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Full story: From WordPress to Ghost: Embracing Simplicity in BloggingFor nearly two decades, my online home has been WordPress. But now, it feels like the right time to move on, so I’m preparing for a move to Ghost, a platform that is a compelling alternative to WordPress. WordPress has been a remarkable platform since I discovered it in 2004 when blogging for business was not yet in the mainstream. I had started blogging on BlogSpot, then TypePad, some years earlier before moving to WordPress in 2006. Over the years,…
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Full story: Meta’s Moderation and An Uncomfortable Truth About Social NetworksOn 7 January, Mark Zuckerberg announced sweeping changes to content moderation and fact-checking across Meta’s platforms – Facebook, Instagram and Threads – sparking widespread reaction and debate about the future of online discourse and the role of social networks in shaping global conversations. This overhaul is just one part of a broader story focused on the dramatic changes across the societal landscape in the United States that are expected once Donald Trump takes up the reins of power in his…
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Full story: 20 Years of FIR: A Podcasting JourneyTwo decades ago, podcasting was a nascent experiment. Today, it’s a mainstream medium that shapes conversations, elections, and industries. For Shel Holtz and me, our For Immediate Release podcast has been both a witness to and a driver of that transformation. Our anniversary episode – aptly titled From RSS to ChatGPT: FIR’s 20-Year Tech Communications Chronicle – was both a look back and a nod to what’s ahead. It reminded me how FIR has evolved, thrived, and adapted since we…
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Full story: Collaborating with ChatGPT Plus on a LinkedIn RefreshAfter 20 years on LinkedIn, I decided it was time for a complete refresh and to create a profile that better reflects who I am today and where I’m heading, professionally and personally. How often do you update or change your LinkedIn profile? Probably when you change your job or get a different role. That’s what I’ve done since I joined LinkedIn in June 2004 – updated things now and again because of a milestone event like a job change.…
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Full story: The Ethics of PR: Lessons from the Blake Lively Smear CampaignAstroturfing, smear campaigns, and social media manipulation — ethically dubious tactics that not only overshadow the valuable work of PR professionals but also erode public trust and challenge the very integrity of our industry. This could describe the controversy surrounding actors Blake Lively and Justin Baldoni on the set of their film It Ends With Us, which led to Lively filing a lawsuit in December 2024 against Baldoni and others. It offers a troubling case study in PR ethics and…
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