Cancel Culture has been on the rise in recent years, with more and more people calling for the cancellation of products, services, and even people. This trend can be a massive PR…
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The Last Word
“Never pick a fight with someone who buys his data by the gigabyte.” ~ Modern twist on an old caveat It’s as true today as it was when Mark Twain, Will Rogers,…
Snap Judgments and Quick Responses
Is this how you really feel? Or is it a product of the moment? We all make snap judgments. It’s part of our survival instinct. Our brains need a way of processing…
Don’t Underestimate Discretion
What if your digital world became public? Ashley Madison has a simple lesson for all of us, even non-adulterers: The digital world isn’t secure. Don’t entrust it with your secrets. It seems…
I’ll Never Forget, Jack.
“To be, or not to be?” ~ Hamlet If you can’t Google it, does it exist? Did it even happen? We’ve joked before about how the Internet is like an elephant. It…
Farewell to the Wild West?
To post or not to post? Reddit & Gawker may decide for you. “A bad story can have a terrible impact on our reputation, and that affects everything we do and every…
KA-PAO!!!!!
How did headline writers miss that one as Ellen Pao lost a second highly visible battle this year? The latest came this month as Pao was forced out as CEO of Reddit…
Noise & Substance
Pick your fights carefully. Preferably ones you’ll win. Opinions, they say, are like assholes. Everybody has one. Doesn’t make them right. But people are seldom eager to back down. Sometimes it’s pride…
The Underbelly of Finessing Reputation
“Can’t fool all the people all the time. But with the internet, you can get close.” Since time immemorial, there have been those who polished the reputations of others. Plato did it…
News Industry Isn’t Dying. It’s Evolving.
As media rush out news, errors are inevitable. You must act faster to protect your reputation. Daily Variety, the Hollywood trade paper, was the latest to succumb, ceasing daily publication and becoming…