Automattic acquires GRAVATAR

by · Published October 23, 2007 · Updated March 29, 2011

Gravatar (Globally Recognized Avatars) has been acquired by Automattic. Changes to Gravatar over the past few days :

Automattic transferred the Rails application and most of the avatar serving to WordPress.com infrastructure and servers.
Avatar serving is now more than three times as fast, and works every time.
All the Premium Services like Multiple email idâ€™s and avatars are now free. Everyone who paid for a premium account in the past 60 days will be refunded.