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Web3: Time To Practice Smart “Reputation Hygiene”

Reputation Us

Web3 will combine the open infrastructure of Web1 (static websites of 1998-2005) with the public participation of Web2 (interactive, social web with user-generated content). It is described as the “new web,” characterized by decentralization and blockchain technology. Bringing Your Reputation Forward.

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Hold the front page: the news business remains a work in progress

Stephen Waddington

Today half of the world’s population have access to the internet, with the remainder predicted to come online by 2030. A regulator may be needed,” said Sir Tim Berners-Lee, founder of the worldwide web. In 2030 everyone is expected to have internet access. The result is a corruption of conversation in the public sphere.

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Future of PR: 2020 edition

Stephen Waddington

Tackling fake news and disinformation: an ethical issue that strikes at the heart of practice The great hope of the web was that it would democratise the publication and sharing of information. The web and the internet have enabled communities to form around an organisation, topic or issue. What we do 5.

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2024’s Top 5 PR Trends: What to Watch

Newsfile

Backlinko projects that the podcast industry will climb 27% to $30.03bn in 2024 and is expected to reach $131.13bn by 2030. In contrast, ChatGPT offers conversational, personalized responses and creates original content just for you.

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Letter from Seattle: searching podcast content

Stephen Waddington

Amazon has joined Facebook and Google in the race to connect the remainder by 2030. You’ll still get calls but will need to seek out WiFi to connect to web services. That still leaves a lot of people to get online and benefit from access from connectivity and knowledge. I’ve almost come to blows on tube platforms in London.

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Your audience with the public

Stephen Waddington

The social web is often described as the largest market research exercise that no one ever commissioned. Any gap between the expectation of a product or service, and the reality, will generate a conversation on the social web. They’ll be close to five billion by the end of decade, and the whole world will be connected by 2030.

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Public relations in 2018

Stephen Waddington

By 2030 everyone on the planet will be connected. There’s a growing recognition of the opportunity to use the social web as a means of engaging directly with a variety of stakeholders including customers, employees, prospects and suppliers. The quarterly data published by social media platforms tells the story. There are currently 4.3

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