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Sex on the Social Media Police Beat

An announcement this week from the Prince George’s County Police sent some of the social media world into a bit of a tailspin. The PRPD plans on live tweeting a prostitution sting operation.  In their release they say;  “The PGPD’s … Continue reading

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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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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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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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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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Targeting the right audience

One of the most memorable reactions to a crisis communications situation I recall is when Domino’s Pizza faced the wrath of an enraged populace who were responding to a video posted by employees in one of their stores doing all … 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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