Follow frenzy: 50 interesting Twitter folks (who also happen to be speaking at #140conf NW)

So, you’ve been feeling a little different. Things are changing. You’re changing. It happens. This is a special time in your life.

You’re looking for a few new people to follow on Twitter.

Well, before you go running off and following Twitter types willy nilly, maybe you should start with a sure thing. You know what I’m talking about. That’s right. Speakers at the #140conf NW.

As luck would have it, your need for following directly coincides with #140conf NW announcing their speaker list. And guess what? They’re all on Twitter. So you now have 59 new people to follow.

Huzzah! Get to clicking there, tiger.

1. Aaron Weiss, @TheSquare, KGW Square
2. Al Partridge, @uselink126, ISITE Design
3. Bill Boyd, @chiefb2, Bellingham Fire Department
4. Brett Burmeister, @pdxfoodcarts, Food Carts Portland
5. Brian Barker, @brianbarker, Tualatin Valley Fire & Rescue
6. Bruce Elgort, @belgort, OpenNTF Alliance
7. Carol Doane, @theclassiccarol, USD Media
8. Carol Dunn, @caroldn, Bellevue Emergency Management
9. Cheryl Bledsoe, @cherylble, @CRESA, Clark Regional Emergency Services Agency
10. Chris Martin, @cmstudios, Chris Martin Studios
11. Dale Chumbley, @dalechumbley, Clark County Real Estate Guide & 365 Things to Do in Vancouver
12. David Hablewitz, @davehabz, Social Business Consultant
13. Denise Rowlett, @disasterdenise, Emergency Management, Pacific County, WA
14. Emily Logan, @emilyrlogan, Care2.com
15. Eric Holdeman, @eric_holdeman, Emergency Management Magazine / co-host
16. Frank Shuman, @frankshuman, Ellipsis Graphics
17. Gisli Olafsson, @gislio, Project Net Hope
18. Gunnar Simonson, @gunnarsimonsen, digital media architect
19. Jason Hillard, @homeloan_ninja, Home Loan Ninjas Dot Com
20. Jeff Bunch, @jeffreyrbunch, web-based news media
21. Jeff Pulver, @jeffpulver, #140Conf Creator / co-host
22. Jeremy Bertrand, @WSDOT, Washington State Dept of Transportation
23. John Reid, @thejohnreid, IKR Consultants
24. Lia Hollander, @missburrows, Community Manager
25. Libby Tucker, @libbytucker, @thecolumbian, The Columbian
26. Lisa Loving, @lisaloving, @theskannernews, The Skanner News
27. Lise Harwin, @liseharwin, @redcrosspdx, American Red Cross
28. Lynsey Smith, @miss_lynsey, ZZoomMedia
29. Maileen Hamto, @portlandhousing, Portland Housing
30. Mary Rarick, @mary_rarick, Mambo Media
31. Matt Kinshella, @mkinshella, @211info, 2-1-1
32. Michael Perozzo, @michaelperozzo, ZZoomMedia
33. Michelle Anderson, @mediachick, I Heart Media
34. Nate DiNiro, @unclenate, @openaffairs, @codeforhealth, Code for Health
35. Noland Hoshino, @nolandhoshino, [B]Cause Media Social Communications
36. Octaviano Merecias, @vozdenube, 4-H Tech Wizards
37. Oliver Stewart, @kidswift, Opal Labs
38. Pamela Statz, @plammmm, former Wired.Com web editor
39. Sam Adams, @mayorsamadams, City of Portland Mayor
40. Scott Clemetson, @disastermansc, @CRESA, Clark Regional Emergency Services Agency
41. Scott Reuter, @sct_r, Oregon Volunteer Organizations Active in Disaster (ORVOAD)
42. Sean Whitcomb, @seattlePD, Seattle PD
43. Seth Long, @sethlong, Sound Publishing
44. Simon King, @wordspreadz, CEO of Wordspreadz
45. Stephanie Fritts, @tsunamisteph, 9-1-1 & Emergency Management Director, Pacific County
46. Steve McAdoo, @stevesituation, Clackamas Fire Department, Public Information Officer
47. Steve Woodward, @nozzlsteve, Nozzl Real-Time Technologies
48. Tiffany Estes, @tbestes, Astoria Downtown Historic District Association, Whole Brain Creative
49. Troy Hammond, @troy211info, 2-1-1
50. VaNessa Duplessie, @vduplessie, Business Coach & Serial Entrepreneur

And if seeing these people speak is of interest to you, please check out #140conf NW.

Published by Rick Turoczy

More than mildly obsessed with the Portland startup community. Founder and editor at Silicon Florist. Cofounder and general manager at PIE. Follow me on Twitter: @turoczy View all posts by Rick Turoczy