Monthly Archives: April 2014

The real social media police policing the police

The following post is a direct copy from the Birmingham Post. Click the link if you want to see the original, but it’s the same. I am looking for your thoughts on this (mainly from police, law enforcement, community managers, … Continue reading

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Social Media Safety Considerations

Protecting yourself in regards to safety issues starts with knowledge…best step is to know your platforms and issues that may creep up. This post from the International Association of Chiefs of Police gives some good tips in this regard. Take … Continue reading

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A Challenge to Our Nation’s Police Leaders

I am a proponent to the 21 foot rule after having seen what an edged weapon attack looks like, but there is a great challenge here for policing leaders…which doesn’t necessarily mean the brass.

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Did #myNYPD really backfire?

Are the police perfect? NO Have the police made mistakes? YES Will mistakes continue to happen? They SURE WILL!  Was #myNYPD a mistake? ABSOLUTELY NOT.  In fact I love it and I know many others love it as well. I … Continue reading

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Stop It! Please! Just! Stop!

More great reasons mentioned here on why cross populating platforms is just plain bad. Great post D!!

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Cross Populating Content

Here is the most recent post I put together for The International Association of Chiefs of Police blog, The Social Media Beat. Cross Populating Content. Yeah…there are donut pictures in here.

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Canadian Red Cross says #BeReady…what you need to know

There are many communities that are or soon will be seeing the impact of flooding. Do yourself a favour and take a look at this great piece from the Canadian Red Cross to help yourself be ready and be prepared. … Continue reading

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Making a Difference

Something really interesting happened on Twitter on April 15th, 2014 at 7:00pm. It had nothing to do with bombs, airplanes or Miley Cyrus (although all those things did trend on April 15th). This was different. A refreshing difference. A Twitter … Continue reading

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“Social Media is Tricky” ~ James Franco

James Franco said the above statement in an interview the other day with Kelly Ripa and Michael Strahan on “Live with Kelly and Michael.” He is absolutely right…but not at all for the reason that you might think. In this … Continue reading

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