Follow Them

This and this were great posts about some fun and not so fun people to follow on twitter. Alas, I was a bit disappointed to see not as much conflict as I was hoping for So… below are a few of mine. I tried not to duplicate in less I felt very strongly. However, keep in mind this post/quote…

Twitter is inherently democratic. The voices you hear are the voices you want to hear… Every single decision to follow or not follow someone is purely subjective...

Silly People to Follow:

1. @Pistachio. OMG. Maybe how she branded herself as an “expert” should be a case study in itself. If only I could make some of the “things” I market seem soooo cool.
2. @tferris. Getting better, but I was hoping for more from the author of the ever popular book, Four Hour Work Week.
3. @iJustine. Can someone explain why she has so many followers?
4. @googlenews. Stick the RSS feed on your iGoogle, but don’t follow. They’ll take up two pages worth of tweets at a time. Someone needs to introduce this bot to TweetLater.
5. @avinashkaushik. I LOVE his blog. I really want to love his tweets too.
6. BONUS: @JessicaKnows. I started following because I had heard such great things. I guess this tweet stream is just not my cup of tea.

Favorites:

1. @therules. Probably one of my favorite non-people. So much so that I have mobile alerts turned on for them. They send one a day very early in the morning. That SMS is one of my favorites to wake up to.
2. @ashleyvaness. Insanely insightful, funny and shares a good link every so often.
3. @dearjanesample. She rarely tweets, but I still love ’em. She’s the inspiration for starting this blog.
4. @adamkmiec. Kinda felt obligated. Just kidding Adam typically shares links that I haven’t seen elsewhere. As Steve Rubel references, he’s one of the few who has new or breaking content and doesn’t perpetuate the Lazysphere.
5. @benleis. This one’s for bonus points. And to make @mleis jealous
6. BONUS: I had a lot of trouble deciding who would be my bonus favorite, but I finally settled on @Gloson. He’s 10 (or so we’re led to believe). If he can provide value, can’t anyone?

Good for a Chuckle:

1. @HolyGod. Can you really go wrong with tweets like, “Arm-wrestling Satan. 20 souls at stake”?
2. @Satan. Doesn’t update much, but it sure is fun blaming @satan for things.
3. @el_gato. This is @zappos’s cat. I think it was also one of the first “animals” to start tweeting.
4. @TheOnion. Would a funny list really be complete without The Onion?
5. @thebachelorguy. All the links go to his blog, but they’re still funny and things I don’t see elsewhere.
6. BONUS: @ispenis. When you need a really stupid laugh.

Brands (the good, bad and ugly):

1. @fairmonthotels and @MarriottIntl are my two favorite hotels. Marriott does a fantastic job in engagement marketing. I think @fairmonthotels is going to be equally as good.
2. @barackobama. I feel so used.
3. @viralblog. Twitter handle says it all.
4. @vegasdouchebag. For the love of god, please tell me why Vegas.com continues to perpetuate this ad campaign. It really doesn’t excite me to go to Vegas.
5. @CirqueLasVegas. Like all their social media efforts, they walk the perfect line between marketing, customer service and providing value.