People I’m Following on Twitter

[photo by Hamed Saber]

My Friday post is an ongoing effort to cut down on the #FF traffic on Twitter. For those unfamiliar it’s a tradition that on Fridays you suggest people you think others should follow on Twitter. It’s called Follow Fridays and it’s annotated with #FF.

It’s a good idea but it’s just gotten out of control. Too many tweets stuffed full of names and nothing else. So instead, every Friday I post a list on this blog of 8 people I’m currently following on Twitter and then tweet a link to this page. You can find previous lists here and here.

Who are some of your favorite people to follow on Twitter and why? I’d love to hear your input. You can comment on this blog or hit me up on Twitter here:@SHerdegen.

Now my list of new people I’ve met who I think are worth following:

@TheNapkinDad: Marty Coleman draws simple cartoon drawings on napkins to illustrate insightful quotes. On Twitter he’s just a sincere voice.

@FoundingeEditor: Tweets about short form fiction and poetry. A nice break from reality.

@LibbyRobinson: I think she’s some kind of corporate coach but she posts a lot of inspirational quotes and generally keeps things interesting. She lives in Paris so she has reason to be happy.

@pbarbanes: Patrick Barbanes is neck deep in the social media world. A great resource for what’s going on behind the scenes and even in front of the scenes.

@picsiechick: A photographer and quasi-philosopher, she’s full of brilliant observations and all-around light hearted wisdom.

@feistycoach: Georgia Feiste is a life transition coach who is great at digging up unknown websites. I watch her for places I wouldn’t find on my own.

@ericabiz: Erica Douglass sold her successful business for over $1M when she was just 26 years old. Now she helps other people run their businesses. Nothing new, right? Her site Erica.biz will blow you away. She is no kidding the most transparent business person I have ever met. Yesterday she posted her income statement on her blog. I mean the whole thing. How much money she made in the first quarter, where it came from, how many hits on her site, how many sales. Unbelievably open. Bravo.

@nhangen: The thing I like about Nathan Hangen is his humility. He’s confident, committed, passionate, but not full of himself like some people (yes, I’m talking about @TheInfoPreneur). His tweets are mostly about promoting his blog, but it’s a good blog and if you engage him in conversation, he’s very social.

That’s my list. I’m looking forward to reading a list on your site sometime soon. Until then, here’s to keeping Twitter’s Follow Friday (#FF) a little cleaner.

Have a great weekend.