Dealing With Venom on the Web
theodp writes "In a world where nastiness online can erupt and go global overnight, BusinessWeek finds Corporate America woefully unprepared and offers suggestions for how to cope, including shelling out $10,000 to companies like ReputationDefender.com to promote the info you want and suppress the news you don't. And in what must be a sign of the Apocalypse, BW holds Slashdot's moderation system up as a model for maintaining civility in message boards."
Oh noes! V.E.N.O.M. is on the web? Quickly, we must alert M.A.S.K. before their evil plans unfold!
GAAH! MY PRINTER IS ON FIRE!!! PUT IT OUT! PUT IT OUT!