Construct your own ‘Top 10 Must Follow’ List as it relates to your own Niche

Recommenting the last list, maybe it’s useful for somebody, it’s about GTD/Productivity

(people)
@pascal_venier
@ginatrapani
@patrickrhone
@inkedmn
@masontech
@FreshFocus
@MichaelNozbe

(gtd software updates)
@evernote
@OmniFocus
@culturedcode

Top 8 friendly designers worth following on twitter - http://styl.eti.me/top-8-friendly-designers-worth-following-on-twitter/

Top 10 Mortgage/Real Estate/Finance people to follow:

Paul Kedrosky @pkedrosky - blogger extrodinaire at Infectious Greed
Jeff Brown @bawldguy - Realtor and Investment Property Guru with a penchant for telling it like it is.
Rhonda Porter @mortgageporter - the world would be a better place with more lenders like Rhonda in it.
Mike Mueller @mikemueller - a social media mortgage/real estate guy - ask him about the video he did in the dark in his back yard…..
Mark Thoma @markthoma - an economist who tells it like it is.
Tony Longo @condodomain - Condos are his game!
Kelley Koehler @housechick.com - her name says it all - she’s the house chick.
Teri Lussier @terilussier - Teri’s a fellow Bloodhound Blog writer and really tells it well.
Dan Green @mortgagereports - one of the mortgage lenders I look up to….
Todd Carpenter @tcar - Social media blogger/lender and just a great social media guy

Tom Vanderwell @tvanderwell - I had to put one more in there. Follow me if you want some Straight Talk About Mortgages (www.straighttalkaboutmortgages.com).

Tom

In the Women/Mom Blogging world, its:

@fussypants
@rocksinmydryer
@mombloggersclub
@karpo
@coolmomguide
@jessicaknows
@simplemom
@scribbit
@dcrmom
@5minutesformom

I know I forgot someone. Who else?

If you are interested in Cigars - Ten People all Cigar Smokers should follow on Twitter.

http://www.twitter.com/jcruz
http://www.twitter.com/brianhewitt
http://www.twitter.com/cigarjack
http://www.twitter.com/cigarinspector
http://www.twitter.com/shrtcrt
http://www.twitter.com/famous_hayward
http://www.twitter.com/mountchuck
http://www.twitter.com/tomscigars
http://www.twitter.com/bradinbuffalo
http://www.twitter.com/boofa75

Top 10 people all Travel Bloggers/Writers should follow. This is tough of course, because there are so many great people, but here are a few that everyone should have on their list regardless of your niche

http://twitter.com/wendyperrin
http://twitter.com/elliottng
http://twitter.com/nerdseyeview
http://twitter.com/travelrants
http://twitter.com/HappyHotelier
http://twitter.com/travolution
http://twitter.com/gadling
http://twitter.com/nomadicmatt
http://twitter.com/EverywhereTrip
http://www.twitter.com/karenbryan

Here is my list of the top 10 mom bloggers to follow.

1. @geekmommy
2. @katjapresnal
3. @fussypants
4. @designmom
5. @jessicaknows
6. @thedomesticdiva
7. @twittermoms
8. @thebloggess
9. @busymom
10. @crunchygoddess

This is a great question!
In education, there are so many incredible and generous educators that share knowledge and resources freely! I learn amazing things from each of these folks daily!(no particular order-they are all equally fantastic!

@hrheingold
@couros
@shareski
@coolcatteacher
@suewaters
@teach42
@paulawhite
@willrich45
@kjarrett
@angelastockman

I’d love it if someone could help make a list of people to follow for discussions about the music industry and digital/new media strategies as they apply to music. I’ve got a short list below, but I’m not really satisfied with it. I’m looking for more. Any suggestions?

Anyway, my short list is as follows:
http://twitter.com/listeningpost
http://twitter.com/musicindustweet
http://twitter.com/gleonhard
http://twitter.com/musicrowsearch
http://twitter.com/Pampelmoose
http://twitter.com/thedailyswarm

Darren - great idea.

Here’s mine: 11 People Automotive Fans Should Follow On Twitter…

* MissMotorMouth | Bright, enthusiastic car fanatic with a passion for making great things happen in the car business.
* TomWhitejr | Smart retail industry pro; customer focused & committed. You’ll learn a thing or two following Tom.
* BobinOregon | Bob clearly enjoys what he does - helping his customers find what they need.
* PaulRushing | Curious about what’s going on behind the scenes in the car bsuiness. Paul will give you an earful…
* DealerRefresh| Sharp, experienced industry pro clearly in-tune with the dealer community offering great perspective…
* Teslamotors | Interesting tweets among a select few people; plus, I’m just a huge fan of the car.
* ScottMonty | Automotive Social Media whiz from Ford. Definitely doing his part. Great all around content.
* CarandDriver | If you love your car info, this is one of the best ways to stay current with industry news, pictures & videos.
* MichaelBonavski | Etertaining and talented write/photographer/jouranlist
* AnneHaynes | Marketing consultant helping dealers be more effective with their online efforts. (Plus, she’s really nice)
* AuctionDirect | Yea, that’s me. I’m the online guy for a fast growing retailer that’s trying to perfect the used car industry.

Here’s the full post: http://www.whybuyusedcars.com/2008/11/29/11-people-automotive-fans-should-follow-on-twitter/

These are my top people to follow in ‘Personal Development’. I’m sure I’ve missed some out but here you go (great post idea by the way).

