This is the latest post in our series, TwitterPowerhouses, which focuses on the contributions of people who've helped to expand, influence, and redefine how we view social networking.
Technology has always been an awe-inspiring tool. It intimately affects our lives, and our surrounding environment. Our history is peppered with technological advances -- one right after the other. Indeed, the evolution throughout our history has been an incredible journey. And technology is the passport to the exciting destinations in our future.
Today, technology is allowing us to share information on a global scale. We are at an Information Golden Age -- this is where information is communicated at the speed of now. We are more connected today than at any other time in our history. It is this level of engagement that changes societies and fosters innovation. We are now global citizens -- with the ability to consume and produce content that can touch the lives of the 6.8 billion people on this planet.
The 16 Tech Titans below are truly amazing global citizens. As their tools of the trade, they use Twitter and other avenues to engage and inform the international community. They are some of technology's most respected influencers. The quality of their work speaks volumes. They intimately understand the importance of sharing their knowledge. Yes, we call them titans. Not just because of the greatness of their professional achievements, but also because they believe in moving humanity forward, one technological leap at a time.
The best-selling author of Twitter for Dummies, Fitton is also the
CEO and Founder of
OneForty, which helps developers
with innovations that greatly enhance the Twitter Experience.
Social media researcher, Rabin is Vice-President of the
MOL Access Portal. MOL is owner of social media giant
Friendster,
which he has pushed to new heights of success.
Though respected for her work on sites like
Bitrebels,
Belardo uses technology to create some of the best,
cutting-edge graphics / avatar designs on the web.
A senior writer at the Huffington Post, Vargas has one of our
favorite blogs,
Technology as Anthropology (click
here for his posts) as well as a
Pulitzer Prize to cement an already impressive career as a multimedia journalist.
Though based in Austin, TX, her work is wonderfully international.
Whether Silicon Valley, broadband, or the FCC, Higgonbotham's blogging
for the forward-thinking
GiGaOM is always appreciated.
Web 2.0 Evangelist and best-selling author, he is also the publisher and
head writer for the hot site
Smedio, which explores the intersection of
Though currently rockin' as the senior manager of New Media at Coach, Inc.,
we remember her popular weekly vlog
Tweet Week. She's a serious digital
influencer who doesn't take herself too seriously. We love the smart,
When he's not at the Entertainment Desk of a Leading Weekly Magazine,
this prolific tech blogger is making great moves as Head Designer and
certain they were talking about Chong, who is also a true thought leader on
how our rapidly evolving technology impacts international laws.
Not only will you respect his approach to technology and his blogging
style, you will also appreciate the incredible diversity of topics
and links on his rapid-fire Twitter feed.
She also has a dynamic and high-octane Twitter feed, but her
amazing work in interactive design and her app for children have
placed her name in the bright lights.
in the Huff Post Technology section truly rock the house!
He is a known specialist in the area of emerging technologies, and works
on apps for both business and government. We greatly appreciate his curiosity
about the evolution of society in a Web 2.0 context.
She writes about technology policy for
The Washington Post. Her
blog is a must read. She keeps her readers hooked because of her ability to
explain complex terms for the tech-challenged.
Craig Settles / @
CJSettlesA popular analyst, Settles helps local governments and others
develop a strong broadband network. In fact, his new book,
Fighting More than a decade as a globe-trotting technologist have prepared him for
a great collection of links -- gets the thumbs up on any day of the week.
Authors' Note: In case you missed it, here's Part 7 of the series: The Social Media Genius of Kim Sherrell.
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