td><td class="column-2"><a href="http://www.woothemes.com/">WooThemes</a> vs. <a href="http://themeopoly.com/">Themeopoly</a></p><p><a href="http://gothemeteam.com/">Theme Team</a> vs. <a href="http://www.appthemes.com/">AppThemes</a></td><td class="column-3"><a href="http://themeforest.net/">ThemeForest</a> vs. <a href="http://biothemes.com/">BioThemes</a></p><p><a href="http://www.gabfire.com/">Gabfire Themes</a> vs. <a href="http://richwp.com/">RichWP</a></td><td class="column-4"><a href="http://www.studiopress.com/">StudioPress</a> vs. <a href="http://www.themebaker.com/">Themebaker</a></p><p><a href="http://flexithemes.com/">FlexiThemes</a> vs. <a href="http://premiumpress.com/">PremiumPress</a></td><td class="column-5"><a href="http://oboxthemes.com/">Obox Themes</a> vs. <a href="http://signaturetheme.com/">Signature Theme</a></p><p><a href="http://www.bandthemer.com/">BandThemer</a> vs. <a href="http://upthemes.com/">UpThemes</a></td></tr><tr class="row-3 odd"><td class="column-1">April 12</td><td class="column-2"><a href="http://graphpaperpress.com/">Graph Paper Press</a> vs. <a href="http://pandathemes.com/">Panda Themes</a></p><p><a href="http://www.organicthemes.com/">Organic Themes</a> vs. <a href="http://storefrontthemes.com/">Storefront Themes</a></td><td class="column-3"><a href="http://www.solostream.com/">Solostream</a> vs. <a href="http://themeshift.com/">ThemeShift</a></p><p><a href="http://themegarden.com/">ThemeGarden</a> vs. <a href="http://www.blogohblog.com/">BlogOhBlog</a></td><td class="column-4"><a href="http://themehybrid.com/">ThemeHybrid</a> vs. <a href="http://xtreme-theme.com/">Xtreme Theme</a></p><p><a href="http://crowdfavorite.com/">Crowd Favorite</a> vs. <a href="http://workingwireframes.com/">Working Wireframes</a></td><td class="column-5"><a href="http://themejam.com/">ThemeJam</a> vs. <a href="http://wpstartbox.com/">Startbox</a></p><p><a href="http://prothemedesign.com/">Pro Theme Design</a> vs. <a href="http://themeskingdom.com/">Themes Kingdom</a></td></tr><tr class="row-4 even"><td class="column-1">April 13</td><td class="column-2"><a href="http://themify.me/">Themify</a> vs. <a href="http://bizzthemes.com/">Bizz Themes</a></p><p><a href="http://www.elegantthemes.com/">Elegant Themes</a> vs. <a href="http://themetrust.com/">Theme Trust</a></td><td class="column-3"><a href="http://www.mojo-themes.com/">Mojo Themes</a> vs. <a href="http://www.theme-junkie.com/">Theme Junkie</a></p><p><a href="http://templatic.com/">Templatic</a> vs. <a href="http://www.chimerathemes.com/">ChimeraThemes</a></td><td class="column-4"><a href="http://www.wpbundle.com/">WPBundle</a> vs. <a href="http://catalysttheme.com/">Catalyst Theme</a></p><p><a href="http://headwaythemes.com/">Headway Themes</a> vs. <a href="http://alohathemes.com/">Aloha Themes</a></td><td class="column-5"><a href="http://www.kreativethemes.com/">KreativeThemes</a> vs. <a href="http://www.dessign.net/">Dessign</a></p><p><a href="http://press75.com/">Press75</a> vs. <a href="http://themes.bavotasan.com/">Themes by Bavotasan</a></td></tr><tr class="row-5 odd"><td class="column-1">April 14</td><td class="column-2"><a href="http://www.dev4press.com/">Dev4Press</a> vs. <a href="http://www.indonez.com/">Indonez</a></p><p><a href="http://ithemes.com/">iThemes</a> vs. <a href="http://www.themewarrior.com/">ThemeWarrior</a></td><td class="column-3"><a href="http://www.wpzoom.com/">WPZoom</a> vs. <a href="http://www.vivathemes.com/">Viva Themes</a></p><p><a href="http://www.pagelines.com/">Pagelines</a> vs.<a href="http://wonderthemes.com/"> Wonder Themes</a></td><td class="column-4"><a href="http://gorillathemes.com/">Gorilla Themes</a> vs. <a href="http://wpshower.com/">WPShower</a></p><p><a href="http://diythemes.com/">DIYThemes</a> vs. <a href="http://www.theme-force.com/">ThemeForce</a></td><td class="column-5"><a href="http://tokokoo.com/">Tokokoo</a> vs. <a href="http://standardtheme.com/">Standard Theme</a></p><p><a href="http://thethemefoundry.com/">Theme Foundry</a> vs. <a href="http://themefuse.com/">ThemeFuse</a></td></tr><tr class="row-6 even"><td class="column-1">April 18</td><td class="column-2"><a href="http://www.woothemes.com/">WooThemes</a> vs. <a href="http://www.appthemes.com/">AppThemes</a></td><td class="column-3"><a href="http://themeforest.net/">ThemeForest</a> vs. <a href="http://www.gabfire.com/">Gabfire Themes</a></td><td class="column-4"><a href="http://www.studiopress.com/">StudioPress</a> vs. <a href="http://premiumpress.com/">PremiumPress</a></td><td class="column-5"><a href="http://oboxthemes.com/">Obox Themes</a> vs. <a href="http://upthemes.com/">UpThemes</a></td></tr></tbody></table><p>&nbsp;</p><div class="tentblogger-rss-footer"><p>You just finished reading <a href="http://wpcandy.com/?p=16931">Vote here: Theme Madness 2011, Round 1 Day 3</a> on <a href="http://wpcandy.com" title="WPCandy WordPress community news">WPCandy</a>. Please consider leaving a comment!</p><p></p></div>";}i:35;a:7:{s:5:"title";s:71:"WPCandy: The WPCandy Show, episode 1: “One is the loneliest number”";s:4:"guid";s:27:"http://wpcandy.com/?p=16893";s:4:"link";s:60:"http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/wpcandy/~3/4yJa0f2YGtk/ep-001";s:11:"description";s:6439:"<p><a href="http://wpcandy.com/?p=16893"><img src="http://wpcandy.com/files/2011/04/wpcandyshowep1-teaser.jpg" alt="" title="WPCandy Show episode 1 (teaser)" width="600" height="282" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-16917" /></a></p><p>I&#8217;m excited to present the first episode of a new production here at WPCandy: The WPCandy Show. We love creating blog posts about WordPress, <a href="http://wpcandy.com/podcasts">podcasts about WordPress</a>, and now, finally, we can create videos about WordPress.</p><p>The WPCandy Show, our first video podcast, will bring you the week&#8217;s biggest WordPress news in a quick video format. We&#8217;ll soon have the show available in other subscription formats such as iTunes and YouTube as well.</p><p>The video is embedded just after the jump, as well as the show notes. If you have a minute, take a look and let us know what you think!</p><p><span id="more-16893"></span></p><div id="the-show-player"> </div><h3>Show Notes</h3><p>This week on the show a number of news topics were mentioned:</p><ul><li><a href="http://wpcandy.com/reports/wordpress-all-in-one-for-dummies-now-available-on-amazon">WordPress All in One for Dummies is available on Amazon.</a></li><li><a href="http://wpcandy.com/series-on/theme-madness-2011">Theme Madness is underway.</a></li><li><a href="http://wordcampseattle.org/">WordCamp Seattle</a> is this upcoming weekend, and WPCandy will be there.</li><li>Joshua Strebel <a href="http://wpcandy.com/thinks/is-tumblr-the-new-wordpress">contributed an editorial</a> last week that was commented on quite a bit. It also put us on Hacker News for a while, bringing us a new traffic record!</li></ul><p>A number of WordPress videos were also mentioned during the show:</p><ul><li><a href="http://wpcandy.com/watches/allure-themes-pre-launch-preview">The pre-launch webinar for Allure Themes</a>.</li><li><a href="http://wpcandy.com/watches/adii-pienaar-interviewed-discusses-the-success-of-woothemes">A video interview with Adii Pienaar</a>.</li><li><a href="http://wpcandy.com/watches/mixergy-interview-with-collis-taeed-of-envato">Collis Ta&#8217;eed of Envato was interviewed on Mixergy</a>.</li><li><a href="http://wpcandy.com/watches/jason-schuller-interviewed-about-web-design">Jason Schuller was interviewed on Freelance Jam</a>.</li><li><a href="http://wpcandy.com/watches/the-making-of-an-obox-theme">We also have the time-lapsed creation of an Obox theme</a>.</li></ul><h3 id="copy-hide-trigger">Show Episode Transcript</h3><div id="copy-hide"> Welcome to The WPCandy Show, your weekly source of WordPress community news. This is episode #1, and I&#8217;m your host Ryan Imel.</p><p>On today&#8217;s show we have a new WordCamp coming up, an update on Theme Madness, and a new record for WPCandy. Let&#8217;s get to it.</p><p>Big news this week, WordPress All in One for Dummies is now available. This is another WordPress book authored by Lisa Sabin-Wilson, the author of WordPress for Dummies, though this time she is joined by Cory Miller of iThemes, Kevin Palmer of Convertiv, Andrea Rennick of WPeBooks, and Michael Torbert of All in One SEO Pack. The book is currently available through Amazon, but will hit brick and mortar retailers on the 19th.</p><p>WPCandy&#8217;s own Theme Madness tournament is underway this month. For those who don&#8217;t know, Theme Madness is our game to determine the best WordPress theme vendor out there. Or at least, to determine which one can rally the most support. We are working through a bracket with 64 teams, and are currently wrapping up Round 1. Be sure to visit the WPCandy blog to see who wins the hand made WPCandy trophy.</p><p>WordCamp Seattle is happening this weekend, on Saturday. There are three tracks, a User Track, a Theming Track, and a Development Track. The special guest will be Alex King of Crowd Favorite, who will be interviewed at the end of the day by Nick Ohrn about his WordPress business success. Well, the other special guests will be the WPCandy crew, who will be there and liveblogging the whole thing, so you won&#8217;t miss any of the good stuff.</p><p>Big thanks to The Theme Foundry who powered us to attend WordCamp Seattle this year. Of course, The Theme Foundry isn&#8217;t the only one who can power WPCandy. Believe it or not, anyone can. See, at WPCandy we don&#8217;t take advertisers. Instead, we use a system where the community itself powers us. You can power a post, a day of content, a trip to a WordCamp, or simple a $5 monthly subscription. Every little bit helps us do what we do, and keep our content ad free. Head over to wpcandy.com/is/powered if you&#8217;re interested in helping us out.</p><p>We&#8217;ll be right back after this ad &#8212; no, I&#8217;m kidding. We don&#8217;t have those, remember?</p><p>Page.ly cofounder Joshua Strebel contributed an editorial to WPCandy last week, talking about how he has heard Tumblr described as having some of the strengths that WordPress has, and what that could mean. Be sure to read his editorial, and the 70 or so odd comments that follow. His editorial landed on Hacker News for a bit over the weekend, bringing in almost 8,000 uniques for us, a new daily traffic record. Thanks everyone, it&#8217;s exciting to see the site growing this way.</p><p>There were a number of interesting videos added to the site this week.</p><ul><li>The pre-launch webinar for Allure Themes was posted &#8212; Allure Themes will be WordPress themes for the ladies. And for me.</li><li>A video interview with Adii Pienaar of WooThemes</li><li>Collis Ta&#8217;eed of Envato was interviewed on Mixergy, and we have that posted</li><li>Jason Shuller of Press75 and Theme Garden was interview about web design on Freelance Jam.</li><li>And we have the time-lapsed video, the making of an Obox theme, as well.</li></ul><p>All of those videos can be found at wpcandy.com/watches.</p><p>That&#8217;s it for this week. Don&#8217;t forget to follow WPCandy on Twitter, friend us on Facebook, and if you&#8217;re feeling bold, power WPCandy so we can keep doing what we love. Have a good one, we&#8217;ll see you next week.</p></div><div class="tentblogger-rss-footer"><p>You just finished reading <a href="http://wpcandy.com/?p=16893">The WPCandy Show, episode 1: "One is the loneliest number"</a> on <a href="http://wpcandy.com" title="WPCandy WordPress community news">WPCandy</a>. Please consider leaving a comment!</p><p></p></div>";s:7:"pubdate";s:31:"Wed, 13 Apr 2011 04:41:40 +0000";s:2:"dc";a:1:{s:7:"creator";s:9:"Ryan Imel";}s:7:"summary";s:6439:"<p><a href="http://wpcandy.com/?p=16893"><img src="http://wpcandy.com/files/2011/04/wpcandyshowep1-teaser.jpg" alt="" title="WPCandy Show episode 1 (teaser)" width="600" height="282" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-16917" /></a></p><p>I&#8217;m excited to present the first episode of a new production here at WPCandy: The WPCandy Show. We love creating blog posts about WordPress, <a href="http://wpcandy.com/podcasts">podcasts about WordPress</a>, and now, finally, we can create videos about WordPress.</p><p>The WPCandy Show, our first video podcast, will bring you the week&#8217;s biggest WordPress news in a quick video format. We&#8217;ll soon have the show available in other subscription formats such as iTunes and YouTube as well.</p><p>The video is embedded just after the jump, as well as the show notes. If you have a minute, take a look and let us know what you think!</p><p><span id="more-16893"></span></p><div id="the-show-player"> </div><h3>Show Notes</h3><p>This week on the show a number of news topics were mentioned:</p><ul><li><a href="http://wpcandy.com/reports/wordpress-all-in-one-for-dummies-now-available-on-amazon">WordPress All in One for Dummies is available on Amazon.</a></li><li><a href="http://wpcandy.com/series-on/theme-madness-2011">Theme Madness is underway.</a></li><li><a href="http://wordcampseattle.org/">WordCamp Seattle</a> is this upcoming weekend, and WPCandy will be there.</li><li>Joshua Strebel <a href="http://wpcandy.com/thinks/is-tumblr-the-new-wordpress">contributed an editorial</a> last week that was commented on quite a bit. It also put us on Hacker News for a while, bringing us a new traffic record!</li></ul><p>A number of WordPress videos were also mentioned during the show:</p><ul><li><a href="http://wpcandy.com/watches/allure-themes-pre-launch-preview">The pre-launch webinar for Allure Themes</a>.</li><li><a href="http://wpcandy.com/watches/adii-pienaar-interviewed-discusses-the-success-of-woothemes">A video interview with Adii Pienaar</a>.