Rhodri Harries

Hallucinated News….

Abrdn adds back vowels after widely mocked rebrand The investment firm will now be called aberdeen group as it hopes the name change will remove

Es are good, Es are good...
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Fight the power And other very hard things. Join me.

All of which to say is thank you for the support. I felt sad about leaving my perch in a global news org but now I'm energised by the challenge ahead & the chance to respond to this extraordinary crisis with something new. Join me! THANK YOU 🙏
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TikTok users flock to Chinese app RedNote before US ban A swarm of

Something quite ironic about this move from TikTok to another Chinese owned app in the US...Surely scope for a US owned one!

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Met Office upgrades snow warning to amber for Britain The Met Office has issued one amber snow warning for northern England from 9pm tomorrow to 11.59pm on Sunday; and another for the Midlands and Wales from 6pm tomorrow to 12pm on Sunday.

Something about an Amber snow warning... is the one below a lighter shade...
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Donate to Duvet Know It's Christmas, 2024, organized by Rhodri Marsden Unbelievably, it's the 14th year of this thing. What is it? Improbably, the nig… Rhodri Marsden needs your support for Duvet Know It's Christmas, 2024

8/ Your generosity is truly magnificent. £7.5k and we've barely started. www.gofundme.com/f/duvet-know... #DuvetKnowItsChristmas

Love #duvetknowitschristmas this one’s a classic….

After a year of stubborn denial I now finally subscribe to every sports streaming service possible, thanks European Rugby for spreading the ‘love’ hello Premier Sports….

Steven Bartlett sharing harmful health misinformation on Diary of CEO podcast Disproven health claims are accepted with little challenge by host on number one podcast, BBC investigation finds.

Ominous Russell Brand vibes here: wellness grifting and bothsidesism as the gateway to conspiracy theories

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Nick Robinson on BBC Today Programme just asked @edmiliband.bsky.social to speak in fluent human... Can he or any politician manage it?

Google announces Android XR, a new OS for headsets and smart glasses Google just can’t quit face computers

2025 could be the year the 'facetech' finally becomes mainstream beyond gaming and some specific B2B applications. 'Could' in the same way 2024 'could have been'...
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2 plus 2 equals 3.55

Omnicom agrees to buy Interpublic in deal to create world’s biggest agency group Omnicom has agreed a deal to acquire Interpublic to create the world’s biggest agency group, the two companies have formally announced to the US stock market.

Omnicom agrees to buy Interpublic in deal to create world’s biggest agency group

Pretty remarkable. I’m all up for subscription services but so much of EG was dark to search and social.

Advertisers and PRs want their content to be found. Like the FT model.

Well put @economist.com

‘He needs to shut up’ – Gregg Wallace criticised by crisis comms experts After being accused of inappropriate behaviour during filming, MasterChef presenter Gregg Wallace took to social media to defend himself – a move that communications professionals believe was a misste...

Shut up... surely "and bog off"

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Jaguar's Type 00 electric concept car divides opinion The carmaker's new look is praised as

The teaser was way more interesting than the car.... Show it in black or racing green and it looks like a Jag (or any high end sports car). #jaguar
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Seems to be a glut of reporting on food thefts, first cheese, now pies… watch out butchers, Turkeys might be next!

Right, last post wanging on about Starter Packs - 5 more spots left in Part 2 then that's your fill. Who wants in that isn't yet in either?

300 cool PRy people to get you started on here. Reposts appreciated.

Part 1: go.bsky.app/ApcbKjA

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Australian-style social media ban for under-16s ‘a retrograde step’, say UK charities Child safety experts say similar move in Britain would penalise young people for the failings of tech companies

This quote from Peter Wanless CEO #NSPCC says it all "Children deserve to have age-appropriate experiences online rather than being cut off from it altogether”. Many of the lobbying groups ignore this. Let's have more accountability and more education here please.
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Porn: NI adults UK's most likely to view sites online Ofcom report finds NI adults are more likely to look at porn online than in any other part of the UK.

Fascinating insights into UK's online habits in #Ofcom's latest research (out today)- so much on the impact of social platforms on our lives to digest. Top marks to #BBC Northern Ireland's Politics desk for pulling out the key issue...
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Happy #Thanksgiving to everyone celebrating today, enjoy the company, the cuisine and everything else. And a big thanks to friends, family and anyone who has supported Kaizo and/ or me personally this year, always appreciated.

‘For the chop’ surely….

Budget tax rises will make it harder to hire, says CBI The head of the CBI says tax rises seen at the Budget

An interesting reception for Rachel Reeves awaits at #CBI conference. Quite difficult to see how growth is promoted by putting such a hike in the cost to employers... Surely could have balanced a little elsewhere.
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Milkman?

Jaguar has rebranded when it needed to revitalise Jaguar's bizarre new campaign marks a complete overhaul of its positioning, when instead it should have celebrated and updated what once made it great.

The #Jaguar brand has landed spectacularly (well or badly, you decide), proof though will be in the selling. If new models boom this is visionary, if they bomb, then a disaster and a new CEO will welcome back heritage. Intrigued #FPaceowner
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Thanks!

Social media ban for under-16s 'on the table' says UK government The tech secretary Peter Kyle also said he wanted an

Wish the focus was on better social education, platform content regulation, balance with the benefits, and reality check on today's way of life... This is like a modern day version of 'Footloose' ban on pop music as it encouraged teenage behaviours....
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This is like the beginning of that other place! News, insights and #PR industry commentators without the ads for cleaning products, dog accessories and misogynistic comments… fingers crossed it remains this way #fingerscrossed

This feels like it could genuinely become properly mainstream, after some false dawns - although as pointed out elsewhere this is tracking visits, so lets see where users get to next week.