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Want to follow #TEAMBLACKBERRY on twitter, but you're not sure where to begin? Don't worry, @crackberry has you covered with our new RIM People on Twitter List!
Beyond the official @blackberry and @blackberrydev accounts, these days you can find plenty of Research In Motion employees on twitter. And to save you the trouble of trying to hunt down everybody, we've put together a list and will be growing it and keeping it up to date.
To get the tweets rolling, we've selected the most-active RIM tweeters that we know the best - lots of the folks on the list are the ones we talk to regularly and get to see at events like BlackBerry World and BlackBerry Jam.
And in case you're wondering, no, RIM's CEO Thorsten Heins is not yet on twitter, but we're sure hoping he puts that @blackberryceo handle to use soon. Hit up the link for low to see the twitter list, and keep reading for the full by group and title breakdown.
Developers & Developer Relations
| @asaunders | Alec Saunders | Vice President, Developer Relations |
| @bobtaniguchi | Bob Taniguchi | Senior Director BlackBerry Evangelism |
| @ajeppsson | Anders Jeppsson | Head Gaming |
| @n_adam_stanley | Adam Stanley | Team Lead, Developer Relations |
| @brcewane | Tim Neil | Director, Application Platform & Tools Product Management |
| @peterptng | Peter Ng | Biz/Dev, Apps Team |
| @berryvic | Victoria Berry | Senior Manager PR and Social |
| @alexkinsella | Alex Kinsella | Developer Relations |
| @itssamlowe | Sam Lowe | Developer Relations |
| @bzubert | Brian Zubert | Developer Relations |
| @devrelemea | William Vablais | Head of Developer Relations EMEA |
| @mdwrim | Martin Woolley | Sr. Application Development Consultant EMEA, NFC Specialist |
| @jcmrim | John Murray | Sr. Application Development Consultant EMEA, NFC Specialist |
| @ERahnen | Erin Rahnenfuehrer | Application Development Consultant |
| @melle | Melanie Baker | Community Manager, Developer Relations |
| @bryantafel | Bryan Tafel | Developer Evangelist |
| @demianborba | Demian Borba | Developer Evangelist |
| @filos | Luca Filigheddu | Developer Evangelist |
| @party_pat | Patrick Mollins | Developer Evangelist |
| @blackberryluca | Luca Sale | Developer Evangelist |
| @ddluk | Łukasz Dzierżak | Developer Evangelist |
| @chadtatro | Chad Tetreault | Developer Relations |
| @AshNazir | Ash Nazir | Developer Relations |
BlackBerry Blogs & Events
| @DonnyHalliwell | Don Halliwell | Blog Manager |
| @evanthor | Evan Thor | Content Manager |
| @luke_reimer | Luke Reimer | Business Blog |
| @TyWilliamsCA | Ty Williams | Help Blog |
PR, Marketing & Communications
| @robinbienfait | Robin Bienfait | CIO |
| @HeidiDavidson | Heidi Davidson | Senior VP, Corporate Communications |
| @gadway | Jeff Gadway | Sr. Manager, BlackBerry 10 Product Marketing |
| @KiyomiRutledge | Kiyomi Rutledge | Public Relations Manager |
| @Patti_McK | Patti McKague | Director, Communications and Marketing |
| @TenilleKennedy | Tenille Kennedy | Philanthropy and Communications Relations |
| @BlackBerry_Amy | Amy Jones | Senior Director, Global Corporate Communications |
| @churley | Carolyn Hurley | Social Media |
| @jlpitts | Jen Pitts | Marketing Manager - BBM Team |
| @kerribirtch | Kerri Birtch | Social Media Manager |
| @melaniemasson | Melanie Masson | Social Media Manager |
| @Theolip | Oliver Pilgerstorfer | PR and Communications |
| @veronchiquita | Veronica Orzechowski | PR and Social Media |
| @_michaelpereira | Michael Pereira | Infrastructure Manager, Digital Marketing |
| @PascalRivette | Pascal Rivette | NOC - Communications Administrator |
Product & Software
| @MichaelClewley | Michael Clewley | Director, Handheld Software Product Management |
| @vik_1on1 | Vivek Bhardwaj | Head of Software Portfolio |
| @sebmarineau | Sebastien Marineau | Head of BlackBerry OS |
| @gehr | Gary Klassen | Principle Architect, BlackBerry (& Inventor of BBM!) |
| @juliandolce | Julian Dolce | Platform Lead, QNX |
| @QNX_Paul | Paul Leroux | PR Manager, QNX |
| @mrmstaikos | Matt Staikos | Matt from the Browser Team at RIM |
| @petervalin | Peter Valin | Manager, App World |
| @EvgueniaPopova | Evguenia Popova | App World Marketing |
| @pelegri | Eduardo Pelegri-Llopart | Sr. Director for Open Source |
| @DerekAlldritt | Derek Alldritt | Web Infrastructure Architect |
| @cleerox | Claude Leroux | Team Lead, Service Manager Relay & PSM |
| @sdlmcveigh | Sean McVeigh | Software Developer, QNX |
| @ScottDeckers | Scott Deckers | Carrier Product Manager |
| @alexbowker | Alex Bowker | Ecosystem Business Development |
Honorary RIM Person to Follow
| @herrlesmarket | Trevor Herrle | Owner of Herrle's Country Market in Waterloo, a RIM employee favorite. Trevor loves BlackBerry almost as much as I do! |
* Note to RIM People on Twitter - If you're not on the list and want to be here (or are on the list and don't want to be here) or we've screwed up your job title or anything like that and want it fixed, just send us a DM to @crackberry or email to [email protected]
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