Tag Archives: Reputation
Of Muppets and Goldman Sachs’ Reputation
In delivering a blistering media attack on Goldman Sachs yesterday, has Greg Smith also made himself unemployable by damaging his own reputation? After all, he could have simply resigned without resorting to a public excoriation of his erstwhile employer … Continue reading
Topless Lindsay Lohan starts a food fight in public
See how things can be taken out of context and twisted? It’s sad that someone’s reputation can so easily be marred by just a few keystrokes and a quote or picture that don’t exactly tell the whole story. Well, right … Continue reading
Whitney Houston’s reputation forever linked to drugs and Bobby Brown
Beyond the terrible sadness that we all feel for the death of, arguably, the most talented songstress of the last 3 decades, there is melancholy around the fact that she was unable to fully make a comeback before she passed. … Continue reading
Smartest actors in Hollywood
These actors can be counted among the most intelligent stars in Hollywood. They have consistently acted in, and often directed, outstanding dramatic films and/or theater productions. Their inclusion in this list is also based on online reputational rankings as derived … Continue reading
America’s failing reputation has it slithering into oblivion
As Uncle Sam’s debt grows amid declining tax revenues, an aging population and growing trade imbalances with China, cracks are starting to appear in America’s generally sterling international reputation as an economic leader. Recent bickering over budgeting is merely symptomatic … Continue reading
Lindsay Lohan found dead in Los Angeles home: drugs suspected
This is the kind of headline that really grabs attention. And many might not be too surprised to read it. After all, nobody could accuse Lindsay Lohan of leading a safe and boring life. Her reputation as a party girl … Continue reading
Some people are very angry at Warren Buffett
Buffet has claimed that it takes many years to build up one’s reputation and mere minutes to destroy it. So, post financial collapse that exposed his money losing investment decisions, why is his reputation still so good? The biggest part … Continue reading
Conservatives least likely to be geniuses
Reputational fear can plausibly be posited to hold back the greatest innovations. Think about it. Why are creative geniuses so often crazy, goofy or just plain weird? It’s because their lack of concern about what others think allows them to … Continue reading
Facebook: the bloom is off the rose – here’s the next cool thing
For the first time Facebook showed a decline in users last May in major English-speaking nations (source: The Guardian). It had to happen sooner or later that people would start to get sick of inane updates from their “friends” on … Continue reading
Apple, Schmapple: are they really just a bunch of brilliant copycats?
Apple has a reputation for being an innovative company, particularly on the design front. In reality, however, they generally take existing technology, enhance it and then squeeze it into attractive packages. So in asking what they might do next, the … Continue reading