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Here’s Why Social Media Stinks

On a whim, I tweeted this morning:

If everybody on Twitter #farted at the same time, would it show up in search trends? Anybody up for a stinky experiment?

A few people started the #farted trend, so I had to make it official 15 minutes later:

Well, now the trick is to get everybody on Twitter to use #farted in a tweet ASAP. Let ‘er rip, tweeps!

An hour later, we had reached escape velocity

We have smelt it and dealt it. #farted is the number 3 trend on Twitter bit.ly/farted (can we make an near-number two, number one?)

And at 4:20pm today, we reached the number one search trend on Twitter:

I just #farted for joy – it’s the number one trended topic on Twitter at the moment: bit.ly/farted (p00t!)

It only took me four tweets to get ‘er done. Thanks to everybody who farticipated on Twitter, including:

netwizard2003: yeah lemme eat about 5 triple steak burritos and i'll let ya know the outcome of that
about 24 minutes ago
kearneykd: #farted Can you smell that? The methane cloud has enveloped Twitter!
about an hour ago
apabate: if everybody twittered #farted would anyone be left to smell it??
about 2 hours ago
sbeckham: I'm in for #farted . My #twitdiet is not working.
about 2 hours ago
TeQ: If everybody on Twitter #farted at the same time, would it show up in search trends? Anybody up for a stinky experiment? (via @chrispirillo)
about 2 hours ago
chrismg: 31 #farted iPhone apps in 60 sec: http://tinyurl.com/cvnsd9
about 3 hours ago
brandon_wirtz: if you did a tiny url for Farted in a google search, it would show up in trends. unless the Spam filter decided it was spam
about 3 hours ago
brandon_wirtz: It won't, because trends are on what people are Searching we aren't searching #farted
about 3 hours ago
RichardWarwick: yeah why not:L
about 3 hours ago
lanorth9: haha that would be great
about 3 hours ago
problemchild88: for sure! I'm down
about 3 hours ago
TeQ: who #farted
about 3 hours ago
SeanSlanec: Lets do it! What time?
about 3 hours ago
nhochmuth: I'd be up for it. Sounds like fun.
about 3 hours ago
wehype: ok, tell us more about your #farted experiment ;) Ist this a real nerdy, geeky web movement?
about 3 hours ago
RattFink: let's go for it.
about 3 hours ago
westotodd: Ok Chris…I #farted
about 3 hours ago
BigRedPimp: I don't #fart know what #fart you're talking about #fart . :P
about 3 hours ago
darrensingleton: Go for it, let's show some maturity! ;)
about 3 hours ago
pikelet650: off to work…yay air conditioning…suck that people at school *pokes out tongue*
about 3 hours ago
bsabatinelli: hah, I'd be up for that.
about 3 hours ago
JakeInMyPants: I'm in on the experiment, lets try it out :)
about 3 hours ago
robertsaunders: too many greenhouse gases in that happening #farted
about 3 hours ago
RachelShubin: #farting …. really? You're kind of a weird guy…. :)
about 3 hours ago
mdrache: So jr high, but since it's for science…#farted
about 3 hours ago
x_atomic: I will concentrate and try Cris Pirillo's #farted social media fun-time extravaganza exercise
about 3 hours ago
hornsolo: If everybody on Twitter #farted at the same time, would it show up in search trends? Anybody up for a stinky experiment? (via @chrispirillo)
about 3 hours ago
Outsanity: I #fart way too much
about 3 hours ago
jacobovillegas: my dog just #farted
about 3 hours ago
fanbab: I just #farted .
about 3 hours ago
SEOSEM: please lets stink up the cloud
about 3 hours ago
timm_mccoy: I'm down. we'd have to set it to some specified time… like 2:00 PST and then all tweet #farted and an optional fart story.
about 3 hours ago
ChickenStudios: #farted oops I just farted now i stink
about 3 hours ago
phraktyl: Sounds like a gas! Heh. Eh… Sorry ’bout that.
about 3 hours ago
MarjyMeechan: Let's do it.
about 3 hours ago
Knunez: lol
about 3 hours ago
AaronSkwarcan: Count me in.
about 3 hours ago
shaken_blake: I would really like to participate in the #farted experiment….
about 3 hours ago
walkinpp: LOL it worked
about 51 minutes ago
MadTriadz: #farted kekeke
about an hour ago
KyleDuffield: Well, now the trick is to get everybody on Twitter to use #farted in a tweet ASAP. Let 'er rip, tweeps! (via @chrispirillo)
about 2 hours ago
atomic777: just 4 u I'll participate in the stinky experiment. Here ya go! –> #farted
about 2 hours ago
crackass: I just #farted for you
about 2 hours ago
Jeroenz0r: zomg did you jus #farted
about 2 hours ago
Cobber99: #farted and quite loud I might add…
about 2 hours ago
gurubrandon: #farted is Getting larger on TwitScoop! Keep squeezing them out!
about 2 hours ago
SajanParikh: looks like I just #farted
about 3 hours ago
ScribeJay: Gotta get 'em all to follow user hashtags first, don't we?
about 3 hours ago
mackney: I think you need more followers that #farted
about 3 hours ago
MardeeT: its trending now.
about 3 hours ago
B00G1T: .ppppppppppppaaaaaaaaaaaaaarrrrrrrrrrrrpppppppppppp
about 3 hours ago
TimTheFoolMan: For awhile, I was tweeting these daily updates: http://thefartman.wordpress.com . I guess I ran out of gas. #farted
about 3 hours ago
