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REPUTATION REPUTATION – Fog and Mirrors
Reputation, reputation, reputation! Oh, I have lost my reputation! I have lost the immortal part of myself, and what remains is bestial. (Cassio in Shakespeare’s Othello) For many years I have been passionate about promoting high standards of ethics, transparency, community and accountability both for individuals and across all areas of business. This passion, combined with my work in the field … [Read more...]
So No to Bullying and YES to Reverse Bullying
There have been some lovely stories in the news of late, of students who have set out to make the lives of children who are bullied or just lack confidence so much better. They are using twitter to help build on their strengths. High school captain Kevin Curwick anonymously "tweeted" kindness to students who were being bullied, and then came the story of Jerimiah Antony from Iowa who created a … [Read more...]
Livestrong – Strong enough?
Will we see backlash against a major charitable organisation, one that does so much good in the world in regards to supporting those with cancer, following the naming of Lance Armstrong as a drug cheat. Scanning through the comments on the Livestrong site there are both supporters , the trolls who can't resist a good party and those who are disgusted that the head of such a wonderful … [Read more...]
innocent or fodder for predators?
Innocent sounding sites masking fodder for predators Back around March (2012) Facebook closed down a page which was in the form of a competition .. the "most beautiful teen in the world" page. It was closed down, amongst other reasons for being in breach of Facebook regulations due to the bullying taking place, in the form of derogatory comments about some of the teens pictures. There of … [Read more...]