</li><li><a href="http://wpcandy.com/watches/mixergy-interview-with-collis-taeed-of-envato">Collis Ta&#8217;eed of Envato was interviewed on Mixergy</a>.</li><li><a href="http://wpcandy.com/watches/jason-schuller-interviewed-about-web-design">Jason Schuller was interviewed on Freelance Jam</a>.</li><li><a href="http://wpcandy.com/watches/the-making-of-an-obox-theme">We also have the time-lapsed creation of an Obox theme</a>.</li></ul><h3 id="copy-hide-trigger">Show Episode Transcript</h3><div id="copy-hide"> Welcome to The WPCandy Show, your weekly source of WordPress community news. This is episode #1, and I&#8217;m your host Ryan Imel.</p><p>On today&#8217;s show we have a new WordCamp coming up, an update on Theme Madness, and a new record for WPCandy. Let&#8217;s get to it.</p><p>Big news this week, WordPress All in One for Dummies is now available. This is another WordPress book authored by Lisa Sabin-Wilson, the author of WordPress for Dummies, though this time she is joined by Cory Miller of iThemes, Kevin Palmer of Convertiv, Andrea Rennick of WPeBooks, and Michael Torbert of All in One SEO Pack. The book is currently available through Amazon, but will hit brick and mortar retailers on the 19th.</p><p>WPCandy&#8217;s own Theme Madness tournament is underway this month. For those who don&#8217;t know, Theme Madness is our game to determine the best WordPress theme vendor out there. Or at least, to determine which one can rally the most support. We are working through a bracket with 64 teams, and are currently wrapping up Round 1. Be sure to visit the WPCandy blog to see who wins the hand made WPCandy trophy.</p><p>WordCamp Seattle is happening this weekend, on Saturday. There are three tracks, a User Track, a Theming Track, and a Development Track. The special guest will be Alex King of Crowd Favorite, who will be interviewed at the end of the day by Nick Ohrn about his WordPress business success. Well, the other special guests will be the WPCandy crew, who will be there and liveblogging the whole thing, so you won&#8217;t miss any of the good stuff.</p><p>Big thanks to The Theme Foundry who powered us to attend WordCamp Seattle this year. Of course, The Theme Foundry isn&#8217;t the only one who can power WPCandy. Believe it or not, anyone can. See, at WPCandy we don&#8217;t take advertisers. Instead, we use a system where the community itself powers us. You can power a post, a day of content, a trip to a WordCamp, or simple a $5 monthly subscription. Every little bit helps us do what we do, and keep our content ad free. Head over to wpcandy.com/is/powered if you&#8217;re interested in helping us out.</p><p>We&#8217;ll be right back after this ad &#8212; no, I&#8217;m kidding. We don&#8217;t have those, remember?</p><p>Page.ly cofounder Joshua Strebel contributed an editorial to WPCandy last week, talking about how he has heard Tumblr described as having some of the strengths that WordPress has, and what that could mean. Be sure to read his editorial, and the 70 or so odd comments that follow. His editorial landed on Hacker News for a bit over the weekend, bringing in almost 8,000 uniques for us, a new daily traffic record. Thanks everyone, it&#8217;s exciting to see the site growing this way.</p><p>There were a number of interesting videos added to the site this week.</p><ul><li>The pre-launch webinar for Allure Themes was posted &#8212; Allure Themes will be WordPress themes for the ladies. And for me.</li><li>A video interview with Adii Pienaar of WooThemes</li><li>Collis Ta&#8217;eed of Envato was interviewed on Mixergy, and we have that posted</li><li>Jason Shuller of Press75 and Theme Garden was interview about web design on Freelance Jam.</li><li>And we have the time-lapsed video, the making of an Obox theme, as well.</li></ul><p>All of those videos can be found at wpcandy.com/watches.</p><p>That&#8217;s it for this week. Don&#8217;t forget to follow WPCandy on Twitter, friend us on Facebook, and if you&#8217;re feeling bold, power WPCandy so we can keep doing what we love. Have a good one, we&#8217;ll see you next week.</p></div><div class="tentblogger-rss-footer"><p>You just finished reading <a href="http://wpcandy.com/?p=16893">The WPCandy Show, episode 1: "One is the loneliest number"</a> on <a href="http://wpcandy.com" title="WPCandy WordPress community news">WPCandy</a>. Please consider leaving a comment!</p><p></p></div>";}i:36;a:7:{s:5:"title";s:56:"WPCandy: Matt Mullenweg interviewed by Bloomberg at SxSW";s:4:"guid";s:27:"http://wpcandy.com/?p=16913";s:4:"link";s:101:"http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/wpcandy/~3/UotpJ_b9vw8/matt-mullenweg-interviewed-by-bloomberg-at-sxsw";s:11:"description";s:687:"<p></p><p>Matt Mullenweg, the founder of Automattic, was interviewed on Bloomberg while at SxSW a couple of weeks ago. In the interview, they talk about Matt&#8217;s background, the early days of WordPress, how Automattic came to be what it is today, and a bit about the competition.</p><p>One highlight for me was, &#8220;We&#8217;re at 12% of the web. I want that to be 20, 30, 40%.&#8221;</p><div class="tentblogger-rss-footer"><p>You just finished reading <a href="http://wpcandy.com/?p=16913">Matt Mullenweg interviewed by Bloomberg at SxSW</a> on <a href="http://wpcandy.com" title="WPCandy WordPress community news">WPCandy</a>. Please consider leaving a comment!</p><p></p></div>";s:7:"pubdate";s:31:"Wed, 13 Apr 2011 04:38:01 +0000";s:2:"dc";a:1:{s:7:"creator";s:15:"Brian Krogsgard";}s:7:"summary";s:687:"<p></p><p>Matt Mullenweg, the founder of Automattic, was interviewed on Bloomberg while at SxSW a couple of weeks ago. In the interview, they talk about Matt&#8217;s background, the early days of WordPress, how Automattic came to be what it is today, and a bit about the competition.</p><p>One highlight for me was, &#8220;We&#8217;re at 12% of the web. I want that to be 20, 30, 40%.&#8221;</p><div class="tentblogger-rss-footer"><p>You just finished reading <a href="http://wpcandy.com/?p=16913">Matt Mullenweg interviewed by Bloomberg at SxSW</a> on <a href="http://wpcandy.com" title="WPCandy WordPress community news">WPCandy</a>. Please consider leaving a comment!</p><p></p></div>";}i:37;a:7:{s:5:"title";s:41:"WPTavern: WordPress And Its Cloudy Future";s:4:"guid";s:31:"http://www.wptavern.com/?p=5246";s:4:"link";s:93:"http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/WordpressTavern/~3/Z7CZdg2--1E/wordpress-and-its-cloudy-future";s:11:"description";s:543:"<p><a href="http://www.wptavern.com/forum/general-wordpress/2219-where-does-wordpress-go-here.html">Join in the conversation</a> and tell us where you think WordPress as a platform should go. </p>


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</ol></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/WordpressTavern/~4/Z7CZdg2--1E" height="1" width="1" />";s:7:"pubdate";s:31:"Wed, 13 Apr 2011 01:30:24 +0000";s:2:"dc";a:1:{s:7:"creator";s:6:"Jeffro";}s:7:"summary";s:543:"<p><a href="http://www.wptavern.com/forum/general-wordpress/2219-where-does-wordpress-go-here.html">Join in the conversation</a> and tell us where you think WordPress as a platform should go. </p>


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</ol></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/WordpressTavern/~4/Z7CZdg2--1E" height="1" width="1" />";}i:38;a:7:{s:5:"title";s:59:"WPCandy: WordPress loving PHP developers are in high demand";s:4:"guid";s:27:"http://wpcandy.com/?p=16885";s:4:"link";s:82:"http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/wpcandy/~3/sUBxTYaCnJ0/wordpress-php-developer-jobs";s:11:"description";s:2124:"<p><a href="http://wpcandy.com/?p=16885"><img src="http://wpcandy.com/files/2011/04/PHPjobs.png" alt="WordPress jobs for php developers" width="600" height="250" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-16889" /></a><br /> Do you love WordPress? Are you awesome with PHP? If so, there are job openings for you. Page.ly, Themify, Obox and Automattic are all looking for experienced PHP developers.</p><p>Themify is a commercial WordPress theme shop. They are looking for both a freelance (remote okay) PHP developer and a frontend (Toronto based) developer. Find all the information you need on <a href="http://themify.me/blog/hiring-fulltime-designer-freelance-developer">their blog post</a>.</p><p>Page.ly is a managed WordPress hosting provider. They are looking for a primarily PHP, but also jack-of-all-trades, developer. The position is full time, and you can work remote. Learn more on their <a href="http://page.ly/about/careers/">careers page</a>.</p><p>Obox is a commercial WordPress theme shop. They are looking for a full time PHP developer. You can work remotely, but they ask that you have at least some work-time overlap with GMT+2 timezone (Cape Town), which is 6 hours ahead of U.S. Eastern Time. Learn more on their <a href="http://www.obox-design.com/view_item.cfm/title/were-is-hiring">blog post</a>.</p><p>Automattic, the parent company to WordPress.com, always seems to be hiring. Currently they&#8217;re seeking folks fit for positions from Code Wrangler to Happiness Officer. Many of the positions ask for at least some proficiency in PHP. Check out all of their openings on the <a href="http://automattic.com/jobs/">jobs page</a>.</p><p>It seems PHP, and WordPress knowledge in general, is a skill in high demand. Do you know of other well known WordPress companies hiring? Share with us in the comments.</p><div class="tentblogger-rss-footer"><p>You just finished reading <a href="http://wpcandy.com/?p=16885">WordPress loving PHP developers are in high demand</a> on <a href="http://wpcandy.com" title="WPCandy WordPress community news">WPCandy</a>. Please consider leaving a comment!</p><p></p></div>";s:7:"pubdate";s:31:"Tue, 12 Apr 2011 21:53:44 +0000";s:2:"dc";a:1:{s:7:"creator";s:15:"Brian Krogsgard";}s:7:"summary";s:2124:"<p><a href="http://wpcandy.com/?p=16885"><img src="http://wpcandy.com/files/2011/04/PHPjobs.png" alt="WordPress jobs for php developers" width="600" height="250" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-16889" /></a><br /> Do you love WordPress? Are you awesome with PHP? If so, there are job openings for you. Page.ly, Themify, Obox and Automattic are all looking for experienced PHP developers.</p><p>Themify is a commercial WordPress theme shop. They are looking for both a freelance (remote okay) PHP developer and a frontend (Toronto based) developer. Find all the information you need on <a href="http://themify.me/blog/hiring-fulltime-designer-freelance-developer">their blog post</a>.</p><p>Page.ly is a managed WordPress hosting provider. They are looking for a primarily PHP, but also jack-of-all-trades, developer. The position is full time, and you can work remote. Learn more on their <a href="http://page.ly/about/careers/">careers page</a>.</p><p>Obox is a commercial WordPress theme shop. They are looking for a full time PHP developer. You can work remotely, but they ask that you have at least some work-time overlap with GMT+2 timezone (Cape Town), which is 6 hours ahead of U.S. Eastern Time. Learn more on their <a href="http://www.obox-design.com/view_item.cfm/title/were-is-hiring">blog post</a>.</p><p>Automattic, the parent company to WordPress.com, always seems to be hiring. Currently they&#8217;re seeking folks fit for positions from Code Wrangler to Happiness Officer. Many of the positions ask for at least some proficiency in PHP. Check out all of their openings on the <a href="http://automattic.com/jobs/">jobs page</a>.</p><p>It seems PHP, and WordPress knowledge in general, is a skill in high demand. Do you know of other well known WordPress companies hiring? Share with us in the comments.</p><div class="tentblogger-rss-footer"><p>You just finished reading <a href="http://wpcandy.com/?p=16885">WordPress loving PHP developers are in high demand</a> on <a href="http://wpcandy.com" title="WPCandy WordPress community news">WPCandy</a>. Please consider leaving a comment!</p><p></p></div>";}i:39;a:7:{s:5:"title";s:71:"Weblog Tools Collection: Bloomberg Venture’s Matt Mullenweg Interview";s:4:"guid";s:40:"http://weblogtoolscollection.com/?p=9879";s:4:"link";s:73:"http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/weblogtoolscollection/UXMP/~3/zAti6Hz_GAk/";s:11:"description";s:695:"<p>If you&#8217;re curious about the history of <a href="http://wordpress.org/">WordPress</a>, the infrastructure of <a href="http://automattic.com/">Automattic</a> and <a href="http://wordpress.com/">WordPress.com</a>, and the future of WordPress, don&#8217;t miss <a href="http://www.bloomberg.com/video/68075030/">this fascinating interview</a> with WordPress founder <a href="http://ma.tt/">Matt Mullenweg</a>.</p>
<p>You can see all four parts of the interview <a href="http://wordpress.tv/2011/03/28/bloomberg-mullenweg/">combined at WordPress.tv</a> or embedded below.</p>
<p></p>
<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/weblogtoolscollection/UXMP/~4/zAti6Hz_GAk" height="1" width="1" />";s:7:"pubdate";s:31:"Tue, 12 Apr 2011 13:00:38 +0000";s:2:"dc";a:1:{s:7:"creator";s:10:"James Huff";}s:7:"summary";s:695:"<p>If you&#8217;re curious about the history of <a href="http://wordpress.org/">WordPress</a>, the infrastructure of <a href="http://automattic.com/">Automattic</a> and <a href="http://wordpress.com/">WordPress.com</a>, and the future of WordPress, don&#8217;t miss <a href="http://www.bloomberg.com/video/68075030/">this fascinating interview</a> with WordPress founder <a href="http://ma.tt/">Matt Mullenweg</a>.</p>
<p>You can see all four parts of the interview <a href="http://wordpress.tv/2011/03/28/bloomberg-mullenweg/">combined at WordPress.tv</a> or embedded below.</p>
<p></p>
