Tag Archives: social media for law enformcement

Policy and Punishment

I saw a couple of interesting things come across my social media stream this week that really caught my eyes. One issue came from the UK and the other from Australia.  One was about policy and the other about punishment, … Continue reading

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Direct Message Spam / Phishing Hacks

This has been a topic that has been discussed since the Internet was born.  As long as there have been accounts, Internet / intranet sites and stored data, people have been hacking into them for various reasons. In the social … Continue reading

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Take your time with Facebooks TimeLine

As many of you probably know by now, Timeline is here.  What’s TimeLine you ask?  Well, great question.  Timeline is the evolution of Facebook.  Your present profile will be replaced by Timeline.  You can ask for it now, you can … Continue reading

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How to do Social Media

Out of all the questions that one can ask about social media, this is probably the toughest one to answer.  How do you do social media?  Some of you may say that it isn’t a tough question.  You set up … Continue reading

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Setting the record straight

I’ve veered away from the basics of social media series to focus on an interesting story that I just came across. Ogden police seek to quell online rumors about student’s death Quick notes of the above story. A 14-year-old girl … Continue reading

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Where oh where does my little post go?

Where do you decide to put your information when you venture out into the big beautiful world of social media?  Conservatively speaking (really conservative) you have over 100 quality choices where you can post your content.  Divide that by the … Continue reading

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The Who and Who of Social Media

The “who” of social media can be divided into two categories for your agency.  Who do we use to work in our social media efforts and who are we going to reach with our efforts.  They are both equally important … Continue reading

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When to hit send…or tweet, post, update.

Like the classic Kenny Rodgers song said, “You have to know when to hold ‘em. Know when to fold ‘em. Know when to walk away and know when to run.” I have always looked at the use of social media … Continue reading

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What do you say?

So, what do you need to say in the social media space to be successful?  Hold on successful? This is a post about how to…not analytics.  Lets not start to talk about success yet.  Better question, “What do I say … Continue reading

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Ontario Crime Prevention Week Kick Off – Keynote Address

On Monday, Novemeber 7th, I had the honour of giving the keynote address for the Ontario Association of Chiefs of Police – Crime Prevention Kick Off.  The following is that address. Technology and Crime Prevention “Minister Meilleur, Chair Mukherjee, Deputy … Continue reading

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