Seattle PD Uses Twitter Effectively

That’s my view as someone who actively uses Twitter and sees the tremendous potential for sharing and gaining information. I’m not a fan of using Twitter as one-way communication, especially if a government agency with a duty to the public is behind the feed. SPD was not responding to those who asked questions about the sudden batch of dispatch tweets. During there are many ways to use Twitter, the most effective way is a combination of sharing information and interacting with followers.

No. The Police Department in this research-conscious city had started a 12-hour experiment of posting nearly all its emergency calls on Twitter. It wanted citizens to see what a day in the life of the department was as a matter of fact like.