Daniel Patricio
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No longer just for Britney Spears Fans – Directory of Top Execs on Twitter
In: social media
23 Mar 2009
It seems that the top 100 users on twitter has quickly become a list of celebrities that have ridiculed my claim that twitter is a place for thought communities. I still have faith and if anything I have become more impressed with the high level connections I have been making in the last few weeks as we are seeing mass entry of the mainstream.
To bridge the gap in identifying those voices. Microsoft and the Federated Media have teamed up to create ExecTweets, a resource to help you identify the top executives from companies such as Coca-Cola, Best Buy, Microsoft and Unilever.
Here is a few of the people they have identified on Twitter:
Chris Barger, GM
Craig Newmark, Craigslist
Daniel Rasumus, Microsoft
Dave Knox, P&G
Georgy Colony, Forrester Research
Joi Ito, Creative Commons
Warren L. Habib, MTV
Werner Vogels, Amazon.comWes Spears, The Weston Group
I still argue that with a concerted effort you can really build up a network of people that you can learn from and increase your knowledge and even make high level professional connections.
We might see the top 100 users becoming fickle celebrities but the real people that are benefiting are those that are building thought communities by connecting with intelligent leaders.
Who are you following on Twitter?
Photo credit, World Economic Forum
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The world around us is changing and we all are looking for the leaders to show us where this road will take us.
Ambitious and passionate in equal measure, Daniel Patricio is a digital marketing and community strategist who develops social media campaigns and consults to brands on marketing in the digital age.
He is the founder and CEO of Orange Rhino Media and founded GenY Toronto a meetup for young people in the startup, marketing and tech industries.
He has worked, consulted and advised to national and international brands in the pharmaceutical, banking, cosmetics, liquor, university and small business sectors.
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1 Response to No longer just for Britney Spears Fans – Directory of Top Execs on Twitter
Jared O'Toole
March 27th, 2009 at 4:42 am
It's cool and sucks how the celebs have taken over. But the great thing about twitter is you don't have to listen if you don't want to! So if you stay in your niche and stay involved with the right people there are plenty of great convos to get into. And from a business standpoint following these execs definitely provides some cool insights.