Paul Bradley Carr

Carr's first autobiographical book, Bringing Nothing to the Party—True Confessions of a New Media Whore, was published by Weidenfeld & Nicolson in 2008.{{cite book

| last = Carr

| first = Paul

| authorlink =

| title = Bringing Nothing to the Party

| publisher = Weidenfeld & Nicolson

| location = London

| year = 2008}} It tells the story of "a unique group of hard-partying, high-achieving young entrepreneurs—and [Carr's] attempts to join them, whatever the cost."{{cite web

|title=Bringing Nothing to the Party

|url=http://www.orionbooks.co.uk/books/bringing-nothing-to-the-party-paperback

|publisher=Orion Books

|date=1 July 2008}} According to one review, the book follows Carr's "journey from gonzo journalist, to accidental business owner, to accidental web business mogul, to very-near-jailbird, to working out what actually makes him happy in life."{{cite web

|title=Book Review: Bringing Nothing To The Party

|url=http://nmk.co.uk/articles/1003

|publisher=New Media Knowledge (University of Westminster)

|date=9 August 2008}}

Weidenfeld & Nicolson published a second book by Carr in May 2011, titled The Upgrade.{{cite web

|title=The Upgrade

|url=http://www.orionbooks.co.uk/books/the-upgrade-paperback

|publisher=Orion Books

|date=1 September 2010}} The book describes Carr's physical travels to the United States and other countries, including Spain, France, Germany, Canada and Iceland, as well as his personal journey, documenting Carr's battles with alcohol and subsequent attempt to give up drinking.{{cite web

|title=Paul Carr: The trouble with drink, the trouble with me

|url=http://www.ispauldrinkingagain.com

|publisher=Paul Carr

|date=24 May 2016}} In 2011 it was reported that the movie rights for The Upgrade had been purchased by Neon Park{{cite web

|title=Paul's New Book Published, Movie Option Sold On The Same Day

|url=https://techcrunch.com/2011/05/12/witn-pauls-new-book-published-movie-option-sold-on-the-same-day-tctv/

|work=TechCrunch

|date=12 May 2011}}

In March and April 2011, Carr spent 33 days staying on the Las Vegas Strip,{{Cite news|url=https://lasvegasweekly.com/ae/2011/apr/06/never-leaving-las-vegas/|title=(Never) leaving Las Vegas|work=LasVegasWeekly.com|access-date=2018-07-10}} spending each night in a different hotel. He wrote about{{Cite web|url=https://www.huffingtonpost.com/paul-carr/why-americans-have-fallen_b_844770.html|title=The Strip Diary, Day One: Why Americans Have Fallen Out of Love With Vegas, and the Rest of Us Never Will|last=Carr|first=Paul Bradley|date=2011-04-05|website=Huffington Post|language=en-US|access-date=2018-07-10}} his experiences for the Huffington Post and later in a book titled We'll Always Have The Flamingo.

In March 2012 The New York Daily News reported{{Cite news|url=http://www.nydailynews.com/blogs/pageviews/paul-carr-war-alcoholics-anonymous-sober-hates-aa-o-doul-blog-entry-1.1637914|title=Paul Carr's war on Alcoholics Anonymous: He is sober, but hates AA — and O'Doul's - NY Daily News|last=Nazaryan|first=Alexander|work=nydailynews.com|access-date=2018-07-10|language=en-US}} that Byliner was publishing a new memoir by Carr, titled Sober Is My New Drunk.{{Cite web|url=https://boingboing.net/2012/04/30/ebook-review-sober-is-my-new.html|title=Sober Is My New Drunk, by Paul Carr / Boing Boing|website=boingboing.net|date=30 April 2012 |language=en-US|access-date=2018-07-10}} In an extract from the book published in The Wall Street Journal and titled "How I Stopped Drowning in Drink," Carr explained his realization that he was an alcoholic and his successful self-designed program to stop drinking.{{cite web

|title=How I Stopped Drowning in Drink

|url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/SB10001424052702304692804577281413725296538?mod=WSJ_hp_mostpop_read

|work=Wall Street Journal

|date=19 March 2012}}

In 2021, Carr published his first novel, 1414°, a satirical thriller set in Silicon Valley. The novel received a starred review from Publishers Weekly{{cite web

