Rhode Island Twitter "Sound Off"

Twitter , the super-popular micro-blogging tool is taking off internationally, and Rhode Island is no exception. 

Through very short messages, Twitter enables people to connect in all sorts of new ways. By sharing quick happenings, thoughts, advice, experiences, etc., folks are helping and getting to know one another, both personally and professionally.

Not surprisingly, RI's info-tech and digital media community is in the thick of the "tweeting." As a new Twitter'er, I'm constantly amazed at the quality and the quantity, the empathy and the expertise of Tweets from our community members.
 
In the interest of building more connections, let's recyle Adam Darowski's great idea from over a year ago of "sounding off" with our Twitter usernames in the comments section of this post.

(Non-Twitters, you can get started very easily. Just go to Twitter.com and sign up for free. From there it's pretty self-explanatory.)

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JackTemplin

JackTemplin

I'm @JackTemplin   and the RI Nexus comment stream is available on Twitter @RINexus

CoreyCantrell

CoreyCantrell

follow me! I'm @coreycantrell

mauclair

mauclair

cpjolicoeur

cpjolicoeur

NickKishfy

NickKishfy

andrewgilmartin

andrewgilmartin

hmason

hmason

I'm @hmason.

peter.landry

peter.landry

Philip Hawthorne

Philip Hawthorne

sondernagle

sondernagle

I'm @sondernagle. Great idea Jack/Adam.

(On edit: it should be noted that I'm quite chatty. Follow at your own risk.)

bil

bil

@bilherron

Using: Twitterrific (phone and desktop) 

AndyAffleck

AndyAffleck

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TrafficMike

saras_nex

saras_nex

Sara Streeter here - @saranicole on twitter .

 Sound off 3 4!

Jack, glad to see you're leading the Geeks crowd towards embracing our social media heritage!

k00k

k00k

You can find me at @k00k

 You should probably also check out the coolest Twitter client on the planet - Twalala (born in RI!)

joealba

joealba

Bringing the tweet as @joealba

david

david

jakecamara

jakecamara

aktear

aktear

Follow me at @aptuscollab

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PatrickDyl

I am @patjd

mkimarnold

mkimarnold

cool. I'm @mkimarnold

danperron

danperron

Hey all, i'm @danperron

bjepson

bjepson

Howdy! I'm @bjepson

Alastair

Alastair

design complaints and more :) @AlasatirsFeed

 

adane

adane

I'm slow...and also @locomobile

matt.gillooly

matt.gillooly

@mattgillooly in the house, y'all.

My grandma (@grangee) and my car (@camry92) also rock the Twitter.

Word.

adamjt

adamjt

I'm there! @adamjt

Steppo

Steppo

matt steppo, @steppo reporting in.

adane

adane

Also, I ghost tweet as @tizra

jpamental

jpamental

I'm in... @jpamental

NathanDunn

NathanDunn

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rsabourin

Hi everybody!

I recommend Twalala for managing your twitter stream, though it has some 'issues' with IE7.

chempel

chempel

sransom

sransom

I can be found @sransom

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megkafalas

Hi I'm @megs_pvd

adarowski

adarowski

Yowsa, lots of folks!

I'm @adarowski of @batchblue.

And I tweet my baseball geekery at @baseballtwit.

rkbentley

rkbentley

Hello RIers! 

I'm @rkbentley on twitter. 

adamcharvey

adamcharvey

Alive and well at @adamharvey

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jwilkicki

Posting @jwilkicki

_hopewell

_hopewell

rockin' the code and music production! find me @_hopewell

JVan

JVan

Twitter is the ultimate soapbox for everyone!  Jim Van here, dba @logicomminc

mattmikula

mattmikula

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Stin

Been ranting and raving on twitter for awhile now here: http://twitter.com/stin

runawayjim

runawayjim

funkepunkemonke

funkepunkemonke

My twitter is never that interesting, but I'm @funkepunkemonke.

