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Twitter Announces Longer Videos
If you ran Twitter and decided to allow longer video formats, how long would you make them? Instagram went from 15 to 60 seconds. Facebook, Periscope, Meerkat, Blab, UStream…etc, are unlimited so where do you go from 30 seconds? The world is turning into mass … Continue reading
Posted in Communication, Tips, Uncategorized
Tagged LESM, police using social media, social media for law enforcement, twitter
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Yes It Is Horrible
I came across this tweet and I was perplexed… What exactly was the police agency that provided this content into the social stream of Twitter referring to as “Horrible”? Was it the story that was hidden in a blind Facebook … Continue reading
Posted in Communication, Tips
Tagged audience, authentic, auto posting, engagement, facebook, social media for law enforcement, twitter
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Engagement Improved With 3 Tips
Engagement: Are You Leaving It On The Table? If you’ve been following me for any length of time you know that I am not a fan of cross populating content from one platform to another. It can be a major engagement … Continue reading
Posted in Strategy, Tips
Tagged cross populating, facebook, instagram, law enforcement social media, linkedin, native post, police social media strategy, twitter
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Use The Tools You Have…Period
One week ago today another mass shooting took place in Kalamazoo, Michigan. The shooting spree started at around 5:40 pm on Saturday, February 20 and ended with the arrest of the suspect, Jason Dalton on Sunday, February 21 at approximately … Continue reading
Blowing the call and picking up the ball.
Huge shout out to the Baltimore Police Department for paying attention to what people are saying on social media. I know they deserve applause and congratulations for so much more while they are also being ridiculed and challenged at every … Continue reading
What happened to the Brimfield Police?
UPDATE 1:18pm…see bottom of post If you’ve been following along with the Brimfield Police Department and their former Chief, David Oliver, you know that things have changed in OH-IO. Gone is Chief Oliver, as are the police department’s Facebook and … Continue reading
10 Tips To Increase ReTweets
You can’t argue that great use of social media for your agency (business) is both an art form and a science. Chances are you want to increase your voice in the social space and understanding how to use both artistic creativity … Continue reading
Posted in Strategy, Tips
Tagged content, law enforcement social media, police, retweets, sharing, twitter
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Using Humor In Your Social Presence
Yesterday we wrapped up the third day of The #LESM Conference. The second last presenter was someone who I believe is one of the sharpest users of wit in the realm of law enforcement social media. Sean Whitcomb of the … Continue reading
Anatomy of a Nice Tweet
Every once in a while a Tweet or Facebook post comes out of the streams that stand out a little more than the average post or update. Here’s one that happened yesterday. https://twitter.com/ShawnaCoxon/status/496768517665226752 To a lot of people this won’t … Continue reading
Posted in Communication, Tips
Tagged homicide, molly, shawna coxon, social media for law enforcement, toronto police, twitter, veld music fest
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Police and The Higher Standard
Two news articles caught my attention today because they both point directly to the heart of the police being held to a higher standard. The first is a video which details a police department’s search for a suspect wanted in relation … Continue reading
Posted in Communication, Reputation Management
Tagged facebook, higher standard, reputation management, risk management, twitter
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