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Facts or statistics?
I was listening to a Radio 4 programme yesterday (Friday 17 May) that I haven’t heard before, it was all about questioning the many statistics that fill our lives. Among the issues raised were statistics about crime, survey results about … Continue reading
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Tagged charts, communication, facts, infographics, Radio 4, statistics
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A trouble shared
I have been lucky enough to speak at two recent events organised by fire service colleagues. The first was organised by London Fire Brigade and was focused on social media and how different organisations were using it. The second took … Continue reading
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Tagged communication, Crisis, emergency plans, fire brigade, social media, social networks
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Five favourite social apps and tools
I have a real thirst for apps and love being introduced to new ideas and opportunities. The arrival of social into modern life has brought with it a whole range of things that can enhance the day-to-day experience. In essence … Continue reading
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Tagged #facebook, apps, Audioboo, communication, photosynth, snapguide, social, social media, social networks, storify, twitter
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What next for police and social media?
The question ‘what next for police and social media?’ was an interesting one posed to a group at the Bluelightcamp unconference that took place this weekend in Manchester. In the past three years there have been some significant developments by … Continue reading
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Tagged #facebook, communication, Flickr, GMP, Greater Manchester Police, internal communication, Pinterest, social media, social networks, Tactilize, twitter, YouTube
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Bringing people together
I felt compelled to write a short blog after the terrible events in Boston on Monday night. This is not discussing what happened, which was absolutely horrific, and it isn’t going to comment about the ongoing investigation. It is a … Continue reading
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Tagged #police, Boston, communication, Crisis, social media, social networks, twitter
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Watch out for infographics
Every week there are new things to uncover that can support communication. In the modern era with social media there is so much happening that it can be hard to keep up-to-date with what is out there. There are new … Continue reading
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Tagged communication, infographics, infomation, social media, social networks, twitter
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To measure or not to measure
It is the last day of March and I am trying to quantify what I have achieved during the first quarter of 2013. I have to say it is quite a scary thing to do as you realise that although … Continue reading
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Tagged #swchat, communication, evaluation, measurement, policing, PR, public sector
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Reflections on #poltwt
A quite amazing thing happened on Friday 22 March that brought the law enforcement and policing community closer together. The world became a smaller place thanks to social media and a special event. But putting all the charts and graphs … Continue reading
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Tagged #poltwt, communication, Greater Manchester Police, Lauri Stevens, policing, social media, social networks, tweets, twitter
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Risk and resources remain on top
Using social media is still something that many organisations are shying away from. They have concerns about dipping their toe in the water and then not being able to step away. They feel it would unleash something that cannot then … Continue reading
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Tagged communication, GMP, Greater Manchester Police, media, newspapers, policing, PR, social media, social networks
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Community takes control of communication
There was a significant change in communication that took place last week and it went relatively unnoticed. Greater Manchester Police took its first community reporter on patrol with local officers on Friday 8 March. It was a chance for the … Continue reading
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Tagged communication, communities, community reporter, GMP, Greater Manchester Police, media, neighbourhoods, social media, social networks
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