Gregg Hilferding


The Art of the Milestone Tweet

As my 500th tweet, I'd like to share some examples of milestone tweets. Everything you see are other folks #500th tweet from the last 24 hours.

The Britney Spears #500

As in "Oops, I tweeted again:"

@twools Tweet #500 - D'oh!

@twools Tweet #500 - D'oh!

The World's Greatest Achievement #500

Because tweeting is a big deal.

@akashsablok Tweet #500 - Key to the City

@akashsablok Tweet #500 - Key to the City

The Is Every Tweet This Exciting? #500

You'd be amazed at the tweets that led up to this one. ("Just wrote my 498 tweet," "Just wrote my 499 tweet," etc.):

@Effcom Tweet #500 - Just captioned this image.

@Effcom Tweet #500 - Just captioned this image.

The Shameless Plug #500

Don't get me wrong, I do a lot of "marketing" on Twitter, too. But you should see some of the slides in that prezo. Not Tweet #500 worthy, imho:

@EricssonLabs Tweet #500 - Slide 5 was when I closed the window.

@EricssonLabs Tweet #500 - Slide 5 was when I closed the window.

The This Explains Twitter #500

Shhh! No one is supposed to know this is what Twitter is for:

@ChristianTojil Tweet #500 - Twitter Explained

@ChristianTojil Tweet #500 - Twitter Explained

The Thanks To All The Little People Who Made This Possible #500

Actually, this one is really sweet. :)

@CrankThat_mate Tweet #500 - What are friends for?

@CrankThatmate Tweet #500 - What are friends for?

The Finally A Reason To Quit #500

It's a shame that the addiction will have to last to another round number:

@ASecondOpinion0 Tweet #500 - That's it, I quit!

@ASecondOpinion0 Tweet #500 - That's it, I quit!

The Because My Job As A Male Model Isn't Working Out #500

Yeah, I know, the background image is disturbing. Now you know how the Myspace crowd is dealing with Facebook... they're taking out their frustrations on Twitter:

@Vansome Tweet #500 - The goggles, they do nothing!

@Vansome Tweet #500 - The goggles, they do nothing!

And finally, if you think Town Hall meetings get violent, imagine if this happened to all the folks above?

@TanujDua Lost 500 Tweets - Seriously, the 7,039 tweets you still have prove that you know how to turn off caps lock.

@TanujDua Lost 500 Tweets - Seriously, the 7,039 tweets you still have prove that you know how to turn off caps lock.

Published by Gregg Hilferding on August 11th, 2009 at 6:02 pm. Filed under UncategorizedNo Comments

Some Things Aren’t Businesses

From tr.im's announcement that they will keep the service alive:

Twitter has stacked the URL shortening business opportunity overwhelmingly in bit.ly’s favour

The problem with that statement is there is no such thing as a URL shortening "business." URL shortening is a feature of a larger service or, at best, a loss leader to attract attention for your real business. (As the folks at Raven SEO Tools fully understand with their URL shortener kl.am.)

Published by Gregg Hilferding on August 11th, 2009 at 4:34 pm. Filed under Uncategorized2 Comments

USPS Dramatic Decline in Mail

Total US mail volume is down 14% according to a recent report from the GAO [PDF]. Currently being discussed on WebmasterWorld.

USPS Mail Volume 1989 - 2009

Published by Gregg Hilferding on July 31st, 2009 at 1:33 pm. Filed under UncategorizedNo Comments

Bing!

What sound does a pinball machine make?

Bing, ba-bing, bing bing, ba-bing!

Pinball Targets

Fruitless perhaps, but worth the effort nonetheless. ;)

Published by Gregg Hilferding on May 28th, 2009 at 5:53 pm. Filed under SEO, Search, SignalNo Comments