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Jul 25, 2011, 5:40 pm
While researching a presentation I am giving in one week at the National Forum on Criminal Justice and Public Safety I came across some awesomely fresh mobile marketing data. The mobile data report I found was released by mobiThinking and it provides key insight into apps, mobile internet usage, mob... Comment - Like
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Jun 27, 2011, 1:55 pm
I stumbled upon an excellent social media and law enforcement blog post via the Social Times called “FBI Uses Social Media to Catch Mobster.” In short the FBI launched an aggressive social media campaign in an attempt to catch well known fugitive James “Whitey” Bulger. Bulger a Boston mobst... Comment - Like
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Jun 24, 2011, 4:08 pm
A recent article by Digital Trends on new iPhone/Android apps developed by the budding anti-establishment activist group OpenWatch sheds some much needed light on the ubiquity of current smartphone technology in our society. OpenWatch, as self described on their website “is a participatory citizen... Comment - Like
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Mar 27, 2011, 6:03 pm
The number one location developers have access to to sell their applications is their app’s description in iTunes, the Android Market or another app market. Since iTunes is the largest we will focus on how iPhone and iPad developers can successfully use their app description to convince users to b... Comment - Like
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Mar 1, 2011, 9:27 pm
You have spent either your time or money in the quest to develop the next great iPhone/iPad or Android app to get rich. Your plan is to join the likes of Rovio Mobile or Backflip Studios with a hit iPhone app that will create an almost never ending revenue stream. But hold on a second, your app isn... Comment - Like
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Feb 21, 2011, 10:42 pm
Creating and developing a top grossing iPhone, iPad, or Android app is not easy. Or is it? Not to take anything from the developers at Rovio Mobile or the now iconic iPhone app “Angry Birds” but who every would have that that pissed off birds being shot out of a slingshot at incredulous pigs wou... Comment - Like
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Feb 17, 2011, 9:37 pm
Every iPhone, iPad, or Android app launch should include a strategic press release campaign distributed to multiple press release services to get the word out about your awesome app! You have worked countless hours on your iPhone, iPad or Android app and you do not want all that work to have been do... Comment - Like
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Feb 15, 2011, 9:46 pm
YouTube’s tag line is “Broadcast Yourself” for your app marketing purposes it needs to be “Broadcast Your App.” Why is YouTube so critical to your app marketing efforts? YouTube is the worlds 2nd largest search engine, only behind the worlds largest search engine, which is also owned by Go... Comment - Like
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Feb 14, 2011, 9:42 pm
Your great app idea does not mean squat without a customer base that is going to buy it. So how do you build a customer base or community to launch your app? Actually, you can begin to build your app’s customer base early in the development cycle, preferably in the brainstorming stage before any c... Comment - Like
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Feb 13, 2011, 10:07 pm
The iTunes App Store is a highly competitive environment with hundreds of thousands of competing apps for customer purchase dollars. No one has found the “secret sauce” to get an app charting (selling) in the top 200 with repeated success. Some bigger developers are able to realize charting succ... Comment - Like
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Feb 12, 2011, 7:28 pm
Planing your app marketing efforts for your iPhone, iPad, or Android app is critical. Marketing your app is not as daunting as one would think. That being said there is still a process or strategy that should be put into place to give your app a chance at succeeding in the very competitive world of ... Comment - Like
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Jan 15, 2011, 7:19 pm
While attending the International Chiefs of Police (IACP) conference in Orlando, Florida this year I had the opportunity to connect with Alexis Nascimento, Social Media Specialist for Magnum USA. If you are not aware what Magnum USA makes, primarily they are known for high quality law enforcement bo... Comment - Like
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Jan 14, 2011, 8:00 pm
While in Santa Monica, California this week speaking at the SMILE conference (social media internet law enforcement) I had the opportunity to demo a mobile biometric facial recognition software solution called FaceFirst. The company Airborne Biometrics was nice enough to pick me up and bring me to t... Comment - Like
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Jan 4, 2011, 6:09 pm
Today I found myself joining the new social networking site quora.com after reading an article on TechCrunch about technology that will blow up in 2011. I had no real knowledge of Quora until reading this article, not wanting to be left behind, I joined. What I found was a unique question and answe... Comment - Like
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Dec 21, 2010, 9:31 pm
A few weeks ago YouTube posted unbelievable statistics on their blog regarding the massive amount of video uploads that occur on a daily basis. But how are people consuming this massive amount of video content? Apparently, an ever increasing amount of video is begin watched using mobile devices. Acc... Comment - Like
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Dec 20, 2010, 10:17 pm
Jay Baer of the blog “Convince and Convert” highlights how social media is increasingly being used by law enforcement. Jay had a nice graphic/chart made showing the many different areas law enforcement is engaging people while using social media. The information was obtained from several reputab... Comment - Like
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Dec 19, 2010, 5:51 pm
