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Austin Social Media&#8217;s Top 100
If you&#8217;re living in a cave and didn&#8217;t yet know it, Austin is the Live Social Media Capital of the World and has been looked to by others as the pioneers of the new media space.  Below, we&#8217;ve listed 100 innovators in Austin and encourage you to look into them [...]]]></description>
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<h1>Austin Social Media&#8217;s Top 100</h1>
<p>If you&#8217;re living in a cave and didn&#8217;t yet know it, Austin is <em>the Live Social Media Capital of the World</em> and has been looked to by others as the pioneers of the new media space.  Below, we&#8217;ve listed 100 innovators in Austin and encourage you to look into them all.  If you&#8217;d like to connect with <a title="Austin Social Media" href="http://nmlab.com"><em>us</em></a> (and we totally want you to), <a href="http://www.nmlab.com/contact/" target="_blank">click here</a>.</p>
<h2>Austin Marketing &amp; PR</h2>
<ul>
<li>Social Media: <em><a href="http://twitter.com/conniereece" target="_blank">Connie Reece</a>, <a href="http://twitter.com/sheilas" target="_blank">Sheila Scarborough</a>, &amp; <a href="http://twitter.com/epodcaster" target="_blank">Jennifer Navarette</a></em>- <a href="http://everydotconnects.com" target="_blank">Every Dot Connects</a></li>
<li>Social Media: <em><a href="http://twitter.com/jackiehuba" target="_blank">Jackie Huba</a></em>- <a href="http://churchofthecustomer.com" target="_blank">Church of the Customer</a></li>
<li>Social Media: <em><a href="http://twitter.com/chris_bailey" target="_blank">Chris Bailey</a></em>- <a href="http://www.gravit8.com/" target="_blank">Gravit8</a></li>
<li>Social Media: <em><a href="http://twitter.com/evansdave" target="_blank">Dave Evans</a></em>- <a href="http://readthis.com" target="_blank">readthis.com</a></li>
<li>Public Policy Social Media: <em><a href="http://twitter.com/mikechapman" target="_blank">Mike Chapman</a></em>- <a href="http://austin.socialmediaclub.com/2008/01/28/buzz-corps-public-relations-gone-good/" target="_blank">Consultant</a></li>
<li>Social Media &amp; PR: <em><a href="http://twitter.com/jonray" target="_blank">Jon Ray</a></em>- <a href="http://whoisjonray.com" target="_blank">whoisjonray.com</a></li>
<li>Social Media &amp; PR: <em><a href="http://twitter.com/aaronmsb" target="_blank">Aaron Bramley</a></em>- <a href="http://featurism.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Ridgewood Associates PR</a></li>
<li>PR for Tech Companies: <em><a href="http://twitter.com/joshdilworth" target="_blank">Josh Dilworth</a></em>- <a href="http://joshdilworth.com" target="_blank">joshdilworth.com</a></li>
<li>Social Networks: <em><a href="http://twitter.com/bryanperson" target="_blank">Bryan Person</a></em>- <a href="http://liveworld.com" target="_blank">Live World</a></li>
<li>Social Marketing: <em><a href="http://twitter.com/aaronstrout" target="_blank">Aaron Strout</a> &amp; <a href="http://twitter.com/atxryan" target="_blank">Ryan Joy</a></em>- <a href="http://powered.com" target="_blank">Powered.com</a></li>
<li>Social Commerce: <em><a href="http://twitter.com/jdeeringdavis" target="_blank">Jenn Deering Davis</a></em>- <a href="http://appozite.com" target="_blank">Appozite.com</a></li>
<li>Lead Marketing: <em><a href="http://twitter.com/jljohansen" target="_blank">John Johansen</a> &amp; <a href="http://twitter.com/kfarwell" target="_blank">Kristin Farwell</a></em>- <a href="http://bulldogsolutions.com" target="_blank">Bulldog Solutions</a></li>