I'm much more fun at my blog - funkepunkemonke.com - and on google reader's shared items 

owen

owen

BrandyWood

BrandyWood

I'm at @brandywood

eddinsdesign

eddinsdesign

mmarinelli

mmarinelli

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dmcmillan

i think i'm @dwightmcmillan ... can't think of who else that would be...

gregwind

gregwind

I'm @gregwind.  Fantastic idea.

carl

carl

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sgarnsey

I'm @sfgarnsey

(When I have nothing to tweet, my fingers are still. Tweet something once, why tweet it again?)

gregwind

gregwind

Is that paraphrasing RI natives Talking Heads?  ;)

kallena

kallena

I am @kallena

I work at @DandyID

 

 

esaldrich

esaldrich

Hi! I'm Ed Aldrich of 1E, the Systems Management and IT Power Savings solutions company... follow me on Twitter at Ed_At_1E

saidshe

saidshe

You're also my geekiest relative!

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pmhendry

saraolive

saraolive

Im @sara6633 and I work @DandyID

cewhite

cewhite

I'm @cewhite on Twitter.

Would be very happy to connect with our local RI tech tweeps.

I twitter to let my customers that software development of Life Balance is a constant activity (Mac, Win, Palm, iPhone)! Also, I think it helps my customers to know how we work at having a balanced life. That "laundry" happens...even for us. :-)

So, it is not surprisingly a mixture of career and personal life stuff, and encouragement for folks to work on their dreams and goals. 

And I am way too verbal.... now done! see you later bye! :-)

--Catherine--* 

edmcbride

edmcbride

i'm Ed!

 

my twitter address is www.twitter.com/edmcbride

GeoffGirardin

GeoffGirardin

I'm @geoffgirardin. Holla @ me. Get it? @?

 (I know, so pathetic.)

tgruber

tgruber

Follow me if you are interested in tech, mobile, or other random thoughts.

@tgruber

 

betteroffted

betteroffted

@betteroffted

-Ted

(No relation to the upcoming ABC series of the same name) 

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pgk@yahoo.com

I am interested in the cloud, internet radio, campus security or mobile and available at:

http://twitter.com/pgk2

 

 

ibohorquez

ibohorquez

twitter.com/cr3ativ3

music, art, web, other thoughts & ideas

Jonathan Stark

Jonathan Stark

http://twitter.com/jonathansta...

BTW - you can find twitter accounts by location at http://search.twitter.com/adva...

SassyMiche

SassyMiche

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pgk@yahoo.com

I am also twittersquatting on two other IDs

@backbonenetwork

For Backbone Networks an internet radio automation service.  Watch for interesting news in a few days.

and

@CampusGuardian

For Campus Guardian.  Watch for the launch of our university security service coming up soon to a university near you.

atonti

atonti

Follow me @atonti

saidshe

saidshe

I'm on Twitter as @saidshe :)

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MattJoseph

I'm @djfuture =]

tflan

tflan

mriggen

mriggen

Way to get comments, Templin!

I'm @mriggen and usually @batchblue as well. Hubspot has a cool tool for seeing Twitter power users in our region. And nope, I'm not competitive about it at all (you're going down, @TheDailyBlonde! Not messing with @sondernagle, he's crafty.)

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jpcamara

marionsd

marionsd

I'm @marionsd

freegeekpvd

freegeekpvd

FreeGeek Providence is @freegeekpvd

Our fearless leader is @nathanhutnak

And some of our members: @rmoy @johnb_ @plumerjr @MeganAndel @silva42 ... just to name a few 

ifohdesigns

ifohdesigns

Matt Rossi, 401 rocks my socks! @ifohdesigns

 

ggruber66

ggruber66

I'm @ggruber66.  Always open to talk about technology, particularly SaaS & SOA

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bmcguirk

skabob11

skabob11

I'm @skabob11. Tweeting from Providene

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esjWBRU

Hey! I'm @esjWBRU and I'm tweeting from Providence.

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LoisKelly

rmoy

rmoy

 i'm from providence, i drive alot, utter disdain for 'power users'

 @rmoy

 *I follow twitter_spam_bots that have sexy_avatars; yep

 

Garzilly

Garzilly

Follow me people! I will definetly meet you at Trinity for beers, just saying. @Garzilly

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desrosj

I am @desrosj45 =)

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drmomentum

Is SouthCoast MA close enough?

