Many people consider Open Source can’t be suitable for corporate usage, especially when it comes to blogging. Some blogging platform even put out slogans like “Corporate/professional blog publishing platform”, well if you poke around a bit, soon you will find out that is nothing but just a sales speech. Reason for this post is in fact talking about a particular blog publishing platform, WordPress. In the past I came across quite a large number of people who blindly believe (never did try by themselves)- WordPress might be good, but not good enough to showcase their corporate/professional/enterprise blogging.

In no way I am claiming that WordPress is perfect, it does have it fare share of issues, short coming but it’s evolving. If I tried WordPress 1.5 and comparing its short coming till now, you are comparing 16^th century with 21^st century :). But regardless of its short coming, due to regular upgrade and easy to use functionality WP no longer treated as just another open source. Smart decision makers are using WordPress as blog engine as well as CMS for their organizations. Here is the small list of cool organization’s blog/Web Site powered by none other than WordPress:

1. CNN blogs—each blog are powered by WordPress MU.

2. Ebay Blog

3. AWNtv.com –a professional animation showcase site.

4. Election Fox News

5. General Motors Blog

6. The Wall Street Journal Blogs

7. ZDnet Blogs

8. Flickr Blog J amazing, they don’t use their own Yahoo 360.

9. Fox News blogs

10. Ford’s Global Auto Show site

Even after watching these awesome sites powered and glowing with WordPress, you ignore it’s power than you are just being naive.