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Emergency Management without Social Media…fail

In the world of Twitter, Facebook , YouTube and everything else that demands instantaneous information sharing it is horrible to see an event occur and the only information that comes out is rumour, guesses and innuendo. Today, I watched virtually … Continue reading

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The 7 Deadly Sins of Social

What do the 7 deadly sins have to do with social media? PLENTY!  The difference is you commit these sins in social media you risk going to reputation purgatory…in real life, you go to, well…let’s not talk about religious beliefs here. Wrath Unless you … Continue reading

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Broadcasting…it’s the beginning

I’m a huge proponent of using social media as a tool for outreach, connecting and engagement.  Yes, social media is used best when its purpose is for two-way communication.  But what about broadcasting?  Pushing information?  Take a look around (computer … Continue reading

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Sharing police activities on social networks

On a regular basis pop open your Twitter or Facebook stream and you’ll probably see in one form or another, a post detailing the location of police performing speed enforcement, intersection monitoring, investigation locations, etc. When it comes to those, … Continue reading

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Ethical Use of Social Media

No matter who I’m writing for I usually have a topic in mind, write the article or post and then determine the title.  Not this post…the title came first and that is actually going to present a problem. Ethics.  Where … Continue reading

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I’m stealing this post!!

Ok, not really.  I’m sharing this post.  I read this today and I agree with it so much and support the stand in it, that RT’ing it, sharing it and hoping you all look at it isn’t enough. I really … Continue reading

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How to do Social Media

Out of all the questions that one can ask about social media, this is probably the toughest one to answer.  How do you do social media?  Some of you may say that it isn’t a tough question.  You set up … Continue reading

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Setting the record straight

I’ve veered away from the basics of social media series to focus on an interesting story that I just came across. Ogden police seek to quell online rumors about student’s death Quick notes of the above story. A 14-year-old girl … Continue reading

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Where oh where does my little post go?

Where do you decide to put your information when you venture out into the big beautiful world of social media?  Conservatively speaking (really conservative) you have over 100 quality choices where you can post your content.  Divide that by the … Continue reading

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The Who and Who of Social Media

The “who” of social media can be divided into two categories for your agency.  Who do we use to work in our social media efforts and who are we going to reach with our efforts.  They are both equally important … Continue reading

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