<li>Online Marketing: <em><a href="http://twitter.com/ryandeiss" target="_blank">Ryan Deiss</a></em>- <a href="http://drivingtraffic.com" target="_blank">Driving Traffic</a></li>
<li>Online Marketing: <em><a href="http://twitter.com/charlesdykes" target="_blank">Charles Dykes</a> &amp; <a href="http://twitter.com/kdykes" target="_blank">Kevin Dykes</a></em>- <a href="http://atvibe.com" target="_blank">@vibe</a></li>
<li>Online Marketing: <em><a href="http://twitter.com/msaavedra" target="_blank">Mike Saavedra</a></em>- <a href="http://www.linkedin.com/in/saavedra" target="_blank">Saavedra Media</a></li>
<li>Copywriting: <em><a href="http://twitter.com/michellegreer" target="_blank">Michelle Greer</a></em>- <a href="http://michellesblog.net" target="_blank">michellesblog.net</a></li>
<li>Press Release Distribution: <em><a href="http://twitter.com/clinternet" target="_blank">Clint Howell</a></em>- <a href="http://businesswire.com" target="_blank">Business Wire</a></li>
<li>Latino Network: <em><a href="http://twitter.com/mattreyes" target="_blank">Matt Reyes</a></em>- <a href="http://twitteros.net" target="_blank">Twitteros</a></li>
<li>New Media: <em><a href="http://twitter.com/agentgenius" target="_blank">Benn Rosales</a> &amp; <a href="http://twitter.com/laniar" target="_blank">Lani Rosales</a></em>- <a href="http://nmlab.com/contact/" target="_blank">New Media Lab</a></li>
</ul>
<h2>Austin Radio, TV, Film, Art, Journalism</h2>
<ul>
<li>Newspaper: <em><a href="http://twitter.com/statesman" target="_blank">Robert Quigley</a>, <a href="http://twitter.com/dhiott" target="_blank">Debbie Hiott</a> &amp; <a href="http://twitter.com/omarg" target="_blank">Omar Gallaga</a></em>- <a href="http://statesman.com" target="_blank">Austin American Statesman</a></li>
<li>Photography: <em><a href="http://twitter.com/archana" target="_blank">Archana Ramachandran</a></em>- <a href="http://aramachandran.wordpress.com" target="_blank">aramachandran</a></li>
<li>Television: <em><a href="http://twitter.com/chelseabot" target="_blank">Chelsea Stark</a> (who is also <a href="http://twitter.com/keyetv" target="_blank">@KEYEtv</a>)</em>- <a href="http://keyetv.com" target="_blank">KEYE, CBS 42</a></li>
<li>Web Analyst: <em><a href="http://twitter.com/joelg" target="_blank">Joel Greenberg</a></em>- <a href="http://www.unmassed.com/?page_id=2" target="_blank">unmassed.com</a></li>
<li>Media Analyst: <em><a href="http://twitter.com/jeffbeckham" target="_blank">Jeff Beckham</a></em>- <a href="http://www.jeffbeckham.com/about/" target="_blank">jeffbeckham.com</a></li>
<li>Film Maker: <em><a href="http://twitter.com/storme" target="_blank">Storme Wood</a></em>- <a href="http://stormewood.com" target="_blank">stormewood.com</a></li>
<li>Film Maker: <em><a href="http://twitter.com/csharpe" target="_blank">Christopher Sharpe</a></em>- <a href="http://christophersharpe.com/" target="_blank">ChristopherSharpe.com</a></li>
<li>Film Writer: <em><a href="http://twitter.com/jettek" target="_blank">Juliette Kernion</a></em>- <a href="http://slackerwood.com" target="_blank">Slackerwood</a></li>
<li>Film Programmer: <em><a href="http://twitter.com/jmerriman" target="_blank">John Merriman</a></em>- <a href="http://austinfilmfestival.com">Austin Film Festival</a></li>
<li>Artist: <em><a href="http://twitter.com/lavannamartin" target="_blank">Lavanna Martin</a></em>- <a href="http://lavanna.com" target="_blank">I Stare At People</a></li>
<li>Musician: <em><a href="http://twitter.com/benkweller" target="_blank">Ben Kweller</a></em>- <a href="http://benkweller.com" target="_blank">benkweller.com</a></li>