There are in no order:

1. http://twitter.com/lucianop
2.http://twitter.com/tferriss
3. http://twitter.com/TimBrownson
4. http://twitter.com/jalaine
5. http://twitter.com/jwesley
6. http://twitter.com/gretchenrubin
7. http://twitter.com/AlexFayle
8. http://twitter.com/hnuttall
9. http://twitter.com/zen_habits
10. http://twitter.com/stevepavlina

BONUS: http://www.twitter.com/PluginID (me, of course)

My Top Real Estate Industry Follows:

1. http://twitter.com/pkitano CEO Domus Consulting Group
2. http://twitter.com/BradAndersohn Active Rain Community Builder
3. http://twitter.com/KevinBoer Partner Domus Consulting Group
4. http://twitter.com/tboard Tereasa Boardman Minneapolis Super Blogger
5. http://twitter.com/inmannews Brad Inman Real Estate Industry Maverick
6. http://twitter.com/MortgageReport Brian Brady Social Media Loan Officer
7. http://twitter.com/TomRoyce Super Blogger of TheRealEstateBloggers.com
8. http://twitter.com/deansguide and me

My list for the TwiTip Challenge. There are so many more than 10.

http://www.buildabetterblog.com/2008/11/twitip-challeng.html

@smashingmag
@abduzeedo
@imjustcreative
@adellecharles
@sitepointdotcom
@seaneill
@styletime
@NETTUTS
@idesignstudios
@gracesmith

I tried to put together a list to follow for the most resource intensive tweets. This list is for newer designers and those in the neverending quest for web design info…

Here is my shot at a list of 10 people/robots all rocket scientists should follow on Twitter (unsorted):

@MarsPhoenix
@waynehale [do check his blog: it's the right stuff, the real thing]
@skytland
@glxp
@jeff_foust
@RobertPearlman
@Pomerantz
@arielwaldman
@marsroverdriver
@PeterDiamandis

My Top (18) eBay/eCommerce Follows:

http://twitter.com/rksmythe
http://twitter.com/myblogutopia
http://twitter.com/TheBrewsNews
http://twitter.com/aswas
http://twitter.com/rocketplace
http://twitter.com/colderICE
http://twitter.com/clovercity
http://twitter.com/ebayandbeyond
http://twitter.com/auctionbytes
http://twitter.com/ebayinkblog
http://twitter.com/channeladvisor
http://twitter.com/scotwingo
http://twitter.com/tamebay
http://twitter.com/cre8ive
http://twitter.com/scott_pooler
http://twitter.com/osirockstars
http://twitter.com/worldwidebrands
http://twitter.com/whatdoisell

Unfortunately the weekend after thanksgiving really isn’t the time to get an idea of people’s regular “quality of twitter”, as they’re currently all blogging their dinners & food-comas!

I’ll have to remember to come back to these lists next week.

Any recommendations for Software Engineers? (Web/PHP in particular)

For children’s book reviews, news, & chat–
Top 10 Kidlitosphere People to Follow on Twitter:

http://twitter.com/JustOneMoreBook
http://twitter.com/jonbard
http://twitter.com/susan_marie
http://twitter.com/TarieS
http://twitter.com/readingtub
http://twitter.com/LizB
http://twitter.com/abbylibrarian
http://twitter.com/laurelsnyder
http://twitter.com/SheilaRuth
http://twitter.com/SarahRettger
http://twitter.com/cloudscome
http://twitter.com/rathacat

Whoops, I think that’s 11. And I still feel like I’m missing someone!

My Top Tech Gaming Law Internet Twitterer

http://twitter.com/techmeme
http://twitter.com/arstechnica
http://twitter.com/joystiq
http://twitter.com/androgeek
http://twitter.com/theappleblog
http://twitter.com/tuaw
http://twitter.com/mashable
http://twitter.com/techcrunch
http://twitter.com/engadget
http://twitter.com/marshallk ReadWriteWeb

Top 10 Designers You Should Follow on Twitter (wish it was top 20)

http://twitter.com/imjustcreative
http://twitter.com/KrisColvin
http://twitter.com/aaroni268
http://twitter.com/blogdesigner
http://twitter.com/sharebrain
http://twitter.com/Arbenting
http://twitter.com/nebrow
http://twitter.com/adellecharles
http://twitter.com/behoff
http://twitter.com/thinkdesign

There are more, but, Top 10 K-12 Videoconferencing People:

1) http://twitter.com/jodie_tech
2) http://twitter.com/kusdiva
3) http://twitter.com/Hairynomas
4) http://twitter.com/outonalim
5) http://twitter.com/lcolwill
6) http://twitter.com/sparky1fan
7) http://twitter.com/shanehoward
http://twitter.com/roxanneglaser
9) http://twitter.com/kennethconnjr
10) http://twitter.com/rebpoli

Ten Twitter must-follows for Haiku:

http://haikuhabits.com/2008/11/ten-people-to-follow-for-haiku-on-twitter/

Top 5 - Designers
http://www.twitter.com/adellecharles
http://www.twitter.com/blogdesigner
http://www.twitter.com/behoff
http://www.twitter.com/imjustcreative
http://www.twitter.com/nebrow

Top 5 - tweets I look forward to… mostly web-related.
http://www.twitter.com/guykawasaki
http://www.twitter.com/garyvee
http://www.twitter.com/charliecurve
http://www.twitter.com/copyblogger
http://www.twitter.com/badbanana

I assume everyone is already following http://www.twitter.com/problogger

Some church leaders follow only a few people yet attract large follower bases. As a result, you can’t DM them and have to take a chance that they will see a reply. They don’t seem to interact with a lot of people. I like to follow church leaders who will actually follow normal guys like me back. I see the Twitter world as another opportunity to influence the world for good, which is what I’ve been called to do. To do that, I must be approchable.

