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…
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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…
Choosing a theme…
This was probably the most difficult part of my process to this point. How did I want to present the information the police department was going to put out. I knew a standard “blog” format was not going to work. There just wasn’t going to be enough information flowing out to support that format. What…
When the equipment won’t work…
What do you do when the equipment your agency provides, will not support your goals for social outreach or the people ultimately in charge of the equipment do not want to run the software? The short and long answer is… I have no idea. BUT… I do know what I did. A bit risky. But…