15 Bloggers Worth Following on Twitter
Thursday, August 21st, 2008 by MattGetting started with Twitter? Looking for some more people to follow? A lot of bloggers, like yourself no doubt, use Twitter too. Here are a few you may want to pay attention to.
Smashing Magazine
The most smashingest blog on the planet is now on Twitter. Find out about new posts faser than your RSS reader can keep up, see what the Smashing folks are finding online, etc. Follow smashingmag.
Tom Merrit
Tom is an executive editor at CNET, and co-host of the Buzz Out Loud podcast. Keep up with what Tom’s up to, and be alerted when Buzz Out Loud is streaming live online. Follow acedtect.
Sumesh
Sumesh’s blog Techzilo.com covers “software, internet and productivity tips.” Sumesh has been a tech addict for quite some time, and knows his stuff when it comes to blogging. Follow sumesh.
Darren Rowse
Darren Rowse is the ProBlogger. You know, the ProBlogger. If you’re blogging and havn’t heard of him, then you must be blogging under a rock. Follow problogger.
Maki
Maki is the blogger behind DoshDosh.com, a blog about “Internet Marketing and Social Media.” Maki is a Digg addict, and could probably be considered a Digg “power user.” Follow doshdosh.
Jason Howell
Jason is a casual blogger, as well as a podcast producer at CNET. He produces and co-hosts the Buzz Out Loud podcast with Tom Merrit and Molly Wood, and usually has something interesting/funny to say while doing so. Follow raygun01.
Molly Wood
Molly is the third regular co-host of the Buzz Out Loud podcast, and is an executive editor at CNET. She formerly wrote for the associated press before getting involved with web publishing. She also hosts a few entertaining tech shows on CNET TV. Follow mollywood.
Skellie
Skellie is a blogger from Melbourne, Australia. She writes on her blog Skelliewag, as well as the occasional post on the popular blogs ProBlogger, and FreelanceSwitch. She is “a consultant and social media strategist” for Envato (formerly Eden Creative). Follow skellie.
Adii
Adii is a self-proclaimed “WordPress Rockstar.” He’s a WordPress theme designer who blogs about WordPress, freelancing, the internet, and business strategy. Follow adii.
Mohsin Naqi
Mohsin’s blog, Blogging Bips, covers “blog writing, marketing, and design.” He’s a fairly prolific twitterer, though he tends to spend more time replying than posting about himself. If you’re looking for some conversation on Twitter, you’ve found the right person. Follow MohsinN.
Michael Martin
Michael was the first person I ever followed on Twitter, if my memory is correct. He blogs over at Pro Blog Design, and is what you could call a design expert, and it wouldn’t be much of a stretch. His blog’s well worth a read, if you haven’t already been there. Follow problogdesign.
Daniel Scocco
Daily Blog Tips, mainly written by Daniel, is true to it’s name. Every day, guaranteed, you’ll get a new informative post on blogging. Mr. Scocco is very knowledgeable about blogging and writing, and manages several blogs of a similar style to Daily Blog Tips, such as the aptly named Daily Writing Tips. Follow danielscocco.
Collis Ta’eed
Collis has one of the most inspirational success stories on the internet, in my opinion. He and Cyan Ta’eed used to be freelancers, until they started the website FlashDen, a highly profitable Flash asset marketplace From there they founded the company now called Envato, which is a network of websites by the Ta’eeds, as well as a maker of “creative communities” for those who have the money to have one built. I first heard about Collis when I found his blog North X East, which he eventually sold to another blogger. Collis is a talented designer and entrepreneur who blogs on several of Envato’s properties. Follow collis.
Lorelle VanFossen
Lorelle is one of the few lucky bloggers to have a wordpress.com subdomain that’s just her first name. Lorelle blogs about blogging over at lorelle.wordpress.com. Follow lorelleonwp.
Matt Harzewski
Me! I’m a blogger, I use Twitter. I tweet frequently as I wander around the internet, reading my RSS feeds, skulking around Digg and Reddit, and blogging of course. Follow redwall_hp.
That’s all for now, everyone. Be sure to leave a comment if there’s an interesting blogger you follow who you think we all ought to know about.










7:55 am on August 22nd, 2008
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2:21 pm on August 23rd, 2008
These are worth following too: Robert Scoble (Scobleizer), John C. Dvorak (THErealDVORAK), Leo Laporte (leolaporte)
10:44 pm on August 24th, 2008
Bummer! I didn’t make the list.
10:50 am on August 25th, 2008
Actually, Douglas would be better than me on this list.
Thanks for the inclusion. I’m more a lurker than chatter, but I’ll do my best to live up to your expectations.Thanks!
12:36 pm on August 25th, 2008
Keep up the suggestions. In a week or so I’ll amend the post and add a “bonus reader-submitted” section. (And I’ll probably put you in there Douglas.)
1:17 pm on August 25th, 2008
Ha, you should put urself into the above list,
and I will sure follow you!
6:58 am on August 26th, 2008
Well, I am humbled by the inclusion in this list - which includes Darren, Collis, Maki, Skellie, Adii, Mohsin, Daniel, Michael and you Matt, of course, all of whom I admire
You have not included some info, like Skellie is the editor of FSw, and may not really be “she”. ;)PS: Your comment form is acting weird (some characters are not appearing), I am on Firefox 3 on Windows. And why is subscribe to comments checkbox appearing under the footer separator (a line).
PPS: Though you mentioned TechZilo, I would have loved to have a link from you to my blogging-related (hence more relevant to WS audience) BlogCreativity.com. It is non-commercial and I write my heart out, tell me if you like it
As for my suggestions: Scoble, Arrington, Brian Clarke, Gina Trapani, Chris Pearson, Jon Snook, Eric Meyer, Veerle Pieters, Mike Castilla (last five are designers, hence more relevant for WS readers).
Come to think of it, that is quite a list, I will write one of my own on TechZilo. Expect a trackback to this post soon…
12:12 pm on August 26th, 2008
@Sumesh, I’ll add the link to the post along with all the other changes, once the comments quiet down a little bit, and once I get around to making the other changes.
I wasn’t entirely aware of the comment form issues (I’m on FF3 too). I haven’t noticed any character issues, and I don’t normally see the subscribe to comments checkbox since I’m normally logged-in to WordPress, and it doesn’t show for admins. I’ll look into it though.
6:48 am on October 23rd, 2008
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