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Monthly Archives: January 2015
SuperBowl 101: Common Terms Explained
With the big game fast approaching, I thought it would be good to let you all know some of the common terms that you will hear during the big game and what they really mean when police officers hear them. … Continue reading
Friends…how many of us have them? #CopChat
Friends, followers, subscribers….accept my request. I’m pretty sure Shakespeare had no idea that Cesar could be so friendly in the age of social media. One of the most popular questions that I’m asked is, “How do we get more followers?” … Continue reading
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What your community wants to know
One struggle that departments can find themselves in is finding great content to provide to their communities, that matters to them. Sure it’s easy posting pictures that promote your agency or press conferences and news releases that ask for their … Continue reading
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Tagged community, content, information sharing, law enforcement social media, police, survey
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The Truth About Waze
Some people in the police and law enforcement community are looking at Google to shut down the Waze App citing officer safety concerns and comparing some of the apps functionality to ‘stalking police’ software. The question is, “Is Waze dangerous to … Continue reading
The Police Podcast
Well…it’s been something that I’ve been working on doing for about 6 months now of and on but now…it’s all on! Introducing… The Police Podcast has been something I’ve wanted to do for a long time to help tell the “police … Continue reading
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Tagged communication, law enforcement social media, podcast, police, the police podcast
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Tonight’s #CopChat Topic – Compliance
One word that consistently creeps into conversations around police use of force issues is compliance. “If the person would have complied with officers orders they wouldn’t have been ________”. Fill in the blank, arrested, taken down, cuffed, punched, choked, shot. … Continue reading
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Tagged #copchat, communication, law enforcement social media, police
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Humor and your social media
Using humor in your social media is not always the easiest thing to do. It requires timing, tone and context to be done well…oh and a willingness to let your hair down and drop the “We are the serious police” … Continue reading
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What happened to the Brimfield Police?
UPDATE 1:18pm…see bottom of post If you’ve been following along with the Brimfield Police Department and their former Chief, David Oliver, you know that things have changed in OH-IO. Gone is Chief Oliver, as are the police department’s Facebook and … Continue reading
10 Tips To Increase ReTweets
You can’t argue that great use of social media for your agency (business) is both an art form and a science. Chances are you want to increase your voice in the social space and understanding how to use both artistic creativity … Continue reading
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Tagged content, law enforcement social media, police, retweets, sharing, twitter
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Melbourne Police Working Twitter Like Champs
Using social media during an active event is not the easiest thing to do but can it ever pay off for you and your community if you can work it into your resources. Melbourne, Florida is not a big city. … Continue reading