A detailed look at police use of Twitter
A detailed look at police use of Twitter.
A great infographic from BrightPlanet harvesting information from the recent 1st Global Police Tweetathon which used the #poltwt hashtag.
Politician and activist @dorsetrachel loves the serendipity of Twitter
Rachel Rogers was a deputy governor in the prison service and the Labour PCC candidate for Dorset. She is a qualified teacher who now works in the field of children’s rights, as well as being a Weymouth and Portland Borough Councillor. She is also an active blogger. Tweets by @DorsetRachel Getting started It’s […]
What do the public like about police Facebook pages?
What do the public like on police Facebook pages? A quick and dirty analysis suggests that success stories, police dogs and information about missing persons are most popular. Any police misdoings also provoke a strong public reaction.
Ganging up on social media
I’ve written several times about the different uses that both criminals and law enforcement officials make of new technologies and social media in particular to outwit each other. This week’s post focuses on how gangs use social media and how police respond. Gangs use social media to brag Gang members use the whole range of […]
Police communications expert @amandacomms: Why I Tweet
Amanda Coleman is head of communications for Greater Manchester police and hosts her own blog on comms issues. Tweets by @amandacomms Getting started Back in 2010 I didn’t have email access at home and my mobile was an old Nokia just used for answering and making phone calls. I had heard about Twitter but […]
Two ways that Twitter can, literally, save lives
Two ways that Twitter can, literally, save lives. The Natalia Project from @crdefenders provides human rights’ workers with an alarm bracelet that communicates their exact location in times of danger via social media. Volunteers sign up to follow the workers on Twitter and can instantly raise the alarm and bring public pressure to bear.
Anonymous Police Tweeter and Blogger @NathanConstable wants to go public
Nathan Constable is an anonymous police Tweeter and blogger Tweets by @NathanConstable Finding my voice on Twitter I can’t remember the exact moment I decided that I was going to use Twitter. I had always been a fan of Facebook – at least I knew the people I was talking to there. Facebook has now […]
Mark George QC uses twitter to sound off about the things that matter to him
Mark George is a Queen’s Counsel at Garden Court North Chambers, and specialises in civil liberties and human rights. Tweets by @Mark_George_QC Getting Twitter I didn’t really “get” Twitter for a while. I had been commenting on legal issues and important legal decisions for a number of years and didn’t see what the point […]
Who should you follow on Twitter?
When should you follow someone on Twitter? When most of us start tweeting, we follow anyone and everyone. Anyone that crops up in our friends’ timeline and definitely anyone who follows us. After a while, though, it pays to start becoming a bit more discerning. There’s only so many people you can realistically follow. At least if you want to actually read what they Tweet. Some of my best virtual friends don’t follow me because I tweet too much for their taste.
Blogger Ollie Evans, @dietjustice, on how Twitter has grown up
Ollie Evans, @dietjustice, is the founder of Diet Justice, a popular online community originally launched as a blog for law students. It has since grown into a justice blog writing on a diverse range of topics with content written by a mixture of guest bloggers and Ollie himself. Tweets by @dietjustice Why i tweet When thinking […]
Police enlist community reporters to give public an insider’s view
Greater Manchester police have taken their conversation with the communities they serve to the next level by inviting in local residents to spend a day with police and act as community reporters.
The story of the 1st police global tweetathon so far
This is a Storify account of the first ever global police tweetathon with over 200 iPlods tweeting from all over the world.
