FIR #227: DAOS and Crypto and Blockchain (Oh, My!)

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English - February 14, 2022 12:00 - 1 hour - 40.4 MB - ★★★★★ - 1 rating
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In February's long-form Hobson and Holtz Report, Neville and Shel spend more than half the show with news and commentary about a variety of Web3 elements, including the metaverse, NFTs, DAOs, cryptocurrency, and blockchain -- all of it from the perspective of the impact these fast-emerging technologies will have on public relations and organizational communication. In the first part of the episode, the focus is on three non-Web3 stories:

How to make a good first digital impression
The communication industry's responsibility for addressing non-binary and trans matters
The UK's online safety law undergoing revisions to stamp out illegal content

In his Tech Report, Dan York reports on "static videos" becoming a thing on Instagram, a British band's protest against Spotify's algorithm, a Twitter test to send DMs by bypassing the DM button on your profile, Wired's review of the messaging app Telegram, the release of WordPress 5.9, and a new project Dan's working on.

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In February’s long-form Hobson and Holtz Report, Neville and Shel spend more than half the show with news and commentary about a variety of Web3 elements, including the metaverse, NFTs, DAOs, cryptocurrency, and blockchain — all of it from the perspective of the impact these fast-emerging technologies will have on public relations and organizational communication. In the first part of the episode, the focus is on three non-Web3 stories:

How to make a good first digital impression
The communication industry’s responsibility for addressing non-binary and trans matters
The UK’s online safety law undergoing revisions to stamp out illegal content

In his Tech Report, Dan York reports on “static videos” becoming a thing on Instagram, a British band’s protest against Spotify’s algorithm, a Twitter test to send DMs by bypassing the DM button on your profile, Wired’s review of the messaging app Telegram, the release of WordPress 5.9, and a new project Dan’s working on.

The next monthly, long-form episode of FIR will drop on Monday, March 21, 2022.

We are hosting a Communicators Zoom Chat each Thursday at 1 p.m. ET. For credentials needed to participate, contact Shel or Neville directly or request the credentials in our Facebook group or send an email to [email protected].

Special thanks to Jay Moonah for the opening and closing music.

You can find the stories from which Shel’s FIR content is selected at Shel’s Link Blog. Neville’s link blog, Outbox, is available, as well.

Links from this episode:

Your digital impression is your first impression, here’s how to make it count
The industry has a problem with binaries
Trans and Non-Binary Representation is Going Mainstream in Advertising
TikTok Bars Deadnaming, Updates Rules on Hate Speech
Five Ways Communications Professionals Can Support Their Transgender Colleagues When They Come Out in the Workplace
Gender-Neutral Marketing
Exclusive: 2022 could be most anti-trans legislative years in history, report says
Online safety law to be strengthened to stamp out illegal content
Online Safety Bill: UK’s new porn age verification plans explained
Wikipedia Listing: Online Safety Bill