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

#CopChat, November 14th, A double meaning to “citizen police”?

Posted on November 13, 2012 by Tim Burrows

Over the weekend Christa happened to notice, affixed to the back windshields of several official police vehicles in her home state of South Carolina, “Don’t Tread on Me” stickers. In the US this symbol, the Gadsden flag, has historical significance: it was … Continue reading →

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Posted on November 9, 2012 by Tim Burrows

Excellent post by Dr. Jez Phillips via Police-Led Intelligence.

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#CopChat Wednesday, October 24, 2012

Posted on October 24, 2012 by Tim Burrows

I’ve received a lot of questions regarding the attempted hijacking of the Twitter chat, #CopChat which happens every Wednesday night at 9pm eastern, 6pm Pacific.  To sum up the questions: Should the hashtag change? Should we move nights? Does it … Continue reading →

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Please like me, follow me, subscribe to me…STOP IT!!

Posted on October 17, 2012 by Tim Burrows

On a pretty much daily basis the requests for people to follow, like, subscribe, etc show up in multiple feeds across social media platforms. I don’t have a problem with these when you give me a reason to do it. … Continue reading →

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Posted on October 17, 2012 by Tim Burrows

More great informtion from the Canadian Red Cross.

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I hate most automation! This one, well…

Posted on October 11, 2012 by Tim Burrows

It’s really no secret that I am not a fan of automation.  I don’t hide my feelings on this one at all.  Auto DM’s, auto replies, one button/multiple platform posting…when it comes to social media I’m of the belief that … Continue reading →

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Canadian Red Cross, Social Media and You

Posted on October 10, 2012 by Tim Burrows

On Tuesday, October 9th, 2012, the Canadian Red Cross released a survey that they conducted with Ipsos Reid to gauge how we feel about social media and they work that is done by them, social media and being prepared. The results, while … Continue reading →

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The Twitter book for Police & Law Enforcement

Posted on October 9, 2012 by Tim Burrows

Scratch something off my bucket list… I wrote a book and its been published.  In all fairness, it is best described as an e-book and it won’t win any writing awards or get any New York Times Best Seller accolades, … Continue reading →

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Fantastic Friday: Kris Doubledee

Posted on September 21, 2012 by Tim Burrows

This weeks Fantastic Friday travels to the “centre of Canada”, Winnipeg, Manitoba. How many times have you walked or driven by a homeless person and maybe felt a little pity  perhaps offered a bit of change or a smile and continued … Continue reading →

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Privacy is dead

Posted on September 20, 2012 by Tim Burrows

The question no longer is whether privacy is dead or not.  The answer to that is; Yes, privacy is dead.  No big surprise there anyone and if you think there is still privacy, sorry to give you the shock of … Continue reading →

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