180 tech gurus για να κάνετε follow στο Twitter

Τo Twitter αποτελεί ένα από τα ισχυρότερα εργαλεία ενημέρωσης και επικοινωνίας, προσφέροντας πρόσβαση στις ιδέες και τα insights σημαντικών ανθρώπων που αποτελούν γρανάζια της παγκόσμιας οικονομικής και επιχειρηματικής μηχανής.

Ποιοι όμως είναι οι tech leaders που αξίζει κάποιος να κάνει follow; Ποιοι είναι οι gurus με τη σημαντικότερη επιρροή στο χώρο και αποτελούν πηγή έμπνευσης για κάθε έναν που διαβάζει τα tweets τους; Τις απορίες αυτές έρχεται να λύσει το techrepublic, ανανεώνοντας τη λίστα με τους most important techies του πλανήτη.

Ομαδοποιημένοι σε 9 διακριτές κατηγορίες, οι 180 πιο σημαντικοί και δραστήριοι geeks του κόσμου μοιράζονται τις ιδέες, τις σκέψεις αλλά και τις ανησυχίες τους στους χιλιάδες πιστούς που τους ακολουθούν. Επιλέξτε εκείνους που προτιμάτε ή απλά κάνετε follow ολόκληρη τη λίστα και πάρτε μια γεύση από το πως και το τι σκέφτονται οι καλύτεροι του χώρου…

General technology

• Chris Anderson (@chr1sa) Editor in Chief of Wired and author of The Long Tail
• Michael Arrington (@arrington) Founder of TechCrunch
• Patrick Beja (@notpatrick) French podcaster and tech commentator
• Bianca Bosker (@bbosker) Technology Editor for The Huffington Post
• Henry Blodget (@hblodget) Controversial Wall Street journalist who covers tech sector
• Rick Broida (@cheapskateblog) CNET blogger scours the Web looking for the best deals in tech
• Brian Cooley (@briancooley) CNET car-tech editor
• Charles Cooper (@coopeydoop) Veteran tech reporter for cbsnews.com
• Dan Costa (@dancosta) Executive editor at PC Magazine
• Robert Cringley (@cringely) Long-time technology writer and pundit
• Chris Dawson (@mrdatahs) ZDNet blogger on technology in education
• Michael Dell (@michaeldell) CEO of Dell
• Sam Diaz (@sammyd) ZDNet news hound on the Between the Lines blog
• Larry Dignan (@ldignan) ZDNet Editor in Chief; prolific tech news blogger
• Cory Doctorow (@doctorow) Co-editor of Boing Boing; digital rights activist
• Jack Dorsey (@jack) CEO of Square; creator and co-founder of Twitter
• John C. Dvorak (@therealdvorak) Famously cranky tech pundit
• Esther Dyson (@edyson) Veteran technology pundit
• Mike Elgan (@mikeelgan) Widely-published freelance tech writer
• Rob Enderle (@enderle) Long-time analyst of the PC industry
• Michael Gartenberg (@gartenberg) Gartner analyst on consumer technology
• Denise Howell (@dhowell) Lawyer; commentator on technology and law
• Mathew Ingram (@mathewi) Canadian tech writer for GigaOm
• Shibani Joshi (@shibanijoshi) Fox Business Network reporter on tech and the NASDAQ
• Mitch Kapor (@mkapor) Lotus, Mozilla pioneer; angel investor
