Author Archives: david

Video: “How Social Media Is Changing Communication” speech at STC

Posted on November 20, 2011 by david

This is a speech I gave at the Society for Technical Communication of the Palm Beaches. Camera work by my son Stephen, age 10, with some fidgeting and excess use of zoom, but the basic content is there. The video … Continue reading →

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Notes from “How Social Media Is Changing Communications” presentation to The Society for Technical Communication

Posted on November 9, 2011 by david

This is a list of references to source material and further reading to accompany my presentation on “How Social Media Is Changing Communications” presentation to The Society for Technical Communication of the Palm Beaches. PDF of slides: How Social Media … Continue reading →

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Area Girl Scouts To Celebrate 100th Anniversary with Family Event

Posted on October 28, 2011 by david

Coral Springs, Florida – Thousands are expected to celebrate the centennial of Girl Scouts in the U.S.A. at the Coral Springs SportsPlex on Saturday, November 19 from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Girls Scouts of today, yesterday and tomorrow and … Continue reading →

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Facebook Tab Manager 2.8.7 Adds Theme / Template Options, Preloader Image

Posted on September 9, 2011 by david

I figured out how to address a few requests for greater customization options and also how to add a preloader image if a pages are sometimes slow to load. The theme option was also partly inspired by my recent work … Continue reading →

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Facebook Extension for WP e-Commerce

Posted on September 4, 2011 by david

Based on the success of Facebook Tab Manager, I got contacted a few weeks ago by the makers of the WP e-Commerce plugin to consult on creating an extension that would allow merchants to display products with a version of … Continue reading →

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Facebook Tab Manager 2.8.5 – Tweaks to CSS and Reveal Tab Setup

Posted on August 31, 2011 by david

The latest release of Facebook Tab Manager includes tweaks to the default CSS and handling of custom CSS. I also updated the Reveal Tab Setup Utility. From the changelog: CSS changes to prevent display of scroll bars, even when too-wide … Continue reading →

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Toastmasters: Paul Bunyan Stories

Posted on August 28, 2011 by david

Me practicing storytelling skills.

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Clippings From Information Week’s The BrainYard, Enterprise Social Media Coverage

Posted on August 9, 2011 by david

Here is some of the work I’ve been doing for Information Week’s enterprise social media microsite, The BrainYard (see realtime updates). David F. Carr | Aug 08, 2011 How To Exploit The Power Of Crowds Crowd Factory CEO Sanjay Dholakia explains how … Continue reading →

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How To Use Contact Form 7 with Facebook Tab Manager

Posted on July 30, 2011 by david

One of the more useful features of Facebook Tab Manager for WordPress is that you can use it conjunction with other plugins to embed their functionality in a Facebook page tab. I’ve particularly gotten a number of requests for guidance … Continue reading →

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Facebook Tab Manager for WordPress 2.8, Fix for Nesting of Shortcodes

Posted on July 17, 2011 by david

Version 2.8 of the Facebook Tab Manager for WordPress has just been released. It fixes one important error with the handling of the included shortcodes for conditional display of content based on whether someone has liked your Facebook page. Something … Continue reading →

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