<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/weblogtoolscollection/UXMP/~4/zAti6Hz_GAk" height="1" width="1" />";}i:40;a:7:{s:5:"title";s:27:"Matt: Meaning of VaultPress";s:4:"guid";s:21:"http://ma.tt/?p=37961";s:4:"link";s:43:"http://ma.tt/2011/04/meaning-of-vaultpress/";s:11:"description";s:147:"<p>Douglas Van Bossuyt says <a href="http://www.douglasvanbossuyt.com/2011/02/06/what-vaultpress-means-to-me/">What VaultPress means to me</a>.</p>";s:7:"pubdate";s:31:"Tue, 12 Apr 2011 05:46:34 +0000";s:2:"dc";a:1:{s:7:"creator";s:4:"Matt";}s:7:"summary";s:147:"<p>Douglas Van Bossuyt says <a href="http://www.douglasvanbossuyt.com/2011/02/06/what-vaultpress-means-to-me/">What VaultPress means to me</a>.</p>";}i:41;a:7:{s:5:"title";s:53:"WPCandy: Vote here: Theme Madness 2011, Round 1 Day 2";s:4:"guid";s:27:"http://wpcandy.com/?p=16870";s:4:"link";s:93:"http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/wpcandy/~3/2OWAbcFM1ng/theme-madness-2011-round-1-day-2-voting";s:11:"description";s:15329:"<p><a href="http://wpcandy.com/?p=16870"><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-16871" title="Theme Madness Round 1 Day 2 voting" src="http://wpcandy.com/files/2011/04/thememadnessround1day2-teaser.png" alt="" width="600" height="240" /></a></p><p>This week we will be running through Round 1 of <a title="WPCandy Theme Madness 2011" href="http://wpcandy.com/series-on/theme-madness-2011">Theme Madness</a>, with eight games happening each day. Today’s games will be:</p><ul><li><a title="Graph Paper Press" href="http://graphpaperpress.com/">Graph Paper Press</a> vs. <a title="Panda Themes" href="http://pandathemes.com/">Panda Themes</a></li><li><a title="Theme Garden" href="http://www.themegarden.com/">Theme Garden</a> vs. <a title="BlogOhBlog" href="http://www.blogohblog.com/">BlogOhBlog</a></li><li><a title="ThemeJam" href="http://themejam.com/">ThemeJam</a> vs. <a title="Startbox" href="http://wpstartbox.com/">Startbox</a></li><li><a title="Organic Themes" href="http://www.organicthemes.com/">Organic Themes</a> vs. <a title="Storefront Themes" href="http://storefrontthemes.com/">Storefront Themes</a></li><li><a title="Theme Hybrid" href="http://themehybrid.com/">Theme Hybrid</a> vs. <a title="Xtreme Theme" href="http://xtreme-theme.com/">Xtreme Theme</a></li><li><a title="Pro Theme Design" href="http://prothemedesign.com/">Pro Theme Design</a> vs. <a title="Themes Kingdom" href="http://www.themeskingdom.com/en/page/home/23">Themes Kingdom</a></li><li><a title="Solostream" href="http://www.solostream.com/">Solostream</a> vs. <a title="ThemeShift" href="http://themeshift.com/">ThemeShift</a></li><li><a title="Crowd Favorite" href="http://crowdfavorite.com/">Crowd Favorite</a> vs. <a title="Working Wireframes" href="http://workingwireframes.com/">Working Wireframes</a></li></ul><p>All of the polls and instructions can be found just after the jump, so be sure to click through to have your voice heard. Voting will take place for the next 48 hours, and close at midnight on the 13th (Eastern Standard Time).</p><p>If you need a reminder, the rules can be found <a title="How to win your Theme Madness 2011 Trophy" href="http://wpcandy.com/announces/theme-madness-2011-rules">here</a>. Good luck to everyone playing!</p><p><span id="more-16870"></span></p><h3>Graph Paper Press vs. Panda Themes</h3><p><a name="pd_a_4893015"></a><div class="PDS_Poll" id="PDI_container4893015"></div><p><br /> <br /> <a href="http://polldaddy.com/poll/4893015/">View This Poll</a><br /><br /><span><a href="http://polldaddy.com/features-surveys/">online survey</a></span><br /> </p><p>Remember, along with this poll you can also vote two other ways:</p><ul><li><strong>The away game:</strong> Tweet your vote using the <a title="#wpmadness hashtag on Twitter" href="http://search.twitter.com/search?q=%23wpmadness">#wpmadness</a> hashtag and mention either <a title="Graph Paper Press on Twitter" href="http://twitter.com/graphpaperpress">@GraphPaperPress</a> or <a title="Panda Themes on Twitter" href="http://twitter.com/pandathemes">@PandaThemes</a>.</li><li><strong>The home game:</strong> If either Graph Paper Press or Panda Themes start up a post on their blog, your comment there will count as a vote as well.</li></ul><h3>Theme Garden vs. BlogOhBlog</h3><p><a name="pd_a_4893055"></a><div class="PDS_Poll" id="PDI_container4893055"></div><p><br /> <br /> <a href="http://polldaddy.com/poll/4893055/">View This Poll</a><br /><br /><span><a href="http://polldaddy.com/features-surveys/">online survey</a></span><br /> </p><p>Remember, along with this poll you can also vote two other ways:</p><ul><li><strong>The away game:</strong> Tweet your vote using the <a title="#wpmadness hashtag on Twitter" href="http://search.twitter.com/search?q=%23wpmadness">#wpmadness</a> hashtag and mention either <a title="Theme Garden on Twitter" href="http://twitter.com/themegarden">@ThemeGarden</a> or <a title="BlogOhBlog on Twitter" href="http://twitter.com/blogohblog">@BlogOhBlog</a>.</li><li><strong>The home game:</strong> If either Theme Garden or BlogOhBlog start up a post on their blog, your comment there will count as a vote as well.</li></ul><h3>ThemeJam vs. Startbox</h3><p><a name="pd_a_4893043"></a><div class="PDS_Poll" id="PDI_container4893043"></div><p><br /> <br /> <a href="http://polldaddy.com/poll/4893043/">View This Poll</a><br /><br /><span><a href="http://polldaddy.com/features-surveys/">survey software</a></span><br /> </p><p>Remember, along with this poll you can also vote two other ways:</p><ul><li><strong>The away game:</strong> Tweet your vote using the <a title="#wpmadness hashtag on Twitter" href="http://search.twitter.com/search?q=%23wpmadness">#wpmadness</a> hashtag and mention either <a title="ThemeJam on Twitter" href="http://twitter.com/themejam">@ThemeJam</a> or <a title="Startbox on Twitter" href="http://twitter.com/wpstartbox">@WPStartbox</a>.</li><li><strong>The home game:</strong> If either ThemeJam or Startbox start up a post on their blog, your comment there will count as a vote as well.</li></ul><h3>Organic Themes vs. Storefront Themes</h3><p><a name="pd_a_4893047"></a><div class="PDS_Poll" id="PDI_container4893047"></div><p><br /> <br /> <a href="http://polldaddy.com/poll/4893047/">View This Poll</a><br /><br /><span><a href="http://polldaddy.com/features-surveys/">customer surveys</a></span><br /> </p><p>Remember, along with this poll you can also vote two other ways:</p><ul><li><strong>The away game:</strong> Tweet your vote using the <a title="#wpmadness hashtag on Twitter" href="http://search.twitter.com/search?q=%23wpmadness">#wpmadness</a> hashtag and mention either <a title="Organic Themes on Twitter" href="http://twitter.com/organicthemes">@OrganicThemes</a> or <a title="Storefront Theme on Twitter" href="http://twitter.com/storefronttheme">@StorefrontTheme</a>.</li><li><strong>The home game:</strong> If either Organic Themes or Storefront Themes start up a post on their blog, your comment there will count as a vote as well.</li></ul><h3>Theme Hybrid vs. Xtreme Theme</h3><p><a name="pd_a_4893037"></a><div class="PDS_Poll" id="PDI_container4893037"></div><p><br /> <br /> <a href="http://polldaddy.com/poll/4893037/">View This Poll</a><br /><br /><span><a href="http://polldaddy.com/features-surveys/">customer surveys</a></span><br /> </p><p>Remember, along with this poll you can also vote two other ways:</p><ul><li><strong>The away game:</strong> Tweet your vote using the <a title="#wpmadness hashtag on Twitter" href="http://search.twitter.com/search?q=%23wpmadness">#wpmadness</a> hashtag and mention either <a title="Justin Tadlock (Theme Hybrid) on Twitter" href="http://twitter.com/justintadlock">@JustinTadlock</a> or <a title="Xtreme Theme on Twitter" href="http://twitter.com/xtremetheme">@XtremeTheme</a>.</li><li><strong>The home game:</strong> If either Theme Hybrid or Xtreme Theme start up a post on their blog, your comment there will count as a vote as well.</li></ul><h3>Pro Theme Design vs. Themes Kingdom</h3><p><a name="pd_a_4893065"></a><div class="PDS_Poll" id="PDI_container4893065"></div><p><br /> <br /> <a href="http://polldaddy.com/poll/4893065/">View This Poll</a><br /><br /><span><a href="http://polldaddy.com/features-surveys/">online survey</a></span><br /> </p><p>Remember, along with this poll you can also vote two other ways:</p><ul><li><strong>The away game:</strong> Tweet your vote using the <a title="#wpmadness hashtag on Twitter" href="http://search.twitter.com/search?q=%23wpmadness">#wpmadness</a> hashtag and mention either <a title="Pro Theme Design on Twitter" href="http://twitter.com/prothemedesign">@ProThemeDesign</a> or <a title="Themes Kingdom on Twitter" href="http://twitter.com/themeskingdom">@ThemesKingdom</a>.</li><li><strong>The home game:</strong> If either Pro Theme Design or Themes Kingdom start up a post on their blog, your comment there will count as a vote as well.</li></ul><h3>Solostream vs. ThemeShift</h3><p><a name="pd_a_4893023"></a><div class="PDS_Poll" id="PDI_container4893023"></div><p><br /> <br /> <a href="http://polldaddy.com/poll/4893023/">View This Poll</a><br /><br /><span><a href="http://polldaddy.com/features-surveys/">survey software</a></span><br /> </p><p>Remember, along with this poll you can also vote two other ways:</p><ul><li><strong>The away game:</strong> Tweet your vote using the <a title="#wpmadness hashtag on Twitter" href="http://search.twitter.com/search?q=%23wpmadness">#wpmadness</a> hashtag and mention either <a title="Solostream on Twitter" href="http://twitter.com/solostream">@Solostream</a> or <a title="ThemeShift on Twitter" href="http://twitter.com/themeshift">@ThemeShift</a>.</li><li><strong>The home game:</strong> If either Solostream or ThemeShift start up a post on their blog, your comment there will count as a vote as well.</li></ul><h3>Crowd Favorite vs. Working Wireframes</h3><p><a name="pd_a_4893062"></a><div class="PDS_Poll" id="PDI_container4893062"></div><p><br /> <br /> <a href="http://polldaddy.com/poll/4893062/">View This Poll</a><br /><br /><span><a href="http://polldaddy.com/features-surveys/">customer surveys</a></span><br /> </p><p>Remember, along with this poll you can also vote two other ways:</p><ul><li><strong>The away game:</strong> Tweet your vote using the <a title="#wpmadness hashtag on Twitter" href="http://search.twitter.com/search?q=%23wpmadness">#wpmadness</a> hashtag and mention either <a title="Crowd Favorite on Twitter" href="http://twitter.com/crowdfavorite">@CrowdFavorite</a> or <a title="Working Wireframes on Twitter" href="http://twitter.com/wwireframes">@WWireframes</a>.</li><li><strong>The home game:</strong> If either Crowd Favorite or Working Wireframes start up a post on their blog, your comment there will count as a vote as well.</li></ul><h3>Theme Madness 2011 Game Schedule</h3><table id="wp-table-reloaded-id-14-no-1" class="wp-table-reloaded wp-table-reloaded-id-14"><thead><tr class="row-1 odd"><th class="column-1"></th><th class="column-2">Bracket A</th><th class="column-3">Bracket B</th><th class="column-4">Bracket C</th><th class="column-5">Bracket D</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr class="row-2 even"><td class="column-1"><a href="http://wpcandy.com/announces/theme-madness-2011-round-1-day-1-voting">April 11</a></td><td class="column-2"><a href="http://www.woothemes.com/">WooThemes</a> vs. <a href="http://themeopoly.com/">Themeopoly</a></p><p><a href="http://gothemeteam.com/">Theme Team</a> vs. <a href="http://www.appthemes.com/">AppThemes</a></td><td class="column-3"><a href="http://themeforest.net/">ThemeForest</a> vs. <a href="http://biothemes.com/">BioThemes</a></p><p><a href="http://www.gabfire.com/">Gabfire Themes</a> vs. <a href="http://richwp.com/">RichWP</a></td><td class="column-4"><a href="http://www.studiopress.com/">StudioPress</a> vs. <a href="http://www.themebaker.com/">Themebaker</a></p><p><a href="http://flexithemes.com/">FlexiThemes</a> vs. <a href="http://premiumpress.com/">PremiumPress</a></td><td class="column-5"><a href="http://oboxthemes.com/">Obox Themes</a> vs. <a href="http://signaturetheme.com/">Signature Theme</a></p><p><a href="http://www.bandthemer.com/">BandThemer</a> vs. <a href="http://upthemes.com/">UpThemes</a></td></tr><tr class="row-3 odd"><td class="column-1">April 12</td><td class="column-2"><a href="http://graphpaperpress.com/">Graph Paper Press</a> vs. <a href="http://pandathemes.com/">Panda Themes</a></p><p><a href="http://www.organicthemes.com/">Organic Themes</a> vs. <a href="http://storefrontthemes.com/">Storefront Themes</a></td><td class="column-3"><a href="http://www.solostream.com/">Solostream</a> vs. <a href="http://themeshift.com/">ThemeShift</a></p><p><a href="http://themegarden.com/">ThemeGarden</a> vs. <a href="http://www.blogohblog.com/">BlogOhBlog</a></td><td class="column-4"><a href="http://themehybrid.com/">ThemeHybrid</a> vs. <a href="http://xtreme-theme.com/">Xtreme Theme</a></p><p><a href="http://crowdfavorite.com/">Crowd Favorite</a> vs. <a href="http://workingwireframes.com/">Working Wireframes</a></td><td class="column-5"><a href="http://themejam.com/">ThemeJam</a> vs. <a href="http://wpstartbox.com/">Startbox</a></p><p><a href="http://prothemedesign.com/">Pro Theme Design</a> vs. <a href="http://themeskingdom.com/">Themes Kingdom</a></td></tr><tr class="row-4 even"><td class="column-1">April 13</td><td class="column-2"><a href="http://themify.me/">Themify</a> vs. <a href="http://bizzthemes.com/">Bizz Themes</a></p><p><a href="http://www.elegantthemes.com/">Elegant Themes</a> vs. <a href="http://themetrust.com/">Theme Trust</a></td><td class="column-3"><a href="http://www.mojo-themes.com/">Mojo Themes</a> vs. <a href="http://www.theme-junkie.com/">Theme Junkie</a></p><p><a href="http://templatic.com/">Templatic</a> vs. <a href="http://www.chimerathemes.com/">ChimeraThemes</a></td><td class="column-4"><a href="http://www.wpbundle.com/">WPBundle</a> vs. <a href="http://catalysttheme.com/">Catalyst Theme</a></p><p><a href="http://headwaythemes.com/">Headway Themes</a> vs. <a href="http://alohathemes.com/">Aloha Themes</a></td><td class="column-5"><a href="http://www.kreativethemes.com/">KreativeThemes</a> vs. <a href="http://www.dessign.net/">Dessign</a></p><p><a href="http://press75.com/">Press75</a> vs. <a href="http://themes.bavotasan.com/">Themes by Bavotasan</a></td></tr><tr class="row-5 odd"><td class="column-1">April 14</td><td class="column-2"><a href="http://www.dev4press.com/">Dev4Press</a> vs. <a href="http://www.indonez.com/">Indonez</a></p><p><a href="http://ithemes.com/">iThemes</a> vs. <a href="http://www.themewarrior.com/">ThemeWarrior</a></td><td class="column-3"><a href="http://www.wpzoom.com/">WPZoom</a> vs. <a href="http://www.vivathemes.com/">Viva Themes</a></p><p><a href="http://www.pagelines.com/">Pagelines</a> vs.