Automattic, a fully distributed company, utilizes a unique internal blogging network known as P2 for team communication. Due to the vast volume of posts and comments, employees often struggle with the fear of missing out (FOMO) on important content. To address this, a team of data and machine learning experts initiated a hack project that developed a new solution to highlight personalized and relevant P2 content. The tool, P2 FOMO, recommends P2s in real time, tracks already read posts, and provides AI summaries, improving both productivity and company culture.
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Optimizing Connections at Meetups
Explore the journey of how Automattic leverages the power of optimization and genetic algorithms to transform our meetups into more engaging and meaningful experiences. Our post delves into the creation of Dinnermattic, a hack project designed to foster stronger relationships among our globally distributed team.
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Jetpack Stats is one of Automattic's most popular offerings, providing analytics for over 14 million users. Read and find out what we've done to modernize Jetpack Stats this year!
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Maintaining a proper work-life balance is tough enough for folks who work in an office. It’s even more challenging when you work from home. But distributed work veteran Raúl Antón Cuadrado has tools, tips, and techniques to keep your work organized, humming, and in healthy balance with your life.
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Why a Book Club? Automattic has a creed that informs everything we do. And the very first part of the creed is “I will never stop learning”. The first and most important line of the creed means that you’re never finished. There is always more to learn. Your list of unread books is always going … Continue reading How to Organize a Data Book Club at Work
Data for Breakfast 