It's probably important to add that I am a hobbyist doing this on a level with just enough information to make me dangerous so I may be overlooking or not understanding some things that are probably obvious to others.
I did run an I2C scanner and the device did not pop up either which I thought was strange.
It's not strange when you consider you had the wrong address, the I2C lines were swapped and on top of that they were shorted. (FYI)
I attached some pictures of the circuit. It may be difficult to follow.. but essentially this is how its wired:
SDA connection point is wired to A5 on arduino Board
SCL connection point is wired to A4 on arduino board.
WRONG (I did say check these pins )
I did a continuity check on the pins to make sure I have the right pin out. Do you think this could be part of the issue?
Which pins did you do the continuity check on ?
Where did you get the pinout you used for the continuity check ?
I specifically said to check the I2C pins.'
YOURS ARE SWAPPED (SEE THE LINKS POSTED above)
Have you checked the the software to make sure it is using the right address ?