A social networking/instant messaging site,
Twitter that has become very popular and is still growing in usage. When there is any sort of 'breaking news' in Davis, that news is often spread very quickly by Davis Twitter users. There are at least
several hundred Twitter users who live or work in Davis. Furthermore, UC Davis societies, and other campus-based organizations, are particularly well represented. Twitter user, and Davis resident,
@kbradnam maintains semi-up-to-date lists of Davis-based Twitter accounts in three categories (which can overlap):
People in Davis - 490 twitter accounts as of November 25th, 2011
People at UC Davis (students, staff, or other) - 227 twitter accounts as of November 25th, 2011
Davis-based organizations, businesses, societies etc. - 130 twitter accounts as of November 25th, 2011
Sites that list popular Twitter users in Davis
Several websites attempt to rank Twitter accounts based on popularity ('number of followers' or other measures) and these sites also allow you to see most of the users who have identified themselves with a particular town:
Twitter Grader's list of the
top ranked twitter accounts in Davis (based on a secret ranking formula).
Twitaholic's list of the
Top 100 Twitaholics in Davis (based on follower count, but seems very out of date now).
UC Davis twitter page UC Davis also maintains a page of notable twitterers on campus
The top 30 Davis Twitter accounts
This is based on Twitter Grader's list (see link above) and is correct as of April 23rd 2012. Note that the actual follower counts may be higher or lower than shown here and that not every Davis-based Twitter user will be listed by Twitter Grader (this depends on what is entered in the Twitter 'location' field'). Names in the 'Real name' column link to pages on Davis Wiki where relevant:
Anyone else find the existence of a Top X list for twitter accounts hilarious? As if Twitter weren't already spectacularly pro-narcissism.
| Position | Twitter name | Real name (if known) | Number of followers | Info |
| 1 |
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Constantia Oomen | 27,069 | Author, OBE expert, nature lover, 24/7 vegan, astral & physical traveler |
| 2 |
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Mary Kay Hoal | 16,687 | Youth internet-safety advocate |
| 3 |
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Jonathan Eisen | 9,468 | UC Davis Professor |
| 4 |
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5,769 | Davis, CA Real Estate | |
| 5 |
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4,685 |
UC Davis |
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| 6 |
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4,051 | The California Aggie, a UC Davis Newspaper | |
| 7 |
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4,096 | Freedom From Hunger | |
| 8 |
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UC Davis Ved Med | 3,474 | The account of the UC Davis School of Veterinary Medicine |
| 9 |
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Nancy LaBerge Muren | 2,485 | Artist |
| 10 |
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2,224 |
UC Davis |
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| 11 |
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Dawei Lin | 2,203 | Manager of the Bioinformatics Core at the UC Davis Genome Center |
| 12 |
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1,879 | ||
| 13 |
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Jon Santiago | 1,593 | Host of the Davis 'Sport's Deli Podcast' |
| 14 |
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1,361 | Davis blogger | |
| 15 |
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1,410 |
The UC Davis |
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| 16 |
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Rebecca Black | 1,360 | Teacher, writer, and etiquette professional |
| 17 |
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1,882 | UC Davis News Service | |
| 18 |
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Suzie | 1,586 |
A Davis |
| 19 |
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1,724 | Davis Food Co-op | |
| 20 |
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Liz Merry | 1,373 | Solar consulting company |
| 21 |
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1,482 | UC Davis College of Agricultural & Environmental Sciences | |
| 22 |
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Tim Morton | 1,270 | |
| 23 |
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1,715 |
UC Davis |
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| 24 |
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Holly Bik | 1,088 | Post-doctoral researcher in marine genomics |
| 25 |
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Andy Jones | 1,510 | UC Davis Professor, poet, radio host, and quizmaster |
| 26 |
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1,858 | Adult film reviewer | |
| 27 |
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Amy Champ | 1,717 | Women's studies scholar |
| 28 |
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Rebekah E. Donaldson | 1,730 | CEO of business communications company |
| 29 |
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Keith Bradnam | 1,032 | The person who lovingly, and foolishly, keeps this page updated |
| 30 |
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Marilyn Maciel | 1,797 | Davis' most prolific tweeter, with over 40,000 tweets! |
And a few other notable/useful Davis twitter accounts (some of which are also listed in twitter grader's top 50)
| Position | Twitter name | Real name (if known) | Number of followers | Info |
| 32 |
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1,043 |
UC Davis |
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| 36 |
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Cory Golden | 1,546 | Davis Enterprise reporter |
| 37 |
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933 | UC Davis School of Law | |
| 43 |
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993 | UC Davis Extension | |
| 44 |
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1,048 | UC Davis College of Engineering | |
| 48 |
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719 | The Davis Enterprise, Davis' daily newspaper | |
| 49 |
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804 | UC Davis Department of Music | |
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Claudia Morain | 1,629 | News Service Director for UC Davis | |
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896 | information about shops, shopping, and entertainment from the Davis Downtown Business Association | ||
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831 |
UC Davis |
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Andy Fell | 768 | Research and general news from UC Davis | |
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521 | a Davis Fanatic | ||
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Philip Neustrom | 463 | The site you're now using! | |
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Justin Cox | 362 | Editor of Davis Patch, bringing you Davis-related news | |
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340 | Bringing news of various UC Davis Social Media activities | ||
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340 | UC Davis sports news from The California Aggie | ||
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204 | Organizers behind UC Davis Tweet Ups | ||
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163 | Organizers behind the regular Davis Tweet Ups |
Suitable hashtags to use for tweets about Davis
Hashtags are one way that makes it easier to find all tweets on a similar theme or topic. The most common hashtags used in tweets about Davis are simply:
Including these hashtags in your tweets will make it slightly easier for people to discover them.
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2010-08-01 12:50:10
I am also on Twitter. —jsogul


