Comments on: Truth vs. Honesty http://nowisgone.com/2007/11/07/truth-vs-honesty/ A Primer on New Media for Executives and Entrepreneurs Thu, 20 Nov 2008 10:32:58 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: Opening Identity » The Buzz Bin http://nowisgone.com/2007/11/07/truth-vs-honesty/#comment-477 Opening Identity » The Buzz Bin Mon, 19 Nov 2007 12:19:23 +0000 http://nowisgone.com/2007/11/07/truth-vs-honesty/#comment-477 [...] by anonymous identities, and want to know who we’re dealing with. Certainly, there’s an element of Internet citizens, etc. who must remain anonymous, in large part to keep their jobs. Others want to protect their [...] [...] by anonymous identities, and want to know who we’re dealing with. Certainly, there’s an element of Internet citizens, etc. who must remain anonymous, in large part to keep their jobs. Others want to protect their [...]

]]> By: Ike Pigott http://nowisgone.com/2007/11/07/truth-vs-honesty/#comment-390 Ike Pigott Wed, 07 Nov 2007 21:25:39 +0000 http://nowisgone.com/2007/11/07/truth-vs-honesty/#comment-390 One's position in the company becomes a relative issue - and will in fact be the prism through which the public will cast judgment. An anonymous peon who dishes dirt about an organization is often celebrated as a heroic whistleblower, while the CEO who anonymously touts or snipes is not given the same treatment once exposed. Not every community will tolerate anonymity - and likewise, not every community will disparage it. The point is to learn by participating, and get a seat-of-the-pants feel for these rules of the playground. One’s position in the company becomes a relative issue - and will in fact be the prism through which the public will cast judgment.

An anonymous peon who dishes dirt about an organization is often celebrated as a heroic whistleblower, while the CEO who anonymously touts or snipes is not given the same treatment once exposed.

Not every community will tolerate anonymity - and likewise, not every community will disparage it. The point is to learn by participating, and get a seat-of-the-pants feel for these rules of the playground.

]]> By: Susan http://nowisgone.com/2007/11/07/truth-vs-honesty/#comment-389 Susan Wed, 07 Nov 2007 21:19:27 +0000 http://nowisgone.com/2007/11/07/truth-vs-honesty/#comment-389 Regardless of one's position in a company? Regardless of one’s position in a company?

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