Oct 8 2008

JUST ANNOUNCED: Unofficial 2008 Top 50 Tweeples to FOLLOW

 

 

 

Thanks to @PCfirestorm for designing logo!
Thanks to @PCfirestorm for designing logo!

 

 

 

 

 

Thanks to all for playing, this was a FUN experience. With more than 900 voters and 2,500 tweeples voted for, the Twitter community definitely used their voice! I’m already looking forward to the 2009 contest. :)   

Are you following these tweeps? If not, you should! Voted for by their peers, the Unofficial Top 50 Tweeples to FOLLOW are those who provide valuable, informative and/or just plain fun content. The Top 50 winners are listed in order by number of votes received. If you are a Top 50 twerson, please email me at prsarahevans at gmail dot com to receive the HTML code for your “winners badge.” 

 

1.      popgloss (Up and Coming Tweeples)
2.      skydiver (PR/Marketing/Advertising)
3.      chrisbrogan (PR/Marketing/Advertising)
4.      jennalloyd (News/Media)
5.      coachdeb (PR/Marketing/Advertising)
6.      marismith (Up and Coming Tweeples)
7.      barefoot_exec (Entrepreneur)
8.      agingbackwards (Lifestyle/Entertainment)
9.      guykawasaki (Technology/Web 2.0)
10. newmediajim (News/Media)
11. garyvee (Entrepreneur)
12. mashable (News/Media)
13. realestatechick (Other)
14. fussypants (Other)
15. problogger (Technology/Web 2.0)
16. badbanana (Other)
17. jowyang (Technology/Web 2.0)
18. nwjerseyliz (Up and Coming Tweeples)
19. Scobleizer (News/Media)
20. briansolis (PR/Marketing/Advertising)
21. pistachio (Up and Coming Tweeples)
22. timoreilly (Technology/Web 2.0)
23. williecrawford (Entrepreneur)
24. mailourmilitary (Education)
25. dreaminaction (Up and Coming Tweeples)
26. joehageonline (Up and Coming Tweeples)
27. pprlisa (PR/Marketing/Advertising)
28. warrenwhitlock (Technology/Web 2.0)
29. statesman (News/Media)
30. jeanannvk (Entrepreneur)
31. jpostman (PR/Marketing/Advertising)
32. pitchengine (News/Media)
33. megfowler (Entertainment)
34. stacybrice (Technology/Web 2.0)
35. sweetsue (Up and Coming Tweeples)
36. auctiondirect (Automotive)
37. drmommy (Business/Finance)
38. annepmitchell (Technology/Web 2.0)
39. zachflauaus (Up and Coming Tweeples)
40. jessicaknows (PR/Marketing/Advertising)
41. laniar (Entrepreneur)
42. married (Home/Family)
43. techcrunch (Technology/Web 2.0)
44. gwenbell (Other)
45. katjapresnal (PR/Marketing/Advertising)
46. napp_news (News/Media)
47. fakesarahpalin (Government/Politics)
48. cheeky_geeky (Government/Politics)
49. jspepper (PR/Marketing/Advertising)
50.  ezrabutler (Other)

Special thank you to @PCfirestorm @bizownersonline @rorystern for your assistance. You are amazing!

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  1. Nick Hetcher said:

    Congratulations Sarah!!! You ROCK!!

    Let’s do an interview sometime for NixTheNews.com (You can hear my latest with Internet sensation Jonathan Budd there now). Doing one with Carrie (Barefoot Exec) next week, and Willie Crawford “sometime” in October.

    Nick
    http://www.NixTheNews.com

    October 8th, 2008 at 1:38 pm
  2. Kelly Wissink said:

    What a great idea for a fun and growing environment! Thanks for sharing the top 50. Now off to follow those that I have not had the pleasure of meeting.

    See you on this list next year!

    To your success and beyond,

    Kelly Wissink

    October 8th, 2008 at 1:44 pm
  3. Trish | eMOM said:

    Thanks so much for listing @MailOurMilitary! We hope more folks will join us in supporting our troops from the comfort of their computer chair.

    Big thanks to @Dayngr for the support!

    October 8th, 2008 at 2:09 pm
  4. To Think Is To Create said:

    This is so fun, glad to see all my votes made it to the top!

    October 8th, 2008 at 2:12 pm
  5. Liz said:

    What interests me the most is how many of these people I’ve never heard of before. Twitter is a bigger, wider world than I realized. We all are so conscious of our own network of friends that it easy to forget that there are millions of other networks existing simultaneously that we have no knowledge of (obviously). It’s like a million flavors of Twitter only we all have a cone & an ice cream scoop.