|title=Mystery Thriller Book Review 1414º

|url=https://www.publishersweekly.com/9781737589709

|work=Publishers Weekly

|date=28 January 2022}} which compared the book to Michael Crichton's Disclosure. The audiobook of 1414°, narrated by Emily Lawrence, was released in 2022.{{cite book

|title=1414º Audiobook listing

|url=https://www.netgalley.com/catalog/book/257902

|work=Netgalley

|date=1 May 2022}}

In 2024, it was reported{{Cite web |title=Marilia Savvides leaves 42 Management & Production to set up The Plot Agency |url=https://www.thebookseller.com/news/marilia-savvides-leaves-42-management--production-to-set-up-the-plot-agency |access-date=2024-06-14 |website=The Bookseller |language=En}} that Carr's next novel, The Confessions, had been sold to Atria in a "six-figure deal."

In 2001, while studying law{{cite web

|title = That Friday Feeling

|url = http://www.thebookseller.com/control/?p=1&msgCode=2

|publisher = The Bookseller

|date = 9 June 2006

|url-status = dead

|archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20100712234516/http://www.thebookseller.com/control/?p=1&msgCode=2

|archivedate = 12 July 2010

|df = dmy-all

}} at university, Carr co-founded and edited the award-winning satirical "comment sheet," The Friday Thing.{{cite news

|title=That Friday feeling

|url=https://www.theguardian.com/media/2002/feb/18/mondaymediasection9

|work=The Guardian

|date=18 February 2002

| location=London

| first=Owen

| last=Gibson

| accessdate=2010-05-22}}

In 2002, The Christian Scientist described Carr as a "latter day Jonathan Swift" following the publication of his satirical anti-vigilante manifesto "Think of the Children."{{cite news

|title=Satirical website escapes closure

|url=https://www.theguardian.com/internetnews/story/0,7369,803132,00.html

|work=The Guardian

|date=2 October 2002

| location=London

| first=Sarah

| last=Left

| accessdate=2010-05-22}} In the same year, Carr co-founded the London city guide, London by London.{{cite news

|title=A site for TV execs and tea ladies

|url=http://media.guardian.co.uk/mediaguardian/story/0,,2010713,00.html

|work=The Guardian

|date=12 February 2007

| location=London

| first=Jo

| last=Revill

| accessdate=2010-05-22}}

He has also written for television, most recently for Alison Jackson's Doubletake series.{{cite web

|title=The Secret Election

|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/comedy/guide/articles/s/secretelectionthe_999050705.shtml

|publisher=BBC Online comedy guide

|date=22 May 2005}}

In July 2009 it was announced{{cite news

|title='Goodbye, farewell and amen to Not Safe For Work'

|url=https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2009/jul/23/not-safe-for-work-goodbye

|work=The Guardian

|date=23 July 2009

| location=London

| accessdate=2010-05-22

| first=Paul

| last=Carr}} that Carr would be writing a weekly column for technology news site TechCrunch and also blogging regularly for The Telegraph newspaper. On 16 September 2011, Carr announced on TechCrunch that he was resigning from the AOL-owned properties. His byline has since been stripped from his articles, listing him only as "Contributor" {{cite web

|title=NSFW: Don't bullshit a reformed bullshitter; the off-the-record gravy train stops here

|url=https://techcrunch.com/2009/08/08/nsfw-dont-bullshit-a-reformed-bullshitter-the-off-the-record-gravy-train-stops-here/

|publisher=TechCrunch

|date=8 August 2009}}

Prior to joining TechCrunch,{{cite web

|title=The Guardian has slashed its freelance budget. Result—no more column from me. Thought about writing it for free, but meh.

