10 Yetis - 42 Big Deal Journalists & Influencers in the Tech Start-Up World

Twitter plays a big part in influencing the next big thing, particularly in the tech industry. A developer, Pierre-Jean Camillieri, noticed this with recent booms such as Meerkat and Periscope and decided to take a look at who influences the influencers on Twitter.

He put together a very handy tool called Game of Angels, which takes public Twitter and Angel List interactions to see the connections between technology investors, journalists and influencers.

We love the tool and have decided to take a look through the list and highlight the journalists and influencers that appear.

Journalists and Influencers have been ranked by us, by their Kred score.

Credit: http://gameofangels.com/

Journalists

1. Alex (@alex)

Following: 6,002 Followers: 43.1k Tweets: 112k

We start at TechCrunch with Alex, who is a writer at the news outlet. Based in San Francisco, Alex loves whiskey and heavy metal music.

Kred Score: 985/1000

2. Jon Russell (@jonrussell)

Following: 994 Followers: 16.6k Tweets 59k

We’re back with the TechCrunch lot with Jon Russell, who writes about Asian technology and other topical news in the digital sector for the website.

Kred Score: 977/1000

3. Nick Bilton (@nickbilton)

Following: 908 Followers: 248k Tweets: 9,162

Nick Bilton is a columnist and reporter for The New York Times, covering technology, business, privacy, design and culture. He is the author the critically acclaimed book "Hatching Twitter," and currently lives in San Francisco with his dog, Pixel.

Kred Score: 974/1000

4. Kara Swisher (@karaswisher)

Following: 1,240 Followers: 1.03m Tweets: 65.1k

Kara is the co-CEO of Recode.net and has been covering digital issues since 1997. She previously covered breaking news about the web and internet policy issues, and was co-executive editor of the AllthingsD.com site (part of the Wall Street Journal).

Kred Score: 974/1000

5. Mathew Ingram (@mathewi)

Following: 3,671 Followers: 64.4k Tweets: 141k

Mathew Ingram is a senior writer at Fortune, part of the Time Inc. group. He writes about the evolution of media and the social web. He previously worked at Gigaom.com.

Kred Score: 972/1000

6. Tom Warren (@tomwarren)

Following: 1,709 Followers: 51.2k Tweets: 59.5k

Tom is senior editor at The Verge and founder of WinRumors. He primarily focuses on Microsoft news and reviews.

Kred Score: 970/1000

7. Farhad Majoo (@fmanjoo)

Following: 2,372 Followers: 96.7k Tweets: 57.8k

Farhad writes about technology for the New York Times and is the author of True Enough: Learning to Live in a Post-fact Society.

Kred Score: 968/1000

8. Alexia Tsotsis (@alexia)

Following: 1,601 Followers: 154k Tweets: 29.7k

Alexia is a tech journalist and co-editor at TechCrunch. She is not only a prolific tweeter but a keen blogger, writing at alexiatsotsis.com as well as TechCrunch.

Kred Score: 967/1000

9. Martin Bryant (@MartinSFP)

Following: 2,091 Followers: 19.9k Tweets: 53.8k

Martin is the editor-in-chief at The Next Web and is a member of the Manchester Digital Council. He has an interest in European start-ups, apps and the constant evolution of digital media.

Kred Score: 965/1000

10. Mat (@mat)

Following: 2,844 Followers: 63.6k Tweets: 50.1k

Mat is a techy over at BuzzFeed and reports on all tech and business news for the popular site.

Kred Score: 964/1000

11. Mark Gurman (@markgurman)

Following: 1.981 Followers: 37.3k Tweets: 64.7k

Mark is a senior editor at 9to5Mac and a keen sports fan. Therefore, you’ll either find him tweeting about sports or technology.

Kred Score: 964/1000

12. Walt Mossberg (@waltmossberg)

Following: 624 Followers: 709k Tweets: 9,525

Walt Mossberg was the author and creator of the weekly “Personal Technology” column in the Wall Street Journal, which appeared for 22 years, from 1991 to 2013. He is no co-CEO of Recode.net.

Kred Score: 963/1000

13. Ed Bott (@edbott)

Following: 1,343 Followers; 37.6k Tweets 97k

A freelance journalist formerly at PC Computing and PC World. Ed is an award-winning techology journalist and the author of many books, usually based on Microsoft.

