Monthly Archives: August 2014

#CopChat August 27 – Topic

Wednesday August 27, 2014 Tonight’s Topic “Following your local police – agency and officers” Tonight we are going to take a look at your local police and it’s officers that are using social media. Questions will center around their use … Continue reading

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Why you need to follow the police on social media

Need? Do you really need to follow the police on social media? Very simply put, yes you do. You need to follow your local city police, county police and state police. Some of you may be thinking that, “Tim, I … Continue reading

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The Return of #CopChat

In June of 2012, the first hour long Twitter Chat with the focus being policing took place. History #CopChat was born from the idea that police and the public could use Twitter to talk in real-time about issues an open … Continue reading

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Deja Vu: Part 2 — What Cincinnati Learned

A saying comes to mind here, “A smart man learns from his mistakes. A wise man learns from the mistakes of others.” When an example exists that shows the ‘then, fix and now’, learn from it. There is no need … Continue reading

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Positive’s From Tragedy: Robin Williams Death

I have been a fan of Robin Williams for as long as I can remember. From Happy Days, to Mork and Mindy, his stand-up comedy and movie roles, he left us with a library of memories that will bring us … Continue reading

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Do Police Matter? Take Ferguson For Example

Some very valuable questions here about Ferguson and the situation that has developed. Questions that don’t need answers as much as points of fact that need solutions.

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Introducing: Comment Likes

Nice addition to interaction and engagement on blogs.

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Anatomy of a Nice Tweet

Every once in a while a Tweet or Facebook post comes out of the streams that stand out a little more than the average post or update. Here’s one that happened yesterday. https://twitter.com/ShawnaCoxon/status/496768517665226752 To a lot of people this won’t … Continue reading

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Does the 1st Amendment Cover This?

When you’re a police officer, you are held to a higher standard. There is no arguing that. If you think it’s unfair, then you should probably find another line of work.  If you believe you should be allowed to say whatever … Continue reading

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