Here’s a few I follow for that reason
http://www.twitter.com/daveferguson
http://www.twitter.com/michaelhyatt
http://www.twitter.com/joecase
http://www.twitter.com/jonferguson
http://www.twitter.com/shawnwood
http://www.twitter.com/lensweet
http://www.twitter.com/matthewcostner
http://www.twitter.com/gregatkinson
http://www.twitter.com/stevekmccoy
http://www.twitter.com/toddrhoades
http://www.twitter.com/gregsurratt
http://www.twitter.com/GeoffSurratt

Feel free to follow me as well. http://www.twitter.com/ronedmondson

Top 10 vibe uplifter-ers (if you want to hear good news or just need a reason to smile, follow these folks):

@TiaSparkles
@FlourishingJudy
@feelgoodguru
@NamasteMan
@QuantumKnight
@Sarah_Stuart
@SheriKayeHoff
@CoachVanessa
@NamasteMan
@KimFalconer

And for good measure, follow these golks too (Second top 10 Vibe Uplifter-ers):
@Positive_Thinkr
@CoachEva
@Life_Enthusiast
@Simply_Fab
@LovCoachRinatta
@AlexKaris
@IntentOfTheDay
@CarolynBeale
@ShiftItCoach
@Frankaustx

I’ve wracked my brain trying to decide if I even *have* a “category” that I could try and narrow down to 10… I just can’t do it. I follow social media folks, realtors, moms, scientists, journalists, artists, designers, marketers, PR, dads, auto, doctors, retailers, CEOs, college students… I could go on. I could name 10 in each category.
US, Canada, UK, Australia, China, Japan, France, Brazil… heck, pretty much every corner of the world including Antarctica.

The beauty of twitter is that you don’t need to limit yourself to “Top 10″ anything.
Thank goodness! Some of the most amazing things I’ve learned have come from people that won’t ever make it onto a list on here… and some have come from the ones who will end up on here over and over.

I give up. My top 10 list? Doesn’t exist. Now if you want to talk about my top 10,000 list, maybe we can start talking! I’m still finding some of them!

~GeekMommy

@kevinrose
@alexalbrecht
@garyvee
@ajv
@pleasedressme
@tatango
@danielbru
@leolaporte
@twit
@joestump

@lezzymom and @flourishingjudy want to thank the many visible and active lesbians expanding our sense community via Twitter!

In particular, we both love the conversation and information these 10 women inspire.

@Maddow
@SistersTalk
@leapingwoman
@lezgetreal
@CStars4U
@Pam_Spaulding
@GR8FL
@RobinJP
@loveurmindnsoul
@thelesbianmafia

Who follows the rules? Here are a few more women we love!
@onemorelesbian
@tllblog
@lesbiandotpro
@fiestycharlie
@mombian
@butwait
@designdyke

Thanks again, we’d love to know who your list includes. Find us @lezzymom and @flourishingjudy

The top ten must-follow account/strategy planners in Adland are:

Adrian Ho (http://twitter.com/adrianho)
Aki Spicer (http://twitter.com/akispicer)
Charles Frith (http://twitter.com/charlesfrith)
Daris Radota Rasmussen (http://twitter.com/Daria)
Faris Yakob (http://twitter.com/faris)
Gavin Heaton (http://twitter.com/servantofchaos)
Mark Earls (http://twitter.com/herdmeister)
Neil Perkin (http://twitter.com/neilperkin)
Noah Brier (http://twitter.com/heyitsnoah)
Paul Isakson (http://twitter.com/paulisakson)

This list is a sub-set of the comprehensive list of account planners that I maintain here.

Top Ten Public Speaking / Communication Experts to follow on Twitter:

In no particular order…these are all great folks to follow for one reason or another

http://twitter.com/dportney David Portnoy
http://twitter.com/lisabraithwaite Lisa Braithwaite, Public Speaking coach
http://twitter.com/guykawasaki Guy Kawasaki, author, speaker
http://twitter.com/garyvee Gary Vaynerchuk - ‘hustle is the most important word ever’ ‘legacy is better than currency’
http://twitter.com/Scobleizer - Robert Scoble with Fast Company
http://twitter.com/skydiver Peter Shankman
http://twitter.com/nametagscott Scott Ginsberg the NameTag Guy
http://twitter.com/kevinhogan Kevin Hogan
http://twitter.com/mvolpe Mike Volpe
http://twitter.com/cc_chapman CC Chapman

My top 10 people aren’t confined to a niche, so I wont post them…but I’ve found and followed some people on these lists already…thanks!

Hmmmm I’m a Life Coach so here is my top 10 Life Coaches list - they add value by way of valuable coaching and writing tips, friendliness, helpfulness factor and great personalities!

@GoodVibeCoach (and not just cos she picked me too!) COOLEST LoA Coach around
@JeffHerring (great article writing coach!)
@LifeCoachSusan
@LifeLdrshpCoach
@MorganaRae
@WendyyBailey
@LisaVanAllen
@CoachEva
@support_coach
@coachvanessa

Ten People all Fans of Jazz Music Should Follow on Twitter…

http://twitter.com/AlexaMorales
http://twitter.com/Amy_at_MCGJazz
http://twitter.com/bronxsax
http://twitter.com/CarriBella
http://twitter.com/chipboaz
http://twitter.com/ElementsOfJazz
http://twitter.com/jazzcrowd
http://twitter.com/RedRaspus
http://twitter.com/titopuentejr
http://twitter.com/wyntonmarsalis

I posted my list here: http://strivepr.com/2008/11/30/my-twitter-top-10-must-follow/

Top 10 sex bloggers (and by sex bloggers, I mean sex-positive feminists with a background in sexuality/sex education working for sex workers’ rights):

1. http://twitter.com/girlonetrack
2. http://twitter.com/jamye
3. http://twitter.com/audaciaray
4. http://twitter.com/msnaughty
5. http://twitter.com/violetblue
6. http://twitter.com/LiteratePervert
7. http://twitter.com/mrsexsmith
8. http://twitter.com/livingsexuality
9. http://twitter.com/traumata
10. ugh. this is so. hard.

