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title: 'Follow frenzy: 50 interesting Twitter folks (who also happen to be speaking at #140conf NW)'
date: '2011-04-20T16:43:58-07:00'
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# 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](https://siliconflorist.com/tag/140conf/) NW.

As luck would have it, your need for following directly coincides with [\#140conf](https://siliconflorist.com/tag/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](https://siliconflorist.com/tag/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](http://nw2011.140conf.com "140conf NW").