100. Rupert Murdoch
Occupation: CEO/founder of News Corporation; Creator of FOX Broadcasting
Handle: @rupertmurdoch
Why: See how tech fits into the greater news cycle from Rupert himself. Yeah, he writes his own tweets.
Tech PI: 83
PI: 86
99. Zeynep Tufekci
Occupation: Assistant professor at the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill with her own tech site at www.technosociology.org
Handle: @zeynep
Why: Catch Zeynep's musings on everything ranging from international Web policies to social justice.
Tech PI: 84
PI: 77
98. Hilary Mason
Occupation: Data Scientist in Residence at Accel, Scientist Emeritus at bitly, co-founder of HackNY, co-host of DataGotham, and member of NYCResistor
Handle: @hmason
Why: Hilary is on top of the chatter when it comes to today's tech news.
Tech PI: 84
PI: 77
97. Jim Dalrymple
Occupation: Editor in Chief of LoopInsight
Handle: @jdalrymple
Why: Dalrymple has got some great Apple connections and is regarded as almost never wrong about what is going to happen next at Apple.
Tech PI: 84
PI: 78
96. Keith Rabois
Occupation: Tech entrepreneur, executive, and investor
Handle: @rabois
Why: This heavy tweeter will point you to key articles and insights on the startup VC world along with some occasional sports wisdom mixed in. And he's super smart.
Tech PI: 84
PI: 80
95. Bill Gurley
Occupation: General Partner at Benchmark Capital
Handle: @bgurley
Why: Listen up for updates on the VC, investments, merger world. He's pretty smart too.
Tech PI: 84
PI: 83
94. Kontra
Occupation: Veteran design and management surgeon
Handle: @counternotions
Why: Kontra's random thoughts will always keep you on your toes. And it's pretty good at stoking Apple/Google debates.
Tech PI: 85
PI: 76
93. Evelyn Rusli
Occupation: Tech reporter for Wall Street Journal
Handle: @EvelynRusli
Why: Rusli has a fun, casual look at the industry and gives you the scoop on acquisitions.
Tech PI: 85
PI: 76
92. Jeff Weiner
Occupation: CEO of LinkedIn
Handle: @jeffweiner
Why: So that you don't have to search through LinkedIn to find interesting articles. He also knows everyone in Silicon Valley and tweets with them.
Tech PI: 85
PI: 77
91. Emily Chang
Occupation: Host of Bloomberg West
Handle: @emilychangtv
Why: Stay up to date with Bloomberg's coverage of the big guys in tech.
Tech PI: 85
PI: 78
90. Tristan Walker
Occupation: Founder/CEO of Walker & Company
Handle: @tristanwalker
Why: Learn about his newest ventures along with some lighthearted commentary on Uber, Square and more. He puts a positive spin on the often negative Twitter banter.
Tech PI: 85
PI: 85
89. Kathy Sierra
Occupation: Web developer, author and blogger
Handle: @seriouspony
Why: She gets user experience. Nuff said.
Tech PI: 86
PI: 68
88. Brooke Hammerling
Occupation: Founder of Brew Media Relations
Handle: @brooke
Why: A melting pot of random topics, but she seems to know everyone in tech.
Tech PI: 86
PI: 75
87. Rafat Ali
Occupation: CEO/Founder of Skift; Founder, paidContent
Handle: @rafat
Why: For his interesting and inspiring take on tech, media, consumer electronics, and whatever else he finds fascinating.
Tech PI: 86
PI: 77
86. Gabe Rivera
Occupation: Founder of Techmeme
Handle: @gaberivera
Why: He runs Techmeme. And he's funny.
Tech PI: 86
PI: 78
85. Baratunde Thurston
Occupation: CEO/co-founder of Cultivated Wit
Handle: @baratunde
Why: He brings his Onion humor to the startup conversation.
Tech PI: 86
PI: 86
84. Ben Bajarin
Occupation: Tech analyst at Creative Strategies; Founder of Tech.pinions
Handle: @benbajarin
Why: For his smart insights on Apple and other tech stuff.
Tech PI: 87
PI: 66
83. Rory Cellan-Jones
Occupation: BBC's Technology Correspondent
Handle: @BBCRoryCJ
Why: Sometimes it's nice to learn a bit about tech from outside the U.S.
Tech PI: 87
PI: 80
82. Mat Honan
Occupation: Senior writer at Wired
Handle: @mat
Why: For a laugh, or maybe a just a chuckle. This guy is one great tech writer.