TOP TEN (or so) EDUCATORS TO FOLLOW ON TWITTER:
(in no order whatsoever)

1. ME - https://twitter.com/nashworld (me, of course
2. WILL RICHARDSON - https://twitter.com/willrich45
3. KARL FISCH - https://twitter.com/karlfisch
4. CLAY BURRELL - https://twitter.com/cburell
5. STEVE DEMBO - https://twitter.com/teach42
6. ROB JACOBS - https://twitter.com/eduinnovation
7. DAVID WARLICK - https://twitter.com/dwarlick
8. DAVID JAKES - https://twitter.com/djakes
9. DEAN SHARESKI - https://twitter.com/shareski
10. TERRY FREEDMAN - https://twitter.com/terryfreedman
11. SYLVIA MARTINEZ - https://twitter.com/smartinez

I also found it difficult to come up with a top 10 list but did my best…I intend to add to this list in the future, making it my twitter-roll, so check back and see if you make the list:

My list includes a variety of moms, dads, and online friends or guru’s worth checking out!
Did you make the list?
http://littlebytesnews.blogspot.com/2008/11/top-10-must-follow-twitter-moms-and.html

Thanks for checking out my list and thanks for asking this great question! Why didn’t I think of it ☺ It looks like I have some more great people to check out from all of the lists posted so far!

Here’s my Top 10 Photographers to Follow on Twitter…

http://slickmo.com

If you are interested in Internet-TV - my top 10 you should follow on Twitter:

http://twitter.com/tvnewsradio
http://twitter.com/twitlive
http://twitter.com/UstreamTV
http://twitter.com/justintv
http://twitter.com/mogulus
http://twitter.com/revision3
http://twitter.com/qik
http://twitter.com/flixwagon
http://twitter.com/ATTblueroom

and with bonus
http://twitter.com/youtube

Top Ten Virtual Assistants to follow:

http://twitter.com/StacyBrice
http://twitter.com/kathiemt
http://twitter.com/danafortier
http://twitter.com/vipvirtualsols
http://twitter.com/BetteCreek
http://twitter.com/DarleneVictoria
http://twitter.com/deannatroupe
http://twitter.com/GrittyVA
http://twitter.com/ModernMarketing
and me, of course!
http://twitter.com/jkvirtualoffice

5 People / Companies Anyone Interested In Personal Finance Should Follow

@mintdotcom - Follow for updates on site features, money tips, Mint news, and more!
@quizzle - Todd Albery, Creator of Webolutions at Quizzle. Get to know your credit, home, money & life. Don’t guess. Know! Seriously…stop guessing - it’s FREE!
@quickenloans - Hey! I’m Kelly from Quicken Loans, America’s #1 online lender. Full of mortgage news, rates, office shenanigans & general nerd chatter. Licensed: 50 states
@hrblock - Your tax people.
@jdroth - A middle-aged geek who loves books, comics, and writing. (He’s also the owner of getrichslowly.com, a personal finance blog that has over 60,000 subscribers)

Top Ten People I follow in the Bath & Body Care Micro Business Niche (there are more but at this moment, these are the ones I get the most value from):

http://twitter.com/BellaLucce
http://twitter.com/saponifier
http://twitter.com/drflower
http://twitter.com/nahiacreations
http://twitter.com/CountryMeadow
http://twitter.com/soapylove
http://twitter.com/essentialU
http://twitter.com/fetosoap
http://twitter.com/MarrWilliams
http://twitter.com/packagingdiva
http://twitter.com/indiebusiness
http://twitter.com/TheBathProject
http://twitter.com/TheSoapGuild

The link is posted here on my blog: http://soap-queen.blogspot.com/2008/11/people-i-follow-on-twitter.html

Well, Groucho once said something about never wanting to join a club that would have me as a member… so, I’m okay with the fact that I’m not any of these lists It gives me opportunity to add some new tweeters!

I like following people that are interesting to follow .. meaning, as a friend, or as an observer, or as a voyeur, or just because they like to follow me and think I have something to offer.

But, I really get a kick out of listening to the MAD MEN crew tweet

http://twitter.com/don_draper
http://twitter.com/dick_whitman
http://twitter.com/betty_draper
http://twitter.com/bettydraper
http://twitter.com/sally_draper
http://twitter.com/robert_draper
http://twitter.com/polly_draper
http://twitter.com/peggy_olson
http://twitter.com/peggyolson
http://twitter.com/roger_sterling
http://twitter.com/pete_campbell
http://twitter.com/_PeteCampbell
http://twitter.com/joan_holloway
http://twitter.com/paul_kinsey
http://twitter.com/Sal_Romano
http://twitter.com/bertram_cooper
http://twitter.com/bobbie_barrett
http://twitter.com/ken_cosgrove
http://twitter.com/glen_bishop

I’d be interesting in following ….
- some celebrity tweeters ..
- Canadian bookkeepers, accountants, etc ..
- musicians and rock band tweeters …
- anybody who follows me

Top 10 PR People to Follow on Twitter

http://dannybrown.me/2008/11/30/ten-pr-people-to-follow-on-twitter/

I want to post a list of Christian Women on Twitter. These are not just Christian Women running a ministry or known for their websites, they are Christian Women who Tweet Up not afraid, or hesitant to share their faith, prayers, encouragement through the TweetStream or Bios! Some are pretty new tweeters, but jumped right in!
If you want to find and Tweet Up with some more Christian Women on Twitter- Join Us!
http://www.takerootandwrite.com/christian-women-tweet-up-cwtu.html

http://twitter.com/patsyclairmont You have to follow Patsy. She will brighten every day on Twitter! …a book-loving writer who loves her family…and Cold Stone Sweet Cream and Coffee Ice Cream!

http://twitter.com/Mels_World Passionately Pursuing God’s Purpose Every Day…that’s my goal! WAHM, Pastor, Writer, CLASServices Alumni, Social Marketing Addict!

