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WordPress: a poster child for open source accessibility

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Neville Hobson

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28 May 2023

Yesterday May 27, 2023, was a milestone date in the history of WordPress, marking the 20th year since the first version 0.70 was publicly released on May 27, 2003. In all, the open-source software has gone through 47 public versions over the past 20 years to its current version 6.2.2, evolving along the way from […]
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Social Media, Social Networks, Twitter

Bluesky leads the alt-Twitter pack

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Neville Hobson

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12 May 2023

Since Elon Musk completed his acquisition of Twitter last October, much discussion has ensued on finding an alternative social networking platform where unhappy Twitter users could migrate from Twitter and leave the uncertainty and chaos behind. In the past month, one name has gathered significant momentum and come to the head of attention – Bluesky. […]
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Climate Change, Events, Music, Public Relations, Society

Of Zadok the Priest, Katy Perry, Take That, and climate change

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Neville Hobson

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9 May 2023

I have a few takeaways from this Coronation Weekend of pomp, pageantry and rock ‘n’ roll I’d like to share that characterised the coronation of King Charles III on Saturday 6 May and the coronation concert at Windsor Castle on Sunday 7 May. Like millions of people in the UK and many more millions around […]
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Business, Public Relations, Reputation, Social Networks, Twitter

The Twitter end game

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Neville Hobson

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30 April 2023

The phrase “end of days” came to my mind as I reviewed a number of critical news reports during this past week about the current state of Twitter. The forthcoming demise of Twitter, sooner or later, is the strong thread running through all of this content, assessing the situation and arriving at this conclusion from […]
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Communication, Politics, Public Relations

Rishi Sunak connects on LinkedIn Live

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24 April 2023

Today the UK government launched Business Connect, described as a new conference that champions the dynamism of UK businesses to unlock innovation and grow the economy. Or, as The Times puts it, a charm offensive with business. It’s also a means by which Prime Minister Rishi Sunak can engage in small-group conversation that will let […]
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