Tech PI: 87
PI: 81
81. Alexia Tsotsis
Occupation: Co-Editor at TechCrunch
Handle: @alexia
Why: Her clever comments pair nicely with interesting retweets on all things tech related.
Tech PI: 87
PI: 83
80. Sarah Lacy
Occupation: Founder and editor-in-chief of PandoDaily
Handle: @sarahcuda
Why: She's got the scoop on Silicon Valley startups.
Tech PI: 87
PI: 83
79. Dennis Crowley
Occupation: Co-founder of Dodgeball and Foursquare
Handle: @dens
Why: For the 411 on Foursquare and some other kooky ideas in tech. Get a look at the human side of this CEO.
Tech PI: 87
PI: 85
78. Dan Primack
Occupation: Senior Editor at Fortune.com
Handle: @danprimack
Why: Dan has the news, especially when it comes to VCs, IPOs, and acquisitions.
Tech PI: 88
PI: 76
77. Joanna Stern
Occupation: Wall Street Journal Personal Technology Columnist
Handle: @joannastern
Why: Joanna's got consumer electronics explained- everything from Cortana to HTC One to tablets.
Tech PI: 88
PI: 78
76. Steve Silberman
Occupation: Investigative reporter for Wired
Handle: @stevesilberman
Why: Great conversations about health and science.
Tech PI: 88
PI: 80
75. Peter Kafka
Occupation: Senior Editor at Re/code
Handle: @pkafka
Why: His sarcastic take on the tech world.
Tech PI: 88
PI: 82
74. Andy Ihnatko
Occupation: Chicago Sun-Times technology columnist
Handle: @Ihnatko
Why: A behind-the-scenes look at apps and consumer electronics.
Tech PI: 88
PI: 83
73. Rand Fishkin
Occupation: Founder of Moz
Handle: @randfish
Why: Great advice for SEO and other tech stuff.
Tech PI: 88
PI: 86
72. Geoff DeWeaver
Occupation: CEO of Touchpoint Entertainment
Handle: @geoff_deweaver
Why: Geoff aggregates lots and lots of articles on tech into one place.
Tech PI: 88
PI: 89
71. Marissa Mayer
Occupation: President/CEO of Yahoo
Handle: @marissamayer
Why: Marissa will definitely not flood your Twitter feed, but she will reveal some important Yahoo news when she does decide to tweet.
Tech PI: 88
PI: 89
70. Ryan Hoover
Occupation: Co-Creator of Product Hunt; Creator of Startup Edition
Handle: @rrhoover
Why: Get a younger voice on the industry.
Tech PI: 89
PI: 66
69. Martin Bryant
Occupation: Editor-in-Chief at The Next Web; TechHub Manchester co-founder
Handle: @MartinSFP
Why: Learn about the intersection of technology and the media.
Tech PI: 89
PI: 73
68. Joel Gascoigne
Occupation: Founder/CEO at Buffer
Handle: @joelgascoigne
Why: Gain some helpful tips for UX and company culture.
Tech PI: 89
PI: 75
67. Christopher Mims
Occupation: Technology and science editor for Quartz
Handle: @mims
Why: Random but interesting facts about tech.
Tech PI: 89
PI: 76
66. Nilay Patel
Occupation: Acting Managing Editor of Vox
Handle: @reckless
Why: Nilay shares progressive, smart thoughts about tech and media and Facebook and Vox and...
Tech PI: 89
PI: 77
65. Christopher Soghoian
Occupation: Principal Technologist and Senior Policy Analyst with the ACLU
Handle: @csoghoian
Why: Better understand the intersection of technology and security.
Tech PI: 89
PI: 78
64. Lance Ulahoff
Occupation: Chief Correspondent and Editor-at-Large of Mashable
Handle: @LanceUlanoff
Why: A broad look at all things tech.
Tech PI: 89
PI: 79
63. Bill Gross
Occupation: Founder of Technology Incubator Idealab
Handle: @Bill_Gross
Why: Feel like you're at tech conferences with Bill's live tweeting.
Tech PI: 89
PI: 80
62. Chris Dixon
Occupation: Internet entrepreneur and investor; co-founder of Hunch
Handle: @cdixon
Why: Find interesting links, often related to Bitcoin and mobile. Dixon is one of the savviest people in tech.
Tech PI: 89
PI: 81
61. Ruhani Rabin
Occupation: Senior Vice President of Product at Friendster
Handle: @ruhanirabin
Why: Access to an endless amount of links along with some random quotes.