http://twitter.com/alyssaavant Christian Writer, Speaker & Blogger

http://twitter.com/TraciKnoppe Christian, homeschooling mom of 6, grandmother, parenting coach & mentor, internet marketing, SEO, 30DC, web designer, WordPress, dogs, coffee

http://twitter.com/DrMommy Christian,Doctor of Chiropractic, Freelance Writer, Content Writer, Health/Wellness expert, Home-school mom to 5, and love to cook, dance and have a good time

http://twitter.com/Surrenderedscri I’m a surrendered wife, mom and Christian writer.

http://twitter.com/PraiseAndCoffee Wife, mom, speaker, writer and coffee drinker who loves the Lord.

http://twitter.com/theinspiredroom Editor for Blissfully Domestic/H&G Channel, Writer, Interior Design, Christian, Wife & Mom.

http://twitter.com/karlameachem She does not have a bio, but if you want encouragement, connection, and Christian Resources, she’s your gal!

http://twitter.com/quietmom Christian, homeschooling, husband respecting, chocolate eating, bible believing mom

http://twitter.com/triciagoyer Author of 15 novels & parenting, marriage and teen books. Gen Xer, speaker and homeschooling mom who loves my family and God. Former teen mom and 80s babe.

http://twitter.com/rhonda_brown Women’s Ministries Pres for Rocky Mtn Region COG. Wife of Tim Brown, Admin Bishop for CO, UT, and WY. Lee U and UAB Alum. Love to cook, hike, and read.

http://twitter.com/leaseahb Love Coke, softball, my laptop, Harleys, and Jesus (not in that order).

http://twitter.com/healingsoul Writer, homeschool, mom, healing from childabuse, EMDR, brainspotting, scrapbooking, cook, garden, joy, transparent, compassion, teacher, Christian, blog

http://twitter.com/journey2learn homeschooling, Christian, mama. 2 tween kids of my own and parent 13 teen boys for my full-time job. love twittermoms

http://twitter.com/CathyNagle Christian, Homeschool, Conservative, Wife, Mother, 2 Daughters, Singer, Writer, Portrait Painter, Techie. Jesus is my Rock & Shield. Love being with family.

And Me! http://twitter.com/TakeRoot Founder; Take Root and Write, Christian, Ministry, blogger, homeschooler, Mac/Apple Addict, Designer,Techy, Singer, NiteOwl, Typepad Pro

There are so many more!

Top People to follow in Video Production, VFX, & Post-production:

1. ) @5tu - Stu Maschwitz - The Original DV Rebel
2.) @lifezero - John Flowers - of ThatPostShow - ThatMediaShot
3.) @RedGiantTweet - Great plugin company!
4.) @Ayz - Great Director
5.) @PaulDV - Another Awesome Director
6.) @freshdv - Great site for news!
7.) @flowseeker - The guy wrote most of the books I own!
8.) @mikeseymour - of FXGuide
9.) @themediamogul - great blog for media production
10.) @big_b_rad - (shameless plug) but I write about production, and After Effects.

Thanks for the great idea! Check out my post on the 10 People All Recruiters Should Follow On Twitter here - http://www.cincyrecruiter.com/cincy_recruiter/2008/11/ten-people-all-recruiters-should-follow-on-twitter.html.

Anyone have a top 10 people to follow in non-profits?

Also - A good idea for a followup post might be how to find top tweeters/bloggers on twitter for a given topic if such a list isnt already compiled

Hmm, this is a very interesting idea. What I’ve learned from this is, I need to become more active on twitter.

Top 10 Colombia bloggers and twitters.

Well i know that for you all Colombia well you only herd bad things about us but here the good and great side of Colombia, that complain whit the quote: in Colombia the good people we are more.

1. @guapacho
2. @marionel
3. @diarionocturno
4. @leidymarmalade
5. @GUAGUAU
6. @migugat
7. @hiperterminal
8. @medeamaterial
9. @bestdelbalon
10. @bigMancho

Thanks for the great inspiration, Darren. I’ve added “Nine hockey people you need to follow on Twitter“, for fans of the National Hockey League.

Darren,

This was a great idea. Thank you!!

After reading your article, I wrote an article on my personal finance blog, Online Banks Blog, listing 10 Personal Finance Bloggers You Should Follow On Twitter.

Great challenge. I’ve posted my Top Fourteen Twitter Movers and Shakers at http://www.growmap.com/top-niche-twitter-users/. I just didn’t want to deprive anyone of any of my favorites. The post includes links to a process I wrote up using Twellow to find the top Twitter users in any niche and sort them by number of followers plus some other great articles on how to grow your Twitter followers.

This challenge was so popular we’re issuing a challenge of our own. We hope you’ll all respond to our Top Ten FriendFeed Friends Challenge at http://www.growmap.com/friendfeed-challenge/

love the lists!! took advantage to find feisty women in an area that i’ve been interested in…

Great idea! Here are my favorite bridal Twitter movers and shakers:

http://twitter.com/LaraCasey
http://twitter.com/BlueOrchid
http://twitter.com/Polkadotbride
http://twitter.com/weddex
http://twitter.com/lazybride
http://twitter.com/brides
http://twitter.com/planningforever
http://twitter.com/itsajamiething
http://twitter.com/weddingtidbits
http://twitter.com/weddingpaperdiva
http://twitter.com/travelbride

Top 10 Food-related People using Twitter in Italy:

http://twitter.com/toccodizenzero
http://twitter.com/divinacucina
http://twitter.com/studiocru (about wine, beer)
http://twitter.com/tirebouchon
http://twitter.com/andreabez
http://twitter.com/tartetatin
http://twitter.com/gastrolinguista
http://twitter.com/nebbiolata
http://twitter.com/wine90
http://twitter.com/VinoGlocal

Top 10 Food-related People using Twitter in UK-US:
http://twitter.com/cookingwithamy
http://twitter.com/everydayfooddeb
http://twitter.com/BakingandBooks
http://twitter.com/everydayfoodsan
http://twitter.com/wine_scribbler
http://twitter.com/FoodBlogga
http://twitter.com/PinchMySalt
http://twitter.com/AndreasRecipes
http://twitter.com/WineEnthusiast
http://twitter.com/valeriedoucette

