Smart Folks
Rachel Maddow MSNBC
I see political people... (Retweets do not imply endorsement.)2,125,322 followers | Follow
Jack Dorsey
Executive Chairman of Twitter, CEO of Square, a founder of both.2,002,264 followers | Follow
Tim O'Reilly
Founder and CEO, O'Reilly Media. Watching the alpha geeks, sharing their stories, helping the future unfold.1,563,432 followers | Follow
Evan Williams
Farm boy from Nebraska. Husband and father. Co-founder of Twitter. Partner at @ObviousCorp1,484,214 followers | Follow
David Pogue
Tech columnist, NY Times; PBS NOVA host; Missing Manuals creator, dad of 3!1,423,437 followers | Follow
John Dickerson
Political correspondent Slate magazine/Political Director CBS News1,375,126 followers | Follow
Chris Sacca
Dreamily married to @crystale, dad to @CCEleven, investor in @Twitter, @Uber, @Instagram, @Turntablefm & other startups. Learn more: http://lowercasellc.com/.1,339,838 followers | Follow
Jack Welch
Author, Commentator, and Founder of the Jack Welch Management Institute, a business school offering Executive MBA and certificate programs at Strayer University1,337,237 followers | Follow
Kevin Rose
Venture Partner at Google Ventures. Founder of digg.com. @tea drinker.1,337,092 followers | Follow
Nicholas Kristof
New York Times columnist, two-time Pulitzer Prize winner, co-author @Half the Sky, http://www.facebook.com/kristof1,261,126 followers | Follow
ReadWriteWeb
The latest news, analysis and conversation in all things web, tech and social media from the ReadWriteWeb.com team.1,177,828 followers | Follow
Kevin Rudd
Federal Member for Griffith. Proud father of 3 great kids with my wife Thérèse. Born and raised in country Queensland.1,111,636 followers | Follow
Gary Vaynerchuk
Family 1st! but after that, Businessman- a dude that Loves the hustle, people & the @nyjets - @vaynermedia .Tasted wine for years online!930,120 followers | Follow
Gates Foundation
We work to help all people lead healthy, productive lives, focused on health, poverty, and opportunity. Follow our work on @gateshealth, @gatesag, and @gatesed.745,653 followers | Follow
The Next Web
Our feed of international news on technology, business and culture. Follow @TNW for top stories OR follow specific channels in our twitter lists.721,164 followers | Follow
Adam Savage
I play a scientist on TV. Obsessive maker of things. Host of Mythbusters on the Discovery Channel.677,566 followers | Follow
Steve Case
Co-founder of AOL; now Chairman of Case Foundation and Revolution (Zipcar, LivingSocial, Exclusive Resorts, Everyday Health, Revolution Money, Miraval, etc)504,990 followers | Follow
Martin Zwilling
Veteran startup mentor, executive, blogger, author, tech professional, and angel investor. Published on Forbes, Harvard Business Review, and Huffington Post.493,871 followers | Follow
Jeff Keni Pulver
Technology Anthropologist; Entrepreneur; Early-Stage Seed Investor; story teller, Living in Social Media. Producer of #140conf445,141 followers | Follow
Case Foundation
We invest in people and ideas that change the world. Founded by Steve and Jean Case in 1997.423,579 followers | Follow
Jean-Luc Raymond
Consultant formateur en projets numériques citoyens. Social Media & Digital Citizenship expert. Lecturer at Universities (CELSA...) jeanluc.raymond@gmail.com408,196 followers | Follow
Tim Ferriss
Author of #1 NY Times bestsellers, The 4-Hour Body and The 4-Hour Workweek, Japanophile, tea drinker, tango world record holder, language learning fanatic.328,306 followers | Follow
Adam Wilson
The Brain-Computer Interface Laboratory at the University of Wisconsin278,004 followers | Follow
Doug Bowman
Designer, thinker, speaker, creative director at Twitter. Previously at Google, Stopdesign, Wired, and Mentus.222,345 followers | Follow
Maria Popova
Interestingness hunter-gatherer obsessed with combinatorial creativity. Editor of @brainpickings & @explorer. Bylines for @WiredUK & @TheAtlantic. MIT Fellow.186,920 followers | Follow
