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Social Media All-Stars

If some sort of Social Media fantasy league existed, who would get drafted like Peyton Manning? Could it be Gary Vaynerchuk? Brian Solis? Our very own Guy Kawasaki?

Clickz.com has named their all-star lineup that, should some clever nerd come up with a workable social media fantasy league, you will want to draft from in the first round.

Check ‘em out:

Gary Vaynerchuk: Social media sommelier. Vaynerchuk may be the one who benefited the most from social media. Although his antics are somewhat controversial, he has proven that passion + effort + social media = a healthy return. He has helped grow his family wine business from $4 million to $50 million through the use of social media. He is best known for his Wine Library TV — a series of videos giving insights on wine. He is also author of “Crush It,” a short book detailing how he uses social media and that anyone can do this. @garyvee

Mari Smith: Social media business coach. Fast Company called Smith the “Pied Piper of Online.” Her smile and ebullient personality have attracted many fans and followers — she is a great case study in developing ones own brand. Smith combines a good mix of energy and honesty. She even wrote a heartfelt post about her recent divorce. She is also well known for her fun hats in her Twitter profile photos. @MariSmith

Dave Morin: Senior platform manager at Facebook. Morin was named as one of the “100 Most Creative People in Business” by Fast Company in 2009. He has over 167,000 followers on Twitter because he usually has interesting insight on the social media landscape. Morin also travels more in a year than most do in a lifetime. @davemorin

Guy Kawasaki: Founding partner at Garage and cofounder of Alltop. Kawasaki describes Alltop as an “online magazine rack.” Kawasaki has written nine books and always seems to be one step ahead of the curve. I can personally thank him for turning me on to Twitter long before CNN started using it obsessively. If you have a chance to read Kawasaki’s bio it is well worth it — a very interesting background (Apple disciple) and an avid hockey fan. @GuyKawasaki

Swing over to Clickz to do a little scouting on the full list.

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Comments (3)

Jan 13, 2010
ephman said...
maybe @ephman (hey that's for twitter), will make the list next year?
Jan 13, 2010
Ms. Single Mama said...
Nice list. I would add @mashable and check out my Top 10 Sexiest Twitter Dudes list.

http://mssinglemama.com/2009/09/02/top-10-sexiest-twitter-dudes/

Yummy. ; )

Jan 13, 2010
Mari Smith said...
Thanks, Guy!!! Truly honored to be on Erik's list alongside legendary YOU!!! :)

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