Tech Republic: Directory: 100 technology experts on Twitter

So here is the list, which is not ranked 1-100 but simply listed in alphabetical order. If there are others you think should be added to the list, make a note in the comments.

1. Chris Anderson (@chr1sa) Editor in Chief of Wired and author of The Long Tail
2. Michael Arrington (@techcrunch) Founder of TechCrunch
3. John Battelle (@johnbattelle) Author and pundit on Google and Internet search
4. Veronica Belmont (@veronica) Former CNET TV and Mahalo Daily host
5. Randall Bennett (@randallb) Founder of TechVi; former CNET TV producer
6. David Berlind (@dberlind) TechWeb Editor-at-Large
7. Ryan Block (@ryanblock) Former Engadget editor and co-founder of GDGT
8. Henry Blodget (@hblodget) Controversial Wall Street journalist who covers tech sector
9. Danah Boyd (@zephoria) Academic/researcher in new media
10. Ed Bott (@edbott) Microsoft Windows expert, blogger, book author
11. Jason Calacanis (@jasoncalacanis) CEO of Mahalo, founder of Weblogs Inc.
12. Pete Cashmore (@mashable) CEO of Mashable
13. David Davis (@davidmdavis) Author, blogger, expert on Cisco and virtualization technologies
14. Chris Dawson (@mrdatahs) ZDNet blogger on technology in education
15. Natali Del Conte (@natalidelconte) CNET TV host of Loaded and tech correspondent for CBS News
16. Mrinal Desai (@mrinaldesai) Co-founder of CrossLoop; tech news junkie
17. Sam Diaz (@sammyd) ZDNet news hound on the Between the Lines blog
18. Larry Dignan (@ldignan) ZDNet Editor in Chief; prolific tech news blogger
19. Esther Dyson (@edyson) Veteran technology pundit
20. Matt Cutts (@mattcutts) Google engineer, blogger
21. Bill Detwiler (@billdetwiler) TechRepublic’s head technology editor
22. John C. Dvorak (@therealdvorak) Famously cranky tech pundit
23. Erik Eckel (@erikeckel) IT consultant and TechRepublic writer
24. Mike Elgan (@mike_elgan) Widely-published freelance tech writer
25. Rob Enderle (@enderle) Long-time analyst of the PC industry
26. Caterina Fake (@caterina) Co-founder of Flickr
27. Dan Farber (@dbfarber) Editor of CBSNews.com; former editor of CNET and ZDNet
28. Scot Finnie (@sfinnie) Editor in Chief of Computerworld
29. Mary Jo Foley (@maryjofoley) One of the world’s top commentators on Microsoft
30. Ina Fried (@inafried) CNET’s resident Microsoft analyst
31. John Furrier (@furrier) Silicon Valley entrepreneur; now specializing in mobility
32. Steve Gillmor (@stevegillmor) Editor of TechCrunch IT, veteran tech journalist
33. Bob Gourley (@bobgourley) CTOvision.com blogger; government IT expert
34. John Gruber (@gruber) Author of Daring Fireball blog; covers mostly Apple
35. Dion Hinchcliffe (@dhinchcliffe) Blogger and consultant on Web 2.0 for business
36. Chuck Hollis (@chuckhollis) EMC CTO and blogger
37. Andy Ihnatko (@ihnatko) Apple pundit
38. Jeff Jarvis (@jeffjarvis) Professor and author who covers intersection and tech and media
39. Mitch Kapor (@mkapor) Lotus, Mozilla pioneer; angel investor
40. Guy Kawasaki (@guykawasaki) Venture capitalist and former Mac columnist
41. Michael Krigsman (@mkrigsman) Watchdog of IT project failures
42. Sarah Lacy (@sarahcuda) Freelance author covering Silicon Valley
43. Leo Laporte (@leolaporte) Host of TWiT network and former TechTV host
44. Brian Lam (@blam) Editorial Director of Gizmodo
45. Nicole Lee (@nicole) CNET editor on cellphones and smartphones
46. Jennifer Leggio (@mediaphyter) ZDNet blogger on social media for business
47. Cali Lewis (@calilewis) Host of GeekBrief.TV
48. Charlene Li (@charleneli) Author and social media thought leader
49. Jim Louderback (@jlouderb) CEO of Revision3; former editor of PC Magazine
50. Scott Lowe (@scottdlowe) CIO, author, and TechRepublic columnist
51. Andrew Mager (@mager) Web developer and ZDNet blogger on Web 2.0
52. Om Malik (@om) Founder of GigaOm
53. Amber MacArther (@ambermac) Tech journalist and broadcaster
54. Richard MacManus (@rww) Editor and founder of ReadWriteWeb
    