    October 8th, 2008 at 2:29 pm
  6. Shauna Nicholson said:

    Thanks for putting together this list. It’s always interesting to follow great people. You learn so much!
    @shaunabiznet

    October 8th, 2008 at 4:16 pm
  7. Gwen Bell said:

    Thank you for voting, everyone! I’m honored you voted me onto the list!

    And “other” is most definitely the appropriate category for my tweets. *smile* Please @ me if you want me to follow you back right away. <3, @gwenbell

    October 8th, 2008 at 5:07 pm
  8. Dee Stewart said:

    Thanks, Sarah for pulling this together. Awesome. :)

    October 8th, 2008 at 5:14 pm
  9. popgloss said:

    Thank you so much for putting this together! This is so cool!

    I woke up this morning and had about 50 new followers! I have never had that many so *fast*! And THEN I saw the Tweeples tweet and figured it out!! Lol. Thank you so much! This is so fun!! When I get home tonight, I will put the badge up on my website, myspace, blog, etc :) :)

    xo
    Thank you!!!
    Mara

    October 8th, 2008 at 5:36 pm
  10. Ben Nesvig said:

    #51 @axiompr ……maybe?

    October 8th, 2008 at 7:06 pm
  11. Andrea R. Baker said:

    Next year maybe me: @immunity Government/Enterprise 2.0/Technology

    October 8th, 2008 at 7:17 pm
  12. Mark Drapeau said:

    Wow. Thanks so much. Happy to be representing the government on the list. I try to take @garyvee’s advice - be a RAT (real, authentic, transparent). Glad I add value to people’s reading!! Mark

    October 8th, 2008 at 8:33 pm
  13. David J. Neff said:

    Some social media for social good people would be good for this list. Or some of us non-profit rockstars.

    October 8th, 2008 at 9:36 pm
  14. m said:

    Great list. Maybe next time include Mommy Bloggers, health, fitness? Just a thought. A great list of fantastic individuals! Thanks!

    October 8th, 2008 at 10:16 pm
  15. Stacy Brice said:

    I’m delighted beyond measure to have been voted to this list!

    I really am all about connecting, and hope to connect with more of you over time.

    @stacybrice

    October 8th, 2008 at 11:08 pm
  16. Lucretia Pruitt said:

    Hm. I missed the voting entirely, tho I did retweet the nominations quite a bit - when was the vote?

    That said - great list - I agree with much of it! :)
    (although really? FakeSarahPalin? somehow, being real seems like it might be a pre-requisite! ;))

    October 8th, 2008 at 11:37 pm
  17. @tinainvirginia said:

    What a great list! Thank you so much for taking the time and energy to put this together. Can’t wait to follow new friends!

    October 8th, 2008 at 11:41 pm
  18. realestatechick said:

    Sarah - Thanks so much for putting this together. How cool is it that people think I have something to say. Lord knows what that might be……guess that’s why I’m an “Other”, eh?!

    Thanks again. You rock!

    October 8th, 2008 at 11:48 pm
  19. Lani Anglin-Rosales said:

    Hey, my vote made the list, way to go @Statesman, Austin FTW! :) I’m very excited to be on the list, especially since I am immersed in social media a minimum of 16 hours a day :)
    Also: I *love* that @newmediajim made the list- he’s such a nice guy! :)

    October 8th, 2008 at 11:56 pm
  20. Mari Smith said:

    Great job, Sarah!! Thanks a mil for all your efforts behind the scenes putting this together. I’m honored and grateful to my peeps for the votes!! #6 is a fabulous number out of 2,500. YAY!!!

    Cheers,
    Mari
    @marismith

    October 9th, 2008 at 1:42 am
  21. insomniamg said:

    What.. how can http://twitter.com/insomniamg now be on the list.

    October 9th, 2008 at 4:00 pm
  22. marc meyer said:

    WTF Sarah, I’m not on here??? Though, I question the word Twerson, as well. Congrats to all these deserving Tweeps.

    October 14th, 2008 at 4:19 pm
  23. Jeff said:

    very impressive list. Great resource for twitter newbies like me.
    twitter= jacksonj

    October 24th, 2008 at 9:52 pm
  24. Judy Howard Ellis said:

    Thanks, Sarah!
    This list is quite helpful. Good looking out for the newbies!

    Judy
    http://www.finaldaysforum.com
    http://www.daybreaklit.wordpress.com

    October 25th, 2008 at 1:11 am

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