The Internet of Things (IoT) is hot these days… it’s almost annoyingly popular, even though we’re part of the industry. But considering that the IoT touches everyone and nearly every company, I guess it makes sense that Cisco is working on renaming it to the Internet of Everything. With everyone chattering about the IoT, it can be hard to know just who to listen to.
That’s why we created a list of the top 43 IoT Twitter accounts. Why 43? I guess we don’t really like rounding off our lists. This group of Twitterers includes true experts and thought leaders in the field who share the latest updates and news on M2M and IoT technology so that you stay in the know. We chose accounts based on the quality of content they share, their list of followers, how often they post, and a little bit of our own subjective opinion. (There’s a lot of other great accounts out there, but we couldn’t include everyone.) So check these IoT Twitter leaders out (in alphabetical order) and be sure to follow the ones that interest you:
1. Adam Justice: Founder of @ConnectSense and VP at @GridConnect.
Follow @adamjustice
2. Ajit Jaokar: Data scientist who focuses on IoT, big data, and smart cities.
Follow @AjitJaokar
3. Alicia Asin: CEO and engineer at Libelium.
Follow @aliciaasin
4. Alex Hawkinson: Founder & CEO of SmartThings.
Follow @ahawkinson
5. Angela Orebaugh: Technology and cybersecurity fellow, author, and speaker.
Follow @AngelaOrebaugh
6. Bill Ruh: Head of GE Global Software.
Follow @BillRuh_GE
7. Building IoT: The official Twitter account of buildinginternetofthings.com.
Follow @BuildingIoT
8. David Janes: Founder of iotdb.org.
Follow @dpjanes
9. Dion Hinchcliffe: Chief Strategy Officer, enterprise architect, speaker, book author, and blogger.
Follow @dhinchcliffe
10. Dominique Guinard: CTO at evrythng.com.
Follow @domguinard
11. Doug Laney: VP of research and information innovation at Gartner.
Follow @Doug_Laney
12. Dr. John Bates: Executive board member at Software AG.
Follow @drjohnbates
13. Haris Spourdalakis: Fan of M2M technology and the IoT revolution and a group head at Pod System.
Follow @spourdalac
14. IBM InternetofThings: The Twitter account of IBM that focuses on IoT news.
Follow @IBMIoT
15. Industrial IoT: An official Twitter account of Telefonica Innovation.
Follow @IndustrialIoT
16. InternetofThings: The Cisco Twitter account dedicated to IoT topics.
Follow @Cisco_IoT
17. Internet of Things: Everything Internet of Things, tweeted by @JamesChevalier.
Follow @TheIoT
18. Internet of Things: An Internet of Things information center.
Follow @iotworldview
19. Internet of Things: Articles about the Internet of Things.
Follow @Things_Internet
20. IoT Attack: Retweets and shares on anything that mentions the IoT.
Follow @iotattack
21. IoT Blogs: The Twitter account of OpineIt, a site where you can post IoT blogs.
Follow @IoTBlogs
22. IoT Events: Worldwide Internet of Things events listings.
Follow @EventsIOT
23. IoT Guide: A guide to all things IoT, focusing on events and new products.
Follow @iotguide
24. IoT Journal: They aim to help companies understand the benefits of IoT.
Follow @iotjrnl
25. IoTPedia: Trends, thoughts, and curated content on IoT.
Follow @IoTPedia
26. IoTverse: News on IoT, M2M communications, and wireless sensor networks.
Follow @IoTverse
27. IoT Watcher: An account by @_trendspotter that aggregates IoT news.
Follow @IoTwatcher
28. Jeremy Cowan: Editor of the global IoT and connected devices magazine, M2MNow.
Follow @jcm2m
29. Joe Speed: Director of IoT at The Linux Foundation.
Follow @JoeSpeeds
30. John C. Havens: Founder of H(app)athon and author.
Follow @johnchavens
31. Ken Craggs: Interested in the Internet of Things.
Follow @BetweenMyths
32. Libelium: The official Twitter account of Libelium.
Follow @libelium
33. Mac Devine: IBM Distinguished Engineer, VP of SDN Cloud Services, and CTO of IBM Cloud Services Division.
Follow @mac_devine
34. Mark Ruddock: Founder and CEO of INEA, former CEO of Viigo.
Follow @MarkRuddock
35. Microsoft IoT: Microsoft’s official Twitter account for the Internet of Things.
Follow @MicrosoftIoT
36. Postscapes: Tracking the Internet of Things.
Follow @postscapes
37. Scott Amyx: Wearables and Internet of Things thought leader and speaker.
Follow @AmyxMcKinsey
38. Stefan Ferber: VP of Bosch Software.
Follow @Stefferber
39. Vahe Kassardjian: President at INM.
Follow @VKassardjian
40. Walter Colitti: R&D consultant/manager at Inxition.
Follow @waltercolitti
41. Wearables and IoT: Latest news and updates from IoT, Wearables, and Robotics.
Follow @wtvox
42. Zeiner: Researcher in Internet of Things, data analytics, cloud computing, and robotics.
Follow @_zeiner
43. Xively: They help with the creation, deployment, and management of connected products and solutions on IoT.
Follow @XivelyIOT
There’s a lot of IoT talk going on, and you can be a part of it. Follow these Twitter accounts to get the latest news and information so you’re never a step behind. Congratulations to those who made the list! Think there’s someone we should add to the list? Let us know who we should add:
Or... just leave a comment below and we'll check out your recommendation.
As this article was passed around, we had a number of new suggestions. Here are the write-in candidates:
44. Jeremy Geelan: Founder & Chair of the IoT Expo Conference series.
Follow @jg21
45. EVRYTHNG: They build an IoT Smart Products Platform that connects consumer products to the Web.
Follow @EVRYTHNG
46. PTC: They help manufacturers gain product and service advantages in the IoT.
Follow @PTC
47. Thingworx: This is a PTC company (see above) that has built a platform for building and running applications.
Follow @thingworx
48. Chris Decker: Chris is an entrepreneur who tweets about makers, design, and the Internet of Things.
Follow @iotobj
49. Julien Vermillard: Julien is an IoT software develop and an Eclipse IoT Fellow. He blogs about IoT security and more.
Follow @vrmvrm
50. Sean O'Sullivan: Sean is the founder of LocalSocial and he tweets about wireless, Bluetooth, iBeacon, and more IoT-related resources.
Follow @sos100
51. IEEE IoT: This is the professional association for technology advancement's dedicated IoT Twitter account.
Follow @ieeeiot
52. Octoblu: This company has built an M2M instant messaging mesh network & API for the IoT.
Follow @octoblu