David Carr

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Editor, InformationWeek Healthcare and InformationWeek Government (columnist on social business)

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Helping Financial Advisors With Social Media Compliance Hazards

David Carr

May 03, 2011

Social media management and message archiving firms tackle regulations around financial services.

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Facebook Tools For Building Brands

David Carr

April 21, 2011

HyperArts' Tim Ware is teaching businesses how to use reveal tabs, iFrames, and other development tools to lure fans and market companies.

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Social Media Research May Expose Discrimination Claims

David Carr

April 20, 2011

Hiring managers walk a fine line between vetting candidates online and putting themselves at risk for lawsuits from passed-over candidates, say employment law experts.

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Keeping Up With Facebook Platform Changes

David Carr

April 18, 2011

IFrame page tabs and "secure browsing" together are causing headaches for many Facebook business page operators.

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Openness As Social Media Strategy

David Carr

April 08, 2011

Pardot co-founder Adam Blitzer discusses turning customer conversations -- dirty laundry and all -- into keyword-rich content.

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Obama Upgrades Campaign Website For 2012

David Carr

April 04, 2011

A Facebook app encourages people to join the campaign and invite their friends, and the website solicits donations.

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Businesses Shifting To 'Less Formal' Communication Methods

David Carr

March 30, 2011

Desktop video and social media are on the rise, particularly for remote workers, while email and landline phone use are waning, according to a Skype survey.

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Social Media Mentions Can Boost Stock Prices

David Carr

March 25, 2011

Facebook fans, Twitter followers, and YouTube company page views can indicate that a stock price may rise, according to a preliminary study that looked at Starbucks, Coke, and Nike.

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Facebook iFrames: Good For Business, Bad For Security?

David Carr

March 21, 2011

Legitimate developers will be pleased with the expanded flexibility, but malicious ones will find it easier to introduce malware, security experts warn.

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Mobile, Consumer Tech Transform Corporate Networks

David Carr

March 03, 2011

Enterprise IT managers should stop limiting employees to a single mobile computing device or vendor, according to a panel at Enterprise Connect.

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Unified Communications: Making The Business Case

David Carr

March 03, 2011

Companies should consider the business value of speeding up transactions when evaluating UC solutions, suggested a panel at Enterprise Connect.

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SIP Trunking Gets Serious At Enterprise Connect

David Carr

March 03, 2011

Attendees discussed the practicalities of the Internet telephony technology, including how to build a business case, get the implementation right, and put the right support in place.

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