In Court Of Public Opinion, As Google Goes, So Goes The Internet Industry

Findings from the latest Corporate Social Responsibility Index conducted the Boston College Center for Corporate Citizenship and the Reputation Institute, Google is doing just fine as far as its reputation goes.

This study has been going on since 2008 and Google has experienced its ups and downs. It ranked #1 in 2008, #3 in 2009, #10 in 2010 and has now moved back up the corporate reputation ladder again to #2. Of course, it is only fair to note that the data for this was gathering in January of 2011 so there was not the specter of being called before a Senate hearing regarding potential antitrust issues to influence how people feel about the company. Maybe that will be reflected in the 2012 survey.