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Badges? We Don’t Need No LinkedIn Badges

Harvard Business Review

To me this means that he has, in essence, made the calculation that the use of social networks will replace the “badges” that my generation valued to determine reputation. These hacks are things like badges, diplomas, dress codes, and, as it happens, credit ratings. Workarounds. Approximations.

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Four Steps to Fixing Your Bad Data

Harvard Business Review

As one might expect, officials are using the error and S&P's earlier failure to properly rate bundled mortgage products to argue that the downgrade is incorrect. S&P's reputation, whether the downgrade is correct or not, is sure to take a hit.