The Good, the Bad and the Stupid

The year 2010 will be remembered more for its ups and downs
than for any one particular event. It was the year when we learned that, yes,
we were in a recession, but we were now out of it, except that unemployment is
still at record highs, except that leading indicators are trending positive …
its a high-speed carousel ride with all of the dizziness and none of the fun.

Well, mostly no fun. As in previous years, the news for
businesses and the people who work for them was a mix of good and bad, but also
skull-pounding stupidity. We look at everything from millionaires promoting
taxes to activists with pierced noses protesting them, from companies that are
gone to those still around after decades, from cool products to dumb products,
as well as our growing Hall of Shame of businesspeople gone wild. Itll make your
head spin.

• Best Trend
• Least Likely to Run For Public Office, Most Likely to Get Applauded For It
• Best Way to Compete With Apple
• Most Likely to Take Over the WorldOr Get Acquired Trying
• Most Apt Metaphor
• Bravest, Greenest Development Project
• Best Euphemism For “Take This Job and Shove It”
• Dept. of Fortunate Reversals
• Top 10 Stocks

• Most Likely to Be Missed
• Worst Continuing Trend
• Worst Line to Be Stuck In
• Toughest Lesson Learned
• The 2010 Hall of Shame
• Worst Trend II: Banking Boogaloo
• Worst Instincts
• Worst Customer Service
• Saddest Buyout, First Sign of the Apocalypse
• Worst Benefits Package
• Bottom 10 Stocks

• Best Way to Stay Single
• Must Dunderheaded Move to Offend a Tiny Minority
• Lessons From Abroad in Sales
• Dept. of “What’s In a Name?”
• Dept. of Keeping it Unreal
• Dept. of Lame
• Dept. of Criminally Stupid