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\"WP<\/a>Last weekend (January 17-19), several members of the WP Engine team made the trip to Arizona, for\u00a0WordCamp Phoenix 2014<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The schedule was jam-packed<\/a>, with a Friday Foundations day, 3 tracks of presentations on Saturday, and a more informal day on Sunday\u2014including WordCamp for Kids.<\/p>\n

WP Engine is proud to have been a Gold Sponsor of WordCamp Phoenix, which sold out with 750 attendees.<\/p>\n

Our team had a great time meeting new people\u2014and catching up with old friends\u2014at the WP Engine booth. Thanks to everyone who took the time to come up and say hello!<\/p>\n

Launch of DradCast 2.0<\/strong><\/p>\n

On Saturday, January 18 we were excited to announce the launch of DradCast 2.0<\/a>, brought to you by WP Engine.<\/p>\n

A couple of prior military geeks, a few adult beverages, and all things WordPress discussed.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

The DradCast is a weekly video podcast, presented by Brad Williams<\/a> and Dre Armeda<\/a>. The DradCast\u00a0primarily concentrates on the latest news around WordPress, upcoming WordPress events, and the wonderful community surrounding the premiere open source content management system on the Internet.<\/p>\n

The DradCast will now be presented in partnership with Torque<\/a>, which will\u00a0provide editorial and production support.<\/p>\n

\"WP<\/a>Event Coverage by Torque<\/strong><\/p>\n

Michelle\u00a0Oznowicz<\/a>, the editor of\u00a0Torque<\/a>,\u00a0was there with her camera ready to cover the event.<\/p>\n

Check out Michelle’s post discussing the\u00a0beginner user and developer sessions held on Friday, January 17<\/a>.\u00a0\u00a0
\n<\/a><\/p>\n

Michelle will be the first guest host on DradCast 2.0, so tune in this Wednesday\u2014January 22 at 8pm EST.<\/p>\n

WordPress and the Internet of Things<\/strong><\/p>\n

WP Engine’s\u00a0Tomas Puig<\/a> sparked an interesting discussion with the audience on WordPress and the Internet of Things during his WordCamp Phoenix presentation.<\/p>\n

Tomas outlined many current and future applications of the Internet of Things, including Internet-enabled cows, spamming smart fridges, and networked fitness devices.<\/p>\n

\"Tomas<\/a>You can check out Tomas\u2019s presentation on Slideshare<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Thank You WordCamp Phoenix Organizers!<\/strong><\/p>\n

We\u2019d like to extend our congratulations and thanks to everyone who was involved in organizing WordCamp Phoenix!<\/p>\n

If you missed out on the event, you can check out the WordCamp Phoenix website<\/a>, or search the hashtag for the event\u2014#WCPHX<\/a>.<\/p>\n

What did you enjoy most about WordCamp Phoenix 2014?\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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