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Eileen Smith is the editor of Velocitize. She has 20 years of experience in the field of digital media and communications as a writer, editor, blogger and social media manager. Eileen earned her Master’s degree in Journalism from the Medill School at Northwestern University. She enjoys talking about herself in the third person.

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It’s That Time of Year (Again): E-Commerce Holiday Shopping

Eileen SmithOctober 19, 2023

Last year, consumers spent more than $9 billion dollars online on Black Friday. E-commerce spending in general has climbed steadily since …

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Eileen SmithSeptember 20, 2023

Imagine a social media world without X (formerly known as Twitter and how everyone will always refer to it). That’s …

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We’re Only Human: Taking the Bias Out of AI

Eileen SmithJuly 27, 2023

These days it’s obvious that the more we leverage artifical intelligence (AI) technology, like ChatGPT, the smarter and seemingly more …

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Eileen SmithJune 22, 2023

A lot of things that have been standard over the past 20 years in this field are going to be …

Happy Anniversary to WordPress! 20 Years & Going Strong

Eileen SmithJune 1, 2023

They grow up so fast… Happy Anniversary to WordPress! Your favorite content management system (and ours) is now 20 years …

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The (Real) Life of AI: Advanced Technologies in a Brave New World

Eileen SmithMay 10, 2023

What’s the best way to write an article about AI and ChatGPT that will grab your readers’ attention? And why …

WP ENGINE DE{CODE}: THE VIRTUAL CONFERENCE FOR WORDPRESS DEVELOPERS 

Eileen SmithMarch 14, 2023

Now in its fourth year, WP Engine’s DE{CODE} developer conference is set to kick off next week, and this year’s …

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Eileen SmithMarch 2, 2023

Despite all the focus that’s been on mobile and responsive design, we still see a massive gap between website performance …

Velocitize Talks: Tayo Onabule of Drewl on Headless Architecture and WordPress

Eileen SmithFebruary 23, 2023

When you’re trying to give shoppers a native-like experience in a browser, you want that performance there and you want …

Velocitize Talks: Guillaume Buat-Ménard of Flipside on Sustainability & Web Design

Eileen SmithFebruary 6, 2023

There’s a lot of attention on NFTs and cryptocurrencies but I wish there would be more impetus on what could …

Velocitize Talks: Scott Jones of Illustrate Digital on WordPress, Headless & UX Design

Eileen SmithJanuary 27, 2023

If you don’t put your business priority first but you put the user priority first, the business will win almost …

Velocitize Talks: Peter Delaney of WONDR.io on Digital Banking & Fintech

Eileen SmithJanuary 19, 2023

Different renditions of your website and your brand, and trying to be subtle about it without bombarding them; that’s where …

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