How Philadelphia police try to crowdsource safety [Links]

• Social Media in Law Enforcement [Social Media Today] — A write up on how @PhillyPolice are crowdsourcing safety, an effort we have covered before here.
• #FedValentines [Economix: New York Times] — Earlier this month, you may have seen the meme celebrating Valentine’s Day with economist friendly puns — you should know it began with Wharton’s own Justin Wolfers. More from Wall Street Journal.
• Brewerytown community center’s computer lab goes underused [Philadelphia Neighborhoods]

• Old City’s Larger Than Life Prints has launched another niche site called Artsy Canvas and is seeking more Facebook fans so it can partner with Groupon, which evaluates its partner companies by its social impact among other ways.
• Temple picks online pioneer to lead new journalism network [Inquirer] — Neil Budde
• Media Bureau’s Ben Barnett talks about going tech in NoLibs [Curbed] — The group is selling its NoLibs HQ.
• TED2012: Program Guide [TED] — The national TED talk will feature, among others, Code for America founder Jen Pahlka, who spoke last fall at TEDxPhilly. Watch her presentation there below.

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