The Best Tech People To Follow On Twitter

With so much tech news out there, it's tough to keep track of what's new, and what's important.

The best thing to do is turn to Twitter, where reporters and newsmakers share links and gab.

We've assembled 25 of the best tech people to follow on Twitter. Click the link below to check them out. 

David Pogue, New York Times columnist

David pogue is the god of the gadget world. He writes a column for the New York Times and makes several appearances on news programs.

Follow him at @pogue

Tim Bradshaw of the FT

Tim Bradshaw is the Financial Times' digital media correspondent. Great tech and media news and analysis from the world's finest financial newspaper, with an Euro angle you don't see elsewhere.

Plus his handle is @tim, which is pretty cool.

Andrew Chen

Andrew Chen is a Silicon Valley startup entrepreneur who writes a great metrics-focused blog on startup success tips. Full of insight and a great way to get your hand on the pulse of Silicon Valley.

Find him at @andrewchen

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It's Not Just Tech Companies Using Social Media Any More

It used to be that only technology companies used social media for everday business.

But according to a report from NetProspex, that is no longer the case.

The group studied the social media habits of 12 million business people, cataloging Facebook, Twitter, and LinkedIn use from business email addresses.

The results indicate a changing landscape.

"If you look at the top 10 companies, for the first time we have four companies that are not technology companies," Michael Bird, the chief revenue officer and spokesman for the Social Media Report.

"We are starting to see is that the broader business community [become] the companies that are the most social active."

Those companies include The New York Times Co. (No. 1), Limited Brands (No. 5), and The Washington Post Co. (10).

But the shift away from technology companies isn't the only shift that is occurring. The job descriptions of business people using social media is changing as well.

Before, says Bird, "it was the marketing team, the PR team, the communications team, the CMO."

Now, "the top groups in terms of usage are not marketing-oriented, they are deal-oriented. They are more ground level, connecting with a customer to accelerate a deal."

America's 25 most social cities according to NetProspex

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New Wifi Tech Could Double Your Phone’s Battery Life

If you ever get the sense that someone on the wifi network you're using is hogging all the juice, you may be right. Not only does sharing wifi with others downloading large files interfere with your enjoyment of the latest viral video, but it can majorly drain your battery as well. A new solution from a Duke University computer science graduate student could alleviate your frustrations and as much as double your battery life by allowing your wifi device to "nap" until more bandwidth is available. This means you might have to wait a few minutes, but that could be a productivity boon anyway.

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Google Acquires Slingbox-Style Tech Company Sage TV (GOOG)

Google has acquired Sage TV, which offers DVR and Slingbox-like features, according to 9to5 Google.

Sage TV will likely be used in Google TV software, which has struggled to gain traction. Or maybe it will be part of Google's video offering for Android. Watching video from your TV on your phone or tablet would be a nice feature.

There's no word on the price of the deal.

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Android Or iPhone? Here's What The Big Names In Tech Use

We mined the Twitter accounts of the technology and startup elite to figure out their choices on the age-old question: Android or iPhone?

Or even Blackberry and Windows Phone 7, perhaps?

You may be surprised at what we found out.

Dennis Crowley, co-founder of Foursquare: iPhone

Dennis Crowley tweets from his iPhone to talk about Dirk Nowitzki.

Fred Wilson, principal of Union Square Ventures: Android

Fred uses an Android device to tweet about good-smelling parks.

Steve Case, co-founder of AOL: iPhone

Case uses an iPhone to tweet about entrepreneurs.

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