55. Marissa Mayer (@marissamayer) Google product development executive
56. Caroline McCarthy (@caro) CNET writer covering Web 2.0
57. Harry McCracken (@harrymccracken) Founder of Technologizer and former editor of PC World
58. Tom Merritt (@acedtect) Host of Buzz Out Loud and various CNET TV shows
59. Walt Mossberg (@waltmossberg) Tech columnist for The Wall Street Journal
60. Rafe Needleman (@rafe) Editor of CNET’s Webware
61. Patrick Norton (@patricknorton) Tekzilla host and former TechTV personality
62. Andrew Nusca (@editorialiste) ZDNet news writer; SmartPlanet.com editor
63. Tim O’Reilly (@timoreilly) Founder and CEO of O’Reilly Media
64. Jeremiah Owyang (@jowyang) Forrester analyst on new media technologies
65. Jason Perlow (@jperlow) ZDNet blogger and Linux Magazine writer
66. Chris Pirillo (@chrispirillo) Tech geek turned Internet personality
67. Jason Pontin (@jason_pontin) Editor in Chief of MIT Technology Review
68. David Pogue (@pogue) Tech columnist for New York Times and CNBC
69. JR Rafael (@jr_raphael) Tech news writer for PC World
70. Maggie Reardon (@maggie_reardon) CNET reporter on mobile and wireless technology
71. Don Reisinger (@donreisinger) Gadget columnist for CNET
72. Gabe Rivera (@gaberivera) Founder of Techmeme
73. Peter Rojas (@peterrojas) Original creator of both Gizmodo and Engadget
74. Kevin Rose (@kevinrose) Founder of Digg.com, host of Diggnation
75. Joshua Schachter (@joshu) Creator of Delicious, a.k.a. del.icio.us
76. Jack Schofield (@jackschofield) Computer editor at The Guardian
77. Erick Schonfeld (@erickschonfeld) TechCrunch editor
78. Robert Scoble (@scobleizer) Tech writer and social media flag-bearer
79. Sascha Seagan (@saschasegan) Mobile writer for PC Magazine
80. Doc Searls (@dsearls) Tech journalist, author, open source advocate
81. Stephen Shankland (@stshank) CNET News reporter, covering Web and search
82. Deb Shinder (@debshinder) Popular tech tip writer for TechRepublic and other publications
83. Dwight Silverman (@dsilverman) Technology editor for the Houston Chronicle
84. Jason Snell (@jsnell) Editorial Director of Macworld
85. Mark Spoonauer (@mspoonauer) Editor in Chief of LAPTOP
86. Robert Strohmeyer (@rstrohmeyer) PC World editor and columnist
87. Kara Swisher (@karaswisher) Silicon Valley blogger for AllThingsD.com
88. Paul Thurrott (@thurrott) Microsoft Windows columnist, editor, and podcaster
89. Joshua Topolsky (@joshuatopolsky) Editor in Chief of Engadget
90. Gina Trapani (@ginatrapani) Founding editor of Lifehacker.com
91. Lance Ulanoff (@lanceulanoff) Editor in Chief of PC Magazine
92. Rick Vanover (@rickvanover) Senior IT professional and TechRepublic blogger
93. Tony Vincent (@tonyvincent) Writer on mobile tech and IT in education
94. Werner Vogels (@werner) Amazon.com CTO
95. Jack Wallen (@jlwallen) Linux enthusiast, columnist, and tip writer
96. Padmasree Warrior (@padmasree) CTO of Cisco Systems
97. Fred Wilson (@fredwilson) Tech venture capitalist in New York
98. Alex Wolfe (@awolfe58) Editor in Chief of InformationWeek
99. Molly Wood (@mollywood) CNET TV host and creator of the famed “Molly rant”
100. Dave Zatz (@davezatz) Gadget and digital lifestyle blogger

Motorola Q3 profit beats expectations - Interview with Greg Brown, Motorola, Inc. Co-CEO.

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Enrique Salem, Symantec President & CEO

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Interview with Gene Munster, senior research analyst at Piper Jaffray, and Dan Morgan, portfolio manager at Synovus Securities

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Tech giants Amazon.com, Microsoft, Google, Yahoo and Apple reported earnings in the last week, each posting stronger than expected results.

