Follow Friday is a recent phenomenon on Twitter where users recommend other users that should be followed. Micah Baldwin of Lijit started Follow Friday and you can read about it on Mashable. I’ve created this post to share some of my favorite recommendations with a small explanation. This certainly isn’t final and will be edited in the future. If you were left off, it was likely a mistake and I apologize. Be sure to add yourself and your suggestions in the comments section as I’ll be tweeting this list out in the future.
@ashleypalmero – my beautiful wife and an amazing photographer
@laurapalmero – my sister and humanitarian
@SalesBy5 Team
@erikdarm – Chief Energy Officer of @salesby5 and marketing expert
@heidigerhardt – Project Manager and marathon runner
@kya10 – Brand Evangelist
@bobbyfreeman – Outdoorsman
@sarahq27 – rockstar editor of my blog posts
BlackBerry and Technology Experts
@ahmadnassri – Director, Web Services at @Viigo
@asacco – CIO.com
@azeis – crackberry.com
@bbgeekchic – BlackBerry expert
@bbunderground – blackberryunderground.com
@bettiol – boygeniusreport.com
@blackberryrocks – blackberryrocks.com
@boygenius – boygeniusreport.com
@cbgarz – crackberry.com
@crackberrykevin – crackberry.com
@davepeckens – BlackBerry enthusiast and showman
@daytripper67 – BlackBerry expert and amazing RT’er
@donluig – BerryReview.com writer
@fabianmh – BlackBerry Developer
@gizmoalex – funny guy and rep for @thephonestore
@jesssquire – my brother from another mother and Product Manager at @viigo
@jsanders10 – BlackBerryNews.com
@kasperapd – crackberry.com
@kylemcinnes – blackberrycool.com
@loutreize – blackberrycool.com
@mas90guru – geardiary.com
@mdflores – boygeniusreport.com
@mjbogart – @Viigo Marketing Consultant
@phonescooper – phonescoop.com
@probigeorge11 – theblackberryaddicts.com and helpful guy
@ruddockmh – @Viigo CEO
@sean_armstrong – BlackBerry Guru and parachute cord artist
@simonsage – intomobile.com
@shaunpcollins – BlackBerryNews.com
@slackerradio – great BlackBerry app
@thekruser – Marine/BlackBerry Addict
@themes4bb – themes4bb.com
@tferthomas – BlackBerry enthusiast
@toddboy71 – berryreview.com
@tron – formerly of blackberrycool.com, now works for The Man aka RIM
@troybrownbbnews – blackberrynews.com
@videos4bb – videos4blackberry.info
@viigo – one of my favorite BlackBerry Apps
Non-BlackBerry Folks Covered in Awesome Sauce
@1337wine – local wine guy
@alanweinkrantz – PR ninja and great guy
@addieking – New Orleans’s best unofficial tour guide
@andinarvaez – community leader
@andreaduke15 – sports nut
@arnehulstein – Chairman of Young Life, Europe, likes big trucks and technology
@bemadthen – San Antonio famous runner
@benridler – Results.com smarty
@bkearney – my favorite twitter executive producer of @ksatnews
@brainbrew – of @eurekaranch and @planeteureka where they created the Swiffer
@brandstack – get your logos and brands here
@chocov – we’ve been friends for so long, we have buddy bands
@chrstphrbrwn – nice guy, physics and computer guy
@derrich – banker by day, wiseguy by night
@epodcaster – community leader
@eurekaranch – where the Swiffer, Xterra and American Express Black Card were concepted
@evaruth – cool gal reporting the gritty side on the Express News
@exjetsguy – Express News dude and hangs with @roybragg, so instant winner
@flicksandfood – movie and food review
@geekettebits – fun, wisecracking chick geek
@imaginechurch – my Twitter church in San Antonio that rocks, one tweet verse per day
@jgoldsborough – my buddy at Sprint
@joeruiz – KSAT web ninja
@jujube5160 – bought her way in 🙂
@juliagoolia – absolute genius humor
@kevj – Pastor of @imaginechurch, great friend
@kr8tr – Racker and includer, brilliant human
@lalorek – Express News reporter, delightful person
@lettergirl – snark, humor and goodness found here
@lram2 – coolest sportscaster. ever. Here’s why.
