Here we go: Ticketmaster is merging with LiveNation to produce an uber monopoly on live events. Anthem BCBS raised rates and made everyone in California angry enough that the company had to agree to postpone the rate increases. [More]
Worst Company In America Elite 8: Bank Of America VS Time Warner Cable
By April 15, 2010
Things are really starting to heat up. Bank of America has already breezed through match-ups with Citibank and Walmart, and now only Time Warner Cable with their “metered broadband” stands between the mortgage giant and the Final Four. [More]
Announcing The Worst Company In America 2010 "Elite 8"!
By April 15, 2010
Time to update your brackets, folks. The second round is over and the winners have moved on to the next level of competition. Congratulations to Bank of America, Time Warner Cable, Ticketmaster, Anthem BCBS, Cash4Gold, PayPal, Comcast and Apple! [More]
Worst Company In America Sweet 16: U.S. Airways Vs. PayPal
By April 14, 2010
It’s a battle of the squeakers in this year’s last Sweet 16 match-up. In its first round duel with Delta, U.S. Airways won by a hairline margin of 75 votes. Meanwhile, in its war with LifeLock, perennial WCIA contender PayPal barely edged out the competition. Now the slates are clean for both companies to prove their lack of merit. [More]
Worst Company In America Sweet 16: United Airlines VS Comcast
By April 13, 2010
It’s airlines meets air time in today’s Sweet 16 battle. In the far corner, wearing blue trunks and sporting a thick Chicago accent is United Airlines! Let’s give it up for exorbitant fees! In the near corner, sporting red trunks and coming straight outta Philadelphia is the Comcastic Kid! Can I get a cheer for inept customer service?! [More]
VIDEO: Hey Streets, What's The Worst Company In America?
By April 12, 2010
I hit the streets of New York with a video camera, asking taxi drivers, youths, store owners and chicks eating donuts, “What’s the worst company in America?” Most people laughed and said, “Worst company?” — and then thought real hard and gave us some answers, answers which may shock you! This video has subtitles so you can watch it at work without anyone knowing. [More]
Worst Company In America: Best Buy VS Cash4Gold
By April 12, 2010
Well folks, it’s the battle of the recent investigations! We took a look at Best Buy’s Geek Squad Optimization service and found that it was a big stupid annoying waste of money — and Cash4Gold… well….take a look for yourself. [More]
Worst Company In America Sweet 16: AT&T VS Apple
By April 8, 2010
We have a hunch that your feelings on the iPhone are going to be a big factor in how you vote in this battle. On one hand, there’s the mobile carrier who has a monopoly on the iPhone. On the other hand, there’s the company that is raking in the money through its iPhone app store monopoly. What’s a fanboy to do? [More]
Worst Company In America Sweet 16: Anthem BCBS VS GM
By April 8, 2010
It’s the bankrupt against the morally bankrupt! In the first round of WCIA 2010, bailed-out car giant GM surprised early prognosticators by handily beating recall-happy Toyota. And in one of the closest fights so far, rate-hike-happy Anthem beat Assurant by an uninsured broken nose. [More]
Worst Company In America Sweet 16: Capital One VS Ticketmaster
By April 7, 2010
It’s the face-off of exorbitant fees! In the first round, sports/concert ticket monopoly Ticketmaster thumped NBC. Meanwhile, in a battle of banks, Capital One edged out Chase (I have a feeling it’s the annoying “What’s in your wallet?” ads). [More]
WCIA Media Coverage Coming Fast And Furious
By April 7, 2010
The competition for this year’s Worst Company in America contest is heating up, and so is the media coverage of our reader-driven bracket. We were on the early morning show on ABC on Monday and other outlets are taking notice of WCIA as well: [More]
Worst Company In America 2010 Sweet 16: Time Warner Cable VS HP
By April 6, 2010
Oh no, the computer doesn’t work! Again! Is the internet out? Or is the laptop on fire? It’s a battle of service vs hardware…. to the death! [More]
Worst Company In America Sweet 16: Bank Of America VS Walmart
By April 5, 2010
Now it’s getting tough. Two giants compete for the battle of the biggest. Will it be our biggest retailer? Or our biggest bank? [More]
Behold The 2010 Worst Company In America Round 2 Bracket!
By April 4, 2010
Congratulations to Bank of America, Cash4Gold, Anthem BSBC, GM, Apple, Time Warner Cable, Comcast, AT&T and more for making it to Round 2 of the competition! [More]
Worst Company in America: Anthem BCBS VS Assurant Health
By April 2, 2010
Let’s hope this battle doesn’t require hospitalization for either opponent. In one corner you’ve got Anthem, which needs a 35% rate increase in California, despite making billions in profits. In the other corner is Assurant, who targeted and subsequently dropped HIV patients from its insurance rolls. [More]
Worst Company In America 2010: Toyota VS GM
By April 2, 2010
A bailed-out, bankrupt car company VS one dealing with its first major crisis. The two companies have a long history together… in fact up until recently, they operated a plant in California. Both are unpopular right now… but which one is worse? [More]
Worst Company In America: Apple VS Microsoft
By April 1, 2010
It’s time for these two foes to step into the Red Ring of Death. Will Microsoft’s trail of dead Xboxes and too-late knockoffs of iPods and iPhones be enough to get them past Apple, the company that charges you $499 for an oversized iPod Touch and then only lets you use software they approve and sell to you? [More]
Worst Company In America: AT&T VS Verizon
By April 1, 2010
It’s a battle of the telecom titans today, as AT&T — better known as the company that didn’t think New Yorkers would actually get iPhones for Christmas and the ones responsible to those ads that made us dislike Luke Wilson — takes on Verizon, home of $350 ETF and those ads that make us want to give the FiOS guy a swirly in the boys room between classes. [More]