• Vinod Khosla (@vkhosla) One of the tech world’s most influential venture capitalists
• Adrian Kingsley-Hughes (@the_pc_doc) Technology hardware commentator at ZDNet
• Martin Lamonica (@mlamonica) CNET writer on green technology
• Leo Laporte (@leolaporte) Host of TWiT network and former TechTV host
• Cali Lewis (@calilewis) Host of GeekBrief.TV
• Katie Linendall (@katielinendoll) On-air geek tipster for CNN, CBS, and others
• Jim Louderback (@jlouderb) CEO of Revision3; former editor of PC Magazine
• Om Malik (@om) Founder of GigaOm
• John Markoff (@markoff) Science writer for The New York Times
• Harry McCracken (@harrymccracken) Founder of Technologizer and former editor of PC World
• Declan McCullagh (@declanm) CBS News correspondent on US tech policy
• Tom Merritt (@acedtect) Host of Tech News Today on the TWiT network
• Clayton Morris (@claytonmorris) Fox TV personality covering geek topics and social media
• Natali Morris (@natalimorris) CNET TV host of Loaded and tech correspondent for CBS News
• Walt Mossberg (@waltmossberg) Tech columnist for The Wall Street Journal
• Patrick Norton (@patricknorton) Tekzilla host and former TechTV personality
• Andrew Nusca (@editorialiste) ZDNet news writer; SmartPlanet.com editor
• John Paczkowski (@johnpaczkowski) Tech news hound for All Things Digital
• Jason Perlow (@jperlow) ZDNet technology columnist
• Chris Pirillo (@chrispirillo) Tech geek turned Internet personality
• David Pogue (@pogue) Tech columnist for New York Times and CNBC
• Jason Pontin (@jason_pontin) Editor in Chief of MIT Technology Review
• Seth Porges (@sethporges) Tech editor at Popular Mechanics magazine
• JR Rafael (@jr_raphael) Tech news writer for PC World
• Gabe Rivera (@gaberivera) Founder of Techmeme
• Jack Schofield (@jackschofield) Computer editor at The Guardian
• MG Siegler (@parislemon) TechCrunch news writer
• Dwight Silverman (@dsilverman) Technology editor for the Houston Chronicle
• Brad Stone (@bradstone) Technology reporter for Bloomberg Businessweek
• Robert Strohmeyer (@rstrohmeyer) Freelance tech columnist
• Kara Swisher (@karaswisher) Silicon Valley blogger for AllThingsD.com
• Baratunde Thurston (@baratunde) Editor, writer, and comedian; one of the funniest techies on Twitter
• Dan Tynan (@tynan_on_tech) Tech humor columnist and veteran tech writer
• Lance Ulanoff (@lanceulanoff) Editor in Chief of PC Magazine
• Padmasree Warrior (@padmasree) CTO of Cisco Systems
• Molly Wood (@mollywood) CNET TV host and writer; creator of the famed “Molly rant”
• Becky Worley (@bworley) ABC technology reporter, TWiT network host

