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Adam is a lecturer, trainer and writer. He's been a blogger for over 20 years, and a journalist for more than 25. He lectures on audience strategy and engagement at City, University of London.
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Some links about our friends in the nationals that have been hanging around in
my Chrome tabs for too long now:
* The Independent has switched its blogs from Livejournal to WordPress
[http://publisherblog.automattic.com/2010/06/08/the-independent-switches-to-wordpress/]
. Makes sense. LJ always seemed like an odd fit.
* The Guardian
John Gruber mused [http://daringfireball.net/linked/2009/09/05/wordpress-attack]
:
> I have to wonder when WordPress users will start switching to some other
platform.
There’s a reason it’s not happening. They can’t. There are no good alternatives
for a less technical user who wants to self-host.