Kred Score: 959/1000

14. Mike Butcher (@mikebutcher)

Following: 10.2k Followers: 105k Tweets: 46.4k

Mike is the editor-at-large at TechCrunch, a leading tech news and information site. He was named one of the most influential people in technology by Wired and also founded the European Tech Start-up Awards and Conference.

Kred Score: 953/1000

15. Charles Arthur (@charlesarthur)

Following: 1,032 Followers: 62.7k Tweets 119k

A freelance journalist who used to be tech editor for The Guardian. Charles is an author, penning Digital Wars in 2014, whilst also working as an expert tech speaker.

Kred Score: 953/1000

16. Josh Constine (@JoshConstine)

Following: 1,329 Followers: 32.6k Tweets: 19.7k

Josh is a senior writer at TechCrunch and loves a good meme. He is an experienced public speaker, having moderated fireside chats and panels at over a dozen conferences including SXSW and TechCrunch Disrupt.

Kred Score: 952/1000

17. Nilay Patel (@reckless)

Following: 1,501 Followers: 80.1k Tweets: 21.3k

Nilay is editor-in-chief of The Verge, which covers the intersection of technology, art, science and culture.

Kred Score: 951/1000

18. Chris Ziegler (@zpower)

Following: 614 Followers: 34.3k Tweets: 55.6k

Chris is founding editor at The Verge, having previously worked for Engadget.He loves tinkering with embedded systems, flying and motorcycling.

Kred Score: 950/1000

19. Mike Isaac (@mikeisaac)

Following: 667 Followers: 36.9k Tweets: 41.5k

Mike is a journalist at the New York Times who primarily writes about tech start-ups, venture capital and e-commerce.

Kred Score: 948/1000

20. Peter Katka (@pkafka)

Following: 980 Followers: 63.8k Tweets: 42.4k

Peter is a senior editor for the tech website recode.net, based in New York City. He has been covering media and technology since 1997, when he joined the tech team at Forbes magazine.

Kred Score: 947/1000

21. Dan Primack (@danprimack)

Following: 2,124 Followers: 48.8k Tweets: 28.3k

Dan is a blogger and writer, who talks about deals and deal-makers for Fortune Magazine, part of the Time Inc. group.

Kred Score: 936/1000

22. Sarah Lacy (@sarahcuda)

Following: 289 Followers: 101k Tweets: 25.6k

Sarah is the founder of Pando, a site for the start-up root-system and everything that comes from that new business.

Kred Score: 921/1000

23. Joanna Stern (@JoannaStern)

Following: 1,522 Followers: 70.9k Tweets: 20.4k

A personal technology columnist at the Wall Street Journal, Joanna has been tweeting since 2007. She also hosts a bi-weekly tech show called Tech This Out.

Kred Score: 920/1000

24. Ingrid Lunden (@ingridlunden)

Following: 1,307 Followers: 18.4k Tweets: 15.3k

A journalist at TechCrunch covering mobile, media and tech news. Ingrid is bilingual, speaking English, Russian, French and Spanish. She has been tweeting since 2009 and has amassed over 18k followers with her expert tech knowledge.

Kred Score: 919/1000

25. Natasha Lomas (@riptari)

Following: 1,548 Followers: 10.4k Tweets: 23.4k

Another one of the TechCrunch crew on our list, Natasha is a tech journalist who also claims to be a part-time poet and full-time feminist. She’s been tweeting since 2008 and has been a writer for TechCrunch since September 2012. .

Kred Score: 897/1000

26. Gabe Rivera (@gaberivera)

Following: 3,971 Followers: 53.9k Tweets: 10.5k

Gabe is a tech journalist who runs Techmeme, a site he founded in 2005 as an automated news curation service. The site focuses on the leading edge of technology, before hiring editors in 2008 to complete the editorial process.

Kred Score: 870/1000

27. Steve O’Hear (@sohear)

Following: 890 Followers: 11.1k Tweets: 26.2k

Another TechCrunch writer, Steve is an award winning journalist and co-founded Last100 in 2007. He has also written for the likes of The Guardian, MacWorld UK and ZDNet.