From the Somerset Cabal but work for UMass Dartmouth. I can be found in Providence now and again.

davidpiehler

davidpiehler

I'm @dpie and new to the twitter. I'll be barking from North Main Street in Providence.

rpaul38

rpaul38

Me too! I'm @ryanpaul38

sgerson

sgerson

i just moved from SF to PVD, and would Love to meet other likeminds.  feel free to follow me @stequoianie - an unpronounceable mix between my name in meatspace (Stephanie) and Second Life (Sequoia). 

Josh

Josh

I'm @catone

Cool idea, Jack. :)

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skap5

Wow!  Don't let anyone tell you that Rhode Island can't create a 21st century innovation economy.  Just have them take a peek at all of these Rhody Twitterers!  

@skap5 (Saul Kaplan)

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Matt Jerzyk

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awm

Tweet tweet...@alanmcc

mwithers

mwithers

Don't call it a comeback... @MelissaAtBIF

abarc

abarc

You'll find me on Twitter way too much :-) @abarcelos Hope to interact! Will definitely follow fellow RIers!

spasetti

spasetti

Hey, @StevePasetti here.  Hooray for local people to follow!

jmcdaid

jmcdaid

Howdy. Tweeting Portsmouth @jmcdaid

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rjplumer

I'm at @plumerjr

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kwilcox

sophware

sophware

Go "State of the Otherwise-Minded" peeps!  (Jefferson, I think) @sophware

rohitharsh

rohitharsh

New to RINexus but in future hoping to find something interesting here. Follow me here:

@rohitharsh

zelman

zelman

Andrew Shearer

Andrew Shearer

Can't believe I ended up so slow off the mark, but here's mine:

@ashearer

marionsd

marionsd

This is pretty wild, and I'd like to do a quick story on it for next week's Phoenix (deadline: end of day tomorrow, Monday).  Looking for your views on this "sound off" and on how RI is connecting on Twitter -- I know I see lots of great conversations going on all the time, and I follow only a tiny fraction of what's going on.

How big a deal is this for our community?  How good is the conversation, and what's missing?  How effective is this at connecting us, virtually and in terms of alerting people to real-world events/gatherings?  Is this helpful as a business promotional tool?  I see local media using it pretty well.  Oh and key question: Who's following this and who's not?  Do you post actively?

Want to be part of the story?  Email me at mariond820@gmail.com either with your comments, or with your number and a time I can call you.  

mikeyhougland

mikeyhougland

@lamikey and @scoutsprout tweeting from providence's west end.

Frymaster

Frymaster

@frymaster is frymaster

 

or rather, @frymaster is frymaster

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mattalarie

Follow me: @mattalarie

brian_hodge

brian_hodge

@brian_hodge

 

Also, check out the official twitter of the Providence Warwick Convention & Visitors bureau for updated calendar listings, event announcements, updates, and more: @ProvidenceRI

druryjeff

druryjeff

i has @druryjeff

RIFUTURE.Org

RIFUTURE.Org

JoLee

JoLee

I'm @Jo_Lee   Looking forward to twitting with you all

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richbrownell

Just started twittering @richbrownell

For those who don't know, I'm a senior web dev at APC/Schneider Electric and also run GamesAreFun.com and AnimeDistrict.com

joedinri

joedinri

brand new to twitter I'm at joedinri

Be sure to check out NewBCamp this Sunday at http://www.newbcamp.com/

Good luck Sara!

matt

matt

Ecolect is @ecolect, I'm @mattgrigsby

cflanagan

cflanagan

nice job with the twitter logo Jack!

I'm @chrisflanagan

also tweeting at @bif5 with news and tidbits on Business Innovation Factory's Collaborative Innovation Summit this October.

wfranklin

wfranklin

i'm @waynefranklin and sometimes @officelab..

wfranklin

wfranklin

and @seedprovidence

tednesi

tednesi

dhodge

dhodge

matt.gillooly

matt.gillooly

Sean Ransom shared some Ruby code that parses the Twitter handles from this page, which you can grab at http://gist.github.com/55293.

