One of the most devastating listings you can have is a "scam" listing for your name or your company's brand name on the Internet. I know this because people call me nearly every day and tell me that someone has written something defamatory about them on the Web. However, there are ways to deal with this, and one particular dynamite strategy which I stumbled across … [Read more...] about How To Deal With A “Scam” Listing For Your Company’s Name
Internet Defamation
Protecting Your Reputation Before Internet Defamation Occurs
I tell prospective clients on almost a daily basis that they need to protect their reputation on the internet before the unthinkable occurs--before they are defamed. Unfortunately for most of them, the defamation has already happened and we are faced with the challenge of dealing with a permanent negative. But you can choose to start protecting yourself today. How can you … [Read more...] about Protecting Your Reputation Before Internet Defamation Occurs
Internet Defamation: Sue Scheff Discusses Google Bombs and Reputation Management
Enrico Schaefer over at Traverse Legal alerted me to this podcast that a colleague of his hosted with reputation management pioneer Sue Scheff. I have discussed Sue's harrowing story and her book Google Bomb (co-written with attorney John dozier, Jr.) in a previous post. In this podcast, Sue discusses: The definition of a Google Bomb Why defamation lawsuits are difficult … [Read more...] about Internet Defamation: Sue Scheff Discusses Google Bombs and Reputation Management
The Dark Side Of Twitter Lists
I recently took a much needed hiatus from Twitter because I got super busy with work. Now I'm back. But while I was gone the whole Twitter Lists phenomenon happened. Everyone was talking about the benefits of Twitter lists. No one could even conceive of any possible negative possibilities, which is why I find Michael Gray's post about "How To Use Twitter … [Read more...] about The Dark Side Of Twitter Lists
“Adrianos M. Facchetti” – What’s in a name?
Many of us work incredibly hard to establish an outstanding reputation both in our personal life and in our business. We spend countless hours learning and honing our craft. We spend time away from our family and friends all in the name of developing our skills. We make the kind of sacrifices that only one of us would understand. We work really hard. And then the … [Read more...] about “Adrianos M. Facchetti” – What’s in a name?