WordPress can be called the infrastructure of the Internet. It is an open source program designed to manage website content. It is widely used, stable, and therefore rarely attracts media attention. However, the WordPress community has recently faced a conflict. Co-founder Matt Mullenweg sharply criticized WP Engine, one of the most common hosting providers on the platform. The statement turned into a public dispute. Can commercial companies use open source for profit and should they instead help the project? WP Engine is a hosting company that has been actively using free open-source WordPress software to create and sell its services since 2010. Currently, more than 200 thousand websites use its platform, which makes it a serious competitor to WordPress.com. Matt Mullenweg manages two key platforms: WordPress.org is an open-source project that develops a framework for hosting websites. WordPress.com is a...

CDP is a customer data platform. We will explain what a customer data platform is in simple words. In today's information world, companies use many different ways to find user data. Then they process this information and interact with the audience effectively. However, not all concepts are maximally effective for business and may require significant resources from the company. That's why businesses need a solution that can provide a single customer profile and that can be used without involving developers or third-party marketing agencies. This is exactly what CDP was created for. CDP (Customer Data Platform) is a database that collects, stores, and structures information about the customer and his or her activities. Such services interact with different systems and form a single customer profile. CDP platforms collect data from online and offline sources, which makes it possible to create...

Currently, there are two complementary and simultaneously competing platforms on the market: CRM (customer relationship management) and DMP (data management platform). Both platforms are used to target audiences in the digital sphere. However, the main differences between them are as follows: CRM tracks already registered users, i.e. loyal and prospective customers; DMP tracks both unregistered and registered users. The number of such people is much larger. Both targeting technologies are used by data-driven agencies and offer brands to create a unique user experience, in other words, personalized advertising. Functionality Main features CRM can export the collected data to other databases in the form of lists of users who meet the specified characteristics. The DMP platform allows you to create user segments by grouping them by similar characteristics or interests. Other platforms can then use these groups for other purposes, such...