Author Archives: Tim Burrows

About Tim Burrows

Tim Burrows was a sworn police officer for 25 years with experience in front line operations, primary response, traffic, detective operations and supervision. He has training in a broad spectrum of policing responsibilities including, IMS, Emergency Management, computer assisted technology investigations, leadership, community policing and crisis communications. Tim is available to assist you with your social media program and communication. Click here to contact him http://bit.ly/ContactTimBurrows

The Twelve Principles of Leadership: Principle Four

Posted on February 8, 2014 by Tim Burrows
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Superbowl Social – dumbing down the message

Posted on January 31, 2014 by Tim Burrows

The following came from a press release from a couple of years back; “Drinking and driving remains the number one criminal cause of death in Canada. In Ontario, approximately one−quarter of all road fatalities are alcohol related. Over 16,000 people … Continue reading →

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Justin Bieber, social media and the hypocrisy that followed.

Posted on January 23, 2014 by Tim Burrows

Warning: This post is not anything like you would normally read here. There is a little social media, there is a little police stuff but that is about it.  Also, everything below is an allegation yet to be proven in … Continue reading →

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Want more engagement? Give more to look at!

Posted on January 21, 2014 by Tim Burrows

I’ve been fascinated with the metrics and breakdowns of what makes a Tweet successful for a long time.  To know how to tweet is one thing but to understand time of day, time zone, number of hashtags to use, where … Continue reading →

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Poignant Moments of Protest

Posted on January 6, 2014 by Tim Burrows

There are moments of learning in every experience. We can always do better than we have done before.

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Are Social Media Policies the answer to conduct issues?

Posted on December 30, 2013 by Tim Burrows

A recent story about a police officer in Pleasantville who posted some vile comments on his personal Facebook page got me to thinking once again about the importance of social media policies for police agencies. I’ve said it many times … Continue reading →

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App Central TV Ep 26.1

Posted on December 29, 2013 by Tim Burrows

I had a great opportunity to talk with Amber MacArthur about police using social media.  I would tell you where to fast forward to but there are a couple of great apps that are discussed first and one of them, … Continue reading →

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After the Sacco storm, the calm.

Posted on December 24, 2013 by Tim Burrows

It’s been a few days since Justine Sacco rocked the communications world with her rather interesting Tweet.  There isn’t any sense in reposting it as it is no longer a story for the world.  It has become an after thought … Continue reading →

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How to make Twitter EXPLODE!

Posted on December 20, 2013 by Tim Burrows

Holy crap…you want to see Twitter explode in negative feedback?  Try making a Tweet like this… OK…so this is an ignorant piece of work that no one should give the time of day to and should just be ignored right? … Continue reading →

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Birdy Bragging…just don’t do it!

Posted on December 16, 2013 by Tim Burrows

 

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