<a href="http://wonderthemes.com/"> Wonder Themes</a></td><td class="column-4"><a href="http://gorillathemes.com/">Gorilla Themes</a> vs. <a href="http://wpshower.com/">WPShower</a></p><p><a href="http://diythemes.com/">DIYThemes</a> vs. <a href="http://www.theme-force.com/">ThemeForce</a></td><td class="column-5"><a href="http://tokokoo.com/">Tokokoo</a> vs. <a href="http://standardtheme.com/">Standard Theme</a></p><p><a href="http://thethemefoundry.com/">Theme Foundry</a> vs. <a href="http://themefuse.com/">ThemeFuse</a></td></tr><tr class="row-6 even"><td class="column-1">April 18</td><td class="column-2"><a href="http://www.woothemes.com/">WooThemes</a> vs. <a href="http://www.appthemes.com/">AppThemes</a></td><td class="column-3"><a href="http://themeforest.net/">ThemeForest</a> vs. <a href="http://www.gabfire.com/">Gabfire Themes</a></td><td class="column-4"><a href="http://www.studiopress.com/">StudioPress</a> vs. <a href="http://premiumpress.com/">PremiumPress</a></td><td class="column-5"><a href="http://oboxthemes.com/">Obox Themes</a> vs. <a href="http://upthemes.com/">UpThemes</a></td></tr></tbody></table><p>&nbsp;</p><div class="tentblogger-rss-footer"><p>You just finished reading <a href="http://wpcandy.com/?p=16870">Vote here: Theme Madness 2011, Round 1 Day 2</a> on <a href="http://wpcandy.com" title="WPCandy WordPress community news">WPCandy</a>. Please consider leaving a comment!</p><p></p></div>";s:7:"pubdate";s:31:"Tue, 12 Apr 2011 04:04:49 +0000";s:2:"dc";a:1:{s:7:"creator";s:9:"Ryan Imel";}s:7:"summary";s:15329:"<p><a href="http://wpcandy.com/?p=16870"><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-16871" title="Theme Madness Round 1 Day 2 voting" src="http://wpcandy.com/files/2011/04/thememadnessround1day2-teaser.png" alt="" width="600" height="240" /></a></p><p>This week we will be running through Round 1 of <a title="WPCandy Theme Madness 2011" href="http://wpcandy.com/series-on/theme-madness-2011">Theme Madness</a>, with eight games happening each day. Today’s games will be:</p><ul><li><a title="Graph Paper Press" href="http://graphpaperpress.com/">Graph Paper Press</a> vs. <a title="Panda Themes" href="http://pandathemes.com/">Panda Themes</a></li><li><a title="Theme Garden" href="http://www.themegarden.com/">Theme Garden</a> vs. <a title="BlogOhBlog" href="http://www.blogohblog.com/">BlogOhBlog</a></li><li><a title="ThemeJam" href="http://themejam.com/">ThemeJam</a> vs. <a title="Startbox" href="http://wpstartbox.com/">Startbox</a></li><li><a title="Organic Themes" href="http://www.organicthemes.com/">Organic Themes</a> vs. <a title="Storefront Themes" href="http://storefrontthemes.com/">Storefront Themes</a></li><li><a title="Theme Hybrid" href="http://themehybrid.com/">Theme Hybrid</a> vs. <a title="Xtreme Theme" href="http://xtreme-theme.com/">Xtreme Theme</a></li><li><a title="Pro Theme Design" href="http://prothemedesign.com/">Pro Theme Design</a> vs. <a title="Themes Kingdom" href="http://www.themeskingdom.com/en/page/home/23">Themes Kingdom</a></li><li><a title="Solostream" href="http://www.solostream.com/">Solostream</a> vs. <a title="ThemeShift" href="http://themeshift.com/">ThemeShift</a></li><li><a title="Crowd Favorite" href="http://crowdfavorite.com/">Crowd Favorite</a> vs. <a title="Working Wireframes" href="http://workingwireframes.com/">Working Wireframes</a></li></ul><p>All of the polls and instructions can be found just after the jump, so be sure to click through to have your voice heard. Voting will take place for the next 48 hours, and close at midnight on the 13th (Eastern Standard Time).</p><p>If you need a reminder, the rules can be found <a title="How to win your Theme Madness 2011 Trophy" href="http://wpcandy.com/announces/theme-madness-2011-rules">here</a>. Good luck to everyone playing!</p><p><span id="more-16870"></span></p><h3>Graph Paper Press vs. Panda Themes</h3><p><a name="pd_a_4893015"></a><div class="PDS_Poll" id="PDI_container4893015"></div><p><br /> <br /> <a href="http://polldaddy.com/poll/4893015/">View This Poll</a><br /><br /><span><a href="http://polldaddy.com/features-surveys/">online survey</a></span><br /> </p><p>Remember, along with this poll you can also vote two other ways:</p><ul><li><strong>The away game:</strong> Tweet your vote using the <a title="#wpmadness hashtag on Twitter" href="http://search.twitter.com/search?q=%23wpmadness">#wpmadness</a> hashtag and mention either <a title="Graph Paper Press on Twitter" href="http://twitter.com/graphpaperpress">@GraphPaperPress</a> or <a title="Panda Themes on Twitter" href="http://twitter.com/pandathemes">@PandaThemes</a>.</li><li><strong>The home game:</strong> If either Graph Paper Press or Panda Themes start up a post on their blog, your comment there will count as a vote as well.</li></ul><h3>Theme Garden vs. BlogOhBlog</h3><p><a name="pd_a_4893055"></a><div class="PDS_Poll" id="PDI_container4893055"></div><p><br /> <br /> <a href="http://polldaddy.com/poll/4893055/">View This Poll</a><br /><br /><span><a href="http://polldaddy.com/features-surveys/">online survey</a></span><br /> </p><p>Remember, along with this poll you can also vote two other ways:</p><ul><li><strong>The away game:</strong> Tweet your vote using the <a title="#wpmadness hashtag on Twitter" href="http://search.twitter.com/search?q=%23wpmadness">#wpmadness</a> hashtag and mention either <a title="Theme Garden on Twitter" href="http://twitter.com/themegarden">@ThemeGarden</a> or <a title="BlogOhBlog on Twitter" href="http://twitter.com/blogohblog">@BlogOhBlog</a>.</li><li><strong>The home game:</strong> If either Theme Garden or BlogOhBlog start up a post on their blog, your comment there will count as a vote as well.</li></ul><h3>ThemeJam vs. Startbox</h3><p><a name="pd_a_4893043"></a><div class="PDS_Poll" id="PDI_container4893043"></div><p><br /> <br /> <a href="http://polldaddy.com/poll/4893043/">View This Poll</a><br /><br /><span><a href="http://polldaddy.com/features-surveys/">survey software</a></span><br /> </p><p>Remember, along with this poll you can also vote two other ways:</p><ul><li><strong>The away game:</strong> Tweet your vote using the <a title="#wpmadness hashtag on Twitter" href="http://search.twitter.com/search?q=%23wpmadness">#wpmadness</a> hashtag and mention either <a title="ThemeJam on Twitter" href="http://twitter.com/themejam">@ThemeJam</a> or <a title="Startbox on Twitter" href="http://twitter.com/wpstartbox">@WPStartbox</a>.</li><li><strong>The home game:</strong> If either ThemeJam or Startbox start up a post on their blog, your comment there will count as a vote as well.</li></ul><h3>Organic Themes vs. Storefront Themes</h3><p><a name="pd_a_4893047"></a><div class="PDS_Poll" id="PDI_container4893047"></div><p><br /> <br /> <a href="http://polldaddy.com/poll/4893047/">View This Poll</a><br /><br /><span><a href="http://polldaddy.com/features-surveys/">customer surveys</a></span><br /> </p><p>Remember, along with this poll you can also vote two other ways:</p><ul><li><strong>The away game:</strong> Tweet your vote using the <a title="#wpmadness hashtag on Twitter" href="http://search.twitter.com/search?q=%23wpmadness">#wpmadness</a> hashtag and mention either <a title="Organic Themes on Twitter" href="http://twitter.com/organicthemes">@OrganicThemes</a> or <a title="Storefront Theme on Twitter" href="http://twitter.com/storefronttheme">@StorefrontTheme</a>.</li><li><strong>The home game:</strong> If either Organic Themes or Storefront Themes start up a post on their blog, your comment there will count as a vote as well.</li></ul><h3>Theme Hybrid vs. Xtreme Theme</h3><p><a name="pd_a_4893037"></a><div class="PDS_Poll" id="PDI_container4893037"></div><p><br /> <br /> <a href="http://polldaddy.com/poll/4893037/">View This Poll</a><br /><br /><span><a href="http://polldaddy.com/features-surveys/">customer surveys</a></span><br /> </p><p>Remember, along with this poll you can also vote two other ways:</p><ul><li><strong>The away game:</strong> Tweet your vote using the <a title="#wpmadness hashtag on Twitter" href="http://search.twitter.com/search?q=%23wpmadness">#wpmadness</a> hashtag and mention either <a title="Justin Tadlock (Theme Hybrid) on Twitter" href="http://twitter.com/justintadlock">@JustinTadlock</a> or <a title="Xtreme Theme on Twitter" href="http://twitter.com/xtremetheme">@XtremeTheme</a>.</li><li><strong>The home game:</strong> If either Theme Hybrid or Xtreme Theme start up a post on their blog, your comment there will count as a vote as well.</li></ul><h3>Pro Theme Design vs. Themes Kingdom</h3><p><a name="pd_a_4893065"></a><div class="PDS_Poll" id="PDI_container4893065"></div><p><br /> <br /> <a href="http://polldaddy.com/poll/4893065/">View This Poll</a><br /><br /><span><a href="http://polldaddy.com/features-surveys/">online survey</a></span><br /> </p><p>Remember, along with this poll you can also vote two other ways:</p><ul><li><strong>The away game:</strong> Tweet your vote using the <a title="#wpmadness hashtag on Twitter" href="http://search.twitter.com/search?q=%23wpmadness">#wpmadness</a> hashtag and mention either <a title="Pro Theme Design on Twitter" href="http://twitter.com/prothemedesign">@ProThemeDesign</a> or <a title="Themes Kingdom on Twitter" href="http://twitter.com/themeskingdom">@ThemesKingdom</a>.</li><li><strong>The home game:</strong> If either Pro Theme Design or Themes Kingdom start up a post on their blog, your comment there will count as a vote as well.</li></ul><h3>Solostream vs. ThemeShift</h3><p><a name="pd_a_4893023"></a><div class="PDS_Poll" id="PDI_container4893023"></div><p><br /> <br /> <a href="http://polldaddy.com/poll/4893023/">View This Poll</a><br /><br /><span><a href="http://polldaddy.com/features-surveys/">survey software</a></span><br /> </p><p>Remember, along with this poll you can also vote two other ways:</p><ul><li><strong>The away game:</strong> Tweet your vote using the <a title="#wpmadness hashtag on Twitter" href="http://search.twitter.com/search?q=%23wpmadness">#wpmadness</a> hashtag and mention either <a title="Solostream on Twitter" href="http://twitter.com/solostream">@Solostream</a> or <a title="ThemeShift on Twitter" href="http://twitter.com/themeshift">@ThemeShift</a>.</li><li><strong>The home game:</strong> If either Solostream or ThemeShift start up a post on their blog, your comment there will count as a vote as well.</li></ul><h3>Crowd Favorite vs. Working Wireframes</h3><p><a name="pd_a_4893062"></a><div class="PDS_Poll" id="PDI_container4893062"></div><p><br /> <br /> <a href="http://polldaddy.com/poll/4893062/">View This Poll</a><br /><br /><span><a href="http://polldaddy.com/features-surveys/">customer surveys</a></span><br /> </p><p>Remember, along with this poll you can also vote two other ways:</p><ul><li><strong>The away game:</strong> Tweet your vote using the <a title="#wpmadness hashtag on Twitter" href="http://search.twitter.com/search?q=%23wpmadness">#wpmadness</a> hashtag and mention either <a title="Crowd Favorite on Twitter" href="http://twitter.com/crowdfavorite">@CrowdFavorite</a> or <a title="Working Wireframes on Twitter" href="http://twitter.com/wwireframes">@WWireframes</a>.</li><li><strong>The home game:</strong> If either Crowd Favorite or Working Wireframes start up a post on their blog, your comment there will count as a vote as well.