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Monthly Archives: July 2010
Forbes.com column: Chef Takes Guerrilla Marketing Online
Chef Takes Guerrilla Marketing Online David F. Carr, 07.27.10, 06:00 AM EDT Taking reservations and collecting money online for an underground restaurant. Russell Jackson speaks not very plausibly about maintaining “plausible deniability” about the years he ran the San Francisco “underground … Continue reading
Researching How to Shop for Business Software
I’m looking for feedback/input on this piece about how to shop for business software or enterprise software. I wrote this for my Forbes.com column, but my editor asked me to broaden it. The software directory referenced below represents one potentially … Continue reading
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Hire Me as Your Web Consultant If …
Truth is, I’m not the right web consultant or webmaster for everyone. But while chatting with a CPA about my business strategy, I reminded myself of some of the advantages I offer that others don’t. For example: Hire me if … Continue reading
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Social Media and Email Tips for Job Hunters
Here are a few tips I prepared for a career workshop, after it became clear that many of the out of work (excuse me, “in transition”) professionals in attendance had little idea of how to use LinkedIn or Facebook, or … Continue reading
David F. Carr Elevator Pitch
Hello, my name is David Carr. I am a writer, editor, and web consultant. I write a column on technologies for small to midsize businesses for Forbes.com and also freelance for publications such as CIO Magazine. I’m a former Technology … Continue reading
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Forbes.com column: Organization That Fights Slavery Stretches Its Network
Latest column, on the intersection of technology and international justice. Commentary Organization That Fights Slavery Stretches Its Network David F. Carr, 07.13.10, 06:00 AM EDT International Justice Mission and the importance of centralizing and optimizing. When John Lax joined International Justice … Continue reading
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Experimenting with Custom Post Types for Events
Just an experiment. This should display an events listing, with each entry going to a details page formatted with custom post types in WordPress 3.0. I’ve written several versions of an events management plugin. This next one will have 2 … Continue reading
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White Paper on the Qt WebKit Embeddable Web Browser
I produced this white paper on the use of WebKit for Trolltech, the software components maker now known as Qt Nokia since it was acquired by the mobile phone company. WebKit is a web rendering engine based on the same … Continue reading
White Paper for Ultimate Software, How SaaS HR Product Addresses Healthcare Reform Changes
This is a project I worked on with the marketing department at Ultimate Software, the company behind the UltiPro Software as a Service product for human resources and payroll management. The content was adapted from a webinar Ultimate’s experts gave … Continue reading
Forbes.com: Deciding Which Cloud Services to Trust
Commentary Deciding Which Cloud Services To Trust David F. Carr, 07.06.10, 06:00 PM EDT A security expert evaluates Internet business apps. Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) is a seductive concept for the small, cash-strapped business. No software to install or manage, minimizing the … Continue reading
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