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Masters of the Tweet With more than 19,000 followers, Ben Parr is a social media pro. So, who does he follow?

By Gwen Moran Edited by Frances Dodds

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You might have heard of @BenParr, editor of Mashable.com, the influential social media blog. He's got more than 19,000 followers, but who does he follow? We ask him whom he considers the 10 most influential BIZ Experiencess on Twitter.

@Caterina (Caterina Fake): An indispensable resource for women in business by the co-founder of Flickr.

@loic (Loic Le Meur of Seesmic): A live focus group at the ready.

@GuyKawasaki: Gatekeeper of links, from the wonderfully wacky to the commonsensical.

@jasonfried (of 37signals): A mentor for tweeple with big ideas but little cash.

@Jesse (Jesse Stay): The web developers' guru.

@leila_c (Leila C. Janah and Stacey Monk, @StaceyMonk): Where doing good is good business.

@markbao: The Justin Bieber of aspiring BIZ Experiencess.

@ev (Biz Stone, @biz, and Evan Williams of Twitter): But, of course.

Gwen Moran

Writer and Author, Specializing in Business and Finance

GWEN MORAN is a freelance writer and co-author of The Complete Idiot's Guide to Business Plans (Alpha, 2010).

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