Jason Calacanis
I angel invest in awesome startups... and try to build them myself. Be excellent to each other.143,413 followers | Follow
Dan Schawbel
Founder at Millennial Branding, personal branding expert, #1 international bestselling author of Me 2.0, speaker, TIME/Forbes columnist.126,132 followers | Follow
Chris Pirillo
I create content and communities. You can hire me to produce for your company, too! chris@pirillo.com105,484 followers | Follow
Jeremiah Owyang
Industry Analyst (aka Catalyst) at Altimeter Group. Some tweets publish on timer. How I use Twitter http://bit.ly/LK0i105,298 followers | Follow
Laura Fitton
Inbound Marketing Evangelist, @HubSpot. Starter of #beonfire, @oneforty, Twitter for @Dummies. Deeply silly. Fiercely optimistic. Tuesdays I'm a SAHM.99,272 followers | Follow
Loic Le Meur
Seesmic.com founder LeWeb.net conference founder and blogger. Loves kitesurfing and running!87,142 followers | Follow
Jason Fried
Founder of 37signals. Co-author of REWORK. Credo: It's simple until you make it complicated.84,556 followers | Follow
Robert Clay
INTJ Entrepreneur; strategist; author; speaker and business mentor to aspiring market leaders. Digital native and foodie into cars, design, Apple and skiing84,022 followers | Follow
Jim MacMillan
Journalist in Residence for @WarNewsRadio & teaching Peace Journalism @Swarthmore • 215.882.4765 • jimmacm@gmail.com • Latest: GunCrisis.org @GunCrisisNews78,991 followers | Follow
Chris Anderson
Wired EIC, Long Tail, FREE, DIY Drones, 3D Robotics, GeekDad, etc. (five kids in there, too)78,793 followers | Follow
Ludwik C. Siadlak
Founder of Advanced Training Solutions. Trainer, Success Coach, Consultant.64,915 followers | Follow
John Jantsch
Small business marketing consultant, speaker and author of Duct Tape Marketing, The Referral Engine and soon to be released - The Commitment Engine.64,807 followers | Follow
Veteran Traveler
King of Nothing: Expat rediscovering the US, prof, poet, travel writer, social median, disabled Vet, Black Belt #China #SOT #PTSD #Tibet #Humanrights61,586 followers | Follow
Kiruba Shankar
An entrepreneur, author, speaker, podcaster, people connector and a farmer. I love life. Will work for comics.56,047 followers | Follow
George Dan Pirvu
Offering internet marketing tools, advice and services. Using Twitter to bookmark and share what's hot on the web right now.54,208 followers | Follow
Venture Hacks
Advice for startups. We also do @angellist. Tweets by @nivi. Thx for reading.49,813 followers | Follow
David Armano
EVP @edelmandigital, strategist, thinker, doer, dad, hubby to @msarmano, contributor @harvardbiz, co-founder #Allhat, biker, karaoke junkie, & imperfect soul.48,604 followers | Follow
FUTURE Patrick Dixon
FUTURIST, 13.5 MILLION VISITORS WEB, 4m video views, author 14 books. RANKED ONE OF 20 MOST INFLUENTIAL BUSINESS THINKERS IN WORLD (2005). Keynote Speaker42,513 followers | Follow
Wee One Baby Gifts
42,406 followers | Follow
Don Tapscott
Author (most recent book Macrowikinomics), consulting company CEO, Hammond B3 player, striving to live a principled life of consequence.36,338 followers | Follow
Matt Singley
CEO of @singleymackie. Digital magic for Microsoft, AT&T, EA, Hasbro, Samsung & others. Father of 4. Triathlete. Boss. Afraid of spontaneous human combustion.34,528 followers | Follow
John Perry Barlow
I co-founded EFF, wrote songs for the Dead, ranched in Wyoming for 17 years. A weird father, a good friend, and an excellent ex.33,500 followers | Follow
Jason Kincaid
Formerly a mild-mannered reporter at TechCrunch. Email: Jkincaid@gmail.com25,518 followers | Follow
Gerd Leonhard
Keynote Speaker, Futurist, Strategist, Author of http://gerd.fm/focbook CEO @FuturesAgency http://www.futureof.biz http://www.gerdfuturist.com + @agreenfuturist23,157 followers | Follow
Aza Raskin
