1. Lance Armstrong: Often uses twitterpic (see above), insights into training and racing, updates several times a day - anything from a glass of wine with fellow twitterer Johan Bruyneel, to a picture of him post-collarbone surgery, to comments on his kids and coverage of a training ride.
536,453 Followers
2. Matthew Buckland: Often makes personal observations, doesn't self promote and provides some regular edgy updates from the bowels of MEDIA24
1,006 Followers
3. Mashable - The Social Media Guide - super stay-in-the-loop content from these guys. Take their current article: A Brief History of the Status Update
397,380 Followers
4. Phillip Defranco: Honestly I am more a fan of his YOUTUBE videos (see below). Videoblogging is less popular in South Africa, but I'd predict once costs go down and speeds go up PhillyDTV will be a cult figure amongst video bloggers in South Africa. I've tried to emulate him, but what can one say, he's a natural with a huge following.
35,995 Followers
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5. WIRED magazine: Awesome content and great variety. Edgy, entertaining with geek, pop, guru and scientist welded together nicely.
27,237 Followers
6. Richard Branson: I don't need to say why. He's fairly new to Twitter with only 87 updates so far.
76,920 Followers
7. David Lynch: For those days when you feel like something different. An inspired (or off the wall) quote perhaps, eg:
Art has its source in the transcendent.
51,110 Followers
8. The Onion: For weird news and an opportunity to think about how crazy the world is.
422,853 Followers
9. The Oil Drum: A valuable source of non-mainstream data fused with meaningful commentary.
2,259 Followers
10. Helen Zille: Mayor of Cape Town, Leader of South Africa's main opposition party the Democratic Alliance. One of the few ostenisbly moral politicians in South Africa, and a person of vigorous energy, enthusiasm and urgency. Even if you're not South African follow her and support her (as we followed and supported Barrack Obama). She provides fairly frequent updates and insights into her thoughts and intentions. Zille was also recently voted the world's best mayor.
1,424 Followers
- Want to shoot down this list? Go for it. If you feel strongly about the tweets you're reading, give me your top 3 or top 5 and I'll put 'em up for you.
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