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Wed, 22 Oct 2008 15:32:37 +0000

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By: kouji

kouji — Mon, 06 Oct 2008 19:33:13 +0000

i read about this. quite a significant knee jerk reaction there. :O kouji's last blog post..haiku poem: nature (bird)

By: QuickPWN

QuickPWN — Mon, 06 Oct 2008 16:27:45 +0000

Wow, is this really all because of a rumor? It's funny how people will believe anything these days. They need to stop being ignorant and verify their facts first. QuickPWN's last blog post..Install Flash Player iPhone App

By: zncustombuilding

zncustombuilding — Mon, 06 Oct 2008 09:11:02 +0000

that’s terrible… i think it can really ruin your reputation…. thanks for telling me buddy… another ugly face of competition

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By: Dave

Dave — Mon, 06 Oct 2008 05:52:40 +0000

There are several issues of importance contained in this CNN story.
CNN is a main stream news organization. As such it should be
conducting itself in a professional manner. It is not standard journalistic procedure to post any news story with out the input from independent corroborative sources. The scandal rags do business this
way and are frequently sued for their carelessness.
It is quite revealing that CNN characterised the inaccurate news report as fraudulent. Can you say, “back peddling into major damage control mode“.

To the credit of the internet. It is one of the most free places on the planet. Another old but true saying is, “with freedom comes responsibility.” In this case we might also add accountability to apple, and the general public.

By: Jacques Snyman

Jacques Snyman — Sun, 05 Oct 2008 15:39:33 +0000

Definitely an effective way to manipulate the markets. Spread disinformation and cash in on the resultant chaos….

By: Dennis Edell

Dennis Edell — Sun, 05 Oct 2008 00:48:26 +0000

This is at least the second time someone has temporarily tanked apple stock with a false rumor...hmm... Dennis Edell's last blog post..My First Contest! Time To Put Your Thinking Caps On…

By: Nicole Price

Nicole Price — Sat, 04 Oct 2008 10:28:33 +0000

I do not quite see how this can be remotely called damage to reputation. This is obviously a ploy to get the share price to move down so that some pickings could be had. Whoever played the game, knew very well that he is taking a big risk and would have taken sufficient precautions. Nicole Price's last blog post..Hypermiling

By: PS3

PS3 — Sat, 04 Oct 2008 00:12:26 +0000

Did Apple take any action against the hoaxers?

By: Zurpit

Zurpit — Fri, 03 Oct 2008 23:51:11 +0000

Wow that’s crazy, people could just spread rumors and attack their competition

By: SEO next

SEO next — Fri, 03 Oct 2008 21:47:47 +0000

We get a lot of clients for reputation management.. most of them come to us because of rip off report…

By: Utah SEO Pro

Utah SEO Pro — Fri, 03 Oct 2008 19:59:03 +0000

Ouch, I had a feeling that might have happened when that news came out but never checked. It almost gives me some ideas. jk

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By: SoLinkable

SoLinkable — Fri, 03 Oct 2008 19:03:50 +0000

I saw this earlier on TechCrunch... I wonder if its just somebody trying to make a quick dollar. Start a rumor, wait for the stock to plummet, buy up while its low, and well, profit. SoLinkable's last blog post..Citizen a4Journalista4 Hits Apple Stock With False (Steve Jobs) Heart Attack Rumor

By: San Nayak

San Nayak — Fri, 03 Oct 2008 19:03:49 +0000

Surprised to see a hoax creating such a glitch and what will be it in real? San Nayak's last blog post..A Wednesday – Best Hindi Movie of 2008

By: SEO Content Writers- $10

SEO Content Writers- $10 — Fri, 03 Oct 2008 17:03:34 +0000

Well, unfortunately with the online world, you really can’t protect yourself from anyone who wants to tarnish your reputation. This is the downside of the internet. What you could do is right many, many, good reports and good reviews about yourself and/or your website and submit them to article directories.