“Apple is mostly on the consumer side and they had a good showing. If we peel away some of the different segments in these earnings report, you’d have to come to the conclusion that we did have some reasonable strength on the enterprise.”

In the meantime, Munster said Amazon.com’s positive earnings report is only the beginning of what will be a continued upward climb for the online retailer.

Apple (AAPL) commercials trying to take a smack at the launch of Windows 7 (MSFT), the new operating system software from Microsoft.

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Jive Software Closes $12MM Series B Round from Sequoia

Jive, the maker of a all-in-one social enterprise software, has raised $12 million in Series B funding from Sequoia Capital. Jive previously raised $15 million in Series A funding from Sequoia in August of 2007.

"This is definitely all about growth," he said. "This is all about pretty aggressive expansion on R&D."

In particular, Dave said Jive will be adding jobs -- the company has about 170 employees currently -- and looking around for complementary acquisitions.

"Right now I would say we are shopping," he said.

Jive Software is the global leader in Social Business Software. Built with the best features of collaboration software, community software, and popular social applications, Jive revolutionizes how work gets done in the global enterprise. Jive Social Business Software enables businesses to connect and capitalize on employee and customer conversations. Thousands of customers, including 15% of the Fortune 500, rely on Jive to solve critical challenges in Marketing and Sales, Human Resources, Support and Research & Development. Jive was founded in 2001 and is headquartered in Portland, OR. Jive's work force is split between Portland and Palo Alto.

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As CEO of Jive Software, Dave Hersh is responsible for overseeing the company's strategic direction, planning and implementation. In seven short years, Dave has led Jive Software from a small open source project to an Inc. 500 company with 100 percent annual growth rates.

Previously, Dave held the roles of CFO and product strategist at 4charity. Prior to that, he was a management consultant to Hewlett Packard, focused on HP's Worldwide Information Management Strategy. Dave began his career as a strategy and change management consultant at VIA International in Chicago and London.

Dave has gained a reputation for his deep industry knowledge of collaboration, knowledge management and open source, and he is frequently tapped to present at industry events and serve as a media reference. He holds a Bachelor's degree in Economics from DePauw University.

Ballmer discusses the release of Microsoft 7 and the state of the technology industry

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Tony Hsieh, Zappos.com CEO, chats on where demand for Zappos.com's business is coming from

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Make a Great Pitch - Guy Kawasaki

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Google - Tips for the Entrepreneur

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Innovation in a Disruptive Environment (Entire Talk)

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Listia.com Raises $400k in Funding to Help People Give and Get Free Stuff

Sunnyvale, CA - October 13, 2009 - Listia.com, a new online auction
site for free stuff, announced today that it has secured $400k in
financing. The deal was led by Implistic Capital.

The company previously raised a seed round from Y Combinator, which
specializes in funding early stage startups.

This round of funding will enable the company to build the largest
online marketplace for free stuff and give users an easy way to give
away items they no longer need in return for something they want.

Listia uses an online auction system that makes use of virtual credits
instead of cash. Every user gets free credits when they sign up. Users
then bid credits for things they want, so each item goes to the person
who wants it most.

In addition to providing a community and marketplace for free stuff,
Listia hopes to help charitable causes through its charity auction
program and promote environmental awareness by helping people give
stuff away instead of throwing it in landfills.

Listia Inc. was founded in June 2009 by James Fong and Gee-Hwan
Chuang. The Listia.com web site was launched in August 2009 and has
since become a popular marketplace for giving away and getting free
stuff through its free online auction system.

Gee Chuang is an entrepreneur that has worked on a number of web and networking related products. Prior to Listia, he cofounded solecial.com and chirpio.com, among others. He also founded a company called GEE! Technologies that operates several smaller scale web apps, e-commerce sites, and iphone applications.

Chuang has Bachelor and Masters degree in E.E. from Cornell University ‘01.

After doing chip design and verification for six years, James Fong jumped into the web space. He’s the cofounder of Listia and has also cofounded solecial and chirpio.

Fong has a BSEE from Cornell University 2001 and a MSEE from San Jose State University 2004

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OLED TV revenue to reach $1.8B in 2015

iSuppli -
OLED TV revenue to reach $1.8B in 2015
Despite the surge, OLEDs will remain a niche product due to their small sizes and prohibitively high prices.
Shipments of Organic Light-Emitting Diode (OLED) panels for televisions will account for only a tiny portion of the global TV market during the next six years, despite a nearly 200 times increase in Active Matrix OLED (AMOLED) panel revenue during the same period, according to iSuppli.

