Twitter is a great way to keep up with what is going on in the world, and follow important people and experts on any subject out there. And in the quest to find new knowledge I made a list for my Tweeps.Okay the first person I chose for my Tweeps list is Malcolm Gladwell, I decided to follow him because I read some of his work in my sociology class, Outliers, and he had some really interesting insight into the correlation merit and age. Basically saying that it is partly natural talent and also working hard to achieve that gives a person a cumulative advantage. There is also a section in Outliers that talks about the lasting effects of cut-off dates, really interesting stuff. Gladwell is a writer for The New Yorker and he has written several books; The Tipping Point, Blink, Outliers, and What the Dog Saw: And Other Adventures. In 2005, he was one of Time Magazines “100 Most Influential people”.  And, “He graduated from the University of Toronto, Trinity College, with a degree in history.”

I also chose to follow Deepak Chopra is a doctor who has written many, many books, which reflect his Indian background. Huffington Post said that Chopra “…is the author of Spiritual Solutions and more than sixty books translated into over thirty-five languages, including other numerous New York Times bestsellers in both the fiction and nonfiction categories.” He was also interview a lot after Michael Jackson had died, because he and Michael Jackson were friends and also the press was trying to find out his professional opinion of what had happened to Michael. “Time magazine heralds Deepak Chopra as one of the top 100 heroes and icons of the century and credits him as "the poet-prophet of alternative medicine."

Stephen Colbert also made it into my Tweeps list; he may be a comedian, television host, and an actor, but he is an important part of pop culture, and how experts are changing and no longer need to be just an expert, he is a multi-faceted expert, because he covers so many aspects of information and has such a large following.  Colbert graduated from Northwestern University; The Colbert Report is an Emmy and Peabody-Award winning show, and “In 2006, Colbert was named one of Time Magazine’s “100 Most Influential People””(PBS).  I think this defiantly makes him an expert. 

The final person that I chose for my Tweeps list is who I think is one of the most powerful people in America, Oprah Winfrey. She is AMAZING. Okay, maybe she isn’t an “expert”, but like Stephen Colbert she is multi-faceted, and she pulled herself up to where she is today, that is inspiring to say the least.  She is a philanthropist, a producer, an actress, a magazine founder, a television host, and much more. So yeah she isn’t an expert, but there is a lot to be learned from her, and a lot to look up to and aspire to be.

 http://www.gladwell.com/bio.html
 http://www.huffingtonpost.com/deepak-chopra/
 http://www.pbs.org/wnet/facesofamerica/profiles/stephen-colbert/11/
http://www.oprah.com/pressroom/Oprah-Winfreys-Official-Biography



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