I really believe in following people that have a high signal to noise ration. It doesn’t make sense to follow someone on twitter that posts a high amount of useless tweets and then seemingly at random gives you 1 great one. I also don’t go for the people that too into themselves. The ones that simply love to hear themselves tweet.
That said, I also enjoy smart POVs, great links, and a little bit of humor. I follow people that will engage with me in good discussion, share fantastic links, and make me say, “wow, that was cool.”
Without further adieu, here’s who I recommend following:
- @steverubel
- @mashable
- @timoreilly
- @chrisbrogan
- @guykawasaki
- @MarketingProfs
- @awolk
- @andybeal
- @Gartenberg
- @PSFK
For bonus, here’s, some people worth following because their content and tweets are simply enjoyable.
- @secrettweet
- @perrybelcher
- @jowyang
- @mleis
- @vegasbab
- @theonion
- @darthvader
- @therules
- @TechCrunch
- @leeodden
And since I’m in the Christmas spirit, here’s a list of people that other people will tell you to follow, but I wouldn’t recommend given their low signal to roise ratio and insane need to self promote.
It’s not that the people on the “don’t bother following” list aren’t smart. They are. But, they just don’t provide enough value for me on twitter. Go ahead and start following them (you were going to do it anyway), you’ll see what I mean. If you think I’m wrong, let me know. Would love to hear about the value you’re finding from these people, that I’m clearly missing.
Also, feel free to use this list of the so-called Top 100 Most Influential Online Marketers. Their twitter IDs are included.
Interactive marketer, innovator, boat rocker, continuous learner, movie lover, risk taker, dad and all around good guy. I'm always up for a spirited conversation. These are my thoughts and ramblings, not those of my employer.
I would like to recommend adding myself to the top 10 people not to follow. Although, I think most people already know that because nobody follows me.
Thanks so much Adam. Always good to be appreciated. Especially when it’s in such fine company. Good catch on Michael Leis too – he’s a smart guy and definite up & comer.
Deeply offended to have been omitted. Working on an app that Tweets my thoughts so I don’t even have to thumb them in.
I have been a big fan of @JasonSnell – Editorial Director of Macworld and @Padmasree Warrior CTO at Cisco Systems.
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Great list to follow, thanks for sharing.
Charles Duggan, Owner HBnC Design
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