|url=https://twitter.com/paulcarr/status/2611963627

|publisher=Twitter

|date=13 July 2009}} Carr wrote a weekly column for The Guardian newspaper entitled "Not Safe For Work"{{cite news

|title=Not Safe For Work

|url=https://www.theguardian.com/technology/series/not-safe-for-work

|work=The Guardian

|date=12 November 2008

| location=London

| accessdate=2010-05-22}} which followed his adventures in the technology industry. Between 2003 and 2005 he wrote a regular new media column for Media Guardian.{{cite news

|title=The Bloggers Shall Inherit The Gonzo

|url=http://media.guardian.co.uk/mediaguardian/story/0,,1426595,00.html

|work=The Guardian

|date=28 February 2005

| location=London

| accessdate=2010-05-22

| first=Paul

| last=Carr}}

Carr has also authored a series of nine web guide books for Prentice Hall,{{cite web

|title=The Very Best Family Web Sites from Zingin.com

|url=http://vig.pearsoned.co.uk/catalog/academic/product/0,1144,0130329835-VP,00.html

|publisher=Pearson Education

|date=1 January 2001}} as well as co-authoring The Unofficial Tourists' Guide to Second Life published by Pan Macmillan (UK) and St Martin's Press (US) in 2007.{{cite web

|title=Pan Macmillan author biography

|url=http://www.panmacmillan.com/Authors%20Illustrators/displayPage.asp?PageTitle=Individual%20Contributor&ContributorID=75715&RLE=Author

|publisher=Pan Macmillan

|date=22 March 2007

|access-date=1 April 2007

|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070813215756/http://www.panmacmillan.com/Authors%20Illustrators/displayPage.asp?PageTitle=Individual%20Contributor&ContributorID=75715&RLE=Author

|archive-date=13 August 2007

|url-status=dead

}}

Carr was a regular user of Twitter,{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/paulcarr|title=Paul Carr's Twitter Stream|publisher=Twitter.com|accessdate=2009-07-13}} but deleted his account in August 2010 to focus on blogging.{{cite web|url=https://techcrunch.com/2010/08/27/im-a-writer-not-a-twitter/|title=Wow. If You Think Quitting Booze Freaks People Out, Wait 'Til You Quit Twitter|date=28 August 2010 |publisher=Techcrunch.com|accessdate=2010-08-30}} Carr resumed using Twitter in April 2011{{cite web|last=Carr|first=Paul|title=So, I'm Back on Twitter. Addiction Is A Hell of a Thing|date=8 May 2011 |url=https://techcrunch.com/2011/05/08/did-i-mention-my-book-is-out-now/|publisher=TechCrunch|accessdate=1 June 2011}} before quitting again in May 2015.{{cite web|last=Carr|first=Paul|title=The Room|url=https://pando.com/2015/08/05/room/|publisher=Pando|accessdate=8 December 2015}}

Between 2014 and 2019 Carr served as editorial director of PandoDaily where he wrote a daily column.{{cite web

|title=Paul Carr

|url=http://www.paulcarr.com/

|publisher=Official Site

|date=15 May 2016}}

In 2020, Business Insider reported that Carr was launching Techworker.com, an independent news site for and about those who work in the technology industry.{{cite web|last=Jin|first=Berber|title=EXCLUSIVE: Former TechCrunch and Pando journalist Paul Carr is starting a new publication to keep tech CEOs 'awake at night' |url=https://www.businessinsider.com/journalist-paul-carr-is-launching-a-new-tech-publication-ceos-2020-12|publisher=BusinessInsider|accessdate=14 March 2021}}

In 2005, along with Clare Christian, Carr co-founded The Friday Project,{{cite web

|title = That Friday Feeling

|url = http://www.thebookseller.com/control/?p=1&msgCode=2

|publisher = The Bookseller

|date = 9 June 2006

|url-status = dead

|archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20100712234516/http://www.thebookseller.com/control/?p=1&msgCode=2

|archivedate = 12 July 2010

|df = dmy-all

}} a book publishing house specializing in finding material on the web and then turning it into traditional books.

Carr left The Friday Project in December 2006,{{cite web

|title = Paul Carr leaves the Friday Project

|url = http://www.mediabistro.com/galleycat/revolving_door/paul_carr_leaves_the_friday_project_48671.asp

|url-status = dead

|archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20070428142853/http://www.mediabistro.com/galleycat/revolving_door/paul_carr_leaves_the_friday_project_48671.asp

|archivedate = 28 April 2007

|df = dmy-all

}} along with online editor Karl Webster, to lead a buy-out of the company's Internet media arm, which led to the founding of online city site Fridaycities.com.{{cite news

