Comments on: Wank

Question: Wank

zek — Tue, 01 Aug 2006 20:05:02 -0800

Is there a website or blog that snarks on corporate wank, perhaps on specific companies' "core values" and "mission statements"? I've seen the buzzword bingo and know about the Wankometer but I'm interested in corporate wank in a train-wreck kind of way, and trying to understand what possesses them to pile it on and infest their webpages with it. I can't seem to Google up much that's relevant.

By: jessamyn

jessamyn — Tue, 01 Aug 2006 20:11:40 -0800

You may enjoy the sometimes subtle and sometimes not so subtle pranks and writings from the nice folks at RTMARK. It's humor and social commentary though, not explanation.

By: Jon Mitchell

Jon Mitchell — Tue, 01 Aug 2006 20:55:27 -0800

Whilst not specifically what you are looking for, you may like the Web Economy Bullshit Generator.

By: Jon Mitchell

Jon Mitchell — Tue, 01 Aug 2006 20:56:18 -0800

...Which is linked to via your second link. My apologies.

By: RJ Reynolds

RJ Reynolds — Tue, 01 Aug 2006 21:20:12 -0800

Mmm, Consumerist hits this sometimes. (You should write them and request more studies in corpo-linguistics--I think that stuff is fascinating too.) They were talking about Comcast's "corporate hogwash" earlier today.

By: milkrate

milkrate — Tue, 01 Aug 2006 21:35:24 -0800

Action Item!, Bullfighter and a Technorati search for "jargon" turned up this young blog.

By: UbuRoivas

UbuRoivas — Tue, 01 Aug 2006 22:21:17 -0800

ah, crap. there is a funny fake/satirical site sending up corporate consultants & the hot air they spew out ("leveraging and synergising your core competencies to achieve value-added brand distinction through industry best practices...")...

...but i can't remember what the hell it was called. just hoping this jogs somebody's memory.

By: greycap

greycap — Tue, 01 Aug 2006 22:33:34 -0800

This site takes the affectionate piss out of the UK Civil Service and jargon used there.

By: O9scar

O9scar — Tue, 01 Aug 2006 22:39:14 -0800

Are you having an e-dentity crisis? Enormicom can help.

By: obiwanwasabi

obiwanwasabi — Tue, 01 Aug 2006 23:13:19 -0800

Don Watson's Weasel Words.

'25 April, 1915: Implementation of Anglo-French Dardanelles strategy for regime change in Ottoman Empire flawed by inappropriate planning and non-level playing field, impacting adversely on non-enemy attriting levels and requiring proactive implementation of exit strategy and Anzac legend.'

By: flabdablet

flabdablet — Wed, 02 Aug 2006 02:55:58 -0800

I was about to link to Weasel Words, but will content myself with Despair Inc.

By: Wild_Eep

Wild_Eep — Wed, 02 Aug 2006 07:49:14 -0800

Similar, but not spot-on:

http://www.huhcorp.com

"Our office is really modern and we've got nice computers and stuff. If you ever saw it, you'd say "Wow, cool office. These guys are legit.""

By: Kirth Gerson

Kirth Gerson — Wed, 02 Aug 2006 08:19:05 -0800

I went to look at the Consumerist link, and what did I find? The Consumerist Ask Metafilter Round-Up.

If this thread makes their roundup, there will be Perpetual Motion.

By: flabdablet

flabdablet — Wed, 02 Aug 2006 20:45:39 -0800

Perpetual motion having been implemented, let us embrace this opportunity to leverage proactive synergies going forward.