Source: San Antonio Express-NewsAug.self storage 30--If you haven't found Twitter yet, it's probably found you. The social media platform that launched in 2008 has gone over like gangbusters in the last five years, and just about everyone and everything has an account now. So we thought we'd take a look at some of San Antonio's top tweeters.No, we're not talking about people with a massive following, like Manu Ginobili (1,953,513 followers and counting) or Shawn Michaels (1,894,910 followers and counting). We're talking about the little people -- relatively speaking -- who are on the ground, and who really know what San Antonians will find interesting, funny or useful.So, without further ado ... here is the (non-exhaustive) list of San Antonio's Top Tweeters!1. @PuroPincheSAFollowers: 5,627Bio: "What's going on tonight, San Antonio?"Who is she?: Stephanie Guerra, who runs Puro Pinche, a business based of Geekdom that promotes and spotlights San Antonio entertainment.Why follow?: Guerra dishes on happy hour spots and specials, who's hiring at local bars, and all other things boozy, but she started this account with a focus on live music, which means after-work hours. Which means drinking. "There was a gap in coverage for those types of events," Guerra said, "so when people ask what is there to do tonight, I was trying to answer that question, instead of saying, 'Go to Austin.'"2. @PuroSanAntonioFollowers: 9,585Bio: "From BigRed & barbacoa, to BBQing in the front yard, I'm on the lookout for things that are Puro San Antonio."Who is she?: Brenda Munoz, but she doesn't want you to know that. "A lot of times people thought I was guy, because I have kind of a potty mouth." She prefers to be incognito, so she doesn't correct the misinformation. And if you ask her, she might just deny she's behind this account.Why follow?: PuroSanAntonio doesn't take this city too seriously. It's about "picking at things that are pop culture that people who grew up here would relate to and find funny," she said. "There are some things that make the city look really good and some things that make the city look really bad." Like the teen pregnancy rate? A while back, she got sucked into a live-tweeting vortex about teen pregnancy rates and dropout rates. "It is a problem, but at the same time, it's something funny." Can't fault the girl for having a good sense of humor. And speaking of humor ...3. @BeerBizDailyFollowers: 9,855Bio: "Publisher of Beer Business Daily, an insider trade publication for commercial beer industry news in the U.S."Who is he?: Harry Schuhmacher, the rapier-witted booze journalist reporting from San Antonio and reaching audiences nationwide.Why follow?: Aside from keeping the masses abreast of the business of beer, wine and spirits, Schuhmacher doles out quippy tweets about everything from his kids to his meals. A recent tweet: "My son just said, 'I think the number of allowable characters in a tweet should be dictated by your IQ'."Bonus: Schuhmacher is preparing to release a book later this year spotlighting his brand of dry humor. It should consist of more than 140 characters.4. @ColleenPenceFollowers: 5,862Bio: "Social media mentor; friend to nonprofits; Parrothead; mama; foodie who can't cook."Who is she?: Pence is a mom with an eye for goodies that kids and adults can appreciate. Also head of Social Media Mentoring, a consulting firm and blogger on San Antonio Mom Blogs.Why follow?: Her feed includes links to fun and/or easy recipes, like orange cookies with sweet glaze, pics of San Antonio must-sees like the infamous two-headed turtle, Thelma and Louise, and discussions on practicalities for parents, like charter schools. She's basically a Mommy tweeter extraordinaire with useful pointers. "It's about keeping in touch with what's going on in San Antonio," Pence said. "I use Twitter to connect with parents and moms and to share what they're doing in San Antonio."5. @JulianCastroFollowers: 52,933Bio: "Mayor of San Antoni迷你倉, Texas, America's 7th largest city. Keynote Speaker/2012 Democratic National Convention."Who is he?: See above.Why follow?: Because he's the boss of San Antonio! Just kidding (... but not really). Castro's account is more of a tweet aggregation service; his feed largely consists of re-tweets, but they're re-tweets that shed light on activities and legislation that can shape the city.Bonus: Dreamy avatar.6. @ChefJasonDadyFollowers: 4,115Bio: "Chef/Owner of Jason Dady Restaurants, part time husband and love my kids, camping, pappy and excel at making things delicious."Why follow?: Jason Dady's culinary influence in San Antonio reaches far and wide with Bin 555, Two Bros BBQ market, The Duk Truck and two Tre Trattorias: one in Alamo Heights and one downtown. Dady mixes food photos and restaurant updates with a liberal sprinkling of his personality as a family man. Recent wistful tweets bemoaned how fast his daughters are growing up at the start of the school year. That's a chef with a heart.7. @WhataburgerFollowers: 151,582Bio: "There's pride in every Whataburger."Who is it?: Whataburger's three-person social media team, who loves to engage other Tweeters with @ replies.Why follow?: Whataburger is something of a San Antonio institution since the headquarters moved here from Corpus Christi in 2009, and the orange-and-white A-frames are scattered all across our cityscape. Besides that, this account posts pics of their delicious hangover-ending, late-night-munchies-satisfying, making-you-miss-Texas-when-you're-gone hamburgers. And that fills our hearts with joy (and spicy ketchup).8. @NanPalmeroFollowers: 8,096Bio: "Business Growth Expert @SalesBy5 -- Power User @BlackBerryCool -- Black Belt -- Marathoner -- Travel Photographer -- Nan is pronounced like the tasty flat bread."Who is he?: Something of a renaissance man with a concentration on technology and communication.Why follow?: Palmero keeps au courant on the city's goings-on and on tech trends by going to conferences and shares helpful tidbits from what he's learned. He's also super-duper friendly, which, in an age of drive-by trolling, can be a breath of fresh air. "You can come across negatively very quickly, so I try to be especially friendly," Palmero said. "You'll almost never see me use the word 'thanks' or 'thx,' I'll cut other things so I can give someone a proper 'thank you.'"Bonus: This LOL-inducing thread between Palmero and a tweeter who apparently thought he was her grandmother. (This, by the way, is not him at his friendliest. But it's possibly his funniest.)9. @NoraFrostFollowers: 2,993Bio: "Laughing loudly and pursuing abundant life. Let's grow old together!"Who is she?: A stand-up comedienne who's not shy about sharing her Christian views.Why follow?: The comedy-cum-Christian tack is good. So many Twitter comics get their laughs from negative humor, but Frost keeps things optimistic.10. @TPRCinemaFollowers: 1,259Bio: Nathan Cone is "Curator of Cinema Tuesdays series; Director of Marketing & Digital Content at TPR; Disneyphile."Who is he?: A bespectacled movie buff with sophisticated taste.Why follow?: Cone's tweets sheds light on the world of cinema, especially classic cinema, and can help you figure out what to watch on movie night. And he's pretty good about sticking to his forte. "With any Twitter account in general, it almost has a theme -- that's what I think a really good twitter account should be," Cone said. "Because my Twitter account started off with my work and Cinema Tuesdays, I tweet about movies and how public radio covers the world of movies, as well as interesting movie stuff that has relevance to us in San Antonio and here in south Texas."Are we missing someone? Send us a tweet @mySA, find us on Facebook or shoot me an email.stressler@express-news.netTwitter: @sarahtressCopyright: ___ (c)2013 the San Antonio Express-News Visit the San Antonio Express-News at .mysanantonio.com Distributed by MCT Information Services文件倉
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