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Probation Chief @CEOLewis on why she tweets

Sally Lewis, Chief Executive of Avon & Somerset Probation Trust, on why she tweets.     Tweets by @CEOLewis Why I tweet There are, pretty much, only two reactions I get from people outside the “twittersphere” when they learn that I tweet. Friends and acquaintances tend ask, “isn’t it just about following people like Lady […]

Response Inspector @InspBatcheler on why she tweets from the frontline (#WIT19)

Jane Batcheler, @InspBatcheler, is a response Inspector for Sussex Police.   Tweets by @InspBatcheler Starting out I may not have started my Twitter life for most altruistic of reasons but I’m glad I did. I’ve always been passionate about the role of the response Police officer – we are first to most things – the fight on Friday […]

Sara Williams, @lincolnslawyer, says anyone can join the Twitter party (WIT#18)

Sara Williams, @lincolnslawyer, is a pupil barrister at 5 St. Andrew’s Hill, who specialises in criminal law.    Tweets by @lincolnslawyer Twitter is for… Twitter.  A couple of years ago I would never have thought I’d be part of such a phenomenon.  Isn’t Twitter just for computer geeks and wizz-kids?  Apparently not.  I tweet regularly […]

Prison Coach @Clare_McGregor on why she tweets

@Clare_McGregor is a self-employed consultant who has spent most of the last two years developing a coaching service in Styal prison for free. Read her Blog about this work. Tweets by @Clare_McGregor Hello. What do you do? Be wary of sitting near me on a train or standing next to me in a queue. I […]

Probation Hostel @SWMPTrustAPLive on why they tweet (WIT#16)

An anonymous tweeter based in a West Midlands Probation Hostel, @SWMPTrustAPLive, writes about why s/he tweets. Tweets by @SWMPTrustAPLive First steps When I first dipped my toe into the twittersphere as @SWMPTrustAPLive it is fair to say I caused a few ripples. In fact ripples might be understating it slightly. Panic is perhaps a more accurate […]

Tweet Kred: Understanding your online influence

In the last post of my how to get the most out of Twitter series, I looked at assessing the impact of your Tweets. I discussed a whole range of utilities which promise to measure how influential you are on social media. I confessed to having dabbled with Klout, PeerIndex and Kred which all claim to analyse […]

Leading desistance academic @fergus_mcneill on why he tweets (WIT#15)

Fergus McNeill, @fergus_mcneill, leading academic on desistance – how and why offenders give up committing crime – writes on why he tweets. Tweets by @fergus_mcneill Why I tweet  I have to admit that I can’t remember why I signed up to Twitter, but I do remember exactly when it sprang into life for me, and when […]

Police social media pioneer @SuptPayneWMP on why he tweets (#WIT14)

Superintendent Mark Payne, @SuptPayneWMP, one of the first police officers to pioneer the use of Twitter to engage with local communities, writes about why he tweets.   Tweets by @SuptPayneWMP Communication with the public is critical for police The general public are without a doubt the single biggest asset available to police officers as we try […]

Why I Tweet: Sue Clifford Chief Exec of @NoOffenceCiC (#WIT13)

Sue Clifford,  @NoOffenceCiC, on how Twitter enables No Offence’s members from 25 countries to participate in debate on criminal justice issues.   Tweets by @NoOffenceCIC Hooked on Twitter As a ‘middle aged’ mum of 4, I have been dragged kicking and screaming into the world of technology and in particular ‘social media’ I remember many years ago […]

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