</li></ul><h3>Theme Madness 2011 Game Schedule</h3><table id="wp-table-reloaded-id-14-no-1" class="wp-table-reloaded wp-table-reloaded-id-14"><thead><tr class="row-1 odd"><th class="column-1"></th><th class="column-2">Bracket A</th><th class="column-3">Bracket B</th><th class="column-4">Bracket C</th><th class="column-5">Bracket D</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr class="row-2 even"><td class="column-1"><a href="http://wpcandy.com/announces/theme-madness-2011-round-1-day-1-voting">April 11</a></td><td class="column-2"><a href="http://www.woothemes.com/">WooThemes</a> vs. <a href="http://themeopoly.com/">Themeopoly</a></p><p><a href="http://gothemeteam.com/">Theme Team</a> vs. <a href="http://www.appthemes.com/">AppThemes</a></td><td class="column-3"><a href="http://themeforest.net/">ThemeForest</a> vs. <a href="http://biothemes.com/">BioThemes</a></p><p><a href="http://www.gabfire.com/">Gabfire Themes</a> vs. <a href="http://richwp.com/">RichWP</a></td><td class="column-4"><a href="http://www.studiopress.com/">StudioPress</a> vs. <a href="http://www.themebaker.com/">Themebaker</a></p><p><a href="http://flexithemes.com/">FlexiThemes</a> vs. <a href="http://premiumpress.com/">PremiumPress</a></td><td class="column-5"><a href="http://oboxthemes.com/">Obox Themes</a> vs. <a href="http://signaturetheme.com/">Signature Theme</a></p><p><a href="http://www.bandthemer.com/">BandThemer</a> vs. <a href="http://upthemes.com/">UpThemes</a></td></tr><tr class="row-3 odd"><td class="column-1">April 12</td><td class="column-2"><a href="http://graphpaperpress.com/">Graph Paper Press</a> vs. <a href="http://pandathemes.com/">Panda Themes</a></p><p><a href="http://www.organicthemes.com/">Organic Themes</a> vs. <a href="http://storefrontthemes.com/">Storefront Themes</a></td><td class="column-3"><a href="http://www.solostream.com/">Solostream</a> vs. <a href="http://themeshift.com/">ThemeShift</a></p><p><a href="http://themegarden.com/">ThemeGarden</a> vs. <a href="http://www.blogohblog.com/">BlogOhBlog</a></td><td class="column-4"><a href="http://themehybrid.com/">ThemeHybrid</a> vs. <a href="http://xtreme-theme.com/">Xtreme Theme</a></p><p><a href="http://crowdfavorite.com/">Crowd Favorite</a> vs. <a href="http://workingwireframes.com/">Working Wireframes</a></td><td class="column-5"><a href="http://themejam.com/">ThemeJam</a> vs. <a href="http://wpstartbox.com/">Startbox</a></p><p><a href="http://prothemedesign.com/">Pro Theme Design</a> vs. <a href="http://themeskingdom.com/">Themes Kingdom</a></td></tr><tr class="row-4 even"><td class="column-1">April 13</td><td class="column-2"><a href="http://themify.me/">Themify</a> vs. <a href="http://bizzthemes.com/">Bizz Themes</a></p><p><a href="http://www.elegantthemes.com/">Elegant Themes</a> vs. <a href="http://themetrust.com/">Theme Trust</a></td><td class="column-3"><a href="http://www.mojo-themes.com/">Mojo Themes</a> vs. <a href="http://www.theme-junkie.com/">Theme Junkie</a></p><p><a href="http://templatic.com/">Templatic</a> vs. <a href="http://www.chimerathemes.com/">ChimeraThemes</a></td><td class="column-4"><a href="http://www.wpbundle.com/">WPBundle</a> vs. <a href="http://catalysttheme.com/">Catalyst Theme</a></p><p><a href="http://headwaythemes.com/">Headway Themes</a> vs. <a href="http://alohathemes.com/">Aloha Themes</a></td><td class="column-5"><a href="http://www.kreativethemes.com/">KreativeThemes</a> vs. <a href="http://www.dessign.net/">Dessign</a></p><p><a href="http://press75.com/">Press75</a> vs. <a href="http://themes.bavotasan.com/">Themes by Bavotasan</a></td></tr><tr class="row-5 odd"><td class="column-1">April 14</td><td class="column-2"><a href="http://www.dev4press.com/">Dev4Press</a> vs. <a href="http://www.indonez.com/">Indonez</a></p><p><a href="http://ithemes.com/">iThemes</a> vs. <a href="http://www.themewarrior.com/">ThemeWarrior</a></td><td class="column-3"><a href="http://www.wpzoom.com/">WPZoom</a> vs. <a href="http://www.vivathemes.com/">Viva Themes</a></p><p><a href="http://www.pagelines.com/">Pagelines</a> vs.<a href="http://wonderthemes.com/"> Wonder Themes</a></td><td class="column-4"><a href="http://gorillathemes.com/">Gorilla Themes</a> vs. <a href="http://wpshower.com/">WPShower</a></p><p><a href="http://diythemes.com/">DIYThemes</a> vs. <a href="http://www.theme-force.com/">ThemeForce</a></td><td class="column-5"><a href="http://tokokoo.com/">Tokokoo</a> vs. <a href="http://standardtheme.com/">Standard Theme</a></p><p><a href="http://thethemefoundry.com/">Theme Foundry</a> vs. <a href="http://themefuse.com/">ThemeFuse</a></td></tr><tr class="row-6 even"><td class="column-1">April 18</td><td class="column-2"><a href="http://www.woothemes.com/">WooThemes</a> vs. <a href="http://www.appthemes.com/">AppThemes</a></td><td class="column-3"><a href="http://themeforest.net/">ThemeForest</a> vs. <a href="http://www.gabfire.com/">Gabfire Themes</a></td><td class="column-4"><a href="http://www.studiopress.com/">StudioPress</a> vs. <a href="http://premiumpress.com/">PremiumPress</a></td><td class="column-5"><a href="http://oboxthemes.com/">Obox Themes</a> vs. <a href="http://upthemes.com/">UpThemes</a></td></tr></tbody></table><p>&nbsp;</p><div class="tentblogger-rss-footer"><p>You just finished reading <a href="http://wpcandy.com/?p=16870">Vote here: Theme Madness 2011, Round 1 Day 2</a> on <a href="http://wpcandy.com" title="WPCandy WordPress community news">WPCandy</a>. Please consider leaving a comment!</p><p></p></div>";}i:42;a:7:{s:5:"title";s:60:"Publisher Blog: Jay-Z’s Life + Times Magazine on WordPress";s:4:"guid";s:43:"http://publisherblog.automattic.com/?p=1388";s:4:"link";s:87:"http://publisherblog.automattic.com/2011/04/11/jay-zs-life-times-magazine-on-wordpress/";s:11:"description";s:2326:"<p>Is there anything<strong> Jay-Z</strong> can&#8217;t do? His new lifestyle magazine, <a href="http://lifeandtimes.com/">Life + Times magazine</a> has just launched, running on <a href="http://www.wordpress.org">WordPress</a>, and it&#8217;s very slick. HOVA!</p>
<p><a href="http://lifeandtimes.com/"><img class="size-full wp-image-1389 aligncenter" title="Life + Times (20110411)" src="http://wordpresspublishers.files.wordpress.com/2011/04/life-times-20110411.jpg?w=487&h=669" alt="" width="487" height="669" /></a></p>
<p>[Visit <a href="http://lifeandtimes.com/">Life + Times</a>]</p>
<br />  <a rel="nofollow" href="http://feeds.wordpress.com/1.0/gocomments/wordpresspublishers.wordpress.com/1388/"><img alt="" border="0" src="http://feeds.wordpress.com/1.0/comments/wordpresspublishers.wordpress.com/1388/" /></a> <a rel="nofollow" href="http://feeds.wordpress.com/1.0/godelicious/wordpresspublishers.wordpress.com/1388/"><img alt="" border="0" src="http://feeds.wordpress.com/1.0/delicious/wordpresspublishers.wordpress.com/1388/" /></a> <a rel="nofollow" href="http://feeds.wordpress.com/1.0/gofacebook/wordpresspublishers.wordpress.com/1388/"><img alt="" border="0" src="http://feeds.wordpress.com/1.0/facebook/wordpresspublishers.wordpress.com/1388/" /></a> <a rel="nofollow" href="http://feeds.wordpress.com/1.0/gotwitter/wordpresspublishers.wordpress.com/1388/"><img alt="" border="0" src="http://feeds.wordpress.com/1.0/twitter/wordpresspublishers.wordpress.com/1388/" /></a> <a rel="nofollow" href="http://feeds.wordpress.com/1.0/gostumble/wordpresspublishers.wordpress.com/1388/"><img alt="" border="0" src="http://feeds.wordpress.com/1.0/stumble/wordpresspublishers.wordpress.com/1388/" /></a> <a rel="nofollow" href="http://feeds.wordpress.com/1.0/godigg/wordpresspublishers.wordpress.com/1388/"><img alt="" border="0" src="http://feeds.wordpress.com/1.0/digg/wordpresspublishers.wordpress.com/1388/" /></a> <a rel="nofollow" href="http://feeds.wordpress.com/1.0/goreddit/wordpresspublishers.wordpress.com/1388/"><img alt="" border="0" src="http://feeds.wordpress.com/1.0/reddit/wordpresspublishers.wordpress.com/1388/" /></a> <img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=publisherblog.automattic.com&blog=1470857&post=1388&subd=wordpresspublishers&ref=&feed=1" width="1" height="1" />";s:7:"pubdate";s:31:"Mon, 11 Apr 2011 21:32:09 +0000";s:2:"dc";a:1:{s:7:"creator";s:10:"Sara Rosso";}s:7:"summary";s:2326:"<p>Is there anything<strong> Jay-Z</strong> can&#8217;t do? His new lifestyle magazine, <a href="http://lifeandtimes.com/">Life + Times magazine</a> has just launched, running on <a href="http://www.wordpress.org">WordPress</a>, and it&#8217;s very slick. HOVA!</p>
<p><a href="http://lifeandtimes.com/"><img class="size-full wp-image-1389 aligncenter" title="Life + Times (20110411)" src="http://wordpresspublishers.files.wordpress.com/2011/04/life-times-20110411.jpg?w=487&h=669" alt="" width="487" height="669" /></a></p>
<p>[Visit <a href="http://lifeandtimes.com/">Life + Times</a>]</p>
<br />  <a rel="nofollow" href="http://feeds.wordpress.com/1.0/gocomments/wordpresspublishers.wordpress.com/1388/"><img alt="" border="0" src="http://feeds.wordpress.com/1.0/comments/wordpresspublishers.wordpress.com/1388/" /></a> <a rel="nofollow" href="http://feeds.wordpress.com/1.0/godelicious/wordpresspublishers.wordpress.com/1388/"><img alt="" border="0" src="http://feeds.wordpress.com/1.0/delicious/wordpresspublishers.wordpress.com/1388/" /></a> <a rel="nofollow" href="http://feeds.wordpress.com/1.0/gofacebook/wordpresspublishers.wordpress.com/1388/"><img alt="" border="0" src="http://feeds.wordpress.com/1.0/facebook/wordpresspublishers.wordpress.com/1388/" /></a> <a rel="nofollow" href="http://feeds.wordpress.com/1.0/gotwitter/wordpresspublishers.wordpress.com/1388/"><img alt="" border="0" src="http://feeds.wordpress.com/1.0/twitter/wordpresspublishers.wordpress.com/1388/" /></a> <a rel="nofollow" href="http://feeds.wordpress.com/1.0/gostumble/wordpresspublishers.wordpress.com/1388/"><img alt="" border="0" src="http://feeds.wordpress.com/1.0/stumble/wordpresspublishers.wordpress.com/1388/" /></a> <a rel="nofollow" href="http://feeds.wordpress.com/1.0/godigg/wordpresspublishers.wordpress.com/1388/"><img alt="" border="0" src="http://feeds.wordpress.com/1.0/digg/wordpresspublishers.wordpress.com/1388/" /></a> <a rel="nofollow" href="http://feeds.wordpress.com/1.0/goreddit/wordpresspublishers.wordpress.com/1388/"><img alt="" border="0" src="http://feeds.wordpress.com/1.0/reddit/wordpresspublishers.wordpress.com/1388/" /></a> <img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=publisherblog.automattic.com&blog=1470857&post=1388&subd=wordpresspublishers&ref=&feed=1" width="1" height="1" />";}i:43;a:7:{s:5:"title";s:36:"WPCandy: The making of an Obox Theme";s:4:"guid";s:27:"http://wpcandy.com/?p=16844";s:4:"link";s:81:"http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/wpcandy/~3/dE3pahDwE3Y/the-making-of-an-obox-theme";s:11:"description";s:671:"<p><a href="http://wpcandy.com/watches/the-making-of-an-obox-theme"><em>Click here to view the embedded video.</em></a></p><p>Josh Hemsley was asked if he could give a behind-the-scenes look when designing an upcoming theme for Obox Design, which they have named <em>WrdPrss</em>. In the words of David Perel, <q>take a look at the video and look forward to the awesome coming your way soon!</q></p><div class="tentblogger-rss-footer"><p>You just finished reading <a href="http://wpcandy.com/?p=16844">The making of an Obox Theme</a> on <a href="http://wpcandy.com" title="WPCandy WordPress community news">WPCandy</a>. Please consider leaving a comment!</p><p></p></div>";s:7:"pubdate";s:31:"Mon, 11 Apr 2011 18:56:17 +0000";s:2:"dc";a:1:{s:7:"creator";s:15:"Mark McWilliams";}s:7:"summary";s:671:"<p><a href="http://wpcandy.com/watches/the-making-of-an-obox-theme"><em>Click here to view the embedded video.</em></a></p><p>Josh Hemsley was asked if he could give a behind-the-scenes look when designing an upcoming theme for Obox Design, which they have named <em>WrdPrss</em>. In the words of David Perel, <q>take a look at the video and look forward to the awesome coming your way soon!</q></p><div class="tentblogger-rss-footer"><p>You just finished reading <a href="http://wpcandy.com/?p=16844">The making of an Obox Theme</a> on <a href="http://wpcandy.com" title="WPCandy WordPress community news">WPCandy</a>. Please consider leaving a comment!</p><p></p></div>";}i:44;a:7:{s:5:"title";s:28:"Matt: Bloomberg TV Interview";s:4:"guid";s:21:"http://ma.tt/?p=37956";s:4:"link";s:44:"http://ma.tt/2011/04/bloomberg-tv-interview/";s:11:"description";s:246:"<p>At SxSW last month I was interviewed by <a href="https://twitter.com/crisvalerio">Cris Valerio</a> from <a href="http://www.bloomberg.com/video/68075030/">Bloomberg TV</a>. The interview aired recently and you check it out below:</p>
<p></p>";s:7:"pubdate";s:31:"Mon, 11 Apr 2011 17:22:28 +0000";s:2:"dc";a:1:{s:7:"creator";s:4:"Matt";}s:7:"summary";s:246:"<p>At SxSW last month I was interviewed by <a href="https://twitter.com/crisvalerio">Cris Valerio</a> from <a href="http://www.bloomberg.com/video/68075030/">Bloomberg TV</a>. The interview aired recently and you check it out below:</p>
<p></p>";}i:45;a:7:{s:5:"title";s:58:"Weblog Tools Collection: WordPress Theme Releases for 4/11";s:4:"guid";s:40:"http://weblogtoolscollection.com/?p=9873";s:4:"link";s:73:"http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/weblogtoolscollection/UXMP/~3/H1OLVz-8RMI/";s:11:"description";s:913:"<p><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-9874" title="ribbons" src="http://weblogtoolscollection.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/ribbons.jpg" alt="" width="150" height="113" /></p>
<p><a href="http://www.wpexplorer.com/ribbons-wordpress-theme.html"><strong>Ribbons</strong></a> is a very clean and modern free WordPress theme that comes with a ribbon focused design that gives it a cool &#8220;3d&#8221; effect and it includes a built-in jQuery Cycle slider.</p>
<p><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-9875" title="springfloral" src="http://weblogtoolscollection.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/springfloral.jpg" alt="" width="150" height="113" /></p>
<p><a href="http://emptynestthemes.emptynestheritage.com/?p=746"><strong>Spring Floral</strong></a> is a green-based theme with a left sidebar.</p>
<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/weblogtoolscollection/UXMP/~4/H1OLVz-8RMI" height="1" width="1" />";s:7:"pubdate";s:31:"Mon, 11 Apr 2011 13:00:48 +0000";s:2:"dc";a:1:{s:7:"creator";s:10:"James Huff";}s:7:"summary";s:913:"<p><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-9874" title="ribbons" src="http://weblogtoolscollection.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/ribbons.jpg" alt="" width="150" height="113" /></p>
<p><a href="http://www.wpexplorer.com/ribbons-wordpress-theme.html"><strong>Ribbons</strong></a> is a very clean and modern free WordPress theme that comes with a ribbon focused design that gives it a cool &#8220;3d&#8221; effect and it includes a built-in jQuery Cycle slider.</p>
<p><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-9875" title="springfloral" src="http://weblogtoolscollection.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/springfloral.jpg" alt="" width="150" height="113" /></p>
<p><a href="http://emptynestthemes.emptynestheritage.com/?p=746"><strong>Spring Floral</strong></a> is a green-based theme with a left sidebar.</p>
