Brad Rourke

Brad Rourke’s Blog

  • It's An Extrovert's World, But Technology Allows Introverts A Toehold

    Technology and social media may allow introverts to assume more leadership.

  • We've All Got Our Smartphones At The Ready

    My latest piece is posted at Public Square Today, my blog at Washington Times Communities: We’ve All Got Our Smartphones At The Ready Last night, walking through a restaurant, as I passed by about ten tables I noticed six where the diners had their smartphones sitting on the table as they ate. Some were deep…

  • Facebook And Faculty

    My friend Ed Sirianno recently drew my attention to a post at Inigral (maker of the Schools Facebook app) with ten tips for getting faculty involved in using Facebook on campus. While it is focused on higher education, the ideas apply to getting any reluctant group of people involved in Facebook. For online community managers,…

  • The Emerging Market In Virtual Goods: Public Leaders Take Note

    My latest piece is posted at Public Square Today, my blog at Washington Times Communities: The Emerging Market In Virtual Goods: Public Leaders Take Note If you listen to the people who are at the cutting edge of online popular culture, the future of the Web is being written in tiny micropayments, some amounting to…

  • Researching eGov2.0: Take Part In An Academic Survey

    Colleagues across the Pond shared the following with me: The Kogod School of Business at American University and the National University of Ireland, Galway are collaborating on a research project that investigates the value of Federal Government web sites. Leading the project are Professors Murray Scott and William DeLone who are particularly interested in studying…

  • Social Media And Philanthropy: Interview With Larry Blumenthal

    How social media can make philanthropy better. An interview with Larry Blumenthal, director of social media strategy for the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation.

  • Wikipedia And What To Do About Growth

    My latest piece is posted at Public Square Today, my blog at Washington Times Communities: Wikipedia And What To Do About Growth According to the Wall Street Journal, at least for those who pay to subscribe, the number of volunteer contributors to the massive Wikipedia has plummeted. 49,000 editors dropped out in Q1 2009, compared…

  • Transparency Is The New Accountability

    My latest piece is posted at Public Square Today, my blog at Washington Times Communities: Transparency Is The New Accountability In the new Citizen-Centric World, the relationships and roles of institutions and citizens are changing. People are demanding that public institutions cater to them, rather than fitting their behavior to the needs of the institution.…

  • Navigating The New Push-Pull World

    This morning, as I went outside to pick up the many newspapers to which I subscribe to home delivery (I’m old school that way), I saw an extra bundle in the middle of the driveway. It was a free print version of a new online newspaper, being helpfully delivered to my doorstep. My immediate thoughts…