|title=A site for TV execs and tea ladies

|url=http://media.guardian.co.uk/mediaguardian/story/0,,2010713,00.html

|work=The Guardian

|date=12 February 2007

| location=London

| first=Jo

| last=Revill

| accessdate=2010-05-22}} Carr left Fridaycities in 2007, when the site re-branded as Kudocities.{{cite book

| last = Carr

| first = Paul

| authorlink =

| title = Bringing Nothing to the Party

| publisher = Weidenfeld & Nicolson

| location = London

| year = 2008

| pages = 271}} He later described himself as "NSFW" (Not Safe For Work).{{cite web

|title=About Paul Carr

|url=http://www.paulcarr.com/about-paul/

|publisher=Official Site

|date=1 May 2008}}

In September 2011, having publicly resigned from TechCrunch{{cite web

|title=TechCrunch columnist Paul Carr quits AOL

|url=http://reliablesources.blogs.cnn.com/2011/09/18/techcrunch-columnist-paul-carr-quits-aol/

|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130102093956/http://reliablesources.blogs.cnn.com/2011/09/18/techcrunch-columnist-paul-carr-quits-aol/

|url-status=dead

|archive-date=2 January 2013

}} following the departure of founder Michael Arrington, it was reported that Carr planned{{cite web

|title=EXCLUSIVE: Ex-TechCrunch Star Paul Carr Is Starting A New Company Backed By... Michael Arrington's CrunchFund

|url=http://articles.businessinsider.com/2011-09-23/tech/30193106_1_techcrunch-paul-carr-author-profile

|access-date=16 October 2011

|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120402131223/http://articles.businessinsider.com/2011-09-23/tech/30193106_1_techcrunch-paul-carr-author-profile

|archive-date=2 April 2012

|url-status=dead

}} to return to entrepreneurship. One month later, Carr announced the launch of Not Safe For Work Corporation, an online satirical news weekly. The company was reportedly backed by investments from Zappos CEO Tony Hsieh and Arrington's CrunchFund.{{cite web

|title=Paul Carr's 'The New Gambit' Wants To Be 'The Economist,' But Funny

|date=14 October 2011

|url=https://techcrunch.com/2011/10/14/vescere-bracis-meis/

}}

Not Safe For Work Corporation, or "NSFWCORP", failed financially"Paul Carr's news site NSFW Corp joins with Silicon Valley-backed PandoDaily – After NSFW's financial failure, the tech journalist joins the tech site PandoDaily – 'the site of record for Silicon Valley'", The Guardian, 25 November 2013, retrieved 3 January 2013. [https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2013/nov/25/paul-carr-news-site-nsfw-corp-pando-daily] and was sold to technology news Web site PandoDaily"PandoDaily Acquires Paul Carr's NSFW Corp", TechCrunch, 25 November 2013, retrieved 3 January 2013. [https://techcrunch.com/2013/11/25/pando-acquires-nsfw-corp/] which was founded by Sarah Lacy and also funded by Hsieh alongside Marc Andreessen and Peter Thiel."Sarah Lacy's PandoDaily launches with $2.5 million in funding", GigaOM, 16 January 2012, retrieved 3 January 2013. [http://gigaom.com/2012/01/16/sarah-lacys-pandodaily-launches-with-2-5-million-in-funding/]

In 2017, Re/Code reported that Carr and Sarah Lacy were co-founding a new company, Chairman Mom."Pando CEO Sarah Lacy is spending most of her time on a new company, Chairman Mom", Recode, 16 November 2017, retrieved 21 November 2017. [https://www.recode.net/2017/11/16/16658438/sarah-lacy-pando-chairman-mom-working-mothers-paul-carr-recode-media-peter-kafka-podcast] In 2018, Business Insider reported{{Cite news|url=http://www.businessinsider.com/sarah-lacy-chairman-mom-social-media-for-working-moms-2018-4|title=Tech journalist and Pando founder Sarah Lacy raises $1.4 million to launch a new startup for working moms|work=Business Insider|access-date=2018-07-10}} that the company had raised $1.4m in venture capital.

• [https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/20360302-we-ll-always-have-the-flamingo We'll Always Have The Flamingo] (2012)
• Sober Is My New Drunk (2012)
• The Upgrade (2011)
• Bringing Nothing to the Party (2008)

• [http://www.paulbradleycarr.com Paul Bradley Carr's official site]

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