as of july 2014 area served u.s. founder s bill bratton jack weiss david riker 1 industry internet revenue subscription slogan s connecting those who serve website www.bluelinegrid.com available in english launched january 2013 current status active blueline grid is a company that provides a mobile communications platform that connects users to a network of civil service employees . blueline grid was created by bill bratton the 42nd commissioner of the nypd under 109th mayor bill de blasio formerly the 38th commissioner of nypd and chief of lapd 2 with co founders jack weiss and david riker . the company was founded in january 2013 3 while the blueline grid mobile app was launched in may 2014 . the platform does not require registration to join but verification is necessary for public employees to gain access to the grid of 22 million public employees across the united states and at all levels of government . 4 contents 1 history 2 service 3 references 4 further reading 5 external links history edit blueline grid was co founded by bill bratton jack weiss and david riker 1 as bratton technologies . bratton weiss and riker initially founded bratton technologies as a professional networking platform for law enforcement officials called blueline connect . 5 later bratton technologies became blueline grid and the company launched a new product also called blueline grid in may 2014 . 2 6 7 8 in july 2014 blueline grid was recognized as one of the alwayson global 100 companies to watch . 9 service edit blueline grid provides a specialized messenger application that connects public employees . 4 an official agency or government email is not required to use the application but it is necessary for public employees to be verified in order to access the grid s registry of 22 million public employees . 10 whereas the blueline connect service was exclusively for law enforcement officials the blueline grid platform can be downloaded by anyone for its services but the registry is restricted to verified public employees . 10 the application allows users to be able to find local public employees by area agency and proximity to connect communicate or collaborate . 4 all data in the grid is based on publicly available information . only people that users are connected to and other verified public employees can view profile information which does not contain personal contact information . 4 references edit a b marek ramilo 20 november 2013 . nhpd ypd go digital . yale daily news . retrieved 15 july 2014 . a b blueline wants to be facebook for cops . retrieved october 29 2013 . blueline social network . huffington post . september 2 2013 . retrieved september 2 2013 . a b c d blueline grid . retrieved 15 july 2014 . former police chief bratton launches a social network for cops . reuters . june 29 2013 . retrieved june 29 2013 . cops get their own social network . retrieved september 2 2013 . patrick mcgreevy 20 june 2001 . hayden blasts city hall as he admits defeat . los angeles times . retrieved 15 july 2014 . mohammed anzil 8 september 2013 . blueline new social network for law enforcement . social positives . retrieved 15 july 2014 . blueline grid selected by alwayson as one of the global 100 companies to watch . venture beat . 17 july 2014 . retrieved 23 september 2014 . a b faq . blueline grid . retrieved 15 july 2014 . further reading edit after the disaster civic startups to the rescue external links edit official website v t e social networking services websites personal 23snaps anobii asianave askfm badoo bebo cymbal cyworld diaspora draugiem.lv ello facebook foursquare google hello hi5 highlight instagram keek lockerdome meetme mewe mixbit mixi mobli musical.ly myspace odnoklassniki nasza klasa.pl nextdoor path peach pinterest pixnet pheed renren sina weibo slidely snapchat so.cl spaces sportlobster spring.me streetlife studivz swarm tagged taringa tea party community tout ts tuenti tvshow time tumblr twitter untappd vk vine 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