It all started with this tweet:
Thinking about how to expand my professional network
— Whitney Hess (@whitneyhess) January 7, 2008
Nine years ago today, I signed up for this thing called Twitter, even though I had no clue what it was. I created an account, sent my first tweet, and went to bed.
When I woke up the next day, my life was forever changed.
Thinking back over the years, I got the urge to look up the tweets that have received the most attention (likes and retweets), as well as some old favorites.
My Top 9 Tweets In the Last 9 Years
Praying for the lives of the babies in the PICU and NICU being carried down 9 flights of stairs at NYU Tisch Hospital. Generator failed
— Whitney Hess (@whitneyhess) October 30, 2012
Dear Obama: I appreciate your thought about body cameras for police, but apparently video evidence isn’t relevant in the USA #EricGarner
— Whitney Hess (@whitneyhess) December 3, 2014
"May your choices reflect your hopes, not your fears." ~ Nelson Mandela
— Whitney Hess (@whitneyhess) December 15, 2013
User Research isn't to ask people what they want, but to discover what they do. Behavior reveals need, identifies problem to solve by design
— Whitney Hess (@whitneyhess) October 22, 2012
I BEG you to please stop calling it “user testing.” It’s usability testing. You’re testing your product, NOT the user. Framing is everything
— Whitney Hess (@whitneyhess) June 3, 2014
Facebook and Instagram are down. There will be a baby boom 9 months from now.
— Whitney Hess (@whitneyhess) August 1, 2014
Friends in Turkey, please stay safe, stay united, and take care of each other.
— Whitney Hess (@whitneyhess) July 15, 2016
“If you don’t have time to meditate once a day, you should do it twice a day.” — @DeepakChopra #wisdom2ny #wisdom2business
— Whitney Hess (@whitneyhess) September 9, 2015
I want you to understand something. 700,000 people are still without power from Hurricane #Sandy. That's the size of San Francisco. Think
— Whitney Hess (@whitneyhess) November 9, 2012
My Top 9 Tweets In the Last Year
I think the U.S. Presidential candidates should be given a pop quiz about national and international affairs. #debatenight
— Whitney Hess (@whitneyhess) October 20, 2016
Being innovative requires you to believe in something that doesn’t yet exist. So stop playing by the rules.
— Whitney Hess (@whitneyhess) July 20, 2016
I love this ❤️ RT @alexkjerulf: AWESOME letter from Joe Biden to his staff. Every boss should say this. pic.twitter.com/Ssyq0deqWX
— Whitney Hess (@whitneyhess) August 10, 2016
On my way to Pennsylvania to volunteer for Hillary Clinton. I want to know I did whatever I could to assure a victory #imwithher #nevertrump
— Whitney Hess (@whitneyhess) November 5, 2016
PayPal using the topic of gender equality as an excuse to give male senior leaders yet another speaking opportunity pic.twitter.com/WoqFBqZp3w
— Whitney Hess (@whitneyhess) April 21, 2016
You deserve to have joy in your work.
— Whitney Hess (@whitneyhess) September 13, 2016
Must read. MT @michikokakutani: Trump’s ghostwriter, who helped create the Trump mythology, calls him unfit to lead https://t.co/0xjTvyzYwP
— Whitney Hess (@whitneyhess) July 18, 2016
For 10 years: “I wanna be in the room where it happens.”
Now: “I wanna be in the room before the room where it happens.”
— Whitney Hess (@whitneyhess) August 22, 2016
I’m getting rid of a bunch of books I have on kindle or no longer need. Who wants them? pic.twitter.com/5UGYqgurwZ
— Whitney Hess (@whitneyhess) March 5, 2016
Some Favorite Tweets From Year 1
@interaction08 Buxton: There's no such thing as high or low fidelity renderings. Only right or wrong fidelity
— Whitney Hess (@whitneyhess) February 10, 2008
@AdFreak People who want to make friends use MySpace. People who want to keep friends use Facebook.
— Whitney Hess (@whitneyhess) February 18, 2008
I am the opposite of an insomniac. I can sleep, but don't want to
— Whitney Hess (@whitneyhess) April 2, 2008
Now we're at http://live.yahoo.com/whitneyhess
— Whitney Hess (@whitneyhess) April 18, 2008
@mknell I'm not sure there's any profit in being big time on Twitter. It's like hosting a public access show
— Whitney Hess (@whitneyhess) May 14, 2008
Thank you Harlem Car Service for always showing up within 5 minutes of my call and for being so damn cheap
— Whitney Hess (@whitneyhess) May 18, 2008
REMINDER! NYC Tweetup TOMORROW 6:30pm @ d.b.a on 1st Ave between 2nd-3rd Sts. Hope to see you there! Pass it on
— Whitney Hess (@whitneyhess) May 27, 2008
Does anyone else think that Twitter replies should include any mentions of a username in a tweet and not just when it's the first word?
— Whitney Hess (@whitneyhess) June 10, 2008
Dearest New York City: I will never fall out of love with you. Forever yours, Whitney
— Whitney Hess (@whitneyhess) June 13, 2008
OH: [Kids Day at my company] "Daddy, why do you have a whiteboard?" "So I can write down lots of important, erasable things."
— Whitney Hess (@whitneyhess) June 13, 2008
So…have I changed? :)
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