MTV …. To be honest, we’ve never required any “customer service” from MTV, so we’re not really sure why they are nominated. It seems some people are still upset that video killed the radio star.
TransUnion is a credit rating service that holds in its hands your financial destiny. Hope that it doesn’t misplace it…
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johnva: Yeah, I think the nominations should have been vetted for common sense, instead of just barfing up whatever people emailed them. the brackets have been ludicrous so far, too.
I think we need a wild card pick for this round. I suggested Monsanto (as did a few other people) when this was first starting.
Monsanto doesn’t make it, but Mtv does? I don’t get it.
How did TransUnion make it, but not Equifax or Experian? Out of the big three companies, TransUnion was the least painful.
Voted TransUnion just because all of those information gathering companies seem to screw things up a lot in clerical errors. And MTV? My only beef with them is that they’re just not cool anymore. They did away with music videos in search of quantifiable shows and advertising dollars. In the end they’re an afterthought. Do they even have sway over the music industry like they once did in the mid 80′s?
MTV will NEVER be forgiven for cancelling Headbanger’s Ball! Never, I tell you! And yeah, I concur with previous commenters about TV shows like Road Rage and Real Rules. Eeeew.
Yeah, I don’t see the point of this question either.. Neither of these companies have a very bad reputation.
How about freecreditreports.com vs. mcdonalds or something?
@FrugalFreak: You couldn’t be more wrong. It’s because MTV doesn’t show any music at all anymore. 4% of their total airtime is for actual videos.
Now this poll is a battle royal. I would be interested to see how the results break down by age and credit score.
This is a sensless matchup. You take an entertainment company versus a credit bureau. One might irritate us with crappy entertainment and thus force us to switch channels or *gasp* turn off the TV. The other regularly compiles deeply personal and private information against our will and sells it to as many entities as possible while resisting any laws that would prevent ID theft or credit raping policies because, while desperately necessary to protect innocent Americans, it would affect their bottom line. How do you even put these two in the same boat?
Now if it were Transunion vs the Mafia, you’d have a more fair matchup.
I was going to say TransUnion, but then I realized that MTV post-mid-90s is abouit 75% responsible for the moronification of an entire generation.
Honestly, kids these days are so retarded and lack even basic common sense. Even college-age kids.
Vote for MTV.
I hate MTV with a passion and I’m glad to see that there are people that feel the same way -tear-
I cannot understand how companies are allowed to make money off your credit rating!
I voted MTV because they canceled Sifl and Olly and refuse to release the shows on DVD and cracked down on YouTube for showing them. Bastards.
if you don’t like MTV–guess what? there are hundreds of other channels to choose from. You are forced to give TU your information. Gee, I wonder which company got my vote.