<li>Musician: <em><a href="http://twitter.com/earthbirdmusic" target="_blank">Daysha Taylor</a></em>- <a href="http://earthbirdmusic.com" target="_blank">Earth Bird Music</a></li>
<li>Radio DJ: <em><a href="http://twitter.com/djrj" target="_blank">RJ Johnson</a></em>- <a href="http://austinbridalsecrets.com" target="_blank">austinbridalsecrets.com</a></li>
<li>Magician: <em><a href="http://twitter.com/shwood" target="_blank">Brian Brushwood</a></em>- <a href="http://shwood.com" target="_blank">shwood.com</a></li>
<li>Choreographer: <em><a href="http://twitter.com/katebuckjr" target="_blank">Kate Buck</a></em>- <a href="http://katebuckjr.com" target="_blank">KBJ Enterprises</a></li>
<li>Designer: <em><a href="http://twitter.com/jessicamullen" target="_blank">Jessica Mullen</a></em>- <a href="http://jessicamullen.com/xxx/?page_id=81" target="_blank">jessicamullen.com</a></li>
</ul>
<h2>Austin Non-Profit &amp; Advocacy</h2>
<ul>
<li><em><a href="http://twitter.com/daveiam" target="_blank">David Neff</a></em>- <a href="http://fispace.org" target="_blank">American Cancer Society</a></li>
<li><em><a href="http://twitter.com/biznic" target="_blank">Nichole Tips</a></em>- <a href="http://taasa.org" target="_blank">Texas Association Against Sexual Assault</a></li>
<li><em><a href="http://twitter.com/lancearmstrong" target="_blank">Lance Armstrong</a></em>- <a href="http://livestrong.com" target="_blank">Livestrong</a></li>
<li><em><a href="http://twitter.com/silona" target="_blank">Silona Bonewald</a></em>- <a href="http://www.leagueoftechnicalvoters.org/" target="_blank">League of Technical Voters</a></li>
<li><em><a href="http://twitter.com/kerri_qunell" target="_blank">Kerri Qunell</a></em>- <a href="http://capitalareafoodbank.org" target="_blank">Capital Area Food Bank</a></li>
<li><em><a href="http://twitter.com/coreypud" target="_blank">Corey Pudhorodsky</a></em>- <a href="http://www.501c3cast.com/aboutus.asp" target="_blank">501c 3cast</a></li>
<li><em><a href="http://twitter.com/elmundodemando" target="_blank">Armando Rayo</a></em>- <a href="http://handsoncentraltexas.org" target="_blank">Hands on Central Texas</a></li>
<li><em><a href="http://twitter.com/ehrenfoss" target="_blank">Ehren Foss</a></em>- <a href="http://preludeinteractive.com" target="_blank">Prelude Interactive</a></li>
<li><em><a href="http://twitter.com/smartwoman" target="_blank">Vicki Flaugher</a></em>- <a href="http://smartwomanguides.com" target="_blank">Smart Woman Guides</a></li>
</ul>
<h2>Austin Technology</h2>
<ul>
<li>Computing: <em><a href="http://twitter.com/ggroovin" target="_blank">Ricardo Guerrero</a>, <a href="http://twitter.com/lpt" target="_blank">Laura P. Thomas</a>, <a href="http://twitter.com/jmacofearth" target="_blank">John Mcelhenney</a>, <a href="http://twitter.com/richardatdell" target="_blank">Richard Binhammer</a></em>- <a href="http://dell.com" target="_blank">Dell</a></li>
<li>Computing: <em><a href="http://twitter.com/" target="_blank">Chris Almond</a></em>- <a href="http://bailiwick.wordpress.com/" target="_blank">IBM Redbooks</a></li>
<li>Software &amp; Hardware: <em><a href="http://twitter.com/deirdrewalsh" target="_blank">Deirdre Walsh</a></em>- <a href="http://decibel.ni.com/content/community/zone" target="_blank">National Instruments</a></li>
<li>Open Source Software: <em><a href="http://twitter.com/whurley" target="_blank">William Hurley</a></em>- <a href="http://talk.bmc.com/blogs/blog-whurley/wh-bio/" target="_blank">BMC Software</a></li>
<li>Media: <em><a href="http://twitter.com/sparkycollier" target="_blank">Mark Collier</a></em>- <a href="http://collierclan.net/mark" target="_blank">Yahoo!</a></li>