If you further suggestions, please let me know

Here is my list of people to follow for service-learning or social media in higher education.

http://www.twitip.com/construct-your-own-top-10-must-follow-list-as-it-relates-to-your-own-niche/

Top 10 Cool People on Twitter Who Often Make Me Smile and/or Laugh
@madthoughts
@caseymckinnon
@galadarling
@lizstrauss
@tessa
@nalei
@average_jane
@DorotheeRH
@zefrank
@eedumas

Wanna change the world? Follow these 10 folks:
@maxgladwell
@BetheChangeInc
@cityyear
@FreshAirFund
@changeblogs
@CommonCause
@PeopleRipple
@onPhilanthropy
@kaboomplay
@sharestrength

Travel: Top Ten People to Follow
@Heather_Poole
@BudTravel
@TravelRant
@Elliotng
@ARoadRetraveled
@SoulTravelers3
@offyonder
@Travolution
@travelingmamas
@EverywhereTrip

Others: Sites, Companies &…
@Gadling
@Msnbc_Travel
@BootsnAll
@NYtimesTravel
@OffbeatGuides
@TravelFit

Here’s a list of 10 people in social media and marketing and PR whose tweets I would suggest you follow: And mine of course.

Valeria Maltoni @ConversationAge
Beth Harte @BethHarte
Amber Naslund @Ambercadabra
Jason Falls @JasonFalls
Paul Chaney @@pchaney
Ari herzog @ariherzog
Chris Kieff @ckieff
Scott Monty @ScottMonty
Jeremiah Owyang @jowyang
Kyle Flaherty @KyleFlaherty

Thanks for a terrific idea. It fit perfectly with a new section on my website. I’ve posted my list of “10 Mac Experts to Follow on Twitter:”

homepage.mac.com/cjrtools/mac-lists/twitter-mac-experts.html

I am an independent IT industry analyst who co-founded the ThinkBalm Innovation Community. The mission of this community is to propel forward enterprise adoption of the Immersive Internet. I’ve been maintaining a list of Twitterers Worth Following since late August. Here’s our list: http://thinkbalm.com/community/twitterers-worth-following/

Top 10 triathletes/cyclists/endurance athletes on twitter:
http://sbrtv.wordpress.com/2008/12/02/top-10-twitter-triathletes/

Bikehugger
texafornia
coachadam
lancearmstrong
jessistensland
konaguyim
staytunedreport
usatriathlon
triathletemag
simplystu

Ten People all eLearning people Should Follow on Twitter

And you can always follow the

Top 10 Tweeple who are Completely Awesome Sauce:

Peter Shankman @skydiver (HARO!)
Anaiis Flox @avflox (model blogger oooozing Peruvian sex)
Lindy Kyzer @LindyKyzer (Army kickass public affairs guru)
Andy Carvin @acarvin (NPR political mashup good guy)
Melanie Notkin @savvyauntie (good aunties make good girlfriends)
Pete Cashmore @mashable (Brad Pitt stole his look so he made a blog)
Andrea Rodgers @AskMissA (warmhearted socialite dating coach)
Tim O’Reilly @timoreilly (techno-visionary interlocuter)
Alana Taylor @alanataylor (Manhattanite counter-journalist)
Sarah Evans @prsarahevans (neverending pink pickmeups)

BONUS:
Gary Vaynerchuk @garyvee (wine + Jets = holy optimism, batman!!)

My Recipe for Quick-Follow Awsome Sauce:

@ABartelby: graphic designer, typography enthusiast, and photographer. Comrade in shameless, informative fun.
@peroxidevixen: pulp erotica writer and modern day Anita Ekberg. Partner in crime.
@cheeky_geeky: scientist, genius, sex pot. He had me at “fruit fly.”
@theredshoes: literary genius and writer. Your allusions to obscure works will not be lost on her!
@caudelac: mad dancing brilliance incarnate. You won’t know what hit you.
@bonni07: whip-smart post-modernist thinker who doesn’t shy away from any discussion, whether it’s Marx or cum.
@originaloflaura: editor-in-chief of the literary smut zine Black Heart. Brilliant, funny and unabashedly irreverent.
@nadanothing: world-traveler, quick wit and pure heart.
@allierat: Republican strategist, fearless funny girl, and all around fabulous.
@nwjerseyliz: sociologist and former DJ, big ideas and big giggles, too.

Top 10 Space People and Organizations

@GLXP - OK, sorry, I just had to put a little shameless self-promotion in here
@jeff_foust - Jeff Foust is a great writer and blogger. Great resource for newspace and political news.
@amoroso - Paolo Amoroso, Space educator from Italy (tweets in English). Science is fun! (OH: did I mention we have a shared love of LOLcats?)
@the_stargazer - Josh Nelson, Chairman of SEDS USA Executive Board. And how cool is his avatar: he’s curled up inside a NGLLC crater.
@NASA - Newsfeed from NASA.
@KeithCowing - Keith Cowing, the most feared voice in the space community. Love him or hate him, you have to read what he says.
@mmealling - Michael Mealling, VP of Business Development at Masten Space Systems. Always has his finger on the pulse of the space industry and surrounding politics.
@ahoppin - Andrew Hoppin, entrepreneur. Great perspectives on the business of space, and NASA’s place in that.
@disco_dave - Dave Mosher, web producer for Discovery Space.
@kittell - Kirk Kittell, aerospace engineer. Interesting perspectives on the technical/engineering side of space exploration.

BONUS:
@marsphoenix - The one that started it all. RIP.
@Pomerantz - Our own Willie P.
@peterdiamandis - Peter Diamandis, Founder and CEO, X PRIZE Foundation.

