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25 People You Should Follow That Twitter About Social Media

Posted by Mustafa | 9 Comments

twitter_logo_125x29In the past, I have used Twitter on behalf of my clients to help them get more exposure and manage their PR using social media. I routinely read through tweets from some of the leading people in social media who were constantly providing me with new ideas on how to help my clients through the use of Twitter, Digg and other social media sites.

After constantly reading tweets from the movers and shakers in social media, I have built up a list of Twitterers that every marketer should follow if you are in anyway involved in the world of social media. The amount of useful information provided by these people will amaze you.

  1. Pete Cashmore
    Pete’s bio “Follow Mashable for the latest news on Twitter, social networking and social media.”
    Followers: 64,419
  2. Robert Scoble
    Robert calls himself a “Tech geek blogger who writes about and videos innovators in tech industry.”
    Followers: 57,473
  3. Chris Brogan
    Chris’ bio: “    President, New Marketing Labs, a social media agency and education company. ”
    Followers: 41,140
  4. Darren Rowse
    Darren’s bio: “    Blogger, Author, Social Media Participant. Get a peek behind the scenes with my Tweets. Check out TwiTip.com for Twitter Tips.”
    Followers: 35,595
  5. Jeremiah Owyang
    Jeremiah’s bio: “    Currently employed as Senior Analyst, Social Computing, Forrester Research | How I use Twitter http://tinyurl.com/24lv65”
    Followers: 28,086
  6. Steve Rubel
    From Steve’s blog: “Steve Rubel explores how emerging technologies are revolutionizing marketing communications”
    Followers: 17,294
  7. Wayne Sutton
    His bio: “    New/Social Media Technology Evangelist, IT & Mobile Consultant, tech company, Marketing, News, blogs, video, podcast, vlog, blogging”
    Followers: 16,455
  8. Brian Solis
    From Wikipedia: “    Solis is a co-founder of the Social Media Club, a national organization which convenes events for the purpose of sharing best practices, establishing standards and promoting social media literacy. He is an original member of the Media 2.0 Workgroup, and also contributes to the Social Media Collective.”
    Followers: 15,192
  9. Brian Clark
    Brian’s bio: “    Copyblogger, Teaching Sells, DIY Themes, Lateral Action and sub-radar sites.”
    Followers: 14,622
  10. Maki
    Maki’s bio: “    Philosophy student. Anime Otaku. Concerned citizen of the world.”
    Followers: 11,107
  11. Scott Monty
    Scott’s bio: “    Head of social media at Ford, husband, dad, host of http://ihearofsherlock.com, and a generally nice guy. Formerly from Boston.”
    Followers: 10,992
  12. David Armano
    David’s bio: “    The perfect balance of left/right brain thinking from a highly imperfect man. http://darmano.typepad.com”
    Followers: 10,819
  13. Jeff Jarvis
    From his blog: “    JEFF JARVIS blogs about media and news at Buzzmachine.com. He is associate professor and director of the interactive journalism program at the City University of New York.”
    Followers: 8,485
  14. John Jantsch
    John’s bio: “    Small business marketing and digital technology coach and author of Duct Tape Marketing”
    Followers: 7,777
  15. Todd Defren
    From Todd’s blog: “    Hi, I’m Todd Defren. In my primary role, I am a principal at SHIFT Communications.”
    Followers: 7,738
  16. Lee Odden
    Lee’s bio: “    The GENUINE Twitter account of Chief Digital PR, SEO & Social Media Enthusiast for TopRankMarketing.com”
    Followers: 7,500
  17. Andy Beal
    Andy’s bio: “    Founder of Trackur and internet marketing consultant, always trying new stuff.”
    Followers: 6,898
  18. Tamar Weinberg
    Her bio: “    social media consultant and blogger among other things.”
    Followers: 6,668
  19. Mitch Joel
    Mitch’s bio: “    President of Twist Image. Blogger and Podcaster of Six Pixels of Separation. Speaker, Author, Journalist.”
    Followers: 6,324
  20. Peter Kim
    His bio: “    Working on changing the world of work.”
    Followers: 5,637
  21. Neil Patel
    Neil is “    Kinda A Big Deal”
    Followers: 5,496
  22. Shama
    Her bio: “    Online Marketing Expert, Speaker, Blogger, Texas Gal“
    Followers: 5,951
  23. JD Lasica
    JD’s bio: “    Blogger since 2001. Socialmedia.biz was named the #1 site covering the social Web. Strategist, author, journalist, entrepreneur, travel addict.”
    Followers: 5,358
  24. Muhammad Saleem
    From his blog “    i started my writing career with the mu life, covering social media, however, after joining pronet advertising i stopped maintaining the former site and moved that content to this site.”
    Followers: 4,078
  25. Jennifer Laycock
    Her bio: “Kid Wrangler, Online Marketer, Professional Blogger, Buffy Addict, Bento Maker. Chair of http://www.unleashedconference.com”
    Followers: 2,919

I know that there are more than just 25 people who are making useful contributions to those of you looking to keep up to date and learn more about social media marketing, so if you remember someone you think should be on this list feel free to let me know in the comments below.

My name is Mustafa, and you can add me on Twitter too.

Note: The follower count is as of February 10th 2009.

Category: Social Media

Comments

9 Responses to “25 People You Should Follow That Twitter About Social Media”

  1. David King
    February 16th, 2009 @ 4:25 AM

    This is awesome! I needed this one! now I can be a pro by following the pros!

    thanks so much for this list!

  2. jon
    February 16th, 2009 @ 10:13 AM

    Hmm. 20+ guys, only a few women.

    Following a more diverse list of people is likely to give a lot more insights.

  3. Mustafa
    February 18th, 2009 @ 2:53 PM

    @jon I didn’t make this list based on male or female, but I would definitely like to hear about other people I should add. Let me know.

  4. IPv6Freely
    March 16th, 2009 @ 5:36 AM

    @jon What on earth does male or female have to do with anything? Why would you add more of either gender just for the sake of having equal numbers?

    People these days… ridiculous…

  5. Andrew
    March 16th, 2009 @ 1:39 PM

    Great list. Found that I was following half your list. Thanks for the info!

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  7. Ruth
    April 5th, 2009 @ 8:45 PM

    I recently came accross your blog and have been reading along. I thought I would leave my first comment. I don’t know what to say except that I have enjoyed reading. Nice blog. I will keep visiting this blog very often.

    Ruth

  8. Susie Cheng
    April 6th, 2009 @ 5:24 AM

    Dear Mustafa,

    Thanks for sharing this article with me. That’great information, I am very much appreciated it.

    It is always good to learn from the best.

    Thanks once again and best regards,

    Susie

  9. Kylie Batt
    May 13th, 2010 @ 8:04 AM

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