Phoenix to Host Biggest Live Online WordCamp... Ever!

PHOENIX - (BUSINESS WIRE) - WordCamp, a WordPress conference dedicated to the most popular free, open source blog publishing application on the planet, is coming to Phoenix, Ariz. Nov. 13. What makes this WordCamp unlike any other is the event will be streamed live for anyone who cannot attend and made available for download afterward. The conference includes key Internet leaders and game changers, like WordPress founder Matt Mullenweg and Merlin Mann, creator of 43folders.com.

WordCamp is aimed at helping attendees improve their WordPress Web sites. The day-long event gives attendees access to influential insiders who specialize in dynamic topics such as Search Engine Optimization, Web site content, video blogging and online marketing.

Another highlight is sure to be the special round-table featuring Mullenweg, Joshua Strebel, president of Obu Web Technologies, a Web Design and Web Development agency and Chuck Reynolds, Web Strategist at rYnoweb.

GoDaddy.com, a leading Web hosting company and the world's largest registrar, based in Arizona, is sponsoring the Phoenix WordCamp. The event will be streamed to the public in its entirety, meaning people will be able to participate from anywhere in the world while the event happens.

"WordPress has helped so many businesses and people worldwide," said Chuck Reynolds, a long-time WordPress developer and advocate, who is the key organizer for Phoenix WordCamp. "I'm excited to finally bring this great event to Phoenix, have it streamed live and recorded to share with everybody. We have a great line-up of speakers and topics, an Experts' Bar to help with attendees' questions. Our sponsor GoDaddy.com is pulling out all the stops to help make this one of the best WordCamps of the year!"

No other WordCamp has had streaming to the scale of this event. To participate online, users need to register in advance and then log in to see the streaming of the event. Details can be found at www.PHXWordCamp.com.

"We wanted to make Phoenix WordCamp accessible for everyone, not just people here in the Valley," said Go Daddy CEO and Founder Bob Parsons. "More and more people are interested in learning how to maximize their online opportunities and this event is an excellent resource. We're going to give this WordCamp some first-rate Go Daddy GO!"

WordPress is the most widely incorporated application in the popular Go Daddy Hosting Connection, with more than 1,000 installations of the application every day and Go Daddy even has a special WordPress hosting plan.

To learn more about WordPress, visit www.WordPress.org.

As of this announcement, there are still tickets available to attend in person. To learn more about Phoenix WordCamp and how to obtain tickets or stream online, visit www.PHXWordCamp.com.

For Phoenix WordCamp
Nick Fuller/Communications Manager
480-505-8800 x4435
PR@GoDaddy.com