Tech PI: 89
PI: 82
60. Bryan Kramer
Occupation: CEO of PureMatter
Handle: @bryankramer
Why: A perspective on content and media.
Tech PI: 89
PI: 82
59. Joshua Topolsky
Occupation: Editor-in-chief of The Verge
Handle: @joshuatopolsky
Why: Juicy scoops like the Android TV launch and some of the best articles from The Verge.
Tech PI: 89
PI: 83
58. Charles Arthur
Occupation: The Guardian's Technology editor
Handle: @charlesarthur
Why: Be in the know about free data, transparency, and social networks. This guy is super smart.
Tech PI: 89
PI: 83
57. Marco Arment
Occupation: Co-founder of Tumblr; creator of Instapaper
Handle: @marcoarment
Why: A behind-the-scenes look at developing and building apps.
Tech PI: 89
PI: 84
56. David Pogue
Occupation: Columnist for Yahoo Tech and Scientific American; host of science shows on PBS’s “NOVA”
Handle: @Pogue
Why: Stay up to date with the help of this goofy forerunner of tech news.
Tech PI: 89
PI: 89
55. Kevin Rose
Occupation: Partner at Google Ventures; Board member at Tony Hawk Foundation; Founder of Digg and Revision3
Handle: @kevinrose
Why: Find out about up and coming startups like Buttercoin and Wealthfront. And maybe catch up on some San Fran controversies.
Tech PI: 89
PI: 90
54. Steve Case
Occupation: Co-founder of AOL; Chairman of Case Foundation and Revolution
Handle: @SteveCase
Why: Read up on the intersection of politics and technology and Steve's random nuggets of wisdom.
Tech PI: 89
PI: 90
53. Chris Sacca
Occupation: Venture investor in Twitter and other companies; At Lowercase Capital
Handle: @sacca
Why: He'll teach you a bit about new cool tech projects and inventions. Sacca's one of the most active and entertaining personalities on Twitter.
Tech PI: 89
PI: 92
52. Jon Russel
Occupation: Asia Editor at The Next Web
Handle: @jonrussell
Why: Be in the loop with tech in Asia.
Tech PI: 90
PI: 72
51. Chris Ziegler
Occupation: Deputy Managing Editor of The Verge
Handle: @zpower
Why: He's all over tech and the media.
Tech PI: 90
PI: 75
50. Mike Isaac
Occupation: Senior Editor at Re/code
Handle: @mikeisaac
Why: A light-hearted take on all sorts of nonsense, with the occasional bit of tech. And he's always favorating tweets.
Tech PI: 90
PI: 76
49. Paul Haddad
Occupation: The programmer behind Tweetbot
Handle: @tapbot_paul
Why: Get in on Paul's fancy code and developer talk.
Tech PI: 90
PI: 77
48. Mark Gurman
Occupation: Senior Editor at 9to5Mac.com
Handle: @markgurman
Why: Be the first to hear about Apple news.
Tech PI: 90
PI: 77
47. Ed Bott
Occupation: Tech reporter at ZDNet and author of the Windows Inside Out series from Microsoft
Handle: @edbott
Why: Ed covers some interesting OS stuff, with a lot of love for Microsoft.
Tech PI: 90
PI: 79
46. Horace Dediu
Occupation: Founder and author of Asymco.com; industry analyst with focus on phones
Handle: @asymco
Why: Horace is in the know when it comes to Apple's financials and the mobile landscape in general.
Tech PI: 90
PI: 79
45. Mary Jo Foley
Occupation: Tech reporter for ZDNet
Handle: @maryjofoley
Why: Learn about all things Microsoft related.
Tech PI: 90
PI: 81
44. Mike Butcher
Occupation: Editor-At-Large of TechCrunch; Co-founder of TechHub, Coadec, and TheEuropas
Handle: @mikebutcher
Why: Tech updates from the other side of the pond.
Tech PI: 90
PI: 81
43. Rene Ritchie
Occupation: Editor-in-chief of iMore.com; Executive producer for MobileNations.com broadcasting
Handle: @reneritchie
Why: Get your fix for news on iPhone, iPod, iPad, and phones in general. Rene's got the scoop on Apple.
Tech PI: 90
PI: 81
42. Hiten Shah
Occupation: Co-founder/President of KISSmetrics and Crazy Egg
Handle: @hnshah
Why: Hiten looks at the human in tech.
Tech PI: 90
PI: 83
41. Marc Benioff
Occupation: Founder/Chairman.CEO of salesforce.com
Handle: @Benioff
Why: Lots and lots of retweets and some insider Salesforce news.
