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Social Media Quick Tip: Twitter Adds Header Images
It’s prime real estate to show off your department Not to be confused with your background image or Twitter avatar, now you can add a header photo to your Twitter profile. Think of it as similar to the...
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Google and LAwSComm offer free workshop for Massachusetts Law Enforcement
What a Plus! Google+ Workshop for Massachusetts Law Enforcement Wednesday, October 10th 6:30pm – 8:00pm Google Cambridge, 3 Cambridge Center 4th Floor (Kendall Square) LAwS Communications and Google...
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IBM launches the IBM i2 Group Intelligent Law Enforcement platform at #IACP2012
IBM is working towards becoming the “convener of the eco-system of public safety” Today at the IACP Conference in San Diego, The IBM team including the i2 Group announced a new initiative to promote...
View ArticleConnect with @TampaPD Cops
Great creativity by Tampa Police as they join the “Call Me Maybe” video craze. If this doesn’t get them a bit more connected with their community, I don’t know what would. I’m going to have to send a...
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“We’re Paying Attention Policing”
Monitoring Twitter at LASD Just weeks into launching its Electronic Communications Triage Unit (eComm) the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department (LASD) is learning new ways to prevent crime. By...
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Is there something in the water in Florida?
Or are the cops just cooler there? JK! Just got word from the Collier County Sheriff’s Office (one of my favorite Social Media savvy agencies) about their holiday video. They just released it this week...
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Global Police Tweet-a-thon
Several police agencies have held tweet-a-thons or tweet-the-beat events to create awareness of police work call attention to issues. A few of us have been talking a while about holding an event where...
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What LEOs Must Know about New Facebook Privacy Settings
There’s good news and bad in the new Facebook policies, and much left to be seen Facebook has made some significant changes to privacy settings. They’re rolling them out to all users over the next few...
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Smarter Approach to Public Safety Leads to Smarter Approach across Entire City
At last fall’s International Association of Chiefs of Police (IACP) conference, IBM previewed its new i2 Intelligent Law Enforcement offering. Billed as “the convenor of the ecosystem for public...
View ArticleA SMILE Conference in the UK? Who’s in?
In an effort to gage interest in whether a SMILE Conference® would be viable in the United Kingdom, LAwS Communications would like to get your input in the following survey. It’ll only take a couple...
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The 2013 ConnectedCOPS™ Awards
Click Here to Nominate Now – Only Two Weeks Left! The 2013 second annual ConnectedCOPS Awards are underway. We’re looking for the best of the best in eight categories worldwide. We invite you to send...
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Social Media Quick Tip: Facebook’s ‘Graph Search’ Raises Privacy Concerns
Facebook rolled out what it calls “graph search” last week, effectively turning user profiles inside out. Graph search was announced earlier this year but rolled out to the masses a few days ago....
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Social Media Quick Tip: How to Get Arrested Using Social Media
The relatively short history of social media is rife with tales of criminal misadventure Did you hear the one about the burglar who was identified (and arrested) because he checked his Facebook page at...
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ConnectedCOPS Awards 2013: Finalists Announced for Excellence at a Small Agency
This is the first announcement of eight categories of finalists for the 2013 ConnectedCOPS Awards. Stay tuned for the announcement of finalists in seven other categories over the next several days....
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ConnectedCOPS Awards: Finalists Announced for Social Media Investigator
The Social Media Investigator award is sponsored by LexisNexis. The ConnectedCOPS Social Media Investigator Award is generously sponsored by LexisNexis. The finalists in this category are doing...
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ConnectedCOPS Awards: Finalists Announced for Social Media Event Management
ConnectedCOPS Social Media Event Management This award is given to the law enforcement agency anywhere in the world who has used social media to manage and/or influence a public safety/emergency event,...
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ConnectedCOPS Awards: Finalists Announced for Civilian Award of Excellence
ConnectedCOPS Social Media Civilian Award of Excellence This award is given to the individual civilian member or employee of a law enforcement agency who has singularly demonstrated overall excellence...
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ConnectedCOPS Awards 2013: Finalists Announced for Leadership Award
ConnectedCOPS Leadership Award This award is given to an officer up to and including the rank of Sergeant (or its international equivalent) at any worldwide law enforcement agency who has singularly...
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ConncectedCOPS Awards 2013: Finalists Announced for Social Media Campaign...
ConnectedCOPS Social Media Event Management This award will go to the law enforcement agency which has met its stated goals with a documented social media campaign. The campaign is designed to address...
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