WordPress ten years on

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Ten years ago, on May 27, 2003, WordPress was released. It wasn't the first software that enabled anyone to write their thoughts down and publish them online for the world to see. But its free and open source credentials along with its extensible … [Continue reading]

Good reasons to be at LeWeb London in June

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In ten days time, LeWeb London takes place. The overall theme is the sharing economy; the speaker line-up is fabulous, the agenda is compelling and, so, far, over 850 people have booked to be there on June 5 and 6. This third LeWeb conference in … [Continue reading]

Crest Memorial Day cartoon way off the mark

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[Update May 28:] A commenter to this post says the uproar I've described here isn't about the cartoon you see above. Rather, "the offensive picture was part of Crest's current marketing campaign stating something along the lines of 'vowing not to … [Continue reading]

The Hobson and Holtz Report – Podcast #705: May 27, 2013

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Intro: The final B2B Huddle keynote podcast coming, a number of FIR Book Reviews in the pipeline, congratulations to Stephen Waddington elected CIPR President for 2014, congratulations to Eric Schwartzman on the launch of his new business; Quick … [Continue reading]

Guardian to launch new platform to streamline access to web content

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News that The Guardian newspaper is planning to aggregate its presence on the web under a single entry point, theguardian.com domain, is an interesting milestone for a mainstream medium whose innovation in extending its presence and brand beyond its … [Continue reading]

Refreshing design

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A Bank Holiday weekend is a good quiet time for a web project and to roll out a new look to NevilleHobson.com. The look and feel of a website - whether it's a blog like this one or a corporate site like any you can think of - is a key element in … [Continue reading]

Google conversational search is a bold leap forward

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The first thought that crossed my mind when I tried out Google's new "conversational search" functionality in the latest version of its desktop Chrome browser was Star Trek. You don't have to be a huge fan of the sci-fi TV series (and films) to … [Continue reading]

Survey reveals youthful aspirations for the future of business communication

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One of the characteristics of the contemporary communications landscape is how it's constantly changing. Predicting how advertising, marketing, public relations and the broad business communications spectrum will evolve and what it all may look … [Continue reading]

The Hobson and Holtz Report – Podcast #704: May 20, 2013

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Intro: Quick review of Ragan ING conference, two more FIR podcasts from the B2B Huddle are up, FIR Book Review of Philip Sheldrake's Attenzi is up; Quick News: Vines are shared four times more than online video, IABC's CW magazine goes digital … [Continue reading]