Thanks, you inspired me!
So I just created a Top 50 Twitterers to Follow for Software Developers.
It’s a bit big for this comment box, so I’ll give you the link…
http://www.noop.nl/2008/12/top-50-twitterers-to-follow-for-developers.html

does anyone have any good links to twitterers who are zoo or animal keepers?

Great idea! See E-Commerce Law’s Six People All E-Commerce Lawyers Should Follow on Twitter.

Top 10 Tweeple I have followed the longest:

shashib / Shashi Bellamkonda
mashable / Pete Cashmore
adamostrow / Adam Ostrow
JessieX / Jessie X
BlahGeeTsa / Blagica
noreaster / jen consalvo
somewhatfrank / Frank Gruber
HumanFolly / Jen N.
leoraisrael / Leora Israel
robotchampion / steven mandzik

Top Twitter Accounts for Politics And Inside the Beltway Stuff

Me - Shaun Dakin - @EndTheRobocalls (well not really, but shameless self promotion)

Anna Marie Cox - http://twitter.com/anamariecox (Very irreverent look at politics)
Marc Abminder - http://twitter.com/marcambinder (Top notch Atlantic Mag writer)
Huffington Post - http://twitter.com/huffpost (You know the HuffPost)
Andrew Sullivan - http://twitter.com/dailydish (Great take on politics from another Atlantic Mag guy)
The Politico - http://twitter.com/thepolitico (Simply the best outlet on politics)
Patrick Ruffini - http://twitter.com/PatrickRuffini (Right wing take on technology and the GOP)
Fishbowl DC http://twitter.com/FishbowlDC (Inside Baseball DC)
Andy Carvin http://twitter.com/acarvin (NPR’s social media guy)
Micah Sifry http://twitter.com/mlsif (Co-Founder of the Personal Democracy Forum and TechPresident)
Dr. Mark Drapeau http://twitter.com/cheeky_geeky (Fun take on social media and govt)

Awesome idea! I’ve already found so many new people to follow thanks to some of the lists. Here’s my article about Twitter which includes some favorite personal finance twitter folk:

Free From Broke Guide To Twitter

Twitter Heroes who Change the World through Social Media

Social media can be used for highly effective social change. These Twitter users pioneer how we use the tools we all know and love to create a better world. If you want to create an impact on humanity from your iPhone, follow all eleven and pay close attention.

http://twitter.com/diosacomm
http://twitter.com/kanter
http://twitter.com/changedotorg
http://twitter.com/jeffpower
http://twitter.com/nonprofitorgs
http://twitter.com/starfocus
http://twitter.com/idealist_org
http://twitter.com/togetherwf
http://twitter.com/kivilm
http://twitter.com/The_Feed
http://twitter.com/nonprofit_tech

If you belong on this list, I would love to meet you: http://twitter.com/eadvocate

Top 10 Lawyers On Twitter (In No Particular Order)

1. http://www.twitter.com/internetcases
2. http://www.twitter.com/VBalasubramani
3. http://www.twitter.com/kevinokeefe
4. http://www.twitter.com/RonColeman
5. http://www.twitter.com/Carolynelefant
6. http://www.twitter.com/Steveimparl
7. http://www.twitter.com/SCartierLiebel
8. http://www.twitter.com/NikiBlack
9. http://www.twitter.com/Gbeck

10. http://www.twitter.com/adrianos (yeah, that’s me).

My Top 10 Must Follow Twitter List For Aspiring Social and Internet Marketers:

Top 10 Must Follow Twitter List For Social Marketers

My Top 10 Social Bookmarking User List (Digg, StumbleUpon, Reddit, Mixx, …)

http://twitter.com/msaleem
http://twitter.com/mrbabyman
http://twitter.com/zaibatsu
http://twitter.com/doshdosh
http://twitter.com/mklopez
http://twitter.com/sirpopper
http://twitter.com/jaybol
http://twitter.com/firstdigg
http://twitter.com/TalSiach
http://twitter.com/BrentCsutoras

No thoughts of mine in the order of appearance!

At the end I promote myself for sure http://twitter.com/stejules

Peace!

Top 10 Link-Givers. Included these mainly because of their links (I know, a bit superficial). No particular order - a nice mess.

1. https://twitter.com/Jimconnolly
2. https://twitter.com/mayhemstudios
3. https://twitter.com/chrisbrogan
4. https://twitter.com/grist
5. https://twitter.com/JohnChowDotCom
6. https://twitter.com/receivertoday
7. https://twitter.com/greentweet
8. https://twitter.com/Bloggeries
9. https://twitter.com/jalaine
10. http://twitter.com/jwesley

very useful

A more extensive list of garden tweeters can be found here.

I posted this as a comment to a more specialized portion of this post, and I think it really belongs here.

My niche is weird.. news or oddities.. culture? Underground observations? I don’t know. Some of these guys are more famous than not.

It’s tough to narrow down just 10 because I follow so many. But here goes:

@crooksandliars
@mactonnies
@brainsturbator
@antibullshit
@thepuck
@rensefeed
@skilluminati
@andersoncooper
@thegoodhuman
@cultureslave

Yep.

Ten People all Geocachers Should Follow on Twitter

https://twitter.com/emcofnorthridge
https://twitter.com/tonka_boy
https://twitter.com/locuslingua
https://twitter.com/podcacher
https://twitter.com/HeadHardHat
https://twitter.com/canusis
https://twitter.com/workerofwood
https://twitter.com/mnboater
https://twitter.com/Moun10Bike
https://twitter.com/Marky95118

There are many more worthy geotwitterers out there, and my apologies to those I left off this limited list.

Here is a list of almost 100 professional horse people on twitter.

I’d like to add to @sandnsurf’s Physicians to follow on Twitter. I have favoured those who tweet about clinical cases, and share information judiciously:

@symtym
@bongi1
@ruraldoctoring
@sandnsurf
@allergynotes
@berci
@kevinMD
@scanman
@rlbates
@medpiano

This group offers good conversations over a broad timezone range, and is quite interactive with physician followers.

