On the train back to Marlylebone from WordCamp UK, I’m mulling over what I’ve learned. There was a lot of technical stuff, but the over-arching impression is that blogging, and WordPress in particular, is coming of age.

It’s not just Number 10 Downing Street that’s on WordPress but the Royal Navy,  tennis star   Andy Roddick. and the BBC’s Top Gear programme.

Developers are saying that they are getting calls from marketing agencies desperate for WordPress blogs. Some were actually talking about how to cope with demand.

The Free aspect of WordPress has always been a negative in the past for business. Corporations like to spend money to feel safe. But now times are getting harder economically, and more importantly, people are cottoning on to the fact that the internet is a live place, where fast and nimble reactions are all important. They want to take control of their websites. They don’t want to be in hock to the IT Department or super-agency. WordPress is a fast, flexible, and user-friendly solution. The user interface is greatly improved in recent releases. It’s extremely well supported on the technical side- you can Google a solution for anything WordPress. It’s clean and elegant. It’s day has come.