Posted on 08/05/2012 2:27:21 PM PDT by SeekAndFind
Why isn’t gm on this list?
Thanks SeekAndFind.
The sooner the better. Discriminating against whitey, who just aren't diverse enuff, irrespective of their indv skill sets, personal qualities and assorted merits isn't a solid business model. Live and learn Corp America. I deplore them, so good riddance; PC dreams shattered like so many dubious, fragile financial instruments...HA!
Honestly, I’ve never even heard of Zynga.
It started, became great, declined, and now is about to fail, without my ever having heard of it.
Not sure if that says more about Zynga or about me.
LOL!!! This writer has to be either a big leftist or someone who hasn't seen the Slimes editorial page in the last forty years!
OMG. They forgot Newsweek!
Rule number one in a business: Do not allow yourself to be branded with essentially a view unpopular with a large demographic. Hint: The unpopular view isn’t the conservative one.
What has happened with many of these companies is they have bought into liberal memes. Doesn’t everyone want gay marriage, gun control, think Bush is an idiot, etc? Why would Penneys stock drop like a rock after their “two mommies” ad for mother’s day? The NY Times told them only knuckle draggers don’t like that!
No, but GM was, and it should be on the list.
Having a company stock loose 70% is bad, but not always the end of the world.
My old employer saw their stock fall from about $110 to $1.60. Thankfully, I was maxed out on the employee stock program and ended up investing 10% of my salary for 6 months into that $1.60/share price.
At one point it climbed to $24 or better and I sold a bunch. I think it’s about $11 something now, 10 years later.
The New York Times became unreadable because of it propaganda and slanted stories. That is what is putting it under.
Dell is going down because of the quality of their product and their poor customer service. Years ago, I had a coworker that futted around with them for one YEAR because their computer did not work properly - or the replacement, or the replacement, etc.
Thanks - fascinating.
I suppose Apple would have been on this list in 2000.
Where is ‘here?’
My Dad worked for Polaroid for 40 years and put his heart and soul into it from start to finish.He was still alive when they collapsed and it broke his heart.I wish they had waited a few years before their collapse to save him that heartache.Kodak’s collapse would have saddened him too.He did lots of business with them (buying chemicals) and had good friends there.
Zynga makes games for the iPhone and iPad. They’re a hugely successful software developer and arguably one of the most premiere developers on the platforms.
They’re somewhat disliked, however, because all of their games are complete ripoffs of established or competing games. Their Modern Combat game series is a ripoff of Call of Duty: Modern Warfare, which is possibly the most popular video game series (in terms of sales revenue) currently running.
Newsweek is not a corporate entity itself; it's parent is the Washington Post Corporation. I don't follow the newspaper/magazine industry that closely, so I don't know how much of a drag Newsweek is on WaPo's overall financial status.
Why would Penneys stock drop like a rock after their “two mommies” ad for mother’s day?
Wasn't aware of that "two mommies" ad, but it's surely not a very good advertising strategy. The number of lesbians in the general population is several fold less than the number of homosexual males (less than 1% of the total female population). And the percentage of "two mommies" households has to be much less than that. So you don't have to be a rocket scientist to figure out that "two mommies" advertising is just plain foolish.
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2890893/posts
Check out post 38 with the graph. Notice the huge dip after the “two mommies” ad. (May) Then like good agenda driven libs (just like Obama) they double down with two daddies. Notice the drop after that. (Jun)
I hadn’t heard of the two mommies either, and I had liked Ellen, but the two daddies bit got me. I’ll probably try not to shop at Penneys anymore.
Sometimes I wonder if these execs are sabotaging their own companies. Read an article on Carbonite last week that made me think that. A destructive move, made with PC, ensures it won’t be reported too negatively.
I’m a former Rochester native. They say that the only people working for Eastman Kodak now, are security guards posted to keep people from breaking in and stealing the equipment.
Its quality certainly is “unique”;-)
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