In my last post on standards, I quoted an email I had received from a previous commenter, H. Carvey. One of his lines stuck out at me: “Create a sense of ownership and build confidence in the standard.” When most standards come from the top down, what’s the best way for administrators to help officers…
Category Archives: 2.0 Technology
Social media doesn’t bring a changing of the guard
The Munhall (Pennsylvania) News Watch posted this Pittsburgh Tribune Review article recently: While police departments elsewhere turn to Web sites such as Twitter and Facebook, some local chiefs are sticking to automated phone messages as the best way to get fast alerts to many people at once. “If you want something right away, a Web…
Police Department Vendor Decisions
As I was sitting at my desk this morning, struggling with some issues and a vendor I had a thought. This is always dangerous territory for me. Can social media/networking benefit government agencies, specifically police departments in the decision making process of selecting a vendor for a particular solution? I believe the answer is a…
Guest blog: No more excuses
Awhile back I asked for guest bloggers, and tonight I’m pleased to offer the first: Brandon Perkins, chief of police in Tyrone, GA (not far from Atlanta). Brandon and I connected on (guess where?) Twitter (he’s @brandonperkins), and he blogs at Chief Daddy, where this originally appeared. No More Excuses If one were to ask…
Twitter: Not If, but How
CNN.com recently reported on how police departments are using Twitter, while it garnered a mention on PoliceOne. Twitter is, without a doubt, a great tool. But don’t jump on it just because a lot of other departments are. Jump on it because it’s a powerful means of connecting—and don’t restrict yourself to just one use….
Categories? Tags? What’s the big deal?
Now that we have our blogging platform, and our theme or front end, we need to start working on the backend of the site. One of the areas that seems to be the biggest hang up for organizations stepping into the social media/blogging realm is the idea behind categories and tags. Which is what and…