Blogging your way to the unemployment line

Vikingod · Jul 20, 2007, 08:19 PM

Source: Ars Technica
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John Mackey, CEO of grocer Whole Foods, has found out the hard way that it's easy to get into trouble over online postings. For the last few years, Mackey has participated in Yahoo stock forums and other places under the name "Rahodeb" (an anagram of his wife's name, Deborah), a move that is now being used against him in an FTC probe of a proposed buyout of a rival grocery chain.

In response, Mackey's corporate blog has been suspended, and he issued a terse apology this week. A special committee of the Whole Foods board is now looking into the matter.

Lelisevis · Jul 20, 2007, 09:33 PM

If only he'd gone with his original choice of user name which was fumb duck

Jul 20, 2007, 08:19 PM	#1
Vikingod Int'l Fish Liaison Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: By the light of lamp I sit and type... Posts: 16,197 Rep Power: 112 System Specs	Blogging your way to the unemployment line Source: Ars Technica _____________ John Mackey, CEO of grocer Whole Foods, has found out the hard way that it's easy to get into trouble over online postings. For the last few years, Mackey has participated in Yahoo stock forums and other places under the name "Rahodeb" (an anagram of his wife's name, Deborah), a move that is now being used against him in an FTC probe of a proposed buyout of a rival grocery chain. In response, Mackey's corporate blog has been suspended, and he issued a terse apology this week. A special committee of the Whole Foods board is now looking into the matter.

Jul 20, 2007, 09:33 PM	#2
Lelisevis Howlin at the moon Join Date: Sep 2003 Posts: 1,663 Rep Power: 0	If only he'd gone with his original choice of user name which was fumb duck