Mobile computing

• Bonnie Cha (@bonniecnet) CNET mobile tech editor
• Jessica Dolcourt (@jdolcourt) CNET mobile tech reporter
• Bob Egan (@bobegan) Analyst on mobile tech; Wi-Fi pioneer
• Ina Fried (@inafried) AllThingsD.com mobile reporter
• Jonathan Geller (@boygenius) Founder and Editor in Chief of Boy Genius Report
• Kent German (@kentgerman) CNET mobile tech editor
• Nicole Lee (@nicole) CNET mobile tech reporter
• Stuart Miles (@stuartmiles) Founder of Pocket-lint.com
• Matthew Miller (@palmsolo) ZDNet blogger on mobile computing
• Maggie Reardon (@maggie_reardon) CNET reporter on mobile and wireless technology
• Sascha Seagan (@saschasegan) Mobile writer for PC Magazine
• Mark Spoonauer (@mspoonauer) Editor in Chief of Laptop Magazine
• Kevin Tofel (@kevinctofel) Mobile site editor for GigaOm
• Tony Vincent (@tonyvincent) Writer on mobile tech and IT in education

Enterprise

• Marc Benioff (@benioff) CEO of Salesforce.com
• David Berlind (@dberlind) TechWeb Editor-in-Chief
• Toni Bowers (@tbowers928) TechRepublic IT career columnist
• Tony Bradley (@tony_bradleypcw) PC World tech writer
• David Davis (@davidmdavis) Author, blogger, expert on Cisco and virtualization technologies
• Bill Detwiler (@billdetwiler) TechRepublic’s Head Technology Editor
• Erik Eckel (@erikeckel) IT consultant and TechRepublic writer
• Scot Finnie (@scotfinnie) Editor in Chief of Computerworld
• Steve Gillmor (@stevegillmor) Veteran tech journalist
• Bob Gourley (@bobgourley) CTOvision.com blogger; government IT expert
• Dion Hinchcliffe (@dhinchcliffe) Blogger and consultant on Web 2.0 for business
• Chuck Hollis (@chuckhollis) EMC CTO and blogger
• Alex Howard (@digiphile) Government 2.0 Correspondent for 
O’Reilly Media
• Doug Kaye (@dougkaye) Founder of IT Conversations
• Michael Krigsman (@mkrigsman) Watchdog of IT project failures
• Scott Lowe (@otherscottlowe) CIO, author, and TechRepublic columnist
• Abbie Lundberg (@abbielundberg) Former editor in chief of CIO Magazine
• Steve Ranger (@steveranger) Editor of UK IT site Silicon.com
• Deb Shinder (@debshinder) Popular tech tip writer for TechRepublic and other publications
• Don Tennant (@dontennant) Former editor in chief of Computerworld
• Rick Vanover (@rickvanover) Senior IT professional and TechRepublic blogger
• Werner Vogels (@werner) Amazon.com CTO
• Alex Wolfe (@awolfe58) Editor in Chief of InformationWeek

Microsoft

• Todd Bishop (@toddbishop) Seattle-based Microsoft reporter
• Ed Bott (@edbott) Microsoft Windows expert, blogger, book author
• Mary Jo Foley (@maryjofoley) Notable source on all things on Microsoft
• Bill Gates (@billgates) Microsoft co-founder and former CEO
• Mark Kaelin (@markwkaelin) TechRepublic editor covering Windows and PCs
• Frank X. Shaw (@fxshaw) PR chief at Microsoft
• Paul Thurrott (@thurrott) Microsoft Windows columnist, editor, and podcaster
• Stefan Weitz (@stefanweitz) Search chief at Microsoft

Apple

• Jacqui Cheng (@eJacqui) Apple editor for Ars Technica
• Jim Dalrymple (@jdalrymple) Editor of The Loop, veteran Apple columnist
• Philip Elmer-DeWitt (@philiped) Apple reporter for Fortune Magazine
• John Gruber (@gruber) Author of Daring Fireball
• Andy Ihnatko (@ihnatko) Apple pundit
• Guy Kawasaki (@guykawasaki) Venture capitalist, former Apple employee, former Mac columnist
• Steven Levy (@stevenjayl) Author and columnist on Apple topics
• Tim Robertson (@mymac) Podcaster; founder of MyMac.com
• John Siracusa (@siracusa) Apple writer for Ars Technica
• Jason Snell (@jsnell) Editorial Director of Macworld
• Brian Tong (@brian_tong) CNET TV host of AppleByte and Prizefight
• Seth Weintraub (@llsethj) Columnist covering Google and Apple

Google

• John Battelle (@johnbattelle) Author and pundit on Google and Internet search
• Matt Cutts (@mattcutts) Google engineer, blogger
• Chris DiBona (@cdibona) Open source spokesman at Google
• Vic Gundotra (@vicgundotra) Google VP of engineering for mobile apps
• Marissa Mayer (@marissamayer) Google product development executive
• Andy Rubin (@arubin) Head of Android development at Google
• Eric Schmidt (@ericschmidt) Chairman of Google
• Gina Trapani (@ginatrapani) Host of This Week in Google podcast

Open source

• Matt Asay (@mjasay) Former COO of Ubuntu and open source columnist
• John “Mad Dog” Hall (@maddoghall) Free software advocate
• Doc Searls (@dsearls) Tech journalist, author, open source advocate
• Steven J. Vaughan-Nichols (@sjvn) Long-time Linux and open source columnist
• Jack Wallen (@jlwallen) Linux enthusiast, columnist, and tip writer

