And that was 2009.
Hopefully yours was a good one, it certainly was for me. On reflection, much happened in 2009 – both from a personal and web perspective. So much, in fact, it’s hard to imagine it all happened in just 365 days.
I felt like I learnt a lot this year. Much of which, I can say was due to Twitter. On the 5th of January 2009 I wrote my first blog post, entitled ‘What’s the point of Twitter?‘. I’d heard about it, wasn’t overly enthusiastic about it, but thought it was worth a go for a month. I never looked back and now check it at least a trillion times a day via my laptop or iPhone.
Twitter gave me access to the minds of brilliant people. Particular favourites being Chris Brogan, Brent Payne, Brian Clark, Lisa Barone, Scott Stratten and Steve Rubel. I’ve learnt a tremendous amount from them all (many thanks!), impacting my day job and the handful of personal endeavours that have spawned over the year. It’s been an incredibly enriching experience.
It makes me very excited about the prospect of 2010 – what on earth will we learn and acheive this year?
As we close the book on 2009, I’d like to thank everyone that has read my blog this year (or at the very least, come looking for images to re-use). It’s been a very enjoyable experience – one that I need to dedicate much more time to this year.
For one final look at 2009, I’d like to share with you the Top 10 It’s Digital Marketing posts this year. Enjoy!
1. Twitter Statistics: UK traffic increased 22-fold in a year (24th June)
2. Google Profiles to take on Monster.com in job market? (7th May)
3. 10 Insider Tips to win a Search Agency pitch (2nd March)
4. Ryanair: Cheap flights and cheap service (24th Feb)
5. Building an App for Twitter (2nd July)
6. 10 Signs you’re addicted to Twitter (25th March)
7. Social Proof: The wisdom of crowds (15th Sept)
8. To find a job think like a SEO (13th Feb)
9. Sex, Drugs & Rock & Roll: Google Maps Mashup Style (23rd Nov)
10. Social Media Innovation (9th Oct)
Have a happy and prosperous 2010 everybody!
Gary
Gary Robinson is a UK digital marketer, who fell into this tech world by accident and decided to stay and play. That was 1999. He's still here. His current loves are conversion optimisation, mobile and tinkering with new technology. He also has a fondness for coffee.