Tech PI: 90
PI: 83
40. Tom Merritt
Occupation: Host of Tech News Today
Handle: @acedtect
Why: For an interesting look back at tech through the ages. He also gets today's tech, don't worry.
Tech PI: 90
PI: 83
39. Kim Dotcom
Occupation: Founder of Megaupload
Handle: @KimDotcom
Why: Right now you'll get to hear a lot about Kim's side on movie piracy.
Tech PI: 90
PI: 84
38. Brad Feld
Occupation: VC at Foundry Group
Handle: @bfeld
Why: Learn about new startups and investment updates, especially in Boulder.
Tech PI: 90
PI: 84
37. Loic Le Meur
Occupation: Founder/CEO of Seesmic; Founder/CEO of LeWeb conference
Handle: @loic
Why: Loic blends mindfulness with new tech projects and startups.
Tech PI: 90
PI: 84
36. David Heinemeier Hansson
Occupation: Creator of Ruby on Rails; Founder/CTO at Basecamp
Handle: @DHH
Why: David looks into the flaws in the tech world.
Tech PI: 90
PI: 85
35. Mark Suster
Occupation: Angel investor and investment partner at Upfront Ventures
Handle: @msuster
Why: Really helpful for someone just starting a company. He also has some really interesting opinions about the big stuff in tech.
Tech PI: 90
PI: 85
34. Chris Pirillo
Occupation: Founder/CEO of LockerGnome
Handle: @ChrisPirillo
Why: For random tech tips on things like clouds and computers.
Tech PI: 90
PI: 86
33. Fred Wilson
Occupation: Co-founder of Union Square Ventures
Handle: @fredwilson
Why: For expert advice on getting backing for your company and other useful tech thoughts. This guy is one of the most important people in tech.
Tech PI: 90
PI: 86
32. Matt Cutts
Occupation: Head of Google's webspam team
Handle: @mattcutts
Why: You know, in case you wanted to know what was going on at Google.
Tech PI: 90
PI: 87
31. Arianna Huffington
Occupation: Chair, president, and editor-in-chief of the Huffington Post Media Group
Handle: @ariannahuff
Why: For general words of wisdom on issues of health, gender equality, and some occasional tech.
Tech PI: 90
PI: 92
30. Tom Warren
Occupation: Senior Reporter at The Verge; Founder of WinRumors
Handle: @tomwarren
Why: Tom keeps you informed about Microsoft news and reviews.
Tech PI: 91
PI: 75
29. Alex Wilhelm
Occupation: Writer at TechCrunch
Handle: @alex
Why: He retweets a lot of other people on this list, consolidating all the influence into one account.
Tech PI: 91
PI: 79
28. Paul Thurrott
Occupation: Senior technical analyst for Windows IT Pro; News editor for Paul Thurrott's SuperSite for Windows and Windows IT Pro magazine
Handle: @thurrott
Why: For lots of Windows info.
Tech PI: 91
PI: 83
27. Farhad Manjoo
Occupation: Tech columnist for The New York Times
Handle: @fmanjoo
Why: He covers all things tech from Samsung to Bitcoin to UI. He tweets out some great links.
Tech PI: 91
PI: 83
26. Scott Hanselman
Occupation: On the Web Platform Team at Microsoft
Handle: @shanselman
Why: Scott throws together insight on Microsoft and coding.
Tech PI: 91
PI: 84
25. Tim Cook
Occupation: CEO of Apple
Handle: @tim_cook
Why: Tim's not the most frequent tweeter, but he does share some interesting input on Apple issues.
Tech PI: 91
PI: 85
24. MG Siegler
Occupation: Partner at Google Ventures
Handle: @parislemon
Why: For news on the big guys: Apple, Google, Microsoft... He has an opinion on everything tech.
Tech PI: 91
PI: 86
23. Dave McClure
Occupation: Venture capitalist and founding partner at 500 Startups
Handle: @davemcclure
Why: For insight on startups and acquisitions.
Tech PI: 91
PI: 88
22. Danny Sullivan
Occupation: Founding Editor of Marketing Land and Search Engine Land
Handle: @dannysullivan
Why: For tech's applications in digital and search marketing. He just gets Google.
Tech PI: 91
PI: 89
21. Chris Hadfield
Occupation: A retired Canadian astronaut
Handle: @Cmdr_Hadfield
Why: If you're interested in outer space and astronauts.
