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January 2012 Top 100 Social Media Experts to Follow on Twitter

Guest post by: Evan Carmichael

Article Overview: This is a list of the top 100 recommended social media experts to follow on Twitter for January 2012.

January 2012 Top 100 Social Media Experts to Follow on Twitter

		#1) @mashable - Pete Cashmore (#1 last month)
		#2) @GuyKawasaki - Guy Kawasaki
		#3) @hootsuite - HootSuite (Down from #2)
		#4) @RWW - ReadWriteWeb
		#5) @adage - Ad Age
		#6) @problogger - Darren Rowse (Down from #4)
		#7) @briansolis - Brian Solis (Down from #5)
		#8) @socialmedia2day - Social Media Today
		#9) @unmarketing - Scott Stratten (Down from #6)
		#10) @mashsocialmedia - Mashable SocialMedia (Down from #7)
		#11) @SocialMedia411 - Social Media Insider (Down from #8)
		#12) @HubSpot - HubSpot (Down from #9)
		#13) @prsarahevans - Sarah Evans
		#14) @PublicityGuru - Bill Stoller (Down from #10)
		#15) @kanter - Beth Kanter
		#16) @jeffpulver - Jeff Keni Pulver
		#17) @sengineland - Search Engine Land
		#18) @ScottMonty - Scott Monty (Down from #11)
		#19) @smexaminer - Michael Stelzner
		#20) @avinash - Avinash Kaushik
		#21) @socialmediaclub - Social Media Club (Down from #13)
		#22) @petershankman - Peter Shankman (Down from #12)
		#23) @AmyJoMartin - Amy: Digital Royalty (Down from #14)
		#24) @Econsultancy - Econsultancy (Down from #15)
		#25) @danzarrella - Dan Zarrella (Down from #16)
		#26) @CDC_eHealth - CDC_eHealth (Down from #17)
		#27) @socialmediamind - Social Media Mind (Down from #18)
		#28) @NYT_JenPreston - Jennifer Preston
		#29) @socialmoms - Megan Calhoun
		#30) @technorati - Technorati (Down from #19)
		#31) @davepeck - Dave Peck (Down from #20)
		#32) @NielsenWire - Nielsen
		#33) @posterous - posterous
		#34) @AlecJRoss - Alec Ross
		#35) @JoeTrippi - Joe Trippi
		#36) @craignewmark - craignewmark (Down from #21)
		#37) @tamar - Tamar Weinberg
		#38) @RickBakas - Rick Bakas (Down from #22)
		#39) @cotweet - CoTweet
		#40) @radian6 - Radian6
		#41) @socialmediaweek - Social Media Week (Down from #23)
		#42) @shiralazar - Shira Lazar (Down from #24)
		#43) @Christinekorda - Women Social Media (Down from #25)
		#44) @AliVelshi - Ali Velshi
		#45) @newmediaage - newmediaage
		#46) @TNWsocialmedia - TNW Social Media (Down from #27)
		#47) @socialmediajobs - Social Media jobs (Down from #26)
		#48) @AntDeRosa - Anthony De Rosa
		#49) @AndroidSocMedia - Android Social Media
		#50) @reelseo - ReelSEO Video News
		#51) @mauricefreedman - Social Media Expert
		#52) @lorenridinger - Loren Ridinger
		#53) @smb2b - Social Media B2B
		#54) @SocialMedia_NZ - SMNZ (Down from #28)
		#55) @LikeableMedia - Likeable Media
		#56) @mediadecodernyt - Media Decoder (Down from #29)
		#57) @PRNews - PR News (Down from #32)
		#58) @lheron - Liz Heron (Down from #33)
		#59) @Travelshake - Travel Social Media (Down from #30)
		#60) @ABCDSocialMedia - Harvard Social Media (Down from #31)
		#61) @ckanal - Craig Kanalley (Down from #34)
		#62) @DaveKerpen - Dave Kerpen
		#63) @VR4SmallBiz - VerticalResponse
		#64) @AJStream - The Stream
		#65) @SocialGuide - Social Media Guide (Down from #36)
		#66) @mashSMday - Social Media Day (Down from #35)
		#67) @ignitesma - Ignite Social Media (Down from #37)
		#68) @RSHotel - roger smith hotel
		#69) @BuddyMedia - Buddy Media (Down from #38)
		#70) @SocialMediaWF - Social Media WF
		#71) @joltsocialmedia - Jolt Social Media
		#72) @Kuhn - Eric Kuhn (Down from #39)
		#73) @SMCDC - Social Media Club DC (Down from #40)
		#74) @lexinyt - Lexi Mainland
		#75) @SocialMediaJob - SocialMediaJob
		#76) @socialmadds - Social Media Tips
		#77) @US_EUCOM - EUCOM Social Media (Down from #41)
		#78) @Riy - Riyaad Minty
		#79) @i9SocialMedia - i9 Social Media (Down from #43)
		#80) @PiSocialMedia - Pi Social Media (Down from #44)
		#81) @SocialMediaOrg - SocialMediaOrg
		#82) @DMASocialMedia - DMA Social Media (Down from #45)
		#83) @FullSocialMedia - Social Media News
		#84) @SocialMediaPDX - SocialMediaPDX (Down from #46)
		#85) @edSocialMedia - edSocialMedia
		#86) @SMCSTL - Social Media Club
		#87) @SocialMedia4Def - IDGA Social Media
		#88) @MTLtweetjobs - Montreal Tweet Jobs
		#89) @NJSocialMedia - NJ Social Media
		#90) @SMCAustin - Social Media Club
		#91) @UsefulSocial - Useful Social Media (Down from #48)
		#92) @ottogrl - Michele Weisman
		#93) @FiftyandFive - Social Media ROI (Down from #49)
		#94) @nhssm - Social Media in NHS (Down from #50)
		#95) @SashaK - Sasha Koren
		#96) @netgeek06 - Thomson Chemmanoor
		#97) @MySocialMediaCo - 4 Social Media
		#98) @SocMedFest - Social Media Fest
		#99) @PezGordoinc - Social Media Inc.
		#100) @qsocialmedialtd - Q Social Media LTD

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