New Comm Biz

This is a really hard list to narrow down. Really really hard to narrow down. How can I possibly pick a top 10? That’s not even 1/100 of the people I follow. Basically the formula I used was a combo of the people who’s tweets I RT (re-tweet) and  favorite the most, people that send interesting updates or links and in general the people that have added the most value to my Twitter experience.

Some of these people will probably be familiar to you but many of them might not be so obvious. There is no particular order or ranking to this list I just added people as I came across them in my friends list.

chasnote http://chasnote.com

If you are interested in the advertising industry Chas is a must follow. He doesn’t Twitter a ton but all of his tweets are content rich. I also love following his blog where he chronicles Federated Media’s client work. Besides that he’s just a cool guy.

• Name chasnote
• Web http://chasnote.com
• Bio Chas Edwards is publisher and CRO at Federated Media.

steverubel http://www.micropersuasion.com/

Steve Rubel probably doesn’t need an intro. He isn’t a heavy Twitter user compared to some. He is very purposeful about what he shares on Twitter, he won’t waste your time.

• Name Steve Rubel
• Location New York
• Web http://www.microp…

nipper http://inventblog.com

Steve Nipper is a local IP/Patent attorney here in Boise and probably the geekiest lawyer I know. He’s also very quiet about the work that he’s done for some of the biggest names in blogging (Guy, Robert, Shel). While he regularly shares lawyer related links, better than half of his links are about cool hacks/tips/tricks that any geek would find interesting.

• Name Stephen M. Nipper
• Location Boise, ID
• Web http://inventblog…
• Bio Patent/Trademark Prestidigitator — dad, husband, attorney, blogger, g33k, etc.

jowyang http://web-strategist.com/blog

I thought about not including Jeremiah because he’s not using Twitter right now (at least not in the traditional sense). As an analyst he’s experimenting with how to use Twitter w/out really using it. But Jeremiah did give me my first break by early on in my HP career tweeting out for anyone interested in corporate social media to follow me. I got about 200 new users in about 12 hours.

• Name Jeremiah
• Location Silicon Valley
• Web http://web-strate…
• Bio Currently employed as Senior Analyst, Social Computing, Forrester Research | How I use Twitter http://tinyurl.com/24lv65

Ross http://ross.typepad.com/

Ross is probably one of the smartest guys I know. He’s almost intimidating, but he’s such a nice and open guy it works out. Always has very insightful tweets and shares great content. If you ever get a chance to attend an unconference he’s hosting it will be better than the actual conference.

• Name Ross
• Location iPhone: 37.443207,-122.161346
• Web http://ross.typep…
• Bio Ross Mayfield, Chairman & Co-founder of Socialtext. Social Software, marketing and other stuff

m3mo http://bombasto.wordpress.com/

Most of you are probably wondering who Memo is. To be honest I’ve never met the guy or spoken with him besides on Twitter, even though he’s a librarian here at Boise State. But he’s like the uber librarian, he usually answers my most obscure research questions within minutes with great content.

• Name Memo Cordova
• Location Boise, ID
• Web http://bombasto.w…
• Bio Academic librarian. Foosball god.

hundreddollar http://www.bigpaperblog.com/

I’ve been following Carolynn for a while. She has a private Twitter stream so you’ll have to ask nicely. Carolynn is also in the VC space. I’ve followed her as she’s moved from Eastern Idaho to Utah, to Seattle to Portland constantly championing the small startup.

• Name Carolynn Duncan
• Location Seattle, Portland, Salt Lake C
• Web http://www.bigpap…
• Bio Geeks, tech, startups, angel investing and VC.

ryanwoodings http://www.metageek.net/

I’m a business marketing guy with a severe interest in technology, Ryan’s a technologist with a severe interest in business and marketing. We also both drive Mazda 3’s, weird. Next to Ross he’s probably the other smartest guy on my list. I’ve loved following the growth of his company MetaGeek. I also had to put him on the list because it’s his turn to buy sushi next.

• Name Ryan Woodings
• Location Boise, ID
• Web http://www.metage…
• Bio Geek, runner, biker, and founder of MetaGeek

jessflynn http://idahopublicrelations.wordpress.com/

Jess is an absolute rockstar, she just doesn’t know it yet (or she hides it with humility very well). She’s a total news junkie, winner of an Emmy from her news room days and a founding partner of RedSky PR, she’s a loaded rocket waiting for ignition.

• Name jessflynn
• Location Boise, ID
• Web http://idahopubli…
• Bio Storyteller – Journalist turned PR flack / Agency owner trying to find my way

JenHarris09 http://CaffeinatedMarketing.Wordpress.com

Jen is a fireball. She has taken to social media over the last few years like a dingo to a baby. She was doing social media at MPC Computers, publicly blogged and tweeted her job search and runs social media for Tsheets. All with 3 little kids (the youngest two are twins). There’s a reason her blog is called Caffeinated Marketing.

• Name Jennifer Harris
• Location Boise, Idaho
• Web http://tsheets.com
• Bio Mom of 3, Wife of 1, Work for TSheets as the Social Media Sales & Marketing gal. Blog @ http://CaffeinatedMarketing.Wordpress.com Love life, can’t complain

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