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Who says you and I are the only ones on Twitter? Even the business world is all-a-twitter as big names in business have jumped into the ever growing Twitter bandwagon.
We’ve compiled twenty of the names of the people who are CEOs and/or founders of enterprises (some of which you might now, like Amazon or eBay) who have decided to share their thoughts with us in 140-characters or less. So, log into your accounts and get ready to follow.
@zappos – Tony Hsieh, CEO of Zappos.com
Who hasn’t heard of Zappos? And which self-respecting business person on Twitter does not follow Tony Hsieh?
@kevinrose – Kevin Rose, founder of Digg.com
You will definitely Digg this.
@ev – Evan Williams, CEO of Twitter
We owe him so much.
@biz – Biz Stone, co-founder of Twitter
Read and follow the tweets of the person who helped develop Twitter.
@techcrunch – Michael Arrington, CEO of Techcrunch
The latest technology news in 140 characters or less.
@richardbranson – Richard Branson, Chairman of Virgin Group
Follow the man who technically brought us the Rolling Stones.
@jowyang – Jeremiah Owyang, senior analyst at Forrester Research
This guy knows what’s up and about in the business and technology world. You might learn a thing or two… or three.
@tferriss – Tim Ferriss, author of the 4-Hour Workweek
Tim Ferris wrote the #1 NYT bestselling book, The 4-Hour Workweek, and tweets his adventures on what he does after that four hours are up.
@finkd – Mark Zuckerberg, founder, Facebook
The guy created Facebook. Anyone who’s anyone (or not) is on Facebook.
@comcastcares – Frank Eliason, Comcast Director of Digital Care
Frank Eliason shows that Comcast really cares by actually doing tech support troubleshooting steps on his tweets.
@photomatt – Matt Mullenweg
Matt Mullenweg = Wordpress, Automattic, Akismet
@craignewmark – Craig Newmark, founder of Craigslist
Funny guy. He claims he’s a customer service rep at Craigslist.
@pierre – Pierre Omidyar, founder of eBay
If you find yourself bidding on a used tissue that came from Brad Pitt’s dry cleaning, blame this guy.
@stevecase – Steve Case, co-founder of AOL
He may no longer be with AOL, but he’s still worth following.
@bestbuyCMO – Barry Judge, CMO of Best Buy
You get to pick the head of the CMO for Best Buy, and figure out where you should do your shopping.
@werner – Werner Vogels, CTO of Amazon.com
Get updates on what else to spend your money on at Amazon.
@ JeffreyHayzlett – Jeffrey Hayzlett, CMO at Kodak
Follow what Kodak CMO has to say. Words are okay, although pictures are worth a thousand of them.
@mlevchin – Max Levchin, founder of PayPal
You gotta know who you’re trusting with your money.
@daveknox – Dave Knox, Brand Manager for Digital Business Strategy at Proctor & Gamble
If you wanna take a peek into what makes P&G’s digital business strategies tick.
@cbarger – Christopher Barger, Director of Global Communications Technology at GM
He said it himself: “Telling the world all about General Motors, one Tweet at a time.”
@jalichandra – Richard Jalichandra, CEO of Technorati
Find out what the guy who’s managing Technorati is puting Technorati tags on.
These Twitterers are considered members of the elite Twitter All-Stars for business, and they are there because of their contributions to the Twittersphere. Who knows? By following them, we might learn a thing or two from on how to get our own businesses going and growing.
While you’re at it, why not follow us @biztechday for more nifty business concepts.
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