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title: "The WSJ's All Things Digital: Close to Cool as ****"
date: 2007-10-11T14:39:09Z
modified: 2007-10-11T14:39:09Z
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timestamp: 2007-10-11T14:39:09Z
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Here at RedMonk we’re big fans of [Alex King](http://alexking.org/blog/2007/06/07/decision-crowdfavoritenet) and his web design and implementation firm [crowdfavorite](http://crowdfavorite.com/). Its kind of cool to know that the same guy delivered the websites used by RedMonk and [Walt Mossberg](http://walt.allthingsd.com/). He is taking WordPress into new high endian territory at the WSJ. And well done the Journal for not spending a ton of money on software you don’t need just because it says CMS.

I linked to [this story](http://digitaldaily.allthingsd.com/20071009/google-jaiku/) with my del.icio.us links today when suddenly it struck me. Wait that’s not just a journalist quoting from your twitter channel, James – that’s a Wall Street Journal writer quoting your tweets. Say what you like about the Journal- but as a web property it is taking risks and playing the digital game with some aplomb. I guess I better start reading it – but with headlines like this one – [Zingku? Jaiku? I Feel Like I’m Taking Crazy Pills!](http://digitaldaily.allthingsd.com/20071009/google-jaiku/) – what’s not to like?

I suspect I have [@marshallk](http://twitter.com/marshallk) over at Read/Write Web to thank. Thanks Marshall.