Wordpress is an application that creates an interface that users can access from the internet to manage their website.

Why this matters

In the past to update your website, users would use a tool such as dreamweaver to create, edit, add, or delete content and then create a FTP connection to transfer the updated files.  Learning the basics of dreamweaver can take a fair amount of time-thus discouraging the average person from contributing to the internet.

Wordpress creates an admin console that is extremely user-friendly to use and is accessible online-available anywhere your website is.  This empowers the average person–having very limited knowledge of html–with the ability to create and manage content on their very own website.  With increased accessibility you can manage your website from anywhere; right now for example, this article is being posted from a public internet connection at the Apple store in King of Prussia.

This technology enables users of all skill levels to share their knowledge with the world–making the internet that much richer!

How wordpress works is another question for another day; we will be revisiting this..

My question is “All things considered, is wordpress an innovation or an enabler?”  Is it means for productivity, does it create a platform that allows innovation, or is it a health mix of both?