Founder & CEO of Massive Health. Former Creative Lead for Firefox. Forbes 2012 30-under-30 and Fast Company top 40 influential US designer. Also, Bloxes.com.21,395 followers | Follow
Patrick LaForge
Editor, News Presentation, @nytimes. To e-mail the newsroom: nytnews at nytimes dot com.19,862 followers | Follow
Ross Mayfield
Biz Dev for SlideShare, a LinkedIn company. Social, I called it...18,089 followers | Follow
Charles Magnuson
Support Triage Captain at Twitter. Geek. A/V nerd. Timelapse enthusiast. Astronomy nut. Burritophile. San Francisco Bay Area native.17,456 followers | Follow
Cody Brown
Founder of @scrollkit. Trying to make the internets more cinematic. Contact me at codyvbrown 'at' gmail.com16,858 followers | Follow
Steve Gillmor
13,923 followers | Follow
Andy Young
Entrepreneur. Hacker. Cofounder & CEO, GroupSpaces.com. Music addict. Creator of Selective Tweets. A heavy bassline is my kind of silence.13,198 followers | Follow
Adriel Hampton
NationBuilder, LegiNation, Gov 2.0 Radio. You don't ask permission to lead. 213-344-383112,712 followers | Follow
Damien Basile
The Techie Preppie. Your best friend's best friend. Fauxhemian.10,889 followers | Follow
Sally Falkow
I am a social media coach and I blog at The Proactive Report - a guide to social media and online PR8,242 followers | Follow
Stephanie Hannon
Loves building great products (Google Wave, Maps and Gmail), diving the world and buying adorable home goods.8,028 followers | Follow
Dr. Ellen Weber
Practical Tactics from Neuro Discoveries. President of MITA International Brain Based Center7,561 followers | Follow
Jurgen Appelo
agile writer, speaker, developer, entrepreneur, manager, blogger, reader, dreamer, leader, freethinker, and… Dutch guy6,886 followers | Follow
Ian Geldard
UK conservative libertarian tweeting global news on civil liberty, national security and other items. Ron Paul in 2012!6,815 followers | Follow
Esteban Kolsky
follow me... follow me... follow me.... follow me... nope, nothing. oh well, I tried the subliminal thingie...4,760 followers | Follow
Michael Zimbalist
Exploring the edges of media and technology since 1979. Leading R&D for the New York Times Company. Enjoying my three kids who make my day -- everyday.4,190 followers | Follow
Mick Liubinskas
I help start new web businesses for Pollenizer - we co-found web startups in Sydney, Australia. e.g. Spreets, mogeneration, Wooboard, Dealised3,979 followers | Follow
Ethan Kurzweil
I heart entrepreneurs. VC at Bessemer Venture Partners (@BessemerVP)3,413 followers | Follow
Future Foundation
The latest trends, insight & commentary from the Future Foundation. Contact us: info@futurefoundation.net1,744 followers | Follow
GlenHiemstra
Founder of Futurist.com, speaker, author, consultant. Also a hiker & family guy. I focus on preferred futures and cool ideas for creating a better world.1,676 followers | Follow
Fred Davis
Media guy, tech visionary. Start-up guy: CNET, Wired, & Ask Jeeves. Award-winning journalist. Editor of A+, MacUser, PC Magazine, & PC Week. Author of 12 books1,608 followers | Follow
Gerd Leonhard Finds
This channel offers links to nuggets of wisdom I find online (yes, that is possible). For my futurist stuff follow @gleonhard or go green via @agreenfuturist :)1,319 followers | Follow
Kevin J. Berk
Angel Investor, Entrepreneur, advocate for the creative genius of mankind! Owner and El Presidente, WWW.AZONTHEROCKS.COM, Arizona’s Largest Indoor Climbing Gym1,218 followers | Follow
Dr Jürgen Strauss
Founder of Innovabiz - Specialists in web development, internet marketing and mindmapping. Making Websites and Making Websites Achieve More...647 followers | Follow
Patrick Walker
Chief Conductor, YouTube Music Europe, Middle East & Africa; Digital Media Addict; Nowherian570 followers | Follow
Chris Crowe
Social Media Campaign Manager for @UOPX. 21 years old and a web, photography, car, and Microsoft enthusiast.177 followers | Follow
