The golden poo and I are beaming live into a few local news stations this morning pump the Worst Company in America contest. Here’s when and where we’ll be: [More]
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Meet Your Worst Company In America 2010 Final Four!
By 4.21.10
After three rounds of voting, 28 of the most despised companies in the U.S. have fallen, beaten and bloodied as they attempted to win the coveted title of Worst Company In America and the elegant golden poo trophy that goes along with it. Now, with just days left in the tournament, only four remain. [More]
Worst Company In America Elite 8: Cash4Gold Vs. PayPal
By 4.20.10
Here it is folks, the final match-up of the WCIA Elite 8… And it’s a doozy. Hailing from sunny Florida is the king of undervalued bling, Cash4Gold! And flying in from the West Coast just to prove they know a thing or two about horrendous customer service and questionable business practices, it’s every Internet user’s frenemy, PayPal! [More]
Worst Company In America Elite 8: Comcast Vs. Apple
By 4.19.10
This one should be very interesting, as perennial WCIA fave Comcast — who has stomped on DirecTV and United Airlines in earlier rounds — faces off against this year’s giant killer, Apple. The iCompany has gone all Little Mac on both Microsoft and AT&T, but will they be able to get in the right punches to beat the Philadelphia Kid? [More]
Worst Company In America Elite 8: Ticketmaster VS Anthem BCBS
By 4.16.10
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 4.15.10
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 4.15.10
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 4.14.10
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 4.13.10
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 4.12.10
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 4.12.10
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 4.8.10
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 4.8.10
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 4.7.10
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 4.7.10
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 4.6.10
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 4.5.10
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 4.4.10
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]
