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Out of Work Trolls: Forced Accountability & Patent Trolls

August 20, 2014 CNNMoney  Intellectual Ventures the world's most notorious patent troll company, laid-off 19% of its workforce. The company has built up a massive number of patents over the course of its 14-year history, becoming one of the largest patent holders in the world. But instead of making...

Sexist Marketing to Women: The Nine West Edition

August 5, 2014 www.ninewest.com As first seen on Consumerist. I get that Banana Republic did a Mad Men Collection but to actually take the sexist tone from the era and not just the style shows how out of touch some marketing executives really are when it comes to...

Washington Redskins, Aunt Jemima & The US Patent Office

June 19, 2014 The United States Patent and Trademark Office has canceled the Washington Redskins' trademark registration, saying the team name is "disparaging of Native Americans, when used in relation to professional football services." CNBC I agree the name "Redskins" is offensive.  As The Sociopathic Business Model™ has...

Trending Today: BOYCOTT General Mills

May 19, 2014 Remember to stay active in campaigns! DO NOT "LIKE" GENERAL MILLS for unethical and manipulative business practices.  Although the language has been changed in their contracts (Forced Accountability) let's not forget the inconsistent and contradictory language, by stating other companies used the same language in contracts...

Should the DOJ take a Page From the NBA regarding JNJ? BANNED FOR LIFE

May 13, 2014 The Yellow Brick Road to BANNED FOR LIFE The NBA moved swiftly to remove Clipper's owner Donald Sterling after his recorded racist comments were made public.  Two reasons this occurred: The first: Mr. Sterling's behavior was reprehensible and should not have been tolerated for as...

Abuse TECHnically Goes Both Ways

Ben Way Still unsure of the new Facebook changes and format, it's tough to tell what will pop up on feeds daily.  I started to read a post yesterday which was very unfunny and poking fun of women abused at the hands of tech CEOs.  Mike...