Although the bright, clear pictures are a draw for consumers, the analyst firm said, the small sizes and prohibitively high prices of the sets are not.

Global revenue from shipments of OLED panels for use in televisions will surge to $1.8 billion in 2015, up from $10 million in 2009. This will make television the biggest revenue-generating application for OLED panels in 2015, surpassing the much higher-volume market of main displays for mobile phones. The large sizes of televisions relative to the small displays on mobile phones means the pricing for their OLED displays is dramatically higher, boosting revenue.

Among the features that make OLED attractive is the advantages offered by AMOLED technology as compared with LCDs. Aside from image quality, AMOLEDs have a slim form factor and consume much less power than LCDs, which makes them attractive to environmentally conscious consumers.

However, barriers to OLED adoption remain, including limited manufacturing, technological and quality challenges. For instance, there currently is no investment in fabs capable of producing larger AMOLED panels that can compete directly with the most popular LCD-TV sizes, according to iSuppli. Because of this, it is unknown whether high-volume manufacturing of large-sized AMOLED panels can generate yields that are competitive with other display technologies. The displays also suffer from “image sticking,” a phenomenon that leaves an artefact on a screen after a static image is displayed too long.

Finally, the increasing competitiveness of LCDs is a factor, as they are improving their refresh rates, moving from 120 Hz to 180 Hz and 240 Hz. They also are using LED backlights to improve colour performance; getting thinner, which undermines an OLED advantage; and TFT-LCD prices are dropping.

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If I were a gambling man . . . Steve Wynn Discusses the Macau Opportunity

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Walt Mossberg Reviews Windows 7 - Verdict: 2 thumbs up

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Windows 7: Wall Street is underestimating its Impact

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Reminder: Juice Pitcher Competition

Reminder! The judges will have a final pass in choosing the top 10 companies. So, even if you're not in the top 10 vote-getters, you may be chosen.

But you will not be eligible to win if you have not purchased a ticket.

We are excited to announce that we've partnered withTheFunded to find the most promising early-stage startups to present at our jointly-produced “Juice Pitcher” event on October 6. (Read more about Juice Pitcher, click here).

Vator, a leading platform for innovators to broadcast themselves, and a provider of news and information through VatorNews, and TheFunded, a premier community and resource for entrepreneurs, are looking to profile and film the top companies across technology, including Consumer Internet, digital media, SaaS, applications, mobile, etc.

What you win: Just for applying, you get 50% off a Web releasePlus (an online press release) from PRNewswire ($125 value). The 10 winning companies have the opportunity to give a three-minute pitch in front of a relevant audience of executives from startups and large companies, angel investors, VCs, and media. Some 300 participants are expected to attend.

These 10 presenting companies also receive:

- A $250 credit from oDesk.com

- A free online press release distribution courtesy of PRNewswire $250 value

- A professionally-produced video of your presentation

Time frame: The competitions starts September 14 and ends 11:59 pm PST on September 30.

Who should apply? Entrepreneurs with seed to early-stage startups across technology.

What should you submit? Submissions are in the form of a Vator company profile. We encourage video as it gives us a better sense of who’s behind the company. But you don’t need one. If you win, we’ll take one of you on stage.

How do you submit?

Already on Vator?
Just click the "participate in this competition" button on the top right of this competition page.

Not yet on Vator?
It's quick, easy and free. First register. Then create a profile for your company. The more comprehensive your company profile is, the more likely to get votes, ratings and be reviewed. Once you create your company profile, then just click the "participate in this competition" button on the top right of this competition page.

Contestants must buy a ticket to be eligible to win. Buy a ticket here.

How to win?

Get out the vote on Vator! More votes on Vator will drive up your chances of winning. The popular vote on Vator will be considered as part of the judging process. The criteria the judges will use include: Novelty/Innovation; Commercial viability and media presence. Companies with a larger follower base and solid testimonies will also grab our attention.

Get out the vote by using the hash tag #juicepitcher in your Vator and Twitter posts.

Who are the judges?

Adeo Ressi, founding member of TheFunded and TheFunded Founder Institute

Bambi Francisco, Founder and CEO of Vator, Inc.

Blogger Partners

Tech Startups 3.0

Echo Chief

Wize.com