<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/weblogtoolscollection/UXMP/~4/H1OLVz-8RMI" height="1" width="1" />";}i:46;a:7:{s:5:"title";s:62:"WPCandy: Best of the Rest: WordPress News for April 11th, 2011";s:4:"guid";s:27:"http://wpcandy.com/?p=16825";s:4:"link";s:80:"http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/wpcandy/~3/dgfeJZrkbJE/2011-4-11-best-of-the-rest";s:11:"description";s:4772:"<p><a href="http://wpcandy.com/?p=16825"><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-16826" title="Best of the Rest, chocolate box (teaser)" src="http://wpcandy.com/files/2011/04/bestoftherest-teaser.png" alt="" width="600" height="240" /></a></p><p>Believe it or not, the WordPress community is a pretty big one. While we try our best to cover all of the <a title="WordPress News" href="http://wpcandy.com/reports">WordPress news</a> we can—and I would argue we do a pretty good job—we can&#8217;t always cover everything that happens each week. We&#8217;re only human, of course.</p><p>To remedy the news we miss, I&#8217;m happy to introduce a new recurring post on WPCandy called &#8220;Best of the Rest&#8221;. In these posts we&#8217;ll run through the news we couldn&#8217;t quite get to the week before.</p><p><span id="more-16825"></span></p><h3>Jason Schuller launches Customyze.me for theme customizations</h3><p><a href="http://www.customyze.me/"><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-16830" title="Customyze.me logo" src="http://wpcandy.com/files/2011/04/Screen-shot-2011-04-11-at-6.05.06-AM.png" alt="" width="371" height="85" /></a></p><p>Jason Schuller, of Press75 and Theme Garden fame, launched <a title="Customyze.me" href="http://www.customyze.me/">Customyze.me</a> using his latest theme launch. Anyone can use this new site to request theme customizations.</p><h3>Achievements for BuddyPress 2.0.7 is now available</h3><p>Paul Gibbs has released the latest version of his BuddyPress Achievements plugin. You can read the release notes <a title="Achievements for BuddyPress update notes" href="http://achievementsapp.com/2011/04/03/achievements-for-buddypress-2-0-7-available/">on his blog</a>.</p><h3>New PollDaddy personalized URLs</h3><p><a href="http://blog.polldaddy.com/2011/03/25/new-feature-personalized-survey-permalinks/"><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-5812" title="Polldaddy" src="http://wpcandy.com/files/2010/10/polldaddy-logo.png" alt="" width="600" height="100" /></a></p><p>In addition to the PollDaddy domain mapping, they&#8217;ve introduced a method for c<a title="Custom PollDaddy urls" href="http://blog.polldaddy.com/2011/03/25/new-feature-personalized-survey-permalinks/">ustomizing the standard PollDaddy poll URLs</a>.</p><h3>Free Headway Leafs are now available in the Plugin Directory</h3><p><a href="http://headwaythemes.com/news/free-leafs-in-plugin-directory/"><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-16831" title="Free Headway Leafs in the Plugin Directory" src="http://wpcandy.com/files/2011/04/headwayleaf-teaser.png" alt="" width="600" height="104" /></a></p><p>The folks at Headway Themes have <a title="Headway Themes free Leafs added to the Plugin Directory" href="http://headwaythemes.com/news/free-leafs-in-plugin-directory/">added all of their free Leafs</a> to the WordPress Plugin Directory.</p><h3>New Social Karma plugin adds icons as links next to your links</h3><p>Mark Bloomfeld has released a <a title="Social Karma WordPress plugin" href="http://mark.bloomfield.co.za/?p=364  ">new WordPress plugin</a> that, using shortcodes, adds social links next to whatever you&#8217;re linking up in your content.</p><h3>New Roots theme framework brings all the wonderful buzzwords</h3><p><a href="http://www.rootstheme.com/"><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-16833" title="Roots theme buzzword glory" src="http://wpcandy.com/files/2011/04/Screen-shot-2011-04-11-at-6.35.04-AM.png" alt="" width="486" height="109" /></a></p><p>Ben Word&#8217;s new <a title="Roost WordPress theme framework" href="http://www.rootstheme.com/">Roots theme framework</a> incorporates HTML5 Boilerplate, Starkers, and Boilerplate CSS. It&#8217;s free, and development is being managed on Github.</p><h3>New Atlas theme framework looking for beta testers</h3><p><a href="http://cranesandskyhooks.com/articles/become-an-atlas-beta-tester/"><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-16834" title="Atlas theme framework" src="http://wpcandy.com/files/2011/04/Screen-shot-2011-04-11-at-6.39.45-AM.png" alt="" width="542" height="81" /></a></p><p>Donal MacArthur&#8217;s development business Cranes &amp; Skyhooks has been working on a new theme framework called Atlas. He is looking for beta testers to test it out, so if you&#8217;re interested you should <a title="Beta testing Atlas WordPress theme" href="http://cranesandskyhooks.com/articles/become-an-atlas-beta-tester/">get in touch</a> with him.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><div class="tentblogger-rss-footer"><p>You just finished reading <a href="http://wpcandy.com/?p=16825">Best of the Rest: WordPress News for April 11th, 2011</a> on <a href="http://wpcandy.com" title="WPCandy WordPress community news">WPCandy</a>. Please consider leaving a comment!</p><p></p></div>";s:7:"pubdate";s:31:"Mon, 11 Apr 2011 10:46:30 +0000";s:2:"dc";a:1:{s:7:"creator";s:9:"Ryan Imel";}s:7:"summary";s:4772:"<p><a href="http://wpcandy.com/?p=16825"><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-16826" title="Best of the Rest, chocolate box (teaser)" src="http://wpcandy.com/files/2011/04/bestoftherest-teaser.png" alt="" width="600" height="240" /></a></p><p>Believe it or not, the WordPress community is a pretty big one. While we try our best to cover all of the <a title="WordPress News" href="http://wpcandy.com/reports">WordPress news</a> we can—and I would argue we do a pretty good job—we can&#8217;t always cover everything that happens each week. We&#8217;re only human, of course.</p><p>To remedy the news we miss, I&#8217;m happy to introduce a new recurring post on WPCandy called &#8220;Best of the Rest&#8221;. In these posts we&#8217;ll run through the news we couldn&#8217;t quite get to the week before.</p><p><span id="more-16825"></span></p><h3>Jason Schuller launches Customyze.me for theme customizations</h3><p><a href="http://www.customyze.me/"><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-16830" title="Customyze.me logo" src="http://wpcandy.com/files/2011/04/Screen-shot-2011-04-11-at-6.05.06-AM.png" alt="" width="371" height="85" /></a></p><p>Jason Schuller, of Press75 and Theme Garden fame, launched <a title="Customyze.me" href="http://www.customyze.me/">Customyze.me</a> using his latest theme launch. Anyone can use this new site to request theme customizations.</p><h3>Achievements for BuddyPress 2.0.7 is now available</h3><p>Paul Gibbs has released the latest version of his BuddyPress Achievements plugin. You can read the release notes <a title="Achievements for BuddyPress update notes" href="http://achievementsapp.com/2011/04/03/achievements-for-buddypress-2-0-7-available/">on his blog</a>.</p><h3>New PollDaddy personalized URLs</h3><p><a href="http://blog.polldaddy.com/2011/03/25/new-feature-personalized-survey-permalinks/"><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-5812" title="Polldaddy" src="http://wpcandy.com/files/2010/10/polldaddy-logo.png" alt="" width="600" height="100" /></a></p><p>In addition to the PollDaddy domain mapping, they&#8217;ve introduced a method for c<a title="Custom PollDaddy urls" href="http://blog.polldaddy.com/2011/03/25/new-feature-personalized-survey-permalinks/">ustomizing the standard PollDaddy poll URLs</a>.</p><h3>Free Headway Leafs are now available in the Plugin Directory</h3><p><a href="http://headwaythemes.com/news/free-leafs-in-plugin-directory/"><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-16831" title="Free Headway Leafs in the Plugin Directory" src="http://wpcandy.com/files/2011/04/headwayleaf-teaser.png" alt="" width="600" height="104" /></a></p><p>The folks at Headway Themes have <a title="Headway Themes free Leafs added to the Plugin Directory" href="http://headwaythemes.com/news/free-leafs-in-plugin-directory/">added all of their free Leafs</a> to the WordPress Plugin Directory.</p><h3>New Social Karma plugin adds icons as links next to your links</h3><p>Mark Bloomfeld has released a <a title="Social Karma WordPress plugin" href="http://mark.bloomfield.co.za/?p=364  ">new WordPress plugin</a> that, using shortcodes, adds social links next to whatever you&#8217;re linking up in your content.</p><h3>New Roots theme framework brings all the wonderful buzzwords</h3><p><a href="http://www.rootstheme.com/"><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-16833" title="Roots theme buzzword glory" src="http://wpcandy.com/files/2011/04/Screen-shot-2011-04-11-at-6.35.04-AM.png" alt="" width="486" height="109" /></a></p><p>Ben Word&#8217;s new <a title="Roost WordPress theme framework" href="http://www.rootstheme.com/">Roots theme framework</a> incorporates HTML5 Boilerplate, Starkers, and Boilerplate CSS. It&#8217;s free, and development is being managed on Github.</p><h3>New Atlas theme framework looking for beta testers</h3><p><a href="http://cranesandskyhooks.com/articles/become-an-atlas-beta-tester/"><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-16834" title="Atlas theme framework" src="http://wpcandy.com/files/2011/04/Screen-shot-2011-04-11-at-6.39.45-AM.png" alt="" width="542" height="81" /></a></p><p>Donal MacArthur&#8217;s development business Cranes &amp; Skyhooks has been working on a new theme framework called Atlas. He is looking for beta testers to test it out, so if you&#8217;re interested you should <a title="Beta testing Atlas WordPress theme" href="http://cranesandskyhooks.com/articles/become-an-atlas-beta-tester/">get in touch</a> with him.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><div class="tentblogger-rss-footer"><p>You just finished reading <a href="http://wpcandy.com/?p=16825">Best of the Rest: WordPress News for April 11th, 2011</a> on <a href="http://wpcandy.com" title="WPCandy WordPress community news">WPCandy</a>. Please consider leaving a comment!</p><p></p></div>";}i:47;a:7:{s:5:"title";s:87:"WPCandy: Jason Schuller interviewed about web design on the Freelance Jam video podcast";s:4:"guid";s:27:"http://wpcandy.com/?p=16816";s:4:"link";s:97:"http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/wpcandy/~3/ICcY4uzi4No/jason-schuller-interviewed-about-web-design";s:11:"description";s:846:"<p></p><p>Jason Schuller, of <a href="http://press75.com/">Press75</a> and <a href="http://www.themegarden.com/">Theme Garden</a>, was <a href="http://freelancejam.com/3-web-design-process-with-jason-schuller/">interviewed</a> on the <a href="http://wpcandy.com/reports/the-freelancejam-podcast" title="Recently launched Freelance Jam">recently launched Freelance Jam</a> video podcast. They discussed the design process behind Schuller&#8217;s themes, where he gets his ideas, and how he translates them to the screen.</p><div class="tentblogger-rss-footer"><p>You just finished reading <a href="http://wpcandy.com/?p=16816">Jason Schuller interviewed about web design on the Freelance Jam video podcast</a> on <a href="http://wpcandy.com" title="WPCandy WordPress community news">WPCandy</a>. Please consider leaving a comment!</p><p></p></div>";s:7:"pubdate";s:31:"Mon, 11 Apr 2011 07:05:35 +0000";s:2:"dc";a:1:{s:7:"creator";s:9:"Ryan Imel";}s:7:"summary";s:846:"<p></p><p>Jason Schuller, of <a href="http://press75.com/">Press75</a> and <a href="http://www.themegarden.com/">Theme Garden</a>, was <a href="http://freelancejam.com/3-web-design-process-with-jason-schuller/">interviewed</a> on the <a href="http://wpcandy.com/reports/the-freelancejam-podcast" title="Recently launched Freelance Jam">recently launched Freelance Jam</a> video podcast. They discussed the design process behind Schuller&#8217;s themes, where he gets his ideas, and how he translates them to the screen.</p><div class="tentblogger-rss-footer"><p>You just finished reading <a href="http://wpcandy.com/?p=16816">Jason Schuller interviewed about web design on the Freelance Jam video podcast</a> on <a href="http://wpcandy.com" title="WPCandy WordPress community news">WPCandy</a>. Please consider leaving a comment!</p><p></p></div>";}i:48;a:7:{s:5:"title";s:53:"WPCandy: Vote here: Theme Madness 2011, Round 1 Day 1";s:4:"guid";s:27:"http://wpcandy.com/?p=16735";s:4:"link";s:93:"http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/wpcandy/~3/V7JrV2Rsp7E/theme-madness-2011-round-1-day-1-voting";s:11:"description";s:14964:"<p><a href="http://wpcandy.com/?p=16735"><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-16786" title="WPCandy Theme Madness voting, round 1 day 1" src="http://wpcandy.com/files/2011/04/thememadnessround1day1-teaser.png" alt="" width="600" height="240" /></a></p><p>This week we will be running through Round 1 of Theme Madness, with eight games happening each day. Today&#8217;s games will be:</p><ul><li><span><a title="WooThemes" href="http://www.woothemes.com/">WooThemes</a> vs. <a title="Themeopoly" href="http://themeopoly.com/">Themeopoly</a></span></li><li><span><a title="Theme Team" href="http://gothemeteam.com/">Theme Team</a> vs. <a title="AppThemes" href="http://www.appthemes.com/">AppThemes</a></span></li><li><span><a title="ThemeForest" href="http://themeforest.net/">ThemeForest</a> vs. <a title="BioThemes" href="http://biothemes.com/">BioThemes</a></span></li><li><span><a title="Gabfire Themes" href="http://www.gabfirethemes.com/">Gabfire Themes</a> vs. <a title="RichWP" href="http://richwp.com/">RichWP</a></span></li><li><span><a title="StudioPress" href="http://studiopress.com">StudioPress</a> vs. <a title="Themebaker" href="http://www.themebaker.com/">Themebaker</a></span></li><li><span><a title="FlexiThemes" href="http://flexithemes.com/">FlexiThemes</a> vs. <a title="PremiumPress" href="http://premiumpress.com/">PremiumPress</a></span></li><li><span><a title="Obox Themes" href="http://oboxthemes.com/">Obox Themes</a> vs. <a title="Signature Theme" href="http://signaturetheme.com/">Signature Theme</a></span></li><li><span><a title="BandThemer" href="http://bandthemer.com/">BandThemer</a> vs. <a title="UpThemes" href="http://upthemes.com/">UpThemes</a></span></li></ul><p>All of the polls and instructions can be found just after the jump, so be sure to click through to have your voice heard. Voting will take place for the next 48 hours, and close at midnight on the 12th (Eastern Standard Time).