Tag Archives: social media for law enformcement

Fantastic Friday

Posted on June 8, 2012 by Tim Burrows

A couple of weeks ago I posed a challenge on Twitter and ended up writing about it.  The idea was for a 24 hour period, you could only say positive things on Twitter.  No sharing negative information, no negative thoughts…just … Continue reading →

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Police social media policy

Posted on June 6, 2012 by Tim Burrows

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?

Posted on June 3, 2012 by Tim Burrows

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

Posted on May 29, 2012 by Tim Burrows

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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When does help hinder?

Posted on May 20, 2012 by Tim Burrows

There is no arguing that the use of social media has been a great move forward for police and law enforcement in regards to communication.  Never has it been so easier for an officer or agency to send out messages … Continue reading →

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Pin this!

Posted on May 11, 2012 by Tim Burrows

I admit it…I’m a “Pinner”.  Myself and seven other males in this world have Pinterest accounts[1].  We were brave enough to join the women’s unofficial social media platform of interest. Unless you’ve been hiding under a rock, you know that … Continue reading →

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What should you respond to?

Posted on May 9, 2012 by Tim Burrows

Here is a little follow-up to my last post. Trefor Munn-Venn is the President of Social Catalyst Inc. and a big believer that if you want to build a community, you have to give. You can find Trefor on Twitter or email … Continue reading →

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Engagement, communication and responding in social media

Posted on May 3, 2012 by Tim Burrows

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

Posted on April 25, 2012 by Tim Burrows

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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Causes for Content

Posted on April 19, 2012 by Tim Burrows

I am often asked by new users of social media questions along the lines of,  “What should I say? What’s ok to share from non-police organizations?  Should we be sharing information from other police agencies?” and others similarly based questions. … Continue reading →

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