15 Canadians who are actually doing things in social media
I loathe popularity contest posts, link-bait posts, and the like, especially as I see my tweetstream fill up at the end of the year with “vote for me!!” tweets, so, in order to ‘get over myself’ I’ve put together a far from definitive list of 15 Canadians working in social media in one shape or another who are actually *doing* things in the space vs just tweeting or blogging or whatnot. Now, these are mainly Toronto-focused peeps, but I did manage to throw in two Vangroovy folks and a token bureaucrat from The Hill ;) Feel free to add your own recommended folks who impress you in the comments or via twitter, or just ignore this post as it may indeed be just my opinion. :)
Maggie Fox
@maggiefox
David Jones
@doctorjones
Lynn Crymble
@uncommon_sense
Ryan Taylor
@ryantaylor
James Topham
@TopsatWarChild
Michael Banovsky
@michaelbanovsky
Dave Coleman
@davecoleman
Ed Lee
@edlee
Rayanne Langdon
@rlangdon
Michael O’Connor Clarke
@michaelocc
Andrew Cherwenka
@cherwenka
Sean Howard
@passitalong
Rob Cottingham
@robcottingham
Kate Trgovac
@mynameiskate
Colin McKay
@canuckflack
Happy Holidays Tweeps!
[...] This post was mentioned on Twitter by Ryan Taylor, Tamera Kremer. Tamera Kremer said: Yes! It's finally here! My year end wrap up of '15 Cdns who are actually doing things in SocMed' http://bit.ly/67Z9A0 [...]
Posted on 18-Dec-09 at 12:23 pm | Permalink
My girl crush on you just quadrupled, FYI! Same to you, lady. This has been a kick ass year for you and I’m proud to have seen it all happen (and be a part of it, kind of)!
Posted on 18-Dec-09 at 12:25 pm | Permalink
Best list I’ve ever been on. Much appreciated, Tamera. Happy holidays to you and yours – here’s to getting to see you F2F in 2010!
Posted on 18-Dec-09 at 1:35 pm | Permalink
I’m not usually one for lists, but the understated emphasis here makes me feel rather glow-y all over. The point is so much more potent because of what you don’tsay.
Thank you.
Posted on 18-Dec-09 at 4:32 pm | Permalink
Tamera,
To mirror ‘The Badger’ above, I’m also not one for lists, I dread the looming echo chamber & happy clappers. That being said I have to say I’m most pleased to make your personal blog, with such a talented list it’s hard not to smile.
Here’s hoping that @endwarchild & @ftjco can make some real impact in ‘10 so I can make it again.
Last, thanks for putting me before James :)
Posted on 18-Dec-09 at 5:55 pm | Permalink
I love when the back channel pokes its head out of the shadows to see what daylight looks like.
Like a good bandmate, you’ve left a lot of space for the rest of us to riff off. My mind went straight to retitling this list as “15 people I’d trust with a half-million dollar social media budget.”
Posted on 22-Dec-09 at 12:04 am | Permalink
Thanks, Tamera – quite apart from being one of the nicest compliments I’ve had in 2009, there are a number of names here I want to make a point of getting to know better in 2010.
And speaking of 2010, I hope it’s a fantastic year for you and (3i)!
Posted on 22-Dec-09 at 2:50 pm | Permalink
You’ve just given me my New Year’s resolution. I will make this list… someday… someday… *dramatic sunset*
Posted on 22-Dec-09 at 6:05 pm | Permalink
Well, I’m a bit late to the party! You know I think you’re da bomb. Thank you for including me here because I’m just a small fish in this here pond. But happy to be here nonetheless :)
Posted on 24-Dec-09 at 9:46 pm | Permalink
Glad you didn’t list that Collin guy. he don’t do shit.
Posted on 06-Jan-10 at 9:27 pm | Permalink
I recommend @ambermac for the list.
Posted on 16-Mar-10 at 10:17 pm | Permalink
I love when the back channel pokes its head out of the shadows to see what daylight looks like. Like a good bandmate, you’ve left a lot of space for the rest of us to riff off. My mind went straight to retitling this list as “15 people I’d trust with a half-million dollar social media budget.”
Posted on 25-Dec-10 at 8:26 pm | Permalink