Kred Score: 864/1000

28. Evelyn Rusli (@EvelynRusli)

Following: 1,519 Followers: 37.9k Tweets: 8,218

A freelance tech journalist who formerly wrote for the Wall Street Journal, New York Times, TechCrunch and Forbes. Evelyn is a lover of gadgets and apps, whilst being fascinated by the human dimension of the tech industry.

Kred Score: 853/1000

29. Romain Dillet (@romaindillet)

Following: 570 Followers: 5,900 Tweets: 3,554

A Frenchman who “lives on the internet,” according to his Twitter Bio. He is a writer at TechCrunch and also a keen investor. He usually writes about the financial and investment side of the technology world.

Kred Score: 830/1000

30. Sarah Buhr (@sarahbuhr)

Following: 1,994 Followers: 12.8k Tweets: 12.6k

Sarah is a writer for TechCrunch and loves the X-Files. She’s a prolific Tweeter and writes about tech culture and biotech.

Kred Score: 812/1000

INFLUENCERS

1. Jack Dorsey (@jack)

Following: 1,409 Followers: 2.95m Tweets: 16.4k

Jack Dorsey is a computer programmer and is the co-founder of Twitter, as well as the founder and CEO of Square, a mobile payments company.

Kred Score: 993/1000

2. Om Malik (@OM)

Following: 1,571 Followers: 1.47m Tweets: 41k

Om is the founder of Gigaom and is also an author, having released Broadbandits: Inside the $750 Billion Telecom Heist in 2003, and a columnist. He is also a TV personality, appearing on Bloomberg West.

Kred Score: 978/1000

3. Marco Arment (@marcoarment)

Following: 179 Followers: 81.5k Tweets: 33.8k

Marco is a programmer, writer and podcaster, as well as a self-proclaimed geek. He’s also a web and iPhone software developer.

Kred Score: 974/1000

4. Jeremiah Owyang (@jowyang)

Following: 18.5k Followers: 161k Tweets: 57.5k

Jeremiah is the founder of CrowdCompanies.com, a brand council for the collaborative economy. He is also a web analyst and strategist.

Kred Score: 973/1000

5. Benedict Evans (@BenedictEvans)

Following: 908 Followers: 71.4k Tweets: 69.6k

Benedict works for Andreessen Horowitz, a software investment company in Silicon Valley. He is an expert in the technology and mobile industries and tries to calculate what will happen next in mobile and consumer technology.

Kred Score: 969/1000

6. Aaron Levie (@levie)

Following: 494 Followers: 145k Tweets: 3,047

Aaron is an online entrepreneur and the co-founder and CEO of boxHQ, a cloud sharing service.

Kred Score: 968/1000

7. Dave Winer (@davewiner)

Following: 3,544 Followers: 66.3k Tweets: 98.4k

Dave is the developer of podcatch.com. He’s also a software developer, entrepreneur and also writes. He is known for scripting, content management, and web services, blogging and podcasting.

Kred Score: 963/1000

8. Horace Dediu (@asymco)

Following: 305 Followers: 38.5k Tweets: 26.9k

Horace is a industry analyst, focusing on mobile phones and Apple in particular. He was previously an industry analyst and business development manager at Nokia, before founding Asymco.

Kred Score: 958/1000

9. Loic Le Meur (@loic)

Following: 693 Followers: 124k Tweets: 51.8k

Loïc is a French entrepreneur and blogger. He co-founded LeWeb, the number one tech event in Europe. He was named in Europe’s Top 25 tech people by the Wall Street Journal, as well as one of the 25 most influential people on the web by Business Week.

Kred Score: 936/1000

10. Ben Bajarin (@BenBajarin)

Following: 940 Followers: 11.1k Tweets: 35.7k

Ben is an analyst of research and data, focusing on surfacing trends and insight on the global market for consumer technology. He is also a columnist, speaker and advisor.

Kred Score: 879/1000

11. Erik Torenberg (@eriktorenberg)

Following: 194 Followers: 4,923 Tweets: 4,219

Erik is the founder of Rapt.fm and part of the founding Product Hunt team and the Seelio team.

Kred Score: 762/1000

12. Tiffany Zhorg (@tzhongg)

Following: 1,146 Followers: 4,638 Tweets: 4,714

Tiffany is the founder of Higherlyfe, an online lifestyle magazine, and is also on the team at Product Hunt, a site which organises the latest in tech creations.

Kred Score: 752/1000