I made a fork of that code which creates an OPML file of the RSS feeds for all the Twitterers, which is available at http://gist.github.com/58478. You can grab my latest copy of the OPML file at http://mattgillooly.com/rinexus.opml.

Hopefully this is useful for people who want to keep tabs on this huge (and growing!) local Twitter community via their RSS readers. Let me know if you have any questions or come up with any neat uses for it!

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DaveRizzolo

http://twitter.com/DaveRizzolo

Educated in architecture and spent 12+ years designing custom homes. With the state of the current economy I'm working in a slightly less volatile field: construction management. My personal work in photography and design has been shown in publications & galleries internationally and I was recently a finalist in the Design Within reach M+D+F furniture design contest.

Interested in design, architecture, photography...

cottam

cottam

Welcome Warning:

You wont find any useful links to cool new technologies, self-promotion, or otherwise interesting information here. I use Twitter purely for sending random mundane transmissions to my friends (and whoever else is interested in this sort of thing) from remote locations. This is a totally unprofessional channel.

/M

@cottam

 

dsaraiva

dsaraiva

Personal: @davidsaraiva

Company: @coreblox

billpowers

billpowers

Wow - Sorry I'm late. Just read Marion Davis' story in the Phoenix...nice !

JoEllenH

JoEllenH

I use twitter to communicate with other personal chefs and foodie types. Also use it make announcements about upcoming events, demos and recipe updates on blog. Can find me at JoEllenH

Dave

Dave

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CoxNETech

I'm the Director of Network Technology for Cox Communications New England.  Feel free to reach out to me regarding our services, technology, issues and ideas @CoxNETech

Thundermist

Thundermist

Hey,

Friday the thirteenth is a good a day as any to join in.  @thundermist1 for 'stuff.'

SethResler

SethResler

I'm @WhatsUpinRI

 Use #whatsupri hashtag to tweet about events

Animal

Animal

acutler

acutler

I am @AndyPVD

Kidoinfo

Kidoinfo

I am @kidoinfo

tarahurley

tarahurley

This is my tweet for my film on RI's massage parlors.

Happy Endings?

http://twitter.com/happyendings

patrickvisual

patrickvisual

I am @eastofprov

RI NEXUS is fantastic

cwoulfe

cwoulfe

This site is great!

Follow my company, CMIT Solutions of Central RI.

@cmitcentralri

We offer a full range of IT Services & specializes in IT Support, Managed Services, Data Backup & Data Recovery.

mkimarnold

mkimarnold

Hi again!

Events, news and stuff from the Rhode Island Council for the Humanities. We give grants for great public programs that explore history, culture, communities.

http://twitter.com/rihumanitie...

 

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cmurray

New to the Twitter party: C. Murray Consulting - Web Technology and Strategy Experts

http://www.twitter.com/cmurray...

Jennlee

Jennlee

right! we're part of the party too! @TheJennLeeGroup

jallain

jallain

better late then never. my excuse is tax season....I am a twittering, surfing, CPA focused on technology companies of all sizes - i am @jallain

kindofblue89

kindofblue89

VanessaMatter

VanessaMatter

cedennis

cedennis

@AngryCustomer

I am a customer retention consultant, and I tweet on business issues (mostly).

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seg

http://twitter.com/s3g

I'm a sound/new media artist and freelance.  My programming specialty is MaxMSP and Pure Data with a solid dose of SuperCollider, Processing, Arduino... 

highchairdesign

highchairdesign

http://twitter.com/artinruins

Will post a variety of musings, mainly about design, providence architecture, typography and other random things that come across my virtual desk. 

ArtinRuins.com
Highchairdesign.com
theGrantAt250.com

angusdavis

angusdavis

@angusdav

Three cheers for #ri tweeters :-)

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mmcglynn

@reignition Holla!

Terry Wildemann

Terry Wildemann

Thrilled to get to know more RI tweeters!

Follow me @terrywildemann

@carumbanetworking

www.windsofchange.biz 

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prnick

@PRnick - Nice to see Rhody representing with the new media.