<li>Tech Community: <em><a href="http://twitter.com/linearb" target="_blank">Lynn Bender</a></em>- <a href="http://geekaustin.com" target="_blank">Geek Austin</a></li>
<li>SEO, SEM &amp; PPC: <em><a href="http://twitter.com/jackleblond" target="_blank">Jack Leblond</a></em>- <a href="http://jackleblond.com" target="_blank">Web Marketer</a></li>
<li>SEO, SEM &amp; PPC: <em><a href="http://twitter.com/lauraa" target="_blank">Laura Alter</a> &amp; <a href="http://twitter.com/adamalter" target="_blank">Adam Alter</a></em>- <a href="http://www.meetup.com/seo-austin/" target="_blank">Austin Internet Marketing</a></li>
<li>SEO, SEM &amp; PPC: <em><a href="http://twitter.com/katemorris" target="_blank">Kate Morris</a></em>- <a href="http://longhornkate.com" target="_blank">Search Marketing With Attitude</a></li>
<li>SEO, SEM &amp; PPC: <em><a href="http://twitter.com/dhdeans" target="_blank">David Deans</a></em>- <a href="http://geoactivegroup.com" target="_blank">GeoActive Group</a></li>
<li>Content Management: <em><a href="http://twitter.com/chasl" target="_blank">Charles Lauller</a></em>- <a href="http://bizzuka.com" target="_blank">Bizzuka</a></li>
<li>Tech Development: <em><a href="http://twitter.com/bmagierski" target="_blank">Brian Magierski</a></em>- <a href="http://brian.magierski.com/about/" target="_blank">nGenera Corporation</a></li>
<li>Videography, Web Development: <em><a href="http://twitter.com/springnet" target="_blank">Paul Terry Walhaus</a></em>- <a href="http://spring.net" target="_blank">spring.net</a></li>
<li>UI Developer: <em><a href="http://twitter.com/nertzy" target="_blank">Grant Hutchins</a></em>- <a href="http://blog.nertzy.com/" target="_blank">blog.nertzy.com</a></li>
<li>Web Development: <em><a href="http://twitter.com/manton" target="_blank">Manton Reece</a></em>- <a href="http://manton.org" target="_blank">manton.org</a></li>
<li>Consumer Ratings: <em><a href="http://twitter.com/sherrienguyen" target="_blank">Sherrie Nguyen</a></em>- <a href="http://bazaarvoice.com" target="_blank">Bazaarvoice</a></li>
<li>Voice Applications: <em><a href="http://twitter.com/jeremya" target="_blank">Jeremy Arntz</a></em>- <a href="http://jaduka.com" target="_blank">Jaduka</a></li>
<li>Web Application: <em><a href="http://twitter.com/moximity" target="_blank">Bryan Jones</a></em>- <a href="http://moximity.com" target="_blank">Moximity</a></li>
<li>Web Application: <em><a href="http://twitter.com/andymeadows" target="_blank">Andy Meadows</a></em>- <a href="http://budurl.com" target="_blank">Bud URL</a></li>
<li>SMS Technology: <em><a href="http://twitter.com/rfisk" target="_blank">Rick Fisk</a></em>- <a href="http://drivebuytech.com" target="_blank">Drive Buy Tech</a></li>
<li>Content Syndication: <em><a href="http://twitter.com/baldman" target="_blank">Alex Jones</a></em>- <a href="http://pluck.com" target="_blank">Pluck</a></li>
<li>Online Gaming: <em><a href="http://twitter.com/heuge" target="_blank">Eugene Hsu</a></em>- <a href="http://www.challengegames.com/" target="_blank">Challenge Games</a></li>
<li>Social Gaming: <em><a href="http://twitter.com/gendaigames" target="_blank">Michael Agustin</a></em>- <a href="http://gendaigames.com" target="_blank">Gendai Games</a></li>
<li>Social Media Podcaster: <em><a href="http://twitter.com/orchid8" target="_blank">Sarah Vela</a></em>- <a href="http://www.pushmyfollow.com/" target="_blank">Push My Follow</a></li>
<li>Tech Podcaster: <em><a href="http://twitter.com/shelly" target="_blank">Shelly Brisbin</a></em>- <a href="http://www.appstorepundit.com/" target="_blank">App Store Pundit</a></li>
</ul>
<h2>Austin Retail &amp; Sales</h2>
