Twitter Is Making a Permanent Mark!

STAR OF A&E’S “TATTOO HIGHWAY” TO INK FANS WITH TWITTER USERNAMES

June 15, 2009 – If you think Twitter is a passing fad, think again!  People are so enamored with the social networking site that they are clamoring to tattoo their twitter names on their bodies.

Thomas Pendelton, a sought-after tattoo artist and the star of A&E’s “Tattoo Highway” reality TV series (A&E, Wednesdays at 10PM), recently offered to tattoo a twitter user’s handle free of charge.

After extending the proposal to his Twitter followers, he received a deluge of tweets and emails from tattoo-crazy fans wanting to permanently brand themselves with their Twitter handle.

Clearly, this is a sign that online personal branding has been taken to the next level.

With so many people clamoring to get inked, Pendelton will narrow the field of would-be tat-tweeters by making them jump through a couple of hoops:

1. Follow @ThomasPendelton on Twitter (http://twitter.com/ThomasPendelton)
2. Tweet @ThomasPendelton with Hash Tag #A&EWed10 stating why (and where!) you want your Twitter handle permanently inked onto your body
3. Tweet about this, and have your friends chime in on your behalf using that #A&EWed10 hash tag.  Feel free to share a photo along with your request.

Thomas will tweet about the lucky follower who will get inked before the next episode of Tattoo Highway airs this Wednesday on A&E at 10pm.

“Tattoo Highway” airs on A&E Wednesday nights at 10:00pm, and is produced by Juma Entertainment.