 

sbose64

sbose64

RHODE ISLANDERS SEEM TO BE LATE IN UNDERSTANDING TWEETERS PHENOMENAL POPULARITY!

JackTemplin

JackTemplin

Not sure how you've come to that conclusion (bold and all caps, no less), but welcome. :-)

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s1mc7

Hey guys... I'm @stephcolliton

http://twitter.com/StephColliton 

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EveryCompanyCounts

Follow Every Company Counts, the small business initiative of RIEDC. @ECC_RI.

We Tweet about workshops, events, and other things happening in Rhode Island.

 

somebunnyslove

somebunnyslove

Just adding myself to the list.  Hope to see folks on August 13th!

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kayelle

Late adopter: @kayaelle

jon077

jon077

@jon077 - content may not be accurate

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WCSWANSlady

@wcswanslady  learn about Women's Club SWANS - a social club and networking group for women in and around RI

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coshankman

@ForwardInertia

Tweets exploring the intersection of pedagogy and technology.

Ian Donnis

Ian Donnis

I'm @iandon

acutler

acutler

Sounds great! I am andypvd

lshorr

lshorr

You can reach me at: @Lisa_Shorr for PC Troubleshooters, Inc. 

eric_forte

eric_forte

I'm in!  @ericnforte

 

:)

deanthecpa

deanthecpa

See you there >>  @deanthecpa

drlaferriere

drlaferriere

Follow me as I make quick illustrations @lafney

chuckbrodeur

chuckbrodeur

You can follow my ocasional tweets from my electronic design service company at @summitdes, my personal one is @wtf_chuck

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dovidharrison

Here is my Twitter info. Looking forward to networking with you. 

@dovidharrison  

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jolick

Mostly babblings on student financial aid, but geek dad stuff pops up from time to time

@jimolick

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blinkdaddy

Hi. I just started working as the CTO of Shape Up the Nation (@shapeupnation).  I'd love to get involved in the entrepreneurial community in RI. I'm still commuting from Ohio as I slowly move my family to Providence, but would love to connect while I'm in town.  Find me on twitter here: @blinkdaddy. I blog, help run an incubator (web accelerator) that coaches startups and am happy to help connect people.

  Look forward to meeting you,

  Brian Link 

Jennlee

Jennlee

@meetwhoyoutweet. Networking event! June 17th. Follow on twitter/meetwhoyoutweet - more details to come!

jalrnc

jalrnc

@jalrnc

Startups and Small Businesses, Technology, Biotech

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cmurray

@drupalpvd - Twitter home for the Drupal Providence Meetup - first one of 2010 at McFadden's on May 17th 6PM

muse_en_lystrala

muse_en_lystrala

I'm @MuseOfLight or @seedsofatropos

Tweets about classical and world compositions, art, writing, and collaborations between myself and other artists of various types. Occasional whee! and grumpiness about various topics.

BuzzFarmers

BuzzFarmers

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gurnet

It's official - Gurnet's World Headquarters is moving to downcity Providence, RI.

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gurnet

Gurnet just kicked off an IT due diligence engagement to evaluate potential acquisition targets for our client.

 

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jaimelind

@jaimelind

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CDrury

I'm Chris Drury. Follow me @cdrury on Twitter and find me on LinkedIn at http://www.linkedin.com/in/christopherdrury

eruddick

eruddick

I share links to articles, research & other useful stuff for those interested in marketing to Baby Boomers and seniors @CreatingResults.

jakemgold

jakemgold

@jakemgold

StevePeck

StevePeck

Find me on Twitter: @stevepeck12

I Tweet about Socal Media and Technology, but somehow the Red Sox usually end up in there, too...

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andrewc

Freelance web design and development from Warwick, RI. @astereo

http://www.twitter.com/@astere...

http://www.astereostudio.com

GyuriGrell

GyuriGrell

Freelance mobile architect with a bunch of apps developed (some ported from iOS, some original).

http://twitter.com/ggrell

http://gyurigrell.com  -- Personal blog

http://trickybits.com -- Apps business

 

 

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batla

Hi,

@sabatla