WALL STREET JOURNAL - Latest News - Want to ruin your company's reputation? Try this

WALL STREET JOURNAL - Latest News - Want to ruin your company's reputation? Try this 

Just as Harris Interactive and The Wall Street Journal announced the results of their Reputation Quotient survey -- which cited Microsoft as the company with the best corporate reputation this year -- a couple of events in the news last week made me think about how one misguided incident can severely damage a company's precious reputation.

A Schism Could Cost Dale Earnhardt Inc. an Earnhardt 
Dale Earnhardt Jr.?s D.E.I. contract is up at the end of the year, and negotiations have been tense since his stepmother, Teresa Earnhardt, seemingly questioned his commitment to the team in a December interview.

Google rumoured to be wooing Ottawa-born company Adscape 
Google Inc. is reported to be looking at buying Ottawa company Adscape Media Inc. in a bid to increase its advertising presence, according to a Wall Street Journal report.

Game On! Bidding War over Mills Corp Heats Up with $1.56B Bid 
The Wall Street Journal reports Simon Property Group, the largest retail REIT in the U.S., and Farallon Capital Management, a $26 billion hedge fund, have bid $1.56b for Mills Corp, topping the $1.35b offer Mills had already reached agreement with Canada-based Brookfield Asset Management.