I consider twitter my hive-mind. Basically, if I need to know something, odds are it will show up on my twitter feed. If not, either I didn't need to know, or my twitter feed is broken and I need to add people.
This year I decided to give a special mention to those twitter peeps who keep me well informed, who give good insight and provide me with such a great twitter experience. I've made 2 Top Fives, one Anglo and one Franco, plus a Top Three read-only feeds. Here we go:
Top 5 Anglo contacts: These are awesome people I follow, and I'm quite honoured that they follow me back. I put them in alphabetical order because I don't want to have to sort them out.
EmilyClaireAfan: I was lucky enough to meet with her at this year's MIGS. Recently became director of development and communications for the Canadian Interactive Alliance. Go Emily and looking forward to meeting you again at the 2012 GDC.
mike_acton: When I went to the GDC of 2008, I hadn't heard of Mike Acton. I left his speak as his new biggest fan. It's hard to hold a certain belief and be convinced that you're pretty much alone, and then see someone like Mike Acton confidently tell it like it is in front of an audience that's probably (maybe) going full steam against that, or at least has always been told things should be completely opposite. Since then I've been following his tweets, his speeches and his awesome http://altdevblogaday.com/ initiative.
psychicparrot: My #1 twitter pal, cool dude and maker of all http://psychicparrotgames.com/. Embodies the enthusiastic spirit of indie dev! Continued success through 2012 mate, looking forward reading your tweets.
stevestreeting: The mastermind behind Ogre for 10 years, Steve has positively influence so many people, free of charge, that it's hard to imagine him not deserving whatever good he gets. Dissecting the Ogre source code is probably the single most important factor in me properly learning OOP, which is critical to understand in today's world. His insight on technology, business and politics are generally spot-on.
VillageGamer: Deeply connected to two of the most awesome things there ever was: Canada and Technology. Tami of Village Gamer has been nothing but great towards me and I look forward to seeing more Canada-centric tech articles from her! Thank you for your coverage of Heroes of Zulula, Con Sonar! and Slash!
Honourable mentions (hope to hear more, see more, and maybe work with you in 2012) : SamColes, MasterBlud and stevewhitemusic
Top 3 Read-only feeds: They don't follow me back, but they provide me with great information, and you might not know about them.
MobileSyrup - If you're interested in the mobile industry, and are Canadian, Mobile Syrup can be your first and last stop.
theMapleTap - Canadian history factoids, because you can never know enough, eh?
RealTimeWWII - Interesting concept, RealTimeWWII is a twitter feed broadcasting from 72 years into the past. You can relive World War II through
RealTimeWWII - Interesting concept, RealTimeWWII is a twitter feed broadcasting from 72 years into the past. You can relive World War II through
Top 5 Franco: Mon top 5 franco pour les gens familiers avec la langue de molière.
MarieLuneHB - C'est difficile de pas vouloir suivre Marie-Lune, une geek totale qui s'assume et qui tweet plein de tranches de vie de manière directe et franchement pissante. À noter qu'elle tire comme un Stormtrooper. C'est à considérer avant de l'ajouter à votre squad d'Halo.
mcbernard - Impératrice du MIGS et connectée comme peu sur l'industrie du jeu vidéo à Montréal. Je l'ai croisé au MIGS et je peux dire qu'elle est totalement awesome! Elle tweet dans les 2 langues.
BenDaGeek - Collaborateur à M. Net
MelBChartier - Podcasteuse sur les jeux vidéos. Habite ma région natale et partage mon nom de famille. Suivez-la.
Zomby2D - Vieux pote du secondaire. Fan d'Android. C'est déja bein en masse!
Mentions honorables (à suivre pour 2012) :
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