I’m a lumberjaph » Blog Archive » Github explorer. Reputation Is More Important Than Ever « Glass House. Yet again comes the “death of” meme, this time from Mike Arrington.
The headline grabs, but Mike, IMHO, is not really saying what the headline does, he’s making a point w/ some nuance, which never translates well to headlines. He is saying that in the online flame and bake world of today, it is harder to manage and maintain a reputation, not that it is not important, or even dead. On this point, he is correct. For businesses and for people, it’s a wild west world where comment streams, twitter feeds, ratings, rankings, news posts, speeches and photos can pack a punch, where it is harder than ever to figure out what is true and what is rumor and where the ability to discern when to respond to attacks and when to pause becomes more critical than ever.
Reputation Is Dead: It’s Time To Overlook Our Indiscretions. Trying to control, or even manage, your online reputation is becoming increasingly difficult.
And much like the fight by big labels against the illegal sharing of music, it will soon become pointless to even try. It’s time we all just give up on the small fights and become more accepting of the indiscretions of our fellow humans. Because the skeletons are coming out of the closet and onto the front porch. We’ll look back on the good old days when your reputation was really only on the line with eBay via confirmed, actual transactions and LinkedIn, where you can simply reject anyone who leaves bad feedback on your professional life.