Tech PI: 91
PI: 90
20. Kara Swisher
Occupation: Re/code Co-Executive Editor
Handle: @karaswisher
Why: For lots and lots of tech thoughts and links. She is always breaking news.
Tech PI: 91
PI: 92
19. Tim O'Reily
Occupation: Founder/CEO of O'Reilly Media
Handle: @timoreilly
Why: For a take on how tech and government mix.
Tech PI: 91
PI: 93
18. Hunter Walk
Occupation: Partner at Homebrew VC; Former YouTube employee
Handle: @hunterwalk
Why: Hunter delves into new startups as well as the big stuff in tech. And he is often retweeted by the people in this list.
Tech PI: 92
PI: 82
17. Paul Graham
Occupation: Co-founder of Viaweb and Y Combinator
Handle: @paulg
Why: For advice on starting a company and approaching VCs. He's a pretty big deal in tech.
Tech PI: 92
PI: 83
16. Dave Winer
Occupation: Founder/CEO of Small Picture, Inc; Developed the first blogging software, RSS and podcasting, outliners, web CMS
Handle: @davewiner
Why: Because he basically pioneered weblogs and syndication.
Tech PI: 92
PI: 84
15. Nick Bilton
Occupation: Technology and business columnist at the New York Times
Handle: @nickbilton
Why: For fascinating insight on everything tech-related. He's one of the leading voices in the industry.
Tech PI: 92
PI: 86
14. Jim Roberts
Occupation: Executive editor/Chief content officer of Mashable
Handle: @nycjim
Why: He points you to the best Mashable links.
Tech PI: 92
PI: 87
13. Marc Andreesen
Occupation: Co-founder of Andreessen Horowitz
Handle: @pmarca
Why: For Andreesen's take on startups and investing.
Tech PI: 92
PI: 88
12. Walt Mossberg
Occupation: Co-Executive Editor, reviewer and columnist for Re/code
Handle: @waltmossberg
Why: For a lot of Re/code links...
Tech PI: 92
PI: 89
11. Ezra Klein
Occupation: Editor-in-chief of Vox.com
Handle: @ezraklein
Why: Right now Ezra is all about Vox and explaining the news.
Tech PI: 92
PI: 90
10. Anil Dash
Occupation: Co-founder of ThinkUp and Activate; Director of Public Technology Incubator Expert Labs
Handle: @anildash
Why: Anil dishes on whatever's on his mind, and it's almost always interesting. And he gets the startup scene.
Tech PI: 92
PI: 91
9. Bill Gates
Occupation: Founder, technology advisor, and board member of Microsoft Corporation
Handle: @BillGates
Why: Nowadays Gates mainly tweets about philanthropy, social justice, and poverty, so this could be a nice way to step out of the tech bubble for a bit.
Tech PI: 92
PI: 95
8. Benedict Evans
Occupation: Partner at Andreessen Horowitz
Handle: @BenedictEvans
Why: For your mobile fix and some key retweets. He offers thoughtful insight in general.
Tech PI: 93
PI: 78
7. Mathew Ingram
Occupation: Senior writer at Gigaom
Handle: @mathewi
Why: He retweets most of the people on this list and is in the know about all things tech.
Tech PI: 93
PI: 87
6. Elon Musk
Occupation: CEO/CTO of SpaceX; CEO/Chief Product Architect of Tesla Motors
Handle: @elonmusk
Why: For the latest updates on Tesla and SpaceX from the guy who has all the information. He's one of those fairly unguarded CEOs on Twitter.
Tech PI: 93
PI: 88
5. Robert Scoble
Occupation: Rackspace's Startup Liaison Officer
Handle: @Scobleizer
Why: Amidst lots of retweets, Scoble muses on Glass, clouds, and tech in general.
Tech PI: 93
PI: 90
4. Om Malik
Occupation: Partner at True Ventures; Founder of Gigaom
Handle: @om
Why: He has an interesting opinion on everything tech from social media to clouds to mobile. He both breaks news and gives key analysis on the day's stories.
Tech PI: 93
PI: 92
3. Aaron Levie
Occupation: Co-founder/CEO of Box
Handle: @levie
Why: Levie is on top of all the big news from Microsoft, Apple, Facebook... He's one of those funny tweeters with shticky tech messages and inspirational quotes.
Tech PI: 94
PI: 77
2. Jeremiah Owyang
Occupation: Chief Catalyst/Founder at Crowd Companies
Handle: @jowyang
Why: Owyang looks at how tech fits into the broader economics conversation.
Tech PI: 94
PI: 86