</p><p>If you need a reminder, the rules can be found <a title="How to win your Theme Madness 2011 Trophy" href="http://wpcandy.com/announces/theme-madness-2011-rules">here</a>. Good luck to everyone playing!</p><p><span id="more-16735"></span></p><h3>WooThemes vs. Themeopoly</h3><p><a name="pd_a_4872663"></a><div class="PDS_Poll" id="PDI_container4872663"></div><p><br /> <br /> <a href="http://polldaddy.com/poll/4872663/">View This Poll</a><br /><br /><span><a href="http://polldaddy.com/features-surveys/">survey software</a></span><br /> </p><p>Remember, along with this poll you can also vote two other ways:</p><ul><li><span><strong>The away game:</strong> Tweet your vote using the <a title="#wpmadness hashtag on Twitter" href="http://search.twitter.com/search?q=%23wpmadness">#wpmadness</a> hashtag and mention either <a title="WooThemes on Twitter" href="http://twitter.com/woothemes">@WooThemes</a> or <a title="Themeopoly" href="http://twitter.com/themeopoly">@Themeopoly</a>.</span></li><li><span><strong>The home game:</strong> If either WooThemes or Themeopoly start up a post on their blog, your comment there will count as a vote as well.</span></li></ul><h3>Theme Team vs. AppThemes</h3><p><a name="pd_a_4872713"></a><div class="PDS_Poll" id="PDI_container4872713"></div><p><br /> <br /> <a href="http://polldaddy.com/poll/4872713/">View This Poll</a><br /><br /><span><a href="http://polldaddy.com/features-surveys/">survey software</a></span><br /> </p><p>Remember, along with this poll you can also vote two other ways:</p><ul><li><strong>The away game:</strong> Tweet your vote using the <a title="#wpmadness hashtag on Twitter" href="http://search.twitter.com/search?q=%23wpmadness">#wpmadness</a> hashtag and mention either <a title="Theme Team on Twitter" href="http://twitter.com/themeteam">@ThemeTeam</a> or <a title="AppThemes" href="http://twitter.com/appthemes">@AppThemes</a>.</li><li><strong>The home game:</strong> If either Theme Team or AppThemes start up a post on their blog, your comment there will count as a vote as well.</li></ul><h3>ThemeForest vs. BioThemes</h3><p><a name="pd_a_4872718"></a><div class="PDS_Poll" id="PDI_container4872718"></div><p><br /> <br /> <a href="http://polldaddy.com/poll/4872718/">View This Poll</a><br /><br /><span><a href="http://polldaddy.com/features-surveys/">survey software</a></span><br /> </p><p>Remember, along with this poll you can also vote two other ways:</p><ul><li><strong>The away game:</strong> Tweet your vote using the <a title="#wpmadness hashtag on Twitter" href="http://search.twitter.com/search?q=%23wpmadness">#wpmadness</a> hashtag and mention either <a title="ThemeForest and Envato Web Design on Twitter" href="http://twitter.com/envatowebdesign">@envatowebdesign</a> or <a title="BioThemes" href="http://twitter.com/biothemes">@BioThemes</a>.</li><li><strong>The home game:</strong> If either ThemeForest or BioThemes start up a post on their blog, your comment there will count as a vote as well.</li></ul><h3>Gabfire Themes vs. RichWP</h3><p><a name="pd_a_4884211"></a><div class="PDS_Poll" id="PDI_container4884211"></div><p><br /> <br /> <a href="http://polldaddy.com/poll/4884211/">View This Poll</a><br /><br /><span><a href="http://polldaddy.com/features-surveys/">online surveys</a></span><br /> </p><p>Remember, along with this poll you can also vote two other ways:</p><ul><li><strong>The away game:</strong> Tweet your vote using the <a title="#wpmadness hashtag on Twitter" href="http://search.twitter.com/search?q=%23wpmadness">#wpmadness</a> hashtag and mention either <a title="Gabfire Themes on Twitter" href="http://twitter.com/gabfirethemes">@GabfireThemes</a> or <a title="RichWP on Twitter" href="http://twitter.com/richwp">@RichWP</a>.</li><li><strong>The home game:</strong> If either Gabfire Themes or RichWP start up a post on their blog, your comment there will count as a vote as well.</li></ul><h3>StudioPress vs. Themebaker</h3><p><a name="pd_a_4884218"></a><div class="PDS_Poll" id="PDI_container4884218"></div><p><br /> <br /> <a href="http://polldaddy.com/poll/4884218/">View This Poll</a><br /><br /><span><a href="http://polldaddy.com/features-surveys/">survey software</a></span><br /> </p><p>Remember, along with this poll you can also vote two other ways:</p><ul><li><strong>The away game:</strong> Tweet your vote using the <a title="#wpmadness hashtag on Twitter" href="http://search.twitter.com/search?q=%23wpmadness">#wpmadness</a> hashtag and mention either <a title="StudioPress on Twitter" href="http://twitter.com/studiopress">@StudioPress</a> or <a title="Themebaker on Twitter" href="http://twitter.com/themebaker">@Themebaker</a>.</li><li><strong>The home game:</strong> If either StudioPress or Themebaker start up a post on their blog, your comment there will count as a vote as well.</li></ul><h3>FlexiThemes vs. PremiumPress</h3><p><a name="pd_a_4884231"></a><div class="PDS_Poll" id="PDI_container4884231"></div><p><br /> <br /> <a href="http://polldaddy.com/poll/4884231/">View This Poll</a><br /><br /><span><a href="http://polldaddy.com/features-surveys/">online surveys</a></span><br /> </p><p>Remember, along with this poll you can also vote two other ways:</p><ul><li><strong>The away game:</strong> Tweet your vote using the <a title="#wpmadness hashtag on Twitter" href="http://search.twitter.com/search?q=%23wpmadness">#wpmadness</a> hashtag and mention either <a title="FlexiThemes on Twitter" href="http://twitter.com/flexithemes">@FlexiThemes</a> or <a title="Mark Fail / PremiumPress on Twitter" href="http://twitter.com/markfail/">@MarkFail</a>.</li><li><strong>The home game:</strong> If either FlexiThemes or PremiumPress start up a post on their blog, your comment there will count as a vote as well.</li></ul><h3>Obox Themes vs. Signature Themes</h3><p><a name="pd_a_4884233"></a><div class="PDS_Poll" id="PDI_container4884233"></div><p><br /> <br /> <a href="http://polldaddy.com/poll/4884233/">View This Poll</a><br /><br /><span><a href="http://polldaddy.com/features-surveys/">survey software</a></span><br /> </p><p>Remember, along with this poll you can also vote two other ways:</p><ul><li><strong>The away game:</strong> Tweet your vote using the <a title="#wpmadness hashtag on Twitter" href="http://search.twitter.com/search?q=%23wpmadness">#wpmadness</a> hashtag and mention either <a title="Obox on Twitter" href="http://twitter.com/obox">@Obox</a> or Signature Theme.</li><li><strong>The home game:</strong> If either Obox Themes or Signature Theme start up a post on their blog, your comment there will count as a vote as well.</li></ul><h3>BandThemer vs. UpThemes</h3><p><a name="pd_a_4884234"></a><div class="PDS_Poll" id="PDI_container4884234"></div><p><br /> <br /> <a href="http://polldaddy.com/poll/4884234/">View This Poll</a><br /><br /><span><a href="http://polldaddy.com/features-surveys/">Market Research</a></span><br /> </p><p>Remember, along with this poll you can also vote two other ways:</p><ul><li><strong>The away game:</strong> Tweet your vote using the <a title="#wpmadness hashtag on Twitter" href="http://search.twitter.com/search?q=%23wpmadness">#wpmadness</a> hashtag and mention either <a title="BandThemer on Twitter" href="http://twitter.com/bandthemer">@BandThemer</a> or <a title="UpThemes on Twitter" href="http://twitter.com/upthemes">@UpThemes</a>.</li><li><strong>The home game:</strong> If either BandThemer or UpThemes start up a post on their blog, your comment there will count as a vote as well.</li></ul><h3>Theme Madness 2011 Game Schedule</h3><table id="wp-table-reloaded-id-14-no-1" class="wp-table-reloaded wp-table-reloaded-id-14"><thead><tr class="row-1 odd"><th class="column-1"></th><th class="column-2">Bracket A</th><th class="column-3">Bracket B</th><th class="column-4">Bracket C</th><th class="column-5">Bracket D</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr class="row-2 even"><td class="column-1"><a href="http://wpcandy.com/announces/theme-madness-2011-round-1-day-1-voting">April 11</a></td><td class="column-2"><a href="http://www.woothemes.com/">WooThemes</a> vs. <a href="http://themeopoly.com/">Themeopoly</a></p><p><a href="http://gothemeteam.com/">Theme Team</a> vs. <a href="http://www.appthemes.com/">AppThemes</a></td><td class="column-3"><a href="http://themeforest.net/">ThemeForest</a> vs. <a href="http://biothemes.com/">BioThemes</a></p><p><a href="http://www.gabfire.com/">Gabfire Themes</a> vs. <a href="http://richwp.com/">RichWP</a></td><td class="column-4"><a href="http://www.studiopress.com/">StudioPress</a> vs. <a href="http://www.themebaker.com/">Themebaker</a></p><p><a href="http://flexithemes.com/">FlexiThemes</a> vs. <a href="http://premiumpress.com/">PremiumPress</a></td><td class="column-5"><a href="http://oboxthemes.com/">Obox Themes</a> vs. <a href="http://signaturetheme.com/">Signature Theme</a></p><p><a href="http://www.bandthemer.com/">BandThemer</a> vs. <a href="http://upthemes.com/">UpThemes</a></td></tr><tr class="row-3 odd"><td class="column-1">April 12</td><td class="column-2"><a href="http://graphpaperpress.com/">Graph Paper Press</a> vs. <a href="http://pandathemes.com/">Panda Themes</a></p><p><a href="http://www.organicthemes.com/">Organic Themes</a> vs. <a href="http://storefrontthemes.com/">Storefront Themes</a></td><td class="column-3"><a href="http://www.solostream.com/">Solostream</a> vs. <a href="http://themeshift.com/">ThemeShift</a></p><p><a href="http://themegarden.com/">ThemeGarden</a> vs. <a href="http://www.blogohblog.com/">BlogOhBlog</a></td><td class="column-4"><a href="http://themehybrid.com/">ThemeHybrid</a> vs. <a href="http://xtreme-theme.com/">Xtreme Theme</a></p><p><a href="http://crowdfavorite.com/">Crowd Favorite</a> vs. <a href="http://workingwireframes.com/">Working Wireframes</a></td><td class="column-5"><a href="http://themejam.com/">ThemeJam</a> vs. <a href="http://wpstartbox.com/">Startbox</a></p><p><a href="http://prothemedesign.com/">Pro Theme Design</a> vs. <a href="http://themeskingdom.com/">Themes Kingdom</a></td></tr><tr class="row-4 even"><td class="column-1">April 13</td><td class="column-2"><a href="http://themify.me/">Themify</a> vs. <a href="http://bizzthemes.com/">Bizz Themes</a></p><p><a href="http://www.elegantthemes.com/">Elegant Themes</a> vs. <a href="http://themetrust.com/">Theme Trust</a></td><td class="column-3"><a href="http://www.mojo-themes.com/">Mojo Themes</a> vs. <a href="http://www.theme-junkie.com/">Theme Junkie</a></p><p><a href="http://templatic.com/">Templatic</a> vs. <a href="http://www.chimerathemes.com/">ChimeraThemes</a></td><td class="column-4"><a href="http://www.wpbundle.com/">WPBundle</a> vs. <a href="http://catalysttheme.com/">Catalyst Theme</a></p><p><a href="http://headwaythemes.com/">Headway Themes</a> vs. <a href="http://alohathemes.com/">Aloha Themes</a></td><td class="column-5"><a href="http://www.kreativethemes.com/">KreativeThemes</a> vs. <a href="http://www.dessign.net/">Dessign</a></p><p><a href="http://press75.com/">Press75</a> vs. <a href="http://themes.bavotasan.com/">Themes by Bavotasan</a></td></tr><tr class="row-5 odd"><td class="column-1">April 14</td><td class="column-2"><a href="http://www.dev4press.com/">Dev4Press</a> vs. <a href="http://www.indonez.com/">Indonez</a></p><p><a href="http://ithemes.com/">iThemes</a> vs. <a href="http://www.themewarrior.com/">ThemeWarrior</a></td><td class="column-3"><a href="http://www.wpzoom.com/">WPZoom</a> vs. <a href="http://www.vivathemes.com/">Viva Themes</a></p><p><a href="http://www.pagelines.com/">Pagelines</a> vs.<a href="http://wonderthemes.com/"> Wonder Themes</a></td><td class="column-4"><a href="http://gorillathemes.com/">Gorilla Themes</a> vs. <a href="http://wpshower.com/">WPShower</a></p><p><a href="http://diythemes.com/">DIYThemes</a> vs. <a href="http://www.theme-force.com/">ThemeForce</a></td><td class="column-5"><a href="http://tokokoo.com/">Tokokoo</a> vs. <a href="http://standardtheme.com/">Standard Theme</a></p><p><a href="http://thethemefoundry.com/">Theme Foundry</a> vs. <a href="http://themefuse.com/">ThemeFuse</a></td></tr><tr class="row-6 even"><td class="column-1">April 18</td><td class="column-2"><a href="http://www.woothemes.com/">WooThemes</a> vs. <a href="http://www.appthemes.com/">AppThemes</a></td><td class="column-3"><a href="http://themeforest.net/">ThemeForest</a> vs. <a href="http://www.gabfire.com/">Gabfire Themes</a></td><td class="column-4"><a href="http://www.studiopress.com/">StudioPress</a> vs. <a href="http://premiumpress.com/">PremiumPress</a></td><td class="column-5"><a href="http://oboxthemes.com/">Obox Themes</a> vs. <a href="http://upthemes.com/">UpThemes</a></td></tr></tbody></table><p>&nbsp;</p><div class="tentblogger-rss-footer"><p>You just finished reading <a href="http://wpcandy.com/?p=16735">Vote here: Theme Madness 2011, Round 1 Day 1</a> on <a href="http://wpcandy.com" title="WPCandy WordPress community news">WPCandy</a>. Please consider leaving a comment!