The Forbes Magazine are the king of Top lists, they have build an awesome brand and a lot of research goes into its on Top Lists. They are known for the impressive lists which include The World’s Billionaires List , America’s Top Colleges , The Richest People in America and The World’s Most Powerful Celebrities.
Earlier in the year they came up with The Forbes top 50 social media power influences of 2013 was therefore not a surprise but the people and rankings are . While I agree the lists contain a lot of people I respect, it was actually a list of top Twitter influencers as the social media index was built around ”Twitter followers”. I have therefore followed Mark Schaefer’s cue to generate ,my own list (including his) in order to pay tribute to the workd of people I follow online.
Here’s a hot list of social media influencers that missed the Forbes list
Ok, I over did it but you get the point, there are lots and lots more to look out for depending on the industry, social media platforms and even the analytic tools and the numbers are still counting
Here are the thought leaders that made the list (scroll down for the infograph);
#1: Sean Gardner (USA)
Twitter: @2morrowknight. Website: http://www.2morrowknight.com/
# 2: Ann Tran (USA)
Twitter: @anntran_ Website: http://www.ann-tran.com
# 3: Jessica Northey (USA)
Twitter: @jessicanorthey. Website: http://fingercandymedia.com/
# 4: Mari Smith (USA)
Twitter: @marismith Website: http://www.marismith.com/
#r 5 is Aaron Lee (Asia)
Twitter: @askaaronlee Website: http://askaaronlee.com/
# 6: John Paul Aguiar (USA)
Twitter: @johnaguiar Website: Johnpaulaguiar.com
# 7: Liz Strauss (USA)
Twitter: @lizstrauss Website: http://www.successful-blog.com/
# 8: Warren Whitlock (USA)
Twitter: @warrenwhitlock Website: warrenwhitlock.com, SocialMediaProfitShow
# 9 is Ted Coine (USA)
Twitter: @tedcoine Website: http://switchandshift.com/
# 10: Pam Moore (USA)
Twitter: @pammktgnut Website: http://www.pammarketingnut.com
# 11: Jeff Bullas
Twitter: @jeffbullas Website: http://www.jeffbullas.com/
# 12: Reneae Blodgett
Twitter: @magicsaucemedia Website: http://magicsaucemedia.com
# 13: Ted Rubin
Twitter: @tedrubin Website: http://www.tedrubin.com/
# 14: Eve Mayer
Twitter: @linkedinqueen Website: http://www.socialmediadelivered.com/
# 15: Glen Gilmore
Twtter: @glengilmore Website: http://www.gilmorebusinessnetwork.com/
# 16: Paul Barron
Twitter: @paulbarron Website: www.chipotleeffect.com, http://www.digitalcoco.com/
# 17: Dan Schawbel
Twitter: @danschawbel Website: http://www.danschawbel.com/
# 18: Kim Garst
Twitter: @kimgarst Website: www.boomsocial.net, http://kimgarst.com/blog/
# 19: Lori Ruff
Twitter: @loriruff Website: http://www.rocklinkedin.com
# 20: Ann Handley
Twitter: @marketingprofs Website: http://www.marketingprofs.com
# 21: Chris Brogan
Twitter: @chrisbrogan Website: http://www.chrisbrogan.com/
# 22: Gary Vaynerchuck
Twitter: @garyvee Website: www.garyvaynerchuck.com, http://www.vaynermedia.com/
# 23: Chris Voss
Twitter: @chrisvossm Website: http://thechrisvossshow.com/
# 24: Pam Dyer
Twitter: @pamdyer Website: http://www.pamorama.net
# 25: Laura Fitton
Twitter: @pistachio Website: www.pistachioconsulting.com
# 26: Calvin Lee
Twitter: @mayhemstudios Website: http://blog.mayhemstudios.com/
# 27: Jessica Merrill
Twitter: @blogging4jobs Website: http://www.blogging4jobs.com/
# 28: Bonnie Sainsbury
Twitter: @bsainsbury Website: http://www.womentalkingtech.com/
# 29: Jonathan Naferrete
Twitter: @jonathan360 Website: http://jonathannafarrete.com/blog/
# 30: Lilach Bullock
Twitter: @lilachbullock Website: http://www.socialable.co.uk/
#31: Steve Farnsworth
Twitter: @steveology Website: Steve Farnsworth
#32: Deborah Lee
Twitter: @debsylee Website: Deborah Lee
#33. Neal Schaffer
Twitter: @nealschaffer Website: http://windmillnetworking.com/
#34. Mike O’Neil
Twitter: @mikeoneilrocks Website: http://www.integratedalliances.com/
#35. Jay Oatway
Twitter: @jayoatway Website: Jay Oatway
#36. Jeff Barrett
Twitter: @barrettall Website: Jeff Barrett
#37. Scott Stratten
Twitter: @unmarketing Website: http://www.unmarketing.com/
#38. Marsha Collier.
Twitter: @Marshcollier taking her trade onto Google +
#39. Lori Taylor
Twitter: @lorirtaylor Website: Lori Taylor
#40. Viveka vonRosen @LinkedInExpert
#41. Yacine Baroudi
Twitter: @yacinebaroudi Website: Yacine Baroudi
#42. Sandi Krakowski
Twitter: @sandikrakowski Website: A real Change
#43. Susan Cooper
Twitter: @buzzedition Website: http://buzzedition.com/about/
#44. Christine Korda.
Twitter: @christinekorda Website: Socialmoms.net
#45. Don Crowther
Website: Don Crowther Twitter: @don_crowther
#46. Dede Watson
Twitter: @Dede_watson Website: Turnitsocial.com
#47. Erik Qualman
Twitter: @equalman Website: Socialnom ics
#48. Michael Hyatt
Twitter: @michaelhyatt Website: Michael Hyatt
#49. Darren Rowse
Twitter: @problogger Website: Problogger
#50. Christopher Penn
Twitter: @cspenn Website: Christopher Penn
Ok, so what’s your take?