Category Archives: Clips

Fast Times At A Global Web Flower Shop (Forbes.com column on web performance and search optimization)

Commentary Fast Times At A Global Web Flower Shop David F. Carr, 08.13.10, 06:00 AM EDT How daFlores speeds load times, boosts search engine optimization. Francisco Bustos, president of the international flower delivery company daFlores (www.daflores.com), does some of his best … Continue reading

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Using WordPress for Enterprise Content Management

My piece for IT Expert Voice on how big companies are using WordPress, particularly as it matures beyond being “just a blogging tool.” Using WordPress for Enterprise Content Management By David Carr – Jul 23, 2010 Enterprise technology managers looking … Continue reading

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How Facebook Changes Marketing and Sales (Forbes.com column)

Free Tool: Create a Lead Capture Form That Connects Facebook to Your Website Just out on Forbes.com: How Facebook Changes Marketing And Sales: Author of ”The Facebook Era” on the glories of hypertargeting customers. This is a Q & A … Continue reading

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Forbes.com: Going Beyond the Fog of Private Clouds

Commentary Going Beyond The Fog Of Private Clouds David F. Carr, 08.04.10, 02:00 PM EDT Making cloud computing within the firewall mean something. It’s become fashionable for every organization that runs a cluster ofVMware servers to talk about running a “private … Continue reading

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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

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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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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

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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

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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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Forbes.com: GeeksOnTour, Running a Subscription Website from the Road

Nice folks, and a great story of doing business in your own style. Technology Running A Subscription Website From The Road David F. Carr, 06.11.10, 06:00 AM EDT GeeksOnTour.com founders teach tech skills from their motor home. “We’re flabbergasted!” Chris Guld … Continue reading

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