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Let’s Talk (Again) About Community Policing via Improving Police
Re-blog Alert: This is a very short blog post from a very wise man who just gets it! I love this! The video is awesome but what I really found best were the last few words, “…loosen up! Enjoy your … Continue reading
Case Study: Measuring success with Prince George’s County PD
A couple of weeks ago the Prince George’s County Police Department announced on their blog that they would be live Tweeting a Vice Sting Operation targeting John’s who choose to solicit the services of prostitutes. The department made it clear … Continue reading
The real social media police policing the police
The following post is a direct copy from the Birmingham Post. Click the link if you want to see the original, but it’s the same. I am looking for your thoughts on this (mainly from police, law enforcement, community managers, … Continue reading
Did #myNYPD really backfire?
Are the police perfect? NO Have the police made mistakes? YES Will mistakes continue to happen? They SURE WILL! Was #myNYPD a mistake? ABSOLUTELY NOT. In fact I love it and I know many others love it as well. I … Continue reading
Making a Difference
Something really interesting happened on Twitter on April 15th, 2014 at 7:00pm. It had nothing to do with bombs, airplanes or Miley Cyrus (although all those things did trend on April 15th). This was different. A refreshing difference. A Twitter … Continue reading
Superbowl Social – dumbing down the message
The following came from a press release from a couple of years back; “Drinking and driving remains the number one criminal cause of death in Canada. In Ontario, approximately one−quarter of all road fatalities are alcohol related. Over 16,000 people … Continue reading
Want more engagement? Give more to look at!
I’ve been fascinated with the metrics and breakdowns of what makes a Tweet successful for a long time. To know how to tweet is one thing but to understand time of day, time zone, number of hashtags to use, where … Continue reading
Are Social Media Policies the answer to conduct issues?
A recent story about a police officer in Pleasantville who posted some vile comments on his personal Facebook page got me to thinking once again about the importance of social media policies for police agencies. I’ve said it many times … Continue reading
App Central TV Ep 26.1
I had a great opportunity to talk with Amber MacArthur about police using social media. I would tell you where to fast forward to but there are a couple of great apps that are discussed first and one of them, … Continue reading
Dealing with criticism
No one likes to hear criticism. I have never met anyone who is eager to be critiqued and quartered on something they have done that didn’t meet with full approval and rave reviews. Authors, actors, poets, prognosticators and zealots all … Continue reading