Monthly Archives: February 2010

Changes at Cops 2.0

The blog has needed an overhaul for quite awhile now, so I finally bit the bullet. The biggest change is, of course, the design: bolder colors and easier navigation (at least, I’m told it’s easier). I’ve also updated the pages above. You’ll find new links to posts on the Case Studies and Tools & Terms…

Collecting evidence from the Internet

Considering hiring an intern for day-to-day social media tasks

Last time I blogged about iCyte, a bookmarking tool that archives websites rather than simply linking to them. This preserves pages for later reference, rather than a person having to deal with broken links. The implications for online investigation are clear. If you can archive a website, preserving it with incriminating (or exculpatory) evidence the…

Social bookmarking for law enforcement

Yeah, I know. “Social bookmarking” is a ridiculous term. Brings to mind a visual of tweens giggling uncontrollably in a library. Next I’ll be telling you to read reports out loud to each other around a campfire, right? Actually, social bookmarking can be a pretty powerful branding tool. It can help law enforcement agencies and…

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