<ul>
<li><em><a href="http://twitter.com/marlaerwin" target="_blank">Marla Erwin</a></em>- <a href="http://www.marlaerwin.com/" target="_blank">Whole Foods</a></li>
<li><em><a href="http://twitter.com/tiffstreats" target="_blank">Tiffs Treats</a></em>- <a href="http://www.cookiedelivery.com/" target="_blank">Cookie Delivery</a></li>
</ul>
<h2>Austin Recruiting &amp; Human Resources</h2>
<ul>
<li>Recruiter: <em><a href="http://twitter.com/jenwojcik" target="_blank">Jen Wojcik</a></em>- <a href="http://yourguru.net" target="_blank">Your Guru</a></li>
<li>Recruiter: <em><a href="http://twitter.com/kimhaynes" target="_blank">Kim Haynes</a></em>- <a href="http://kershnertrading.com" target="_blank">Kershner Trading</a></li>
</ul>
<h2>Austin Real Estate &amp; Finances</h2>
<ul>
<li>Real Estate Community: <em><a href="http://twitter.com/enaylor" target="_blank">Elizabeth Naylor</a></em>- <a href="http://dwellgo.com" target="_blank">Dwellgo</a></li>
<li>Personal Finance &amp; Taxes: <em><a href="http://twitter.com/taxtweet" target="_blank">Kay Bell</a></em>- <a href="http://dontmesswithtaxes.com" target="_blank">Don&#8217;t Mess With Taxes</a></li>
</ul>
<h2>Austin Parenting</h2>
<ul>
<li><em><a href="http://twitter.com/aruni" target="_blank">Aruni Gunasegaram</a></em>- <a href="http://babblesoft.com" target="_blank">Babblesoft.com</a></li>
<li><em><a href="http://twitter.com/daddybrad" target="_blank">Brad Powell</a></em>- <a href="http://www.dadlabs.com" target="_blank">DadLabs.com</a></li>
<li><em><a href="http://twitter.com/savvydoula" target="_blank">Darlene Mcauley</a></em>- <a href="http://savvydoula.com" target="_blank">Savvy Doula</a></li>
</ul>
<h2>Austin Observations</h2>
<ul>
<li><em><a href="http://twitter.com/gloriakt" target="_blank">Kristine Gloria</a> &amp; <a href="http://twitter.com/ludwigvan968" target="_blank">Joey Lopez</a></em>- <a href="http://austin30.org" target="_blank">Austin 3.0</a></li>
<li><em><a href="http://twitter.com/ttrentham" target="_blank">Tim Trentham</a></em>- <a href="http://austin.metblogs.com/author/ttrentham/" target="_blank">Austin Metblogs</a></li>
<li><em><a href="http://twitter.com/lifeinaustin" target="_blank">Lyssa</a></em>- <a href="http://thislifeinaustin.com" target="_blank">This Life in Austin</a></li>
<li><em><a href="http://twitter.com/do512_kristin" target="_blank">Kristin</a></em>- <a href="http://do512.com/" target="_blank">Do512- what to do in Austin</a></li>
</ul>
<h2>Coworking, Austin Startups</h2>
<ul>
<li><em><a href="http://twitter.com/juliegomoll" target="_blank">Julie Gomoll</a> &amp; <a href="http://blog.launchpadcoworking.com/2007/11/25/spike-gillespie-come-on-down/" target="_blank">Spike Gillespie</a></em>- <a href="http://launchpadcoworking.com" target="_blank">Launchpad Coworking</a></li>
<li><em><a href="http://twitter.com/dustyreagan" target="_blank">Dusty Reagan</a>, <a href="http://twitter.com/cesart" target="_blank">Cesar Torres</a>, <a href="http://twitter.com/johnerik" target="_blank">John Erik Metcalkf</a>, &amp; <a href="http://twitter.com/davidhwalker" target="_blank">David Walker</a></em>- <a href="http://conjunctured.com" target="_blank">Conjunctured Coworking</a></li>
<li><em><a href="http://twitter.com/imdane" target="_blank">Dane Hurtubise</a></em>- <a href="http://startupdistrict.com" target="_blank">Austin Startup District</a></li>
<li><em><a href="http://twitter.com/kkoym" target="_blank">Kevin Koym</a></em>- <a href="http://www.kevinkoym.com/blog/about/" target="_blank">Tech Ranch, Bootstrap Austin, Enterprise Teaming, LLC</a></li>
</ul>
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