I’m speaking at the 2009 Masters of Business Online this Wednesday (and very honored to do so I might add, thanks Jim) and my topic of show and tell just happens to be Twitter. Whenever I’m giving presentations on Twitter, which has been a lot of late, I’m always asked… who do you follow? Why? So while this is by no means a list of who’s who, it is a list of some of the actual people I follow and a bit on why. Please help me expand my Twitter horizon and leave a comment about who you follow and why so we can all grow our knowledge base a little bit wider.
First, some of my news sources are:
- @NPRnews because I listen to them in the car just about every day; this is a way to keep up another way
- @NYT and @NYTSmallBiz I like their column writers and topics they cover; some aren’t relative to me, but I still share for the future small biz owner
- @andrea_crawford at Inside Indiana Business for all the local stuff
- @NicoleWTHR for the weather
- @NYT_JenPreston because she passes around a different set of stuff I typically don’t read but have found interesting
- INManufacturing to get the latest Indiana Manufacturing news
- and there are some CNN reporters; I’m more of an NPR and NYT news junkie than CNN, but they are a close, close third
Some of my industry follows:
- @jakprints because they are one of our printers and sometimes release deals
- @marketingprofs because they are one of the best industry groups out there
- @mashable because they are a great filter for keeping up with social media in general
- @michaelgass because he’s an ad agency coach and passes around good insight
- @kyleplacy because he’s one of the first people I knew from Indy on Twitter, thanks to Angela for the intro
- @kevin_mcintosh becasue he’s a brilliant creative I met while working at Bates USA ages ago
- @michaelreynolds because he’s another guy in the industry I respect
- @claymabbitt because he’s funny, funny, funny and a great web guru
And finally there are just some random people because I either like them, like the brand, think they are funny or share good stuff:
- @chipmaxwell because he’s all of the above
- @60daystochange because it’s a book I’m part of creating and it’s amazing content everyone should know
- @greencandy because it’s full of interesting money stuff
- @petetheplanner because he is a brilliant money mind and funny too
- @flor because I’m waiting on a super fantastic offer – like FREE
- @starbucks because I like to watch a big guy do it
- @tushin because he’s a friend and funny
- @marketingveep because she must follow everyone in the universe because she always passes good stuff
- @jack because he founded Twitter but still waiting on something brilliant from him
- @powells because I WILL go to their store eventually. Pretty please. One of these days.
So that’s a very short list and I could add lots more, but these are the main ones that come to mind. Check them out and follow for a bit. You’re sure to expand your reach somewhere.
Thanks for the mention, Raquel. Our Twitter interests align pretty closely, so those above which I was not already following will be hearing from me shortly!
Just learned about @twitcause – they help nonprofits get discovered on Twitter and enables passionate people to support the causes they care about. Might be a great follow to add to your list. I’m adding it to mine.
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