The Army budget morphs that of individual law enforcement agencies, but thinking outside the box seems to be consistent on the battle field. The US Army is going to equip their field soldiers on the front lines with iPhones and or Android mobile device as soon as the Spring of 2011. I originally saw... Comment - Like
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Dec 5, 2010, 4:58 pm
Social Media in Prison
Personally, I feel if you are in prison you should lose the right to have access to social media, social networking, and people in general. If you have made it to a prison cell you have been convicted of a crime by a judge or jury, thus limiting your rights. Kind of like bein... Comment - Like
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Nov 13, 2010, 3:43 pm
A recent article by GoMo News, “Mobile video use explodes for YouTube” is very telling about the increase of mobile video consumption. Even more telling is a recent article by YouTube’s own blog, “Great Scott! Over 35 Hours of Video Uploaded Every Minute to YouTube.” It is rather apparent ... Comment - Like
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Nov 11, 2010, 7:44 pm
Police work changed as a result of the Rodney King beating video that was recorded by bystander George Holliday on March 3, 1991. At the time mobile video recording was relatively still new. But, the recorded images of Rodney King being beaten transcended anything he did prior to the video captured... Comment - Like
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Oct 11, 2010, 9:57 pm
Being a “Fan Boy” of gadgets, mobile devices, and technology overall I was extremely impressed when I scanned an application into my Android “Droid X” smartphone the other day. This was by far one of the coolest things I have experienced since becoming a “technology geek.” The technolog... Comment - Like
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Sep 1, 2010, 10:55 pm
Technology trends usually begin in Asia and Europe, with social media trends following suit. Lately, there have a slew of arrests made in Asian countries for status updates people are leaving on their social media sites. The two cases I look at in this blog post both occurred on Facebook.
The firs... Comment - Like
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Aug 9, 2010, 10:17 pm
Having children is a rather big decision in an individual or couple’s life. After all, bringing a new life into this complex world should not be taken lightly. Add to that the responsibility a parent has for their child, a responsibility that never ends. Then there are the teenage years.
If yo... Comment - Like
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Aug 7, 2010, 10:09 am
Update: 08/09/10 - The failure mentioned in this post was from a personal Twitter persona standpoint. This article chronicles how I lost my way Tweeting on my personal Twitter account with friends, associates, and people I meet on a daily basis. From a corporate perspective I see Twitter activity ba... Comment - Like
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Jul 29, 2010, 6:16 pm
Facebook continues to morph into the most massive social networking site known to man. As of a few days ago according to Facebook Statistics there are now over 500 million user accounts on this social networking monster. The amount of people on this site and the time people are participating (700 bi... Comment - Like
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Jun 22, 2010, 9:54 pm
I had the opportunity to attend the WIRED Business Conference, Disruptive by Design, on Monday 06/14/10 as a guest of Altegrity Risk International (ARI) Chairman Bill Bratton. He was one of the featured speakers at this conference. WIRED magazine is one of the most respected technological magazines... Comment - Like
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Jun 4, 2010, 12:29 pm
What exactly is considered private when it comes to social media and social networking? Since becoming involved in social media about a year and a half ago I have been a little astonished at what people share about themselves. MySpace has been the social networking website where both men and woman p... Comment - Like
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Jun 2, 2010, 10:15 pm
I love to read a news article on the web that highlights a law enforcement agency that is using social media and being successful at it. Some may say social media success for law enforcement has to be measured by arrests, crimes prevented or some numerical value. However, successful use of social me... Comment - Like
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Jun 1, 2010, 8:37 pm
Law enforcement has basically been at the mercy of the news media. Whether issuing press releases, responding to a high profile case, or requesting help from citizens in a missing person case the police were (are) at the behest of the media to communicate there message.
Social media offers alterna... Comment - Like
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May 31, 2010, 8:34 pm
While reading some of my latest Google Alert’s I cam across a blog post by David Etue of FederalComputerWeek.com. The article titled “Mitigation, not prohibition, is best response to social media’s security risks” provides an excellent argument why organizations such as law enforcement agenc... Comment - Like
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May 11, 2010, 6:26 pm
There seems to be a reluctance of law enforcement in a general sense to become involved in social media. Whether it is lack of education, funds, or knowledge law enforcement is fast being left behind by criminals who are adapting to social media. An example, Flash Mobs became a problem in Philadelph... Comment - Like
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Apr 19, 2010, 7:27 pm
It was a great honor to speak at the 1st annual SMILE conference a little over a week ago in Washington DC. I was fortunate to meet a bunch of folks who I have met on Twitter, but had never met in person. I would also like to thank Lauri Stevens from ConnectedCops.net for organizing and running an e... Comment - Like
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Mar 29, 2010, 5:44 pm
The US Department of State has jumped into Facebook amid a growing number of federal agencies that are doing the same. Other federal agencies involved in social media are the National Security Agency, US Army, US Navy, US Coast Guard, The White House, and many others. The federal government is clear... Comment - Like
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