Rhodri Harries
@rhodriharries.bsky.social
PR for tech and health at Kaizo now part of Cavendish Consulting. Views are my own as is my humour….
Es are good, Es are good...
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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
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March 4, 2025 at 1:02 PM
Es are good, Es are good...
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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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Fight the power
And other very hard things. Join me.
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February 25, 2025 at 9:42 PM
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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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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TikTok users flock to Chinese app RedNote before US ban
A swarm of
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January 15, 2025 at 2:12 PM
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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Something about an Amber snow warning... is the one below a lighter shade...
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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.
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January 3, 2025 at 11:25 AM
Something about an Amber snow warning... is the one below a lighter shade...
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8/ Your generosity is truly magnificent. £7.5k and we've barely started. www.gofundme.com/f/duvet-know... #DuvetKnowItsChristmas
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
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December 24, 2024 at 8:01 PM
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….
A full house tonight has relegated me to… the utility room. But handy if I need an ice cream in the night. #duvetknowitschristmas
December 24, 2024 at 9:04 PM
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….
December 13, 2024 at 6:47 PM
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….
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Ominous Russell Brand vibes here: wellness grifting and bothsidesism as the gateway to conspiracy theories
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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.
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December 13, 2024 at 8:16 AM
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?
December 13, 2024 at 8:18 AM
Nick Robinson on BBC Today Programme just asked @edmiliband.bsky.social to speak in fluent human... Can he or any politician manage it?
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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Google announces Android XR, a new OS for headsets and smart glasses
Google just can’t quit face computers
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December 13, 2024 at 8:15 AM
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 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.
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December 9, 2024 at 1:56 PM
2 plus 2 equals 3.55
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Omnicom agrees to buy Interpublic in deal to create world’s biggest agency group
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.
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December 9, 2024 at 1:10 PM
Omnicom agrees to buy Interpublic in deal to create world’s biggest agency group
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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.
Advertisers and PRs want their content to be found. Like the FT model.
Wow - big news from old skool media powerhouse Estates Gazette (EG) www.linkedin.com/posts/estate...
EG on LinkedIn: EG announces plans to close
EG, the UK’s real estate publications and… | 44 comments
EG announces plans to close
EG, the UK’s real estate publications and intelligence service, is to close.
The group’s parent company has taken the tough… | 44 comments on LinkedIn
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December 6, 2024 at 7:26 PM
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.
Advertisers and PRs want their content to be found. Like the FT model.
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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Jaguar's Type 00 electric concept car divides opinion
The carmaker's new look is praised as
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December 3, 2024 at 8:19 AM
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!
December 2, 2024 at 8:58 PM
Seems to be a glut of reporting on food thefts, first cheese, now pies… watch out butchers, Turkeys might be next!
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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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300 cool PRy people to get you started on here. Reposts appreciated.
Part 1: go.bsky.app/ApcbKjA
Part 2: bsky.app/starter-pack...
November 21, 2024 at 12:21 PM
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
Part 2: bsky.app/starter-pack...
300 cool PRy people to get you started on here. Reposts appreciated.
Part 1: go.bsky.app/ApcbKjA
Part 2: bsky.app/starter-pack...
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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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
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November 29, 2024 at 5:28 PM
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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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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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.
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November 28, 2024 at 3:02 PM
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.
November 28, 2024 at 1:45 PM
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….
Historic meat market to close after more than 800 years trading in London
Smithfield: Historic meat market to close after more than 800 years trading in London
There has been a meat market on the site for more than eight centuries, but after 2028 that is set to change after a corporation vote put an end to its ownership.
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November 26, 2024 at 9:29 PM
‘For the chop’ surely….
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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Budget tax rises will make it harder to hire, says CBI
The head of the CBI says tax rises seen at the Budget
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November 25, 2024 at 1:04 PM
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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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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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.
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November 22, 2024 at 10:27 AM
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
www.marketingweek.com/jaguar-rebra...
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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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Social media ban for under-16s 'on the table' says UK government
The tech secretary Peter Kyle also said he wanted an
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November 21, 2024 at 9:21 AM
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....
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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