Wow…had trouble finding the bottom of the list. Mine is similar, but a bit different.

My post is “10 RSS Feeds And TwitterPeeps Freelance Writers Should Know About”

@Marc Interesting list. Are you in the healthcare industry?

I wonder if anybody has a list of grad students on Twitter? You know, those people who have Permanent Head Damages?

46 Green Moms and Eco Dads on Twitter:

http://ecochildsplay.com/2008/12/10/40-green-moms-and-dads-on-twitter-follow-eco-childs-play-on-twitter-to-win/

Thanks for all the Twitter lists!

This is a WONDERFUL list, as I have just joined Twitter and have no idea what to do next.

How about the top ten tweeters by country, does anybody have a list of that? Thanks!

Random Detox … not sure about top 10 tweeters by country. But if you got to twitter grader — http://twitter.grader.com/ — and type in your town/city (country may work, not sure) you can find out the top tweeters in your community by rank. (Rank is based on number of followers verus followees and how frequently you tweet).

Here’s my list of Top 10 Fitness People to Follow on Twitter
In no particular order, they are as follows:

1. Craig Ballantyne: @craigballantyne Twitter Bio Helping you gain muscle & lose fat with short workouts…and NO CARDIO!

2. Valerie Waters: @valeriewaters Twitter Bio Celebrity Trainer & Fitness Fanatic

3. Vince DelMonte: @vincedelmonte Twitter Bio Muscle Building Expert

4. Arnel Franco: @fitnessvip Twitter Bio Six Pack Abs Expert

5. Scott Tousignant: @TheFitB Twitter Bio Fat Loss Expert, Author and Speaker

6. Dax Moy: @daxmoy No Twitter Bio

7. Angie Schumacher: @angieschumacher Twitter Bio I am a Certified Personal Trainer who does private training and also fitness boot camps!

8. Daniel Munday: @DanielMunday Twitter Bio Fat Loss Expert based in Sydney, Australia - loves to train and help people lose fat.

9. Scott Colby: @scottcolby Twitter Bio Six-pack abs, burn stubborn belly fat and get a flat sexy stomach with no crunches

10. Zach Even-Esh: @ZEvenEsh Twitter Bio None

You can see the full article at my site:http://sixpackabs411.com/home/2008/12/5/ten-people-you-should-should-follow-on-twitter-to-help-you-l.html

Here is a link to the top 10 fantasy baseball voices on twitter.

If you are an archivist or interested in archives and archival issues, these 15+ people should become part of your follow list.

1. @RobinRKC
2. @archivesnext
3. @adravan
4. @mike_rush
5. @anarchivist
6. @dancohen
7. @Jill_HW
8. @helentaylor
9. @amycsc
10. @MerrileeIAm
11. @caturday
12. @Michigania
13. @mzarro
14. @publichistorian
15. @jessewilkins

UPDATE (13/01/2009)

@Al30
@russelldjames
@souslapoussiere - French/English

UPDATE (14/01/2009)

@BobRGarrett

UPDATE (15/01/2009)

@spellboundblog
@lynnemthomas
@nicolehgarrett

here you go, favorite yoga twitterers…just a starting list. I find new and interesting yogi twitterers every day

@yogadork http://twitter.com/yogadork — yep that’s me
@lotuspad http://twitter.com/Lotuspad
@yogabear http://twitter.com/yogabear
@YogaTag http://twitter.com/YogaTag
@CoraYoga http://twitter.com/CoraYoga
@bendyoga http://twitter.com/bendyoga
@yogaed http://twitter.com/yogaed
@HillaryRubin http://twitter.com/HillaryRubin
@dianecesa http://twitter.com/dianecesa
@shareyoga http://twitter.com/shareyoga

and here’s a new yoga twitter group http://twittgroups.com/twitstamps/yoga

My contribution for Ten Sustainability Twitterers Worth Following:

@greentweet
@daveburdick
@FreeVermont
@ecowarriorr
@treehugger_com
@christackett
@cohousing
@peopleforearth
@growthy
@cr8tivecitizen

Ten People all Entrepreneurs Should Follow on Twitter
If you’re interested in entrepreneurship, getting success as a startup and venture capital:

@fredwilson
@om
@copetersen
@JuhaC
@jeff
@bgurley
@VentureDig
@PEERVentures
@MVMpartners
@k9venture

@bgtheory - Brad Geddes

@PPCPROZ - Dan Perach

@askhowie - Howie Jacobsen

@annatalerico - Anna Talerico

@chiefmartec - Scott Brinker

@AdWordsProSarah - AdWordsProSarah

@AdWordsHelper - AdWordsHelper

@ClickEquations - Craig Danuloff

@robert_brady - Robert Brady

@Szetela - David Szetela

See all tweets related to PPC

See all tweets related to AdWords

http://followontwitterlists.com/ is an index of top “Follow On Twitter” in Google.

Seattle Social Media Minds “must follow” list:
http://twitter.com/SMCSeattle
http://twitter.com/Shih_Wei
http://twitter.com/ShaunaCausey
http://twitter.com/Kenji_Onozawa
http://twitter.com/chrispirillo
http://twitter.com/tierrah
http://twitter.com/tosolini
http://twitter.com/jshuey
http://twitter.com/warrenss
http://twitter.com/seattleNP
http://twitter.com/thinkmaya
http://twitter.com/marcusatmsft
http://twitter.com/dakini_3
http://twitter.com/patrickbyers
http://twitter.com/BAoki
http://twitter.com/hotel_max
http://twitter.com/SM_Minds
#SeattleSocialMedia
Extra: Me =) http://twitter.com/simchabe - I’m just lucky to know these people and want to tell everyone to connect with them.

Yikes!

Must add http://twitter.com/ArmyMom101 to that list! - she is the glue between hundreds of mil folks tweeting… good night.