What does Google Wallet mean for donations? Hopefully, not much.
Earlier today at an event in NYC, Google announced their new mobile transaction platform, Google Wallet. And while the impact will likely be felt almost immediately in the retail industry, for political fundraising, what will be the impact of this latest innovation?...
Karl Rove Gets It
Today we want to point you to an excellent piece by former senior White House advisor Karl Rove that appeared in the Wall Street Journal. Rove uses his WSJ column to make the case emphatically that campaigns need to become more focused on using the Internet...
Online Advertising Getting More Complicated for Campaigns
On Sunday the New York Times wrote about the increasing number of digital publishers who are developing their own ad networks. This will be good for businesses who want to advertise online, but will make buying ads a much, much more complicated process. "For...
SEO for political campaign websites
With over half of political activists using search engines to research candidates, issues, and breaking news, SEO can help position your campaign’s website in their Google crosshairs.
New format for Facebook Pages
Facebook Pages got a new overhaul yet again, this time much less dramatic than the last. The new features available to page admins today will make the pages much more like Facebook profiles. We wasted no time getting RootsHQ's Facebook page updated to take advantage...
Has Social Media Replaced Blogging?
Different generations use the internet in different ways. Milliennials access the internet wirelessly to access social media sites, while older generations use the internet more frequently to access government and financial information. All generations now have two...
Part III – Mobile App or Mobile Site: Which is best for you?
Once your business has created an online presence by building a website, your next step should be considering a mobile presence. The popularity of smart phones is not going any where, so businesses must adapt to the need for on-the-go information from their customers....
Part II – Mobile App or Mobile Site: Which is best for you?
With all of the information available about mobile apps, it can be a bit confusing to understand if building a mobile app for your business is a good or bad idea. Whether you plan on building your app for internal use or to market to your consumers, there are a few...
Part I – Mobile App or Mobile Site: Which is best for you?
To kick off our blog series on understanding mobile apps versus mobile sites, we will start by giving you the ultimate checklist to use when deciding between the two. There are many different components that go into deciding if building a mobile app or a mobile site...
RootsHQ Blog Series: Mobile App or Mobile Site: Which is best for you?
We get asked this question all of the time here at RootsHQ, should my think tank / advocacy effort / campaign build a mobile application or a mobile website? We find that most of the time, people don't understand they have an option between the two nor do they...
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71% Want Disney to Return to Family-Friendly Entertainment
While LGBTQ activists are happy with Disney’s gay “inclusion” agenda, most Americans wish the entertainment giant would go back to it’s family-friendly roots.
DEI’s Demise: University of North Florida Closes Divisive Department
The University of North Florida closed its diversity, equity, and inclusion office on Wednesday, but DEI personnel were given new job titles, rather than being fired.
The former chief diversity officer, Richmond Wynn, was not fired, but given a new title—vice president of community engagement and partnerships.
Over 24,000 Migrant Children Released to Unrelated Sponsors
From January 2015 through May 2023, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services released tens of thousands of minors who crossed the border illegally to sponsors who weren’t an immediate or distant relative, raising concerns about human trafficking and forced labor.
Lives Cut Short: A Project to Document Child Maltreatment Fatalities
On May 2, AEI hosted the launch of Lives Cut Short, a project of AEI and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (UNC) dedicated to documenting child fatalities from maltreatment in the US and understanding the circumstances and policy failures that led to them.
Let’s Stop Romanticizing the Cult of Protest
The current campus demonstrations are a reminder that of all the mossy clichés and puffed-up pieties of polite (and impolite) American discourse, the sanctity of protest is the hardest to question.
Doubting the loftiness of protest invites elite scorn more than any other skepticism about a constitutional right. Proposing limits on free speech, for example, attracts far less outrage. Indeed, people question free speech all the time: in debates about “hate speech,” campaign finance, social media, and more. (Let’s not even get into the fashionableness of questioning Second Amendment rights.)
High Court’s 9-0 Ruling Lowers Bar for Filing Anti-DEI Discrimination Lawsuits
A low-profile case decided Wednesday by the Supreme Court could have big implications for employers’ diversity, equity, and inclusion programs.
US employers must accommodate abortions, birth control, agency says
U.S. employers’ obligation to accommodate workers’ pregnancies also extends to abortions and the use of contraception, the U.S. agency that enforces workplace discrimination laws said on Monday.
Denver’s Neighbors Rebel against Open-Arms Approach to Migrants: ‘We Do Not Want That’
In February 2018, Denver city leaders sent a valentine to foreigners interested in relocating to the progressive mountain city and a message to any elected officials looking to stop them.
Journalist Says CBS News Crossed ‘Red Line,’ Calls on Congress to Protect First Amendment
CBS News “crossed a red line” when it seized her reporting records, veteran investigative journalist Catherine Herridge says.
Denver Set to Defund Police, Firefighters to Pay for Illegal Aliens
Colorado’s capital, commonly referred to as a “sanctuary city,” announced Wednesday that it will spend $89.9 million on services for incoming illegal migrants, pulling some funding from roughly $45 million in public programs and services. The Denver Police Department will be hit with a reduction of $8.4 million— about 1.9% of its total operating budget, the city confirmed to the Daily Caller News Foundation.
Biden’s latest effort makes Project 2025 an imperative for the next Republican Administration
The Biden administration’s proposed rule to entrench these bureaucrats raises concerns about accountability and the ability of future presidents to enact their policies effectively. In this context, The Heritage Foundation’s Project 2025 gains immense importance as a strategic response to these challenges.