As I am used to do every year (2016, 2014) here are some stats collected this morning (the morning of my 49th birthday) and counting all wishes received by humans and non-humans.
Birthday wishes received from Humans via Social channels
- LinkedIn (67 – it was 46 last year)
- Whatsapp (12 – it was 5 last year)
- Calls (1 – it was 0 last year)
- Twitter (1 – it was 0 last year)
- Skype (0 – it was 5 last year)
- Email (0 – it was 4 last year)
Which gives a clear indication about how things are evolving in term of social and communication. It’s also true that social stats are based on age and presence. I am not expecting any wishes coming from Snapchat or Musical.ly, just to put things in the right perspective.
Non-humans who have contacted me for wishing happy birthday
- 1 company via LinkedIn
- TripIt
- Boggi Milano stores
- The tax advisor institution in Italy (2nd year in a row)
- The Efteling Park in the Netherlands (2nd year in a row)
- My University
- Iberostar Hotel & Resorts
- David Clulow opticians