Pownce relaunches as TypePad Motion
Six Apart has announced the launch of TypePad Motion service.
It is based on the newly launched TypePad platform and has features similar to Pownce.
It is a micro-blogging service that would now compete with rivals including Twitter and Posterous.
The company said that this new platform is based on their [...]

Melody: Open Source Fork of Movable Type
A couple of developers specializing in Movable Type have announced the formation of a new group named The Open Melody Software Group.
They are now working on a new open source content management platform named Melody.
The group has Anil Dash on its board who is the VP and Chief [...]

Six Apart now offering WordPress services!
Six Apart is known for their Movable Type blogging platform which is the main rival of WordPress.
However, the company has now announced a range of services and products for the users of WordPress blogging platform.
The company speaks about this new development on their website:
We believe in the power [...]

Six Apart acquires Pownce. Closing it down!
Six Apart has acquired the micro-blogging service Pownce.
The sad news is that they are closing down this service later this month.
Users of Pownce have the option to export all their messages in case they want to preserve them.
The service would not be accessible after December 15.
Six Apart [...]

Lycos launches OpenSocial based web publishing tool
Lycos has announced the launch of their new web publishing tool which utilizes Google’s OpenSocial API.
This new tool enables the user to develop web sites which utilizes social networking capabilities.
The company also unveiled developer tools named Webon which enables user to develop interactive sites using drag-and-drop and text-based user [...]

TypePad AntiSpam plug-in launched by Six Apart
Six Apart has announced the launch of their open source plug-in to combat comment spam on popular blogging platforms.
For now they are supporting WordPress and Movable Type.
It has rivals in the form of Akismet (from the people behind WordPress) and Defensio.
The company said that they have been using [...]

Movable Type Open Source launched
Six Apart has finally launched the open source version of their blogging software Movable Type.
This edition has been named Movable Type Open Source.
One of the primary reasons for this special edition is the ever growing popularity of the rival blogging solution WordPress which is totally free and open source.
MTOS is available [...]