When a business first starts creating content, it often looks chaotic.

When a social platform has you choose your interests from a list of topics, and that list does not include cats, we have a serious problem. 🙀

if you have issues with the #activitypub plugin for #wordpress or curious about how it works. I am happy to help :) https://activitypub.blog/2025/11/25/join-us-for-office-hours-dec-1-5/ #supportrotation

No fresh Advent of Open Source this year... but the Winter Open Source Village is still waiting for you! ❄️🏘️ Enjoy last year’s challenges with 3 difficulty levels and a cozy little lore: adventofopensource.com/advent/

Today I was replacing my Rodcaster Duo with a Wave XLR and came to the conclusion that I have too much stuff on my desk connected, and not being used. So I simplified things. before/after

Introduce yourself with five concerts you've seen — Led Zeppelin Pink Floyd Alice Cooper Jethro Tull Rush ...

So, @nathanwrigley.com and myself have brought the once forgotten format of The 💩 Show to Open Channels FM. openchannels.fm/the-everyday...

10 Practical LinkedIn Tips to Build Your Personal Brand To build a solid LinkedIn brand, connect genuinely, stay true to your values, engage actively, and share meaningful content. Authenticity and community are key for lasting impressions.

Bringing Back the Conversation: Why Blog Comments Still Matter Some bloggers are still hanging in there. Some have shut them down forever. Whatever the case, I still will not let go of them. The Lost Art of Commenting Not long ago, every fresh blog post would spark discussion. The comment section…

Stepping Outside the WordPress Bubble Sometimes it's good to step outside the WordPress bubble. It helps you grow, learn new stuff, and keep an open mind. Just don’t forget your roots while exploring.

When a business first starts creating content, it often looks chaotic.

Bringing Back the Conversation: Why Blog Comments Still Matter Some bloggers are still hanging in there. Some have shut them down forever. Whatever the case, I still will not let go of them. The Lost Art of Commenting Not long ago, every fresh blog post would spark discussion. The comment section…

Audio is still #1 for podcasts: Over half of podcast consumers on YouTube also listen to the same podcasts on another platform.

podcasting in an old German beer cellar old German beer cellars are made for podcasting

that special time it's now 9:83 pm

pink floyd and small furry animals a song I listened to a lot during the 70's for obvious reasons https://bobwp.com/pink-floyd-and-small-furry-animals/?utm_source=bluesky&utm_medium=jetpack_social

Jack Dorsey funds diVine, a Vine reboot that includes Vine's video archive techcrunch.com/2025/11/12/j...

here’s to the crazy ones the misfits, the rebels, the trouble makers, the round pegs in the square holes

A room where everyone is talking and nobody is listening. https://bobwp.com/community-sans-noise/?utm_source=bluesky&utm_medium=jetpack_social

Let's startup a fun employee recognition business, or perhaps gift baskets for corporations https://bobwp.com/early-business-ideas/?utm_source=bluesky&utm_medium=jetpack_social

Slowly but surely moving back to doing a weekly episode on Open Channels FM https://bobwp.com/back-behind-the-mic/?utm_source=bluesky&utm_medium=jetpack_social

current status on ai it's a strange and often confusing world we are living in. https://bobwp.com/current-status-on-ai/?utm_source=bluesky&utm_medium=jetpack_social

In my previous office in the states, downstairs ....

i’m trying to think but nothing happens bobwp.com/im-trying-to...

An unexpected day of driving an ice cream truck. bobwp.com/the-sky-is-f...

figure this is why I am wearing hearing devices these days bobwp.com/concerts-fro...

Musk's terrible Twitter rebrand ends with a whimper | Creative Bloq www.creativebloq.com/design/brand...

two more years we are set for two more years as we continue to love our life in Portugal

Yesterday we renewed our residency, which means Portugal is stuck with us for at least two more years 😍 🇵🇹

The Open Web: A Journey from Ideals to Reality https://openchannels.fm/the-open-web-a-history-of-an-ideal/

record covers https://bobwp.com/record-covers/

Why Open Source Matters in Podcasting https://openchannels.fm/why-open-source-matters-in-podcasting/

Still time for you to get on a train/plane/automobile and get to London for WPLDN this evening and come and be scared with WordPress horror tales! Want a sneak peek here is my opening slide for tonight horror tale.

changing out my XLR mic interface https://bobwp.com/changing-out-my-xlr-mic-interface/

They say AI will replace the web as we know it, and this time they mean it. Here follows a short list of previous times they also meant it, starting way back in 1997.

a question that made me laugh https://bobwp.com/a-question-that-made-me-laugh/

Looks an interesting piece of kit, but I'm waiting to hear actual sound samples of the AI tool in use, to see how it affects voices when running lots of real-time processing. www.youtube.com/watch?v=Id73...

FOMO, finally over missing out https://bobwp.com/fomo-finally-over-missing-out/

From Identica to ActivityPub: How Open Social Protocols Are Shaping the Future of the Web https://openchannels.fm/from-identica-to-activitypub-how-open-social-protocols-are-shaping-the-webs-future/

We quietly saw some big news about the future of WordPress and Gutenberg. I've seen several mentions in the last few days about the new real-time collaboration plugin from WordPress VIP. It's a substantial and important change to the previous plans ⬇️

Social media use linked to lower reading, memory scores in preteens : Health News : NPR www.npr.org/sections/sho...

Bootstrapping a Successful WordPress Business Through Customer Feedback and Iteration https://openchannels.fm/bootstrapping-a-successful-wordpress-business-through-customer-feedback-and-iteration/

If you missed this over the weekend > so many people are smarter than me https://bobwp.com/so-many-people-are-smarter-than-me/

Exploring WordPress, Textcasting, and Open Web Standards https://openchannels.fm/exploring-wordpress-textcasting-and-open-web-standards/

Apple Podcasts - 'ad free', but who pays? https://podnews.net/article/ad-free-apple-podcasts

Surviving the WordPress Plugin Grind Growth, Marketing and Overcoming Burnout https://openchannels.fm/surviving-the-wordpress-plugin-grind-growth-marketing-and-overcoming-burnout/

other people say cool things https://bobwp.com/other-people-say-cool-things/