David Carr

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Wajam: New Alternative To Google Social Search

David Carr

February 07, 2012

Google factors Google+ into search results, but Wajam makes connections with all of your social networks

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Facebook's IPO Filing: A Quick Read

David Carr

February 01, 2012

What Facebook's public offering says about social media and social business.

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How Payvment Uses Facebook's Expanded Open Graph

David Carr

January 31, 2012

Moving beyond 'like,' Payvment has added 'want' and 'own' buttons to its social stores.

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Actiance Funnels Approved Social Posts To Financial Advisors

David Carr

January 31, 2012

Social media archiving and screening specialist Actiance enables financial advisors to post preapproved content on their pages and profiles.

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Bazaarvoice Teams With Badgeville On Gamification

David Carr

January 30, 2012

Partnership lets customers of Bazaarvoice social shopping apps, such as Ratings and Reviews, bolster user engagement via Badgeville gaming techniques.

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Facebook: The Database Of Wealth And Power

David Carr

January 24, 2012

Microstrategy CEO says most businesses underestimate the transformative value of Facebook as an ever-refreshing database of "anyone with wealth or power on Earth."

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Avaya Flare Communicator iPad App Launches

David Carr

January 24, 2012

Flare, originally introduced as a desktop video device for executives, now brings its UC capabilities to the Apple iPad.

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PepsiCo Makes Employees Social Ambassadors

David Carr

January 20, 2012

PepsiCo is turning a bit of its intranet inside-out--making selected internal newsletter articles available to post externally.

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Facebook's New Actions Go Beyond 'Like'

David Carr

January 19, 2012

As Facebook broadens its Open Graph API by adding 60 new frictionless sharing apps, look for new action verbs in your feed. Here's what it all means.

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Facebook Helps Paid Posts Float To Top Of Feeds

David Carr

January 12, 2012

New 'featured' stories let marketers cut through the noise in your already cluttered news feed. Cringe-worthy, or smart?

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Cisco Cius: Don't Count It Out, Yet

David Carr

January 09, 2012

Some critics have written off the Cisco Cius, but I now have a sense for why Cisco feels its communications gadget doesn't have to beat the iPad to win.

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Does E-Commerce On Social Networks Pay Yet?

David Carr

December 22, 2011

E-commerce firms search for the right way to retail on social networks, especially Facebook.

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Jive Unveils Free Social Media Monitoring Tool

David Carr

December 20, 2011

Fathom will allow all Jive users to monitor, search, and analyze social media, while a Pro version will add sentiment analysis and engagement features.

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Social Overload? Bottlenose Promises Intelligent Filtering

David Carr

December 14, 2011

Startup offers high-performance app to sort and organize social streams from Twitter and Facebook.

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Web Support Tech Makes Call Center Reps Smarter

David Carr

December 13, 2011

C3 adapts Web-based technology to give customer service staff more efficient tools to answer customer's phoned-in questions.

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