</p><p></p></div>";s:7:"pubdate";s:31:"Mon, 11 Apr 2011 04:06:22 +0000";s:2:"dc";a:1:{s:7:"creator";s:9:"Ryan Imel";}s:7:"summary";s:14964:"<p><a href="http://wpcandy.com/?p=16735"><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-16786" title="WPCandy Theme Madness voting, round 1 day 1" src="http://wpcandy.com/files/2011/04/thememadnessround1day1-teaser.png" alt="" width="600" height="240" /></a></p><p>This week we will be running through Round 1 of Theme Madness, with eight games happening each day. Today&#8217;s games will be:</p><ul><li><span><a title="WooThemes" href="http://www.woothemes.com/">WooThemes</a> vs. <a title="Themeopoly" href="http://themeopoly.com/">Themeopoly</a></span></li><li><span><a title="Theme Team" href="http://gothemeteam.com/">Theme Team</a> vs. <a title="AppThemes" href="http://www.appthemes.com/">AppThemes</a></span></li><li><span><a title="ThemeForest" href="http://themeforest.net/">ThemeForest</a> vs. <a title="BioThemes" href="http://biothemes.com/">BioThemes</a></span></li><li><span><a title="Gabfire Themes" href="http://www.gabfirethemes.com/">Gabfire Themes</a> vs. <a title="RichWP" href="http://richwp.com/">RichWP</a></span></li><li><span><a title="StudioPress" href="http://studiopress.com">StudioPress</a> vs. <a title="Themebaker" href="http://www.themebaker.com/">Themebaker</a></span></li><li><span><a title="FlexiThemes" href="http://flexithemes.com/">FlexiThemes</a> vs. <a title="PremiumPress" href="http://premiumpress.com/">PremiumPress</a></span></li><li><span><a title="Obox Themes" href="http://oboxthemes.com/">Obox Themes</a> vs. <a title="Signature Theme" href="http://signaturetheme.com/">Signature Theme</a></span></li><li><span><a title="BandThemer" href="http://bandthemer.com/">BandThemer</a> vs. <a title="UpThemes" href="http://upthemes.com/">UpThemes</a></span></li></ul><p>All of the polls and instructions can be found just after the jump, so be sure to click through to have your voice heard. Voting will take place for the next 48 hours, and close at midnight on the 12th (Eastern Standard Time).</p><p>If you need a reminder, the rules can be found <a title="How to win your Theme Madness 2011 Trophy" href="http://wpcandy.com/announces/theme-madness-2011-rules">here</a>. Good luck to everyone playing!</p><p><span id="more-16735"></span></p><h3>WooThemes vs. Themeopoly</h3><p><a name="pd_a_4872663"></a><div class="PDS_Poll" id="PDI_container4872663"></div><p><br /> <br /> <a href="http://polldaddy.com/poll/4872663/">View This Poll</a><br /><br /><span><a href="http://polldaddy.com/features-surveys/">survey software</a></span><br /> </p><p>Remember, along with this poll you can also vote two other ways:</p><ul><li><span><strong>The away game:</strong> Tweet your vote using the <a title="#wpmadness hashtag on Twitter" href="http://search.twitter.com/search?q=%23wpmadness">#wpmadness</a> hashtag and mention either <a title="WooThemes on Twitter" href="http://twitter.com/woothemes">@WooThemes</a> or <a title="Themeopoly" href="http://twitter.com/themeopoly">@Themeopoly</a>.</span></li><li><span><strong>The home game:</strong> If either WooThemes or Themeopoly start up a post on their blog, your comment there will count as a vote as well.</span></li></ul><h3>Theme Team vs. AppThemes</h3><p><a name="pd_a_4872713"></a><div class="PDS_Poll" id="PDI_container4872713"></div><p><br /> <br /> <a href="http://polldaddy.com/poll/4872713/">View This Poll</a><br /><br /><span><a href="http://polldaddy.com/features-surveys/">survey software</a></span><br /> </p><p>Remember, along with this poll you can also vote two other ways:</p><ul><li><strong>The away game:</strong> Tweet your vote using the <a title="#wpmadness hashtag on Twitter" href="http://search.twitter.com/search?q=%23wpmadness">#wpmadness</a> hashtag and mention either <a title="Theme Team on Twitter" href="http://twitter.com/themeteam">@ThemeTeam</a> or <a title="AppThemes" href="http://twitter.com/appthemes">@AppThemes</a>.</li><li><strong>The home game:</strong> If either Theme Team or AppThemes start up a post on their blog, your comment there will count as a vote as well.</li></ul><h3>ThemeForest vs. BioThemes</h3><p><a name="pd_a_4872718"></a><div class="PDS_Poll" id="PDI_container4872718"></div><p><br /> <br /> <a href="http://polldaddy.com/poll/4872718/">View This Poll</a><br /><br /><span><a href="http://polldaddy.com/features-surveys/">survey software</a></span><br /> </p><p>Remember, along with this poll you can also vote two other ways:</p><ul><li><strong>The away game:</strong> Tweet your vote using the <a title="#wpmadness hashtag on Twitter" href="http://search.twitter.com/search?q=%23wpmadness">#wpmadness</a> hashtag and mention either <a title="ThemeForest and Envato Web Design on Twitter" href="http://twitter.com/envatowebdesign">@envatowebdesign</a> or <a title="BioThemes" href="http://twitter.com/biothemes">@BioThemes</a>.</li><li><strong>The home game:</strong> If either ThemeForest or BioThemes start up a post on their blog, your comment there will count as a vote as well.</li></ul><h3>Gabfire Themes vs. RichWP</h3><p><a name="pd_a_4884211"></a><div class="PDS_Poll" id="PDI_container4884211"></div><p><br /> <br /> <a href="http://polldaddy.com/poll/4884211/">View This Poll</a><br /><br /><span><a href="http://polldaddy.com/features-surveys/">online surveys</a></span><br /> </p><p>Remember, along with this poll you can also vote two other ways:</p><ul><li><strong>The away game:</strong> Tweet your vote using the <a title="#wpmadness hashtag on Twitter" href="http://search.twitter.com/search?q=%23wpmadness">#wpmadness</a> hashtag and mention either <a title="Gabfire Themes on Twitter" href="http://twitter.com/gabfirethemes">@GabfireThemes</a> or <a title="RichWP on Twitter" href="http://twitter.com/richwp">@RichWP</a>.</li><li><strong>The home game:</strong> If either Gabfire Themes or RichWP start up a post on their blog, your comment there will count as a vote as well.</li></ul><h3>StudioPress vs. Themebaker</h3><p><a name="pd_a_4884218"></a><div class="PDS_Poll" id="PDI_container4884218"></div><p><br /> <br /> <a href="http://polldaddy.com/poll/4884218/">View This Poll</a><br /><br /><span><a href="http://polldaddy.com/features-surveys/">survey software</a></span><br /> </p><p>Remember, along with this poll you can also vote two other ways:</p><ul><li><strong>The away game:</strong> Tweet your vote using the <a title="#wpmadness hashtag on Twitter" href="http://search.twitter.com/search?q=%23wpmadness">#wpmadness</a> hashtag and mention either <a title="StudioPress on Twitter" href="http://twitter.com/studiopress">@StudioPress</a> or <a title="Themebaker on Twitter" href="http://twitter.com/themebaker">@Themebaker</a>.</li><li><strong>The home game:</strong> If either StudioPress or Themebaker start up a post on their blog, your comment there will count as a vote as well.</li></ul><h3>FlexiThemes vs. PremiumPress</h3><p><a name="pd_a_4884231"></a><div class="PDS_Poll" id="PDI_container4884231"></div><p><br /> <br /> <a href="http://polldaddy.com/poll/4884231/">View This Poll</a><br /><br /><span><a href="http://polldaddy.com/features-surveys/">online surveys</a></span><br /> </p><p>Remember, along with this poll you can also vote two other ways:</p><ul><li><strong>The away game:</strong> Tweet your vote using the <a title="#wpmadness hashtag on Twitter" href="http://search.twitter.com/search?q=%23wpmadness">#wpmadness</a> hashtag and mention either <a title="FlexiThemes on Twitter" href="http://twitter.com/flexithemes">@FlexiThemes</a> or <a title="Mark Fail / PremiumPress on Twitter" href="http://twitter.com/markfail/">@MarkFail</a>.</li><li><strong>The home game:</strong> If either FlexiThemes or PremiumPress start up a post on their blog, your comment there will count as a vote as well.</li></ul><h3>Obox Themes vs. Signature Themes</h3><p><a name="pd_a_4884233"></a><div class="PDS_Poll" id="PDI_container4884233"></div><p><br /> <br /> <a href="http://polldaddy.com/poll/4884233/">View This Poll</a><br /><br /><span><a href="http://polldaddy.com/features-surveys/">survey software</a></span><br /> </p><p>Remember, along with this poll you can also vote two other ways:</p><ul><li><strong>The away game:</strong> Tweet your vote using the <a title="#wpmadness hashtag on Twitter" href="http://search.twitter.com/search?q=%23wpmadness">#wpmadness</a> hashtag and mention either <a title="Obox on Twitter" href="http://twitter.com/obox">@Obox</a> or Signature Theme.</li><li><strong>The home game:</strong> If either Obox Themes or Signature Theme start up a post on their blog, your comment there will count as a vote as well.</li></ul><h3>BandThemer vs. UpThemes</h3><p><a name="pd_a_4884234"></a><div class="PDS_Poll" id="PDI_container4884234"></div><p><br /> <br /> <a href="http://polldaddy.com/poll/4884234/">View This Poll</a><br /><br /><span><a href="http://polldaddy.com/features-surveys/">Market Research</a></span><br /> </p><p>Remember, along with this poll you can also vote two other ways:</p><ul><li><strong>The away game:</strong> Tweet your vote using the <a title="#wpmadness hashtag on Twitter" href="http://search.twitter.com/search?q=%23wpmadness">#wpmadness</a> hashtag and mention either <a title="BandThemer on Twitter" href="http://twitter.com/bandthemer">@BandThemer</a> or <a title="UpThemes on Twitter" href="http://twitter.com/upthemes">@UpThemes</a>.</li><li><strong>The home game:</strong> If either BandThemer or UpThemes start up a post on their blog, your comment there will count as a vote as well.</li></ul><h3>Theme Madness 2011 Game Schedule</h3><table id="wp-table-reloaded-id-14-no-1" class="wp-table-reloaded wp-table-reloaded-id-14"><thead><tr class="row-1 odd"><th class="column-1"></th><th class="column-2">Bracket A</th><th class="column-3">Bracket B</th><th class="column-4">Bracket C</th><th class="column-5">Bracket D</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr class="row-2 even"><td class="column-1"><a href="http://wpcandy.com/announces/theme-madness-2011-round-1-day-1-voting">April 11</a></td><td class="column-2"><a href="http://www.woothemes.com/">WooThemes</a> vs. <a href="http://themeopoly.com/">Themeopoly</a></p><p><a href="http://gothemeteam.com/">Theme Team</a> vs. <a href="http://www.appthemes.com/">AppThemes</a></td><td class="column-3"><a href="http://themeforest.net/">ThemeForest</a> vs. <a href="http://biothemes.com/">BioThemes</a></p><p><a href="http://www.gabfire.com/">Gabfire Themes</a> vs. <a href="http://richwp.com/">RichWP</a></td><td class="column-4"><a href="http://www.studiopress.com/">StudioPress</a> vs. <a href="http://www.themebaker.com/">Themebaker</a></p><p><a href="http://flexithemes.com/">FlexiThemes</a> vs. <a href="http://premiumpress.com/">PremiumPress</a></td><td class="column-5"><a href="http://oboxthemes.com/">Obox Themes</a> vs. <a href="http://signaturetheme.com/">Signature Theme</a></p><p><a href="http://www.bandthemer.com/">BandThemer</a> vs. <a href="http://upthemes.com/">UpThemes</a></td></tr><tr class="row-3 odd"><td class="column-1">April 12</td><td class="column-2"><a href="http://graphpaperpress.com/">Graph Paper Press</a> vs. <a href="http://pandathemes.com/">Panda Themes</a></p><p><a href="http://www.organicthemes.com/">Organic Themes</a> vs. <a href="http://storefrontthemes.com/">Storefront Themes</a></td><td class="column-3"><a href="http://www.solostream.com/">Solostream</a> vs. <a href="http://themeshift.com/">ThemeShift</a></p><p><a href="http://themegarden.com/">ThemeGarden</a> vs. <a href="http://www.blogohblog.com/">BlogOhBlog</a></td><td class="column-4"><a href="http://themehybrid.com/">ThemeHybrid</a> vs. <a href="http://xtreme-theme.com/">Xtreme Theme</a></p><p><a href="http://crowdfavorite.com/">Crowd Favorite</a> vs. <a href="http://workingwireframes.com/">Working Wireframes</a></td><td class="column-5"><a href="http://themejam.com/">ThemeJam</a> vs. <a href="http://wpstartbox.com/">Startbox</a></p><p><a href="http://prothemedesign.com/">Pro Theme Design</a> vs. <a href="http://themeskingdom.com/">Themes Kingdom</a></td></tr><tr class="row-4 even"><td class="column-1">April 13</td><td class="column-2"><a href="http://themify.me/">Themify</a> vs. <a href="http://bizzthemes.com/">Bizz Themes</a></p><p><a href="http://www.elegantthemes.com/">Elegant Themes</a> vs. <a href="http://themetrust.com/">Theme Trust</a></td><td class="column-3"><a href="http://www.mojo-themes.com/">Mojo Themes</a> vs. <a href="http://www.theme-junkie.com/">Theme Junkie</a></p><p><a href="http://templatic.com/">Templatic</a> vs. <a href="http://www.chimerathemes.com/">ChimeraThemes</a></td><td class="column-4"><a href="http://www.wpbundle.com/">WPBundle</a> vs. <a href="http://catalysttheme.com/">Catalyst Theme</a></p><p><a href="http://headwaythemes.com/">Headway Themes</a> vs. <a href="http://alohathemes.com/">Aloha Themes</a></td><td class="column-5"><a href="http://www.kreativethemes.com/">KreativeThemes</a> vs. <a href="http://www.dessign.net/">Dessign</a></p><p><a href="http://press75.com/">Press75</a> vs. <a href="http://themes.bavotasan.com/">Themes by Bavotasan</a></td></tr><tr class="row-5 odd"><td class="column-1">April 14</td><td class="column-2"><a href="http://www.dev4press.com/">Dev4Press</a> vs. <a href="http://www.indonez.com/">Indonez</a></p><p><a href="http://ithemes.com/">iThemes</a> vs. <a href="http://www.themewarrior.com/">ThemeWarrior</a></td><td class="column-3"><a href="http://www.wpzoom.com/">WPZoom</a> vs. <a href="http://www.vivathemes.com/">Viva Themes</a></p><p><a href="http://www.pagelines.com/">Pagelines</a> vs.<a href="http://wonderthemes.com/"> Wonder Themes</a></td><td class="column-4"><a href="http://gorillathemes.com/">Gorilla Themes</a> vs. <a href="http://wpshower.com/">WPShower</a></p><p><a href="http://diythemes.com/">DIYThemes</a> vs. <a href="http://www.theme-force.com/">ThemeForce</a></td><td class="column-5"><a href="http://tokokoo.com/">Tokokoo</a> vs. <a href="http://standardtheme.com/">Standard Theme</a></p><p><a href="http://thethemefoundry.com/">Theme Foundry</a> vs. <a 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