timm_mccoy: #farted made it into the twitter search trends list. this is cool. fun with trend algorithms.
about 3 hours ago
hornsolo: What? Who #farted ? Hoof hearted?
about 3 hours ago
WirelessMike: I hope your podcaster / new media doesn't get snowed out. It's starting to look troublesome in the area.
about 3 hours ago
holliejtaylor: You made a plan then life came along and #farted it up !
about 3 hours ago
MTSeeker: If I use #farted in a tweet, tweeps might think I like beans; I do like beans, butt I shouldn't toot my own horn about it.
about 3 hours ago
tronkowski: #farted , pass it on…
about 3 hours ago
TomIsGeek: Well, now the trick is to get everybody on Twitter to use #farted in a tweet ASAP. Let 'er rip, tweeps! (via @chrispirillo)
about 3 hours ago
gurubrandon: “Farted” is Buzzing in twitscoop (no pun intended)..(even though it's funny)
about 3 hours ago
leebennett: I #farted in your general direction.
about 3 hours ago
aaron_bennett: @chrispirillo: Hah, you got it. Good thing there are so many #fart apps on the iPhone. Phew, who #farted ?
about 3 hours ago
timm_mccoy: check out twitscoop!!!! #farted made it!!! lawls.
about 3 hours ago
WannabBallerina: #farted You big child…
about 3 hours ago
frankstendal: did my part for the #farted Brigade.
about 3 hours ago
thestig888: i think i just#farted
about 3 hours ago
Viv10: you got it here's mine #farted
about 3 hours ago
robwatts: RT: Well, now the trick is to get everybody on Twitter to use #farted in a tweet ASAP. Let 'er rip, tweeps! (via @chrispirillo)
about 3 hours ago
timm_mccoy: the #farted twitter experiment is fun with trend algorithms… join in!!! just use #farted in a tweet!
about 3 hours ago
rons: These products will eliminate the odors caused by your hashtag http://bit.ly/2aYKIv #farted
about 3 hours ago
Outsanity: Replace every verb with #farted
about 3 hours ago
hadleydb: RT Well, now the trick is to get everybody on Twitter to use #farted in a tweet ASAP. Let 'er rip, tweeps! (via @chrispirillo)
about 3 hours ago
chrisutley: why would I want to tweet #farted ?
about 3 hours ago
Splappy: I used #farted in a tweet. Yay.
about 3 hours ago
TimTheFoolMan: Oops, I did it again. #farted
about 3 hours ago
cheeky_geeky: I don't want to use #farted in a tweet! That's so silly. Who's going to do that??
about 3 hours ago
gurubrandon: Watching twitscoop….. nothing yet.. people still falling for the fake Amber Alert.
about 3 hours ago
alexanderhorre: #farted fart fart fart for chris pirillo
about 3 hours ago
watmough: he who denied it, supplied it!
about an hour ago
dancraggs: Well I think it's only fair that the world is told about this lethal fumage. #farted
about an hour ago
Debbie_h2o: it's a pay it forward kinda thing, and nice to do for people, besides its free & doesn't smell bad! =@)>-< #virtualvalentine
about an hour ago
MacManLtd: #farted LOL chris will be atached to the #farted trend. He'll show up in the search
about an hour ago
Debbie_h2o: how about sending a #virtualvalentine , cutie?
about an hour ago
ablemac: Encouraged those who've #farted to #giggled also, and you'll get double the trend :-)
about an hour ago
Pccw9: #farted is number 3?? make it number 1!
about an hour ago
shaken_blake: that is so awesome…. #farted is showing up on #2 in “whats buzzing” on tweetdeck
about 2 hours ago
themacinjosh: don't get greedy now! LOL, I was afraid this would go to your head…or in this case, out of your butt…
about 2 hours ago
jordantbro: This just might turn out to be the pinnacle of your career?
about 2 hours ago
Arkitan: ugh lame
about 2 hours ago
shawnwelch: You could always tweet up awareness about this ChipIn while you're at it ;) http://is.gd/iN1g
about 2 hours ago
grumpytechs: Gee, I would have thought that if one #farted for the sake of others guessing what they ate or drink, that would be enough.
about a minute ago
TRDaggett: Thanks for 'sharing'… :p
about 4 minutes ago
randomlines: Pull my finger! :) #farted
about 7 minutes ago
jasonmcmains: #farted reminds me… Are there any unspoken twitter etiquette rules?
about 11 minutes ago
jivaeric: P00t! Awesome.
about 18 minutes ago
ganesha23: one more #farted and I am out of here!
about 23 minutes ago
daveom: there must be a strong breeze I'm twitterland. #farted
about 24 minutes ago
joshua_w: Haha, you did it!
about 30 minutes ago
jfouts: now you just need to get ifart for your iphone and you're good all day1 #farted
about 33 minutes ago
starlite528: nice!
about 36 minutes ago
nikstohn: the whole world #farted twitter for ;-)
about 38 minutes ago
mackney: you have so much influence you make flatulence on twitter #farted
about 40 minutes ago
therealdede: LOL
about 40 minutes ago
blackfeathers: #farted so, i hear that your favourite coffee is p00t's coffee?
about 42 minutes ago

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3 Comments

#farted…. again!

these such childish ideas, whats the point? I don’t understand how a human biological system reaction is funny. What are you people in Kindergarten or something. As you know, those two simple words “GROW UP!”

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