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WHEN EVERYTHING CLICKS

Sue Rostvold @Sue Rostvold, @VerySuperCool
Therese Kopiwoda @Kopiwoda, @PetsitUSA, @PetRescueNews

2009 TEXAS SOCIAL MEDIA AWARD WINNERS

Henry Adaso – @rizoh – Henry Adaso has been writing professionally about hip-hop music since 2005.
Joshua Baer – @joshuabaer @otherinbox – Founder of Otherinbox
Mike Chapman – @MikeChapman – Co-founder of Austin Social Media Club
J.R. Cohen – @coffeegroundz – Owner of  The Coffee Groundz
Michael Cote – @cote
Jenn Deering Davis – @jenndeeringdavis – Founder of Cheaptweet
Sam Decker – @samdecker – Chief Marketing Office, BazaarVoice
Lori Falcon – @acowboyswife – Blogger at A Cowboy’s Wife
Kyle Flaherty @kyleflaherty – Blogger at Engageinpr.com
Matt Glazer – @MattGlazer – Journalist for Burnt Orange Report
Lisa Goddard – @Lisa_Goddard – Advocacy and Online Marketing Director for The Capital Area Food Bank of Austin
Michelle Greer – @michellegreer
David Guenthner – @DavidGuenthner – Director of media and government relations at the Texas Public Policy Foundation
Kami Huyse – @kamichat
Cali Lewis – @calilewis -  Podcaster and owner of GeekBrief .TV
David Neff – @daveiam – Director of Web, Film and IA Strategy for the American Cancer Society
Erica O’Grady – @ericaogrady – CXO Peanut Butter Media
Bryan Person – @BryanPerson – Launched Social Media Breakfast
Connie Reece – @conniereece – Founder of the Frozen Pea Fund
Benn and Lani Rosales – @agentgenius @laniar - Founders of Agent Genius, online real estate magazine
Dwight Silverman – @dsilverman – A tech blogger and columnist for the Houston Chronicle
Aaron Strout – @aaronstrout – One of the top social media thinkers in Austin
Paul Terry Walhus – @springnet – Wi-Fi technology architect
Michael Williams – @michaelwilliams – Texas Railroad Commissioner

MORE COOL AUSTIN PEEPS

@austintweetups
@news8austin
@statesman

SOCIAL MEDIA FOLKS
Shannon Paul – @shannonpaul – New media creative content consultant at the Detroit Red Wings.
Chris Brogan – @chrisbrogan – President, New Marketing Labs, co-founder of PodCamp and all-round nice guy
Jeremiah Owyang – @jowyang – Senior Analyst, Social Computing at Forrester Research
Laura Fitton – @pistachio – Principal and Founder, Pistachio Consulting
Jennifer Leggio – @mediaphyter – ZDNet social business blogger. Writes smart posts that make me think
Julien Smith – @julien – Uber-smart, uber-friendly new media consultant from Montreal. Great guy all-round
David Alston – @davidalston – Vice President of Marketing at Radian6
Aaron Newman – @aaronnewman – Founder of Techrigy
Scott Stratten – @unmarketing – Stop Marketing, Start Engaging. Speaker/Jedi of viral marketing.
Melanie Baker – @melle – Community Manager at AideRSS

COMMUNICATORS

Joseph Thornley – @thornley – CEO of Thornley Fallis Communications, Canada’s leading PR blogger and my boss
Todd Defren – @tdefren – Principal at SHIFT Communications
Brian Solis – @briansolis – Principal at Futureworks
Dave Jones – @doctorjones – VP of Digital Communications at Hill & Knowlton
KD Paine – @kdpaine – Measurement guru and ultra-friendly runner.
Danny Brown – @dannybrown – Owner of boutique agency Press Release PR
Doug Haslam – @dough – PR pro with SHIFT Communications
Michael O’Connor Clarke – @michaelocc – VP at Thornley Fallis Communications, blogger since 2001 and general wise guy Mike Kujawski – @mikekujawski – Ottawa-based marketing and social media consultant focused on the government sector 20. Shel Holtz – @shel – Co-host of For Immediate Release, communicator and co-author of Tactical Transparency 21. Colin McKay – @canuckflack – Director of Research, Education and Outreach at Canada’s Office of the Privacy Commissioner. One of several people on this list who constantly question and make me think 22. Neville Hobson – @jangles – UK-based PR pro and co-host of the FIR podcast with Shel Holtz

EDUCATORS

23. Beth Harte – @BethHarte – Adjunct professor at Immaculata University 24. Karen Russell – @KarenRussell – PR professor at the University of Georgia 25. Christine Smith – @ProfChristineS – PR Educator at Centennial College, Toronto 26. Robert French – @rdfrench – PR teacher at Auburn University. Founder of PROpenMic and founding fellow of SNCR

ENTREPRENEURS

27. Chip Griffin – @chipgriffin – CEO of, among other things, CustomScoop and Media Bullseye. Questions everything and keeps me on my toes 28. Guy Kawasaki – @guykawasaki – Managing Director of Garage Technology Ventures and founder of Alltop 29. Gary Vaynerchuk – @garyvee – Host of winelibrarytv.com 30. Peter Shankman – @skydiver – Founder of Help A Reporter Out 31. Marcel Lebrun – @lebrun – CEO of Radian6

COPORATE TYPES

32. Richard Binhammer – @richardatdell – Face of Dell’s digital media team 33. Keith Burtis – @KeithBurtis – Keith is one of the nicest guys I’ve met. He works as Community Manager for @bestbuyremix 34. Ferg Devins – @molsonferg – VP of Public Affairs at Molson

MISCELLANEOUS PROFESSIONALS

1. Ike Pigott – @ikepigott – Check out his personal Twitter policy on his blog. 2. Shannon Whitley – @swhitley – Ridiculously smart, friendly, helpful developer. Developed the Chat Catcher plugin I’m using on this site. 37. Mathew Ingram – @mathewi – Journalist at the Globe and Mail; blogger and co-founder of Canada’s Mesh Conference 38. Christopher Penn – @cspenn – Chief Technology Officer of the Student Loan Network, co-founder of PodCamp and social media ninja 39. Eden Spodek – @edenspodek – The Bargainista – pension fund communicator, shopping blogger, passionate about communities 40. Connie Crosby – @conniecrosby – Law librarian, social networking “diva” and co-host of the Community Divas podcast with Eden Spodek