Category: Reputation

  • Is this the voice of Kevin Rudd?

    If this really is Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd who is the author of this Twitter account in his name, started yesterday, that would surely make him the first leader of a major country who twitters. Is it Mr Rudd…

  • Winds of change fan Obama’s high expectations

    Since Barack Obama won the US presidential election last week, warm goodwill around the world towards the President-elect (and, I’d argue, towards the USA in general) is undiminished; if anything, it’s increasing. You can read the opinions of political analysts,…

  • An easy guide to destroying reputations

    The kerfuffle surrounding Russell Brand, Jonathan Ross and the BBC came to a conclusion of sorts a few days ago with Brand quitting, Ross suspended and the BBC’s head of Radio 2 resigning. This story has many of the ingredients…

  • Brand and Ross: Their publics may be their downfall

    The hot news today isn’t the global financial crisis. Nor is it the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. Not even the US presidential election. No, hot news in the UK this morning is the kerfuffle surrounding entertainers Jonathan Ross and…

  • Windows Vista no longer matters

    The future for Windows Vista is looking decidedly terminal according to a report in eWeek Microsoft Watch: Microsoft is moving beyond Vista to Windows 7. Windows Vista no longer matters. If it did: Enterprises would be buying it Consumers would…