I finally got around to finishing setup of my Twitter account, at http://www.twitter.com/_robwilson. A few friends have really jumped on to this tool and are tweeting away night and day. I’m going to have to play around with integrating it into Facebook and elsewhere, and see if I can work out some possibilities for getting some of my clients on board with using Twitter to update their audiences.
I’ve been working with the Vancouver Police Department for about a year now, and one of the most successful endeavors we’ve undertaken has been the VPD’s Facebook page. Meant to draw in potential recruits, the page has grown rapidly since its launch in April 2008, and now boasts more than 800 fans. The brass has been really pleased with the results:
iContext was instrumental in helping us achieve [our Recruiting] goals. With your ‘outside the box’ strategies, and your knowledge of the web, our applications to date have effectively doubled.
Inspector Tom McCluskie - Officer in Charge, Vancouver Police Recruiting Unit
In December we launched a new initiative that will see a 14-year veteran VPD officer, Cst. Sandra Glendinning, start a policing blog on various topics, at www.behindtheblueline.ca. It will be interesting to see how many people follow the blog. Sandra’s first few posts have been great - she’s a natural writer, and I’m certain she has many interesting stories to tell.
The new season of 24 started tonight (if you don’t count the 2-hour “movie event” Redemption). I’ve been a fan of the show since it started, but over the last year and a half the plot has seemed a little stale. There’s only so many times you can cheer for Jack when he yells, “There’s not enough time, dammit!” or “Tell me what I need to know now, dammit!”.
Tonight’s episode was pretty good. The 24 plotline for this season looks like it’s at least a little more interesting than Prison Break, which up until this year had been another favourite of mine. This season has seemed like an updated version of the A-Team - get a rag-tag group of ex-cons together, watch them build gadgets from duct tape, wires, and other junk, and see them put one over on the bad guys. I pity the fool! I guess I’m not the only one who feels that the show’s been going downhill; it’s just been cancelled. Dunno what my wife will do once Wenthworth Miller is gone. Maybe he could be the new Chase Edmunds to Keifer Sutherland’s Jack Bauer. Michael Scofield and Chase look somewhat alike, no? Separated at birth?
Chase or Michael? Michael or Chase?
I’ve relaunched www.robwilson.com as a place to post my thoughts on technology, personal comments on politics, life nearing 40 and raising 3 youngs kids, and whatever else happens to come to mind. I’ve promised myself I’m going to make more time to write in 2009; many of my web strategy clients maintain blogs, so if for no other reason, I’d better set a good example and post on a regular basis.
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