Sunday, January 24, 2010

15 Tweeple I am glad that I'm following (on Twitter)

Spanning my personal tags that include 'social media,' 'internet marketing,' 'bollywood,' 'web 2.0,' 'Google,' 'SEM,' 'SEO,' 'photography,' 'entrepreneur,' 'technology,' etc.

Here we go:

1. Guy Kawasaki www.twitter.com/GuyKawasaki
This 'Guy' is simply amazing. He is my absolute role model on Twitter. He is one guy you should compulsorily follow. Otherwise, you are missing something!

His tweets range from "10 words to stop misspelling' to 'how to look good in photographs.' Tweets on really diverse topics you don't imagine!

You have to follow this 'Guy' to know his Tweets!

2. Shashi Tharoor www.twitter.com/ShashiTharoor -
Tweets mostly about Indian politics and his meetings and interactions

3. TEDchris www.twitter.com/TEDchris - for all TED lovers

One of his latest Tweets:
Astonishing percussionist Sivamani finds rhythm in everything. 16 minutes of exhilaration http://on.ted.com/725S

4. Ramesh Srivats www.twitter.com/rameshsrivats - very witty, very cool!

One of his latest Tweets:
Inspector : Batao saley, yeh Godfather kidhar chupa hai? Hood : Muzey nahin maloom, Mario se Puzo. #authorpuns #desperate #willstophere

5. Mashable www.twitter.com/mashable - almost nearing 2M followers!

This guy (Pete Cashmore) is the ultimate social media guru now! If you are in social media and are not following him, then you are missing a lot! Follow him if you are not yet!

6. Jacob Gube www.twitter.com/sixrevisions - extremely useful Tweets for web design and development

7. J Murali www.twitter.com/jmurali - technology columnist for a leading daily (The Hindu), does lot of research, and writes about really cool stuff on web 2.0

8. Paulo Coelho www.twitter.com/paulocoelho - one of the greatest authors (arguably!)

One of his latest Tweets: Going to bed. As the Irish say: good laugh, long sleep, are the best cures in the doctor's book.

9. Shit My Dad Says www.twitter.com/shitmydadsays - this guy is super funny! If you want some nice entertainment, you can read his Tweets!

His profile bio says it all: I'm 29. I live with my 74-year-old dad. He is awesome. I just write down shit that he says

One of his recent Tweets: "You can watch the house while I'm gone. Just don't call me unless something's on fire, and don't screw in my bed."

10. Oatmeal www.twitter.com/oatmeal - The oatmeal is full to the brim with comics, quizzes, and stories

Latest Tweet: I wish we lived in a world where it was socially acceptable to gargle mayonnaise

11. Eric Schmidt www.twitter.com/ericschmidt - my super-super-super boss!
Tweets mostly about Google. Or the macro economic aspects of the Internet.

Latest Tweet:
Worth reading "If Your Kids Are Awake, They are Probably Online" in the NYT http://bit.ly/5MHa3o

12. Arianna Huff www.twitter.com/ariannahuff - Great Tweets about latest news, particularly Internet news and also interesting articles. Was introduced to a new word 'telethon!'

Latest Tweet: huffingtonpost Star-Studded #HopeForHaiti Telethon Begins In Minutes. Here are the details: http://bit.ly/7p6oRB

13. Zen Habits www.twitter.com/zenhabits - Tweets about various useful topics like "how to be mindful during your holidays, in 350 words," "40 fun ways to exercise,' etc.

14. SEOmoz www.twitter.com/seomoz - very good for SEO resources and articles, particularly the advanced topics in SEO.

15. Avinash Kaushik www.twitter.com/avinashkaushik
The ultimate web analytics guru! Tweets about lot of other things, not just web analytics!

That's all for now folks! Next time, will include more Twitterati!