Web and social media

• Randall Bennett (@randallb) Founder of TechVi, Web video specialist
• Tim Berners-Lee (@timberners_lee) Inventor of the World Wide Web
• Paul Boutin (@paulboutin) Reporter for VentureBeat, The New York Times, and Wired
• Danah Boyd (@zephoria) Academic/researcher in new media
• Jason Calacanis (@jason) CEO of Mahalo, founder of Weblogs Inc.
• Pete Cashmore (@mashable) CEO of Mashable
• Mrinal Desai (@mrinaldesai) Tech startup founder; tech news junkie
• Caterina Fake (@caterina) Co-founder of Flickr
• John Furrier (@furrier) Silicon Valley entrepreneur
• Jeff Jarvis (@jeffjarvis) Professor and author who covers tech and new media
• Sarah Lacy (@sarahcuda) Freelance author covering Silicon Valley
• Shira Lazar (@shiralazar) Web video journalist covering the intersection of tech, culture, and new media
• Jennifer Leggio (@mediaphyter) ZDNet blogger on social media for business
• Charlene Li (@charleneli) Author and social media thought leader
• Amber MacArther (@ambermac) Tech journalist and broadcaster
• Richard MacManus (@rww) Editor and founder of ReadWriteWeb
• Andrew Mager (@mager) Web developer and ZDNet blogger on Web 2.0
• Caroline McCarthy (@caro) CNET writer covering Web 2.0
• Matt Mullenweg (@photomatt) Founder of WordPress
• Rafe Needleman (@rafe) Editor of CNET’s Webware
• Tim O’Reilly (@timoreilly) Founder and CEO of O’Reilly Media
• Jeremiah Owyang (@jowyang) Forrester analyst on new media technologies
• Aza Razkin (@azaaza) Former creative lead for Firefox
• Kevin Rose (@kevinrose) Founder of Digg.com, host of Diggnation
• Joshua Schachter (@joshu) Creator of Delicious, a.k.a. del.icio.us
• Erick Schonfeld (@erickschonfeld) TechCrunch co-editor
• Robert Scoble (@scobleizer) Tech writer and social media flag-bearer
• Stephen Shankland (@stshank) CNET News reporter, covering the Web
• Joel Spolsky (@spolsky) Co-founder of Stack Overflow
• Owen Thomas (@owenthomas) Writer at VentureBeat
• Alexia Tsotsis (@alexia) TechCrunch reporter
• Fred Wilson (@fredwilson) Tech venture capitalist in New York
• Dave Winer (@davewiner) “The father of blogging and RSS” (BBC)
• Jonathan Zittrain (@zittrain) Author and Harvard professor covering the Internet

Consumer electronics

• Donald Bell (@donald) Gadget reporter for CNET
• Veronica Belmont (@veronica) Host of Tekzilla and Qore, and former CNET TV host
• Ryan Block (@ryan) Former Engadget editor and co-founder of GDGT
• David Carnoy (@davidcarnoy) CNET editor of mobile gadgets
• Jason Chen (@diskopo) Gizmodo editor
• Brian Lam (@blam) Editorial Director of Gizmodo
• Erica Ogg (@ericainsf) Gadget reporter for CNET
• Nilay Patel (@reckless) Managing Editor of Engadget
• Don Reisinger (@donreisinger) Gadget columnist for CNET
• Peter Rojas (@peterrojas) Founding editor of both Gizmodo and Engadget
• Ross Rubin (@rossrubin) NPD head analyst on consumer technology
• Joanna Stern (@joannastern) Engadget reporter
• Jeremy Toeman (@jtoeman) Consumer electronics startup advisor
• Joshua Topolsky (@joshuatopolsky) Editor in Chief of Engadget
• Dave Zatz (@davezatz) Gadget and digital lifestyle blogger

 

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