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Related: About this forumFacebook Joins List Of Infamous Companies Hiding Behind A Name Change - Rachel Maddow - MSNBC
Rachel Maddow reviews past companies that have suffered public scandal and changed their name in an effort to duck away from a negative image, with Facebook as the latest to take on a new name after leaked documents and a whistleblower have led to a stretch of bad press. Aired on 10/28/2021.
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Facebook Joins List Of Infamous Companies Hiding Behind A Name Change - Rachel Maddow - MSNBC (Original Post)
Rhiannon12866
Oct 2021
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One of the oldest tricks in the books. Harder to pull off during the information age, however.
littlemissmartypants
Oct 2021
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littlemissmartypants
(22,692 posts)1. One of the oldest tricks in the books. Harder to pull off during the information age, however.
All things considered, Zuck is just creepy and stupid, no matter what he does.
SheltieLover
(57,073 posts)2. Trying to baffle people with bs.
Typical
multigraincracker
(32,688 posts)3. MBAs solution.
How many focus groups did that take?
Sherman A1
(38,958 posts)4. Not sure that this is even worth
A news report, but apparently Drama Infotainment Cable Noise does.
mopinko
(70,127 posts)5. valujet. havent heard that name in a long time. i flew w them after the crash.
but i called it lucky jet. it was so lucky jet to me that i had to scratch my head at the airport to remember the actual name.
i remember the whole thing well cuz i was- a few scary minutes, prolly knocked out on impact, and absorbed into the everglades by morning- sure. that's a fine way to go.