Friday, Aug. 1, 2008 -- 1:47 a.m. -- on my couch

271,550
This is a number I can honestly say that I never thought I'd type here at the blog, at least not under the heading of page views for the month of July.

And then ponder this number: 192,053. That's the number of unique visitors at the site for July.

Numbers aside, it means that you are turning iPTIB into a significant worldwide source of iPhone news, tips, advice, witty banter, app reviews and much more.

Consider this. Prior to this month, the most page views for a month at iPTIB was 84,000. So we're talking about 3 times that number.

I know I'm far from the only iPhone blog in the world and that's why I'm so darn humbled by this number and appreciative of all of you. You don't have to come here, but you do ... some of you every day, and some of you several times a day. Many of you participate in my dream of a worldwide iPhone community by answering questions for new and seasoned callers.

I know I feel like if there's ever a global iPTIB meetup that I'll know a lot of you ... and I have a feeling that a lot of you will know someone too ... there's a family feeling here that's like one of those backyard BBQs, you know, the kind where the steaks are done just right.

I mean, we've got callers that have checked in from 54 countries. 54 countries! Japan, China, New Zealand, Russia, Brazil, South Africa, Denmark, Israel ... I could name them all ... but you get my point ... every time I write a post like this, I'm reminded about what this blog started as ... a simple collection of thoughts about life with an iPhone.

I wish I remembered the name of the person who asked me the first question ... how do I fix this problem? Boom! A community was born.

Enough reminiscing. Now for the thanks. I hope that number is a million in no time, but there's no time like the present to thank each and every one of you for making iPTIB what it is today -- and that's one of the world's most popular and successful iPhone blogs. That's an incredible thing for me to type, and despite the worldwide reach, it's still just me -- either on my couch or at my desk -- plugging away and hoping to make a difference somehow.

And the blog doesn't just live on the blog ... there's hundreds of you subscribed to my RSS feed, hundreds following me on Twitter for breaking news and hundreds that are part of the Facebook group. And now, I just launched the last.fm group and I expect that to take off as well.

And whether you agree or disagree with me, you know what ... it's all good. ... I respect each and every opinion I read here. In fact, I look forward to them.

And remember ... I do the typing, but this is your community ... I want you to continue to tell me what you love, what you hate, what you want more of and less of.

So here's to iPTIB's quest for a million and here's to you all.

Thanks for calling.

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Hi Scott. Congratulations!! :D

Its been a pleasure visiting the bog daily (mostly from my iPhone) and will keep doing so. Really appreciate your feedback to peeps' comments.

Keep siling.

Shiraz.

SCOTT'S REPLY: Thanks, Shiraz. Replying to the comments is the part that I really enjoy the most.

Great blog ... great product ...what else can I say. Congrats!!

SCOTT's REPLY: Thank you, Mark, for being a part of it.

i visit several times a day, but I have learned there is usually just one post. Still waiting on the witty banter, tho....

SCOTT'S REPLY: Hi, David. Are your Internet settings working ok? If you aren't seeing the witty banter, you might need to reboot. Just saying ;-)

Thanks for calling ... I look forward to seeing your name ... and yeah ... I try hard to post as often as I can, but sometimes, especially when it's just one person posting, it's hard. And many times I try not to repeat what is elsewhere, simply because I want to provide something different and because a lot of stuff on those other sites is never verified.

But all in all ... yeah, first thing I'd like to do coming off monthly milestones like this is try to commit to writing more each day and I'm always searching for more witty banter.

Woo! Go Scott I think I have been reading this blog since about the beginning! It just gets better and better.

SCOTT'S REPLY: Thanks, Tyler. I do remember you as someone who has been here from the start. I appreciate that very much.

Scott,

Congratulations on the big numbers! The site continues to be the "source" for iPhone news/information/witty opinion and on and on and on. I think most callers visit the site because it is kind of like Apple in that it is the best in it's field. Keep up the great work.

Paul

SCOTT'S REPLY: That's nice of you to say, Paul. Thanks.

That's an amazing number, well done Scott. I think I make up quite a few of those hits!

I like the atmosphere of the blog - I agree with your comments of it having a family feeling. This is the only place where I comment on anything iPhone related online (except for the occasional Apple Forum post when something isn't working), and I do so because I know it's a friendly place to have your say.

SCOTT's REPLY: I think you were about 64 percent of the number, Kim ;-)

Seriously, thanks for the kind words and for always giving us a great, great perspective from the UK.

Scott:

Congratulations on such huge numbers! I remember the days when it seemed like there were only like 10 people. Your numbers have grown so much because of the quality of your blog. Honest, up-to-the-minute reporting and the fact that you seem as excited by the iPhone as much as we are... these are the things that draw people to your blog.
I'd stay and compliment you more but I DO have a job (even though I'm checking iPTIB 200 times a day!).

Later,

Jeff

SCOTT'S REPLY: Thanks, Jeff. Yep. I remember 10 and less and I kept thinking ... I'll be lucky if I ever reach this number and this number. And now ... well, it's humbling. And believe me ... I've got millions on my mind, so this is just the beginning.

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