16 Wilmington-area Twitter Power Users
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7 Apr 2009Looking to start a business? Why not relocate to Wilmington, NC? Forbes Magazine recently ranked Wilmington 13th in the nation for business and careers.
Plan your journey through Wilmington’s Twitter Power users. Use the following list a guide.
- Give us a try – Take a “business trip” and visit the city to get a feel for the Port City lifestyle. We’ll call it “research.” Treat yourself to a weekend at The TownePlace Suites by Marriott. Follow @TPSWilmington
- Get some grub – Lisa Layman, owner of DineWilmingtonOnline.com, knows the restaurant scene in Wilmington. Follow her @lisalayman – Honorable mention: Front St. Brewery Follow @FSBrewery
- Find a home – Salt of the earth, Bruce Brown. Check him out at BeingBruceBrown.com. Follow him @BruceBrownNC
- Get the scoop – News with a personal touch. Follow @jimware and @shanbow
- Mix it up downtown – For some history, visit the Cape Fear Museum on Market St. – Follow @capefearmuseum / Take in a play at historic Thalian Hall – Follow @thalianhall
- Know the business climate – Downtown Wilmington advocate and champion, John Hinnant. Follow @johnhinnant
- Make a plan – Take your business plan to the next level – talk to ActionCOACH Reggie Shropshire. Follow @coachreggie
- Get a website – Check out web extraordinaire Richard Perry from Akira Media. Follow @akiramedia
- Find your voice – Brand and communication wizards – Talk Inc. Visit talkinc.com – Follow @TalkInc
- Get ranked – Give your website a boost. Two local SEO specialists – Ty Downing & Steven Harrell. Follow @TyDowning and @stevenharrell
- Get some swag – Queensboro Shirt Company offers free embroidery + free logo evaluation! Grab some polo shirts worry-free with their awesome ten year guarantee! Follow @Queensboroshirt
- Relax - Now you’re ready to grab a brew and catch the game. Head downtown to Port City Pub. Follow @PORTCITYPUBED
No doubt I’ve left off some worthy Wilmington area businesses and people. Please add a comment with your favorite Wilmington-area Twitter users. I’ve hand picked everyone on the list as people I’ve dealt with in the past or have been following their work long enough to vouch for their quality. Lastly, if you’re not already, please follow me as well – @Port_City_Color – William Lang
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14 Responses to 16 Wilmington-area Twitter Power Users
Debbie Elliott
April 7th, 2009 at 8:22 PM
Hi William. Great post! Thanks so much for the mention of Talk, Inc. Just signed up to subscribe to your blog. Look forward to following you!
Suzanne Jalot
April 7th, 2009 at 8:51 PM
How about if you’re looking for anything and everything dog-related about the Port City, or, if you’re looking to target dog lovers, just give Dog Living Magazine a call?! We are the local authority on all things dog. @DOGliving
Steven Harrell
April 8th, 2009 at 6:26 AM
13. Get it printed – For anything printing, business cards, flyers, brochures… follow William – http://twitter.com/port_city_color
Awesome post William. I’m going to follow everyone you recommended. You’re the man!
Shannan Bowen
April 8th, 2009 at 6:45 AM
Thanks William for the mention.
Locals can also find the Star-News in many shapes and sizes on Twitter. For more information go to http://www.starnewsonline.com/twitter
There’s also a directory of local twitter users if people want to find more
And, I second Steven’s recommendation of yourself
Dawn Bugni
April 8th, 2009 at 7:42 AM
I am just outside of Wilmington and create compelling, interviewing-landing resumes and career documents for clients. I also tweet job search advice daily on Twitter. For all things career related @dawnbugni
http://twitter.com/dawnbugni
BTW I’m ranked the #1 Twitter user in Atkinson, NC … seriously.
Great list. Thanks for putting it together.
Ty Downing
April 8th, 2009 at 8:03 AM
Great way to be creative William, these are the best types of posts, one that is local, and news you created. I would imagine this is your best post so far right?
Thanks for the great list of local peeps, and reasons why to follow them too,
I am honored to make your list…..
Ty Downing
Follow me on Twitter: @TyDowning
Elizabeth King Humphrey
April 8th, 2009 at 8:16 AM
Great list. Thanks for taking the time to compile it. A great way to show people the power of Twitter, as well.
I’m a freelance writer and creativity coach in Wilmington. I blog and moderate for CoastalCarolinaMoms.com, THE mommy resource of the Cape Fear region.
My Web site is TheWriteElizabeth.com, which posts links to some of my writing for Star-News, wilma!, and Greater Wilmington Business Journal.
I plan on following–and checking out your business. (Some of my print clips need some TLC…!)
Thanks for the list. See you on Twitter!
Elizabeth
@Eliz_Humphrey
dan tynan
April 8th, 2009 at 8:21 AM
so does being ranked #1 by Twitter Grader in Wilmington count for nothing?
http://twitter.grader.com/index.php?Action=TwitterUsersByLocation&City=WILMINGTON&State=NC&Country=US
for tech news and snarky commentary, follow me @tynan_on_tech.
you also missed my lovely wife, who writes a blog about this burg (wilmaville.com) and can be followed here — @wilmaville_x — and also via her tech blog geekgirlfriends.com — @xtynan
cheers,
dt
William Lang
April 8th, 2009 at 8:28 AM
Hi Dan! You definitely qualify as a “power user” and I was indeed aware of your spot on the Twitter Grader
Your posts are very interesting – I just couldn’t figure out how to include you in my timeline for starting a business! Lastly, “snarky” is good – it means you have a real opinion.
sandy guerriere
April 8th, 2009 at 11:37 AM
Thank you for this press release, I’d read the article where Forbes Magazine had ranked Wilmington 13th in the nation for business and careers.
Aren’t we proud? I notice your list of Twitter Power users and people to follow….fantastic group.
Now, I’m not going to get too upset that you failed to mention me, because I keep a very low profile.
But, if you ever are in the mood to check me out … I’m on Twitter and LOVE it!!! SandyGuerriere
I’m on SU too as artistrybysandy
Thanks for supporting Wilmington’s Twitter Power users!!
Congratulations to all who made the grade!!!
Sandy Guerriere
Denise Merritt
April 8th, 2009 at 2:10 PM
Hey William! I love the concept of this blog. Perhaps we all could ’steal’ your idea and help others in the process.
William Lang
April 8th, 2009 at 2:14 PM
Hi Denise! Thanks for the compliment and please feel free to ’steal’ the idea. I was going to suggest some sort of communal project, but I know @shanbow also has a Twitter Directory on StarNewsOnline.com – let me know if you want to work on something together!
William Lang
April 8th, 2009 at 2:18 PM
Sandy – you’re of my favorites on Twitter. You’re daily doses of positivity are an inspiration to all of us!
Jeanne
April 8th, 2009 at 2:54 PM
Thanks so much for the list of local Wilmington businesses. I am new to Twitter and found it very helpful!