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

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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Canadian Red Cross, Social Media and You

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

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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#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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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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4 Types of Corporate Twitter Accounts

Are there more than four types of Twitter accounts?  Yes, sure there are.  These are just four of the more common ones that I have seen. Broadcaster What it looks like… Auto posts or tweets that are nothing more than … Continue reading

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Content is NOT King!

I know what you’re thinking…Burrows has lost it! What does he mean content is NOT King?  He’s said before that content is king.  He’s re-tweeted and shared others who have said it so why has he flip-flopped on this? Well, … Continue reading

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Engagement / Investigation #CopChat ep. 4

“Oops, I better watch what I tweet. @CityPolice just followed me!” We’ve seen that tweet more than a couple of times. It’s almost always done in jest, but there’s a grain of truth to it.  Judges have reminded us, along … Continue reading

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