@mark_hayward – Train for Humanity
@moconnorsa – recruiter for Tesoro, does an amazing Anthony Sullivan
@momonmars – super mom in San Antonio
@mitsuyamazaki – Economic Development Expert and Master Connector
@natalietejeda – PR ninja and Zumba lover
@pearanalytics – brilliant SEO and business analytics mind
@planeteureka – helps inventors get found
@rachelpolish – PR rockstar
@rackerhacker – funny and Racker (yes, Rackspace)
@rackspace – fanatical support nuts
@ralphp – great leader’s pastor and attorney
@rjamestaylor – Racker and a clown
@roybragg – one of the funniest guys on twitter
@ryankohnen – published author and retired drug dealer
@sa_sports – helping San Antonio through sports
@samlerma – rockin’ local video dude
@sbradley3 – if I were still in school, I’d want him as my professor
@scotmckay – dating coach rockstar
@seanasullivan – Fortythree PR star
@sloane – Kiva person and Causemopolitan
@stephenlynch – Results.com smarty
@vidluther – one of the smartest dude’s I know, amazing guy
@voxaeterno – Apple ninja, good buddy
@writeontime – San Antonio Biz Journal star and wonderful human
Thanks for checking the list and again, add yourself to the comments!
I’d like to suggest my TweetCampSA co-organizers, @epodcaster and @andinarvaez, two of the awesome women leading the social media charge in San Antonio!
Absolutely, Colleen. Additionally, I talked about TweetCampSA on Great Day Sunday that will be on this Sunday. Thank you for the suggestion, with these lists, great people always get left off.
Thanks for the mention, Nan. You be good, capiche?
Youz got it.
Can’t wait to see your spot on Sunday! Yes, great people get left off but that’s because there are so many of them that it would be difficult to remember them all. Good problem to have! And, cool that you encourage readers to leave their suggestions.
I’m covered in awesome sauce? Well thank ye kindly, good sir. I’ve watched you grow into an awesome Twitter personality and you truly are one of my favorites. You’re a good boy, Ghetto Bird . Yes, I know I shouldn’t show favoritism. I’m not sorry! And put some clothes on that dang bluebird. It’s nekkid! *covers eyes*
Thanks for the shout out, oh tech guru of the Alamo city.
You’re welcome, it’s well deserved!
Thanks to Colleen for the shout out and to Nan for the post. This is what #followfriday should be all about. Thanks for helping give it a bit more substance than 140 characters usually leave room for.
– Andi
I’ll add myself to the list ;-)! I’m a BlackBerry Software Developer who created apps like VibAndRing 😉
More worthy mentions/seconds:
@colleenpence, @andinarvaez, @epodcaster, @momonmars, @pandaran, @aliciasanera, @theredrecruiter, @scotmckay, @reallyshecky
I learn from these folks everyday! It’s great following such brilliant minds!
And don’t forget yourself there @nanpalmero!
Ah you are very kind my good friend. Thanks for adding value to my world
Great people always get left off huh? I guess that’s why I’m not there. lol 😉
Nan, you’re a tweeting genius.
@sean_armstrong is missing from your Blackberry folks list… *ahem*
Sauce me, scattered, covered, smothered, and chunked.
or just a BlackBerry geek 😉
http://twitter.com/Jsanders10
Luis Merlos here, I write for http://www.berryreview.com am a big time BlackBerry enthusiast follow us on twitter “berryreview” or “donluig”
@nanaasante
I love Social Media and its intergration in our Now daily lives
@nanaasante
I’m @phikai…I run EDL Industries The #1 Source on the internet for Blackberry Launchers!
Hai @nanpalmero…once again the list is amazing…great idea!
Nan,
Thanks for the follow and kind comments, you are one of my faves I admire and it’s an honor to follow you and be followed by you. You have a large set of footprints to follow!
Susan
gee…i don’t even get a mention when i donated to your birthday beemer cause? 🙁
Dude, thanks for the unsolicited add! 😉
I made the list!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Thank you for making one of my goals (to be one of @nanpalmero’s Follow Fridays…) come true!
Oh and I love your description but I don’t respond to chick…if my co-workers found out I didn’t comment after all the grief and lessons on chick vs. dude (and how it’s not the same) they’d never let me forget it! 🙂
Thank you for making my day though…it was otherwise kind of long and lousy!
You’ve set your goals impeccably low, so I’m glad I could assist you in making it happen.
Thanks again for the continued follow friday support. Hope all is well.
Am I allowed to give props to myself? As the self-annointed SEM-Master and Display/Behavioral ad guru I am New to Twitterverse and although I have a Blackberry, not sure I qualify for BB cool. Need followers so hop on the @ReachLocalSa train!