Brad Rourke

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  • Google+, Circles, and Facebook (And: How To Make Facebook Act Like G+)

    Google+, Circles, and Facebook (And: How To Make Facebook Act Like G+)

    On June 28, 2011, Google pleased geeks worldwide by unveiling their third try at social networking: Google+, or G+. While the previous attempts met with at best only mild success (Orkut is popular in Brazil but few other places, and Google Buzz remains a sideline for most), G+ has seen quick adoption and quick praise…

  • Featured On Page One Of Washington Post's Sunday Business Section

    I was away on vacation and so was not there to bask in the glory, but I was given a heads-up by the reporter and knew it was coming: On Sunday, June 26, me and my colleague Cindy Cotte Griffiths were featured on the front page of the Washington Post’s business section. The story, by…

  • Lotus Uprising

    Lotus Uprising

    Over the weekend I attended a wonderful event that I wanted to share with you. It was called Lotus Uprising, and was part yoga class, part dinner party, part house concert.

  • Facebook And Twitter: Fitting Your Voice To The Environment

    Last night I had the good fortune (along with Cynthia Cotte Griffiths who recently launched Online and In Person) to attend the first DC-area meetup convened by Facebook + Journalists at American University. It included a great panel discussion that included friends Mandy Jenkins (social news editor at Huffington Post) and Ian Shapira (enterprise reporter…

  • Need Help Getting Online? I Can Help.

    I am adding some capabilities to my professional offerings that some of my readers may be interested in: Let Me Help Create Your Online Presence Today, there is a consensus that there’s a bare minimum amount of online presence that any organization — whether a small business, local nonprofit, or giant enterprise — needs in…

  • Thoughts On The Facebook vs. Google PR Fight

    As my friends know, I am a Facebook and Google fanboy. It hurts me when Mom and Dad fight like they are now, but they have been fighting for a while now and I don’t expect it to stop anytime soon. So I have become somewhat inured. Today’s fracas involves a sub rosa campaign by…

  • First Sorrow, A Short Story By Franz Kafka

    First Sorrow.m4a Listen on Posterous First Sorrow, a short story by Franz Kafka, read by Brad Rourke.  Posted via Posterous.

  • The Love Song Of J. Alfred Prufrock

    The Lovesong Of J. Alfred Prufrock Spoken by Brad Rourke.m4a Listen on Posterous This is my favorite poem, and I have been thinking about it lately. So, I thought I would record it and present it as a podcast. Just 6:40 or so. (The music in the background is by West Farm, an occasional project…

  • United Way Releases National Report On Education

    I am proud to let you know about a new report released today by United Way Worldwide at an important Town Hall event in DC where United Way announced its pledge to generate 1,000,000 new volunteers in mentoring and tutoring for education. (United Way’s pledge is a great example of the level of educational leadership…