Jetpack Plugin Brings WordPress.com Features To Self-Hosted Blogs
Automattic has just launched Jetpack, a new plugin that brings WordPress.com features to self-hosted blogs. Some of the new functionality includes WordPress.com Stats, WP.me URL shortener, Gravatar Hovercards, a Twitter Widget, Sharedaddy, Shortcode Embeds and a bunch of other great stuff, with new features that will be released in the future.
Matt Mullenweg has more on the launch of Jetpack.
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