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 Smile… you’re on camera

No one can argue the value of video in almost everything around us nowadays.  You can’t turn around it seems without seeing an advisory that you are in the vicinity of surveillance cameras, see someone with a camera, emailed a … Continue reading

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The New Look Option For Your Twitter Presentation

In case you haven’t heard, Twitter did a little tweaking on the way you present yourself to the rest of the world! You can now add a header to your profile or just keep it the old way.  The new … Continue reading

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30 posts in 30 days…uh oh

Well, I fell off track with my 30 posts in 30 days.  My goal was 1 post per day to meet the challenge. Truthfully, I really haven’t missed my goal.  I have actually written 19 posts in 18 days, but … Continue reading

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You know you’ve scared people when…

A few months ago, #CopChat made its debut on Twitter.  Every Wednesday night at 9pm Eastern Time, since the inaugural Twitter chat, there has been a steady growth of community and police taking part with Christa Miller and myself.  The … Continue reading

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Have you ever considered “Perspective”

This morning while my son and I were eating breakfast we got talking about football (the North American kind, oblong ball, helmets, pads…you know). He asked me a question about pass coverage and how he should be set up when … Continue reading

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The #CopChat topic for Wednesday September 12 is…

#CopChat this week will be looking at a specific tool for allowing for greater outreach and depth to conversations. BLOGGING!! Christa and I both enjoy the benefits of blogging both writing for ourselves and responding to other blogs.  Reading what … Continue reading

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September 11, 2001. I will always remember… will you?

September 11, 2001. Do you remember where you were?  Do you remember what you were doing?  Did you find yourself glued to a television?  Were you angry?  Were you sad?  Can you describe the shock you felt? 11 years later… … Continue reading

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Facebook Notifications… do you use them?

I took a little time off work recently which included no Blackberry while I was off.  Yes, I was in heaven without it.  When I returned to work, I opened my email and I was floored by the number of … Continue reading

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5 Things to do to improve your Twitter experience

This isn’t going to be a long drawn out post full of theory and reasoning why you should do these 5 things… just straightforward simple things that you can do in the next 25 minutes to improve your Twitter experience. … Continue reading

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Fantastic Friday

It’s been a few weeks since I did a Fantastic Friday post.  It’s not that there hasn’t been anything fantastic to write about, just that finding the time to write has been a challenge.  Then along came Dave Jaffer ( … Continue reading

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