Tag Archives: police using social media

What will your history be

History will be kind to me for I intend to write it. ~ Sir Winston Churchill ~ Winston Churchill is one of my all time favourite people in history and sits at the top of my, “Who would you like … Continue reading

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#CopChat…here’s what to expect for inaugural chat.

June 27th, 2012 #copchat ep. 1 So, we’re finally here. Very soon we’ll be kicking off the inaugural episode of #copchat and with your help, we know it’s going to be great hour.  (Yes, it may go longer…we’ll call that … Continue reading

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Should corporate accounts avoid some conversations?

I am all about police using social media channels to show the public that there are real people behind the accounts that have interests, likes and dislikes just like everyone else. Whether you call this being personable, personal or relatable … Continue reading

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Here comes the newest and best online resource for police

Introducing the newest resource online for police, law enforcement and other like-minded industries and their communities… What is #copchat?   #copchat is a weekly conversation that will take place every Wednesday night starting at 9pm Eastern, on Twitter.  Each week we’ll discuss different … Continue reading

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Police social media policy

I don’t pull any punches about this topic.  When it comes to social media use by police services and law enforcement agencies I am not a huge supporter of social media policy creation.  That’s not to say that I don’t … Continue reading

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Manager, Moderator or Analyst…what’s your role?

I noticed something interesting when I logged into Facebook yesterday and on one of the pages I admin something new showed up…Admin Roles. This is a great and long over-due change as it recognizes that not all the people you … Continue reading

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Be Great

I met today with a good friend, Trefor Munn-Venn (@TreforMV) of www.SocialCatalyst.ca (Check them out).  Anyways, we had a fun discussion and without spoiling the details of it the comment, “Be Great” came up. Be great.  Think about that.  What … Continue reading

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Engagement, communication and responding in social media

Engagement.  The magic word that has led the vast majority of us turning to using social media.  We will often state first and foremost that the reason we are using so media is so that we can engage with our communities.  We want to open … Continue reading

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Lost in the social space

I’ll let you in on a couple of things that are my escape.  Music and movies.  They show through in my most of my social feeds at one time or another.  I love getting lost in a great movie and … Continue reading

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You Can’t do Social Media From Behind a Desk…WRONG!

I have a laundry list of blog topics that I have been meaning to write about here but just haven’t been dedicating the time I need to do it.  So for my first post in over a month, here goes.  Will … Continue reading

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