Twavorites

So I’m really not a fan of when people make up twitter words like tweeple, twebinar and the one above. But we here at SpeakerBox are pretty addicted to the social media word itself and we’re not the only ones – Twitter has been named the most used word of 2009 – it has crossed that threshold where a product name becomes a verb (ie: Google and Xerox). Earlier this year Time magazine gave us details about how Twitter will change the way we live – in a great article that outlines just why exactly it’s important.

SBXers are hooked and we all use Twitter in different ways and follow different people, so through this series “twavorites” on the Sounding Board, we are going to give you a glimpse into our favorite people to follow, either in general or around specific topics.

To single my self out in starting this series, I use Twitter mostly as a listening post. I have it or cotweet up pretty much all day and check in periodically to see what folks are saying. I’ve found a lot of useful info this way but don’t actually tweet too often, that said my handle is @asmith731 if you want to find me. 

So without further ado here are a few of my twavorites:

·       @FishbowlDC – I love Fishbowl’s blog and it’s Twitter stream is on the same par. It keeps me updated about local (and national) media news with just enough gossip flair to keep it interesting.

·       @dcsportbog – I am impressed by all things Dan Steinberg. I am a huge sports fan and love his Post column/blog, his twitter feed and when he’s on the Junkies. He keeps me up to date, has a biting wit and the same attitude as DC fans – he also regularly makes my fiancée say “how did you know that?”

·       @shannonpaul – I found Shannon though a guest blog post on PR Squared. She tweets on topics that keep coming up in our office (ie: assigning value to work). She also tends to post links to articles that I find really interesting on the influence of social media on traditional media and consumers.

Stay tuned – there are more twavorites to come from the SBX team…

- Ali Smith