Not everyone is a writer. I get that. No, really, I understand. Although I think best when I’m writing, many days the words don’t come easily. Even when I’m simply transcribing someone else’s words from an interview. It takes time to capture context, whether it’s the jumble of your own thoughts, or something that came…
Monthly Archives: October 2009
Now blogging at The Crime Map (but still here, too)
James Gunter, marketing and social media guy for CrimeReports.com, has been a Cops 2.0 fan for some time. He has backlinked to our posts in his own blog entries and tweeted our links on Twitter. So I was very pleased and flattered when he asked me to blog regularly at the CrimeReports.com blog, The Crime…
Tell them why, and the how comes naturally
Gen. George Patton’s quote has been one of my favorites since I was in Air Force ROTC, and it came to mind again tonight as I was being interviewed for a podcast. “Inside the Core” producers Dave Melvin and Chris Curran, who (along with partners Reggy Chapman and Ryan Kubasiak) are computer forensic examiners specializing…
How authentic is your recruitment message?
Going through my Google Alerts the other morning, I saw this news article from the Edmonton (Alberta, Canada) Sun: “Tech-savvy cop looks for recruits.” Curious, I went over to Cst. Jonathan Chan’s Twitter page and found: My kneejerk: does it make sense for a new cop to be recruiting? Well… yes and no. Recruiting with…