101 english tweeting Women to follow from Europe
In spirit of the recent women2follow OR womentofollow (and also because today is followfriday) I give you “101 english tweeting Women to follow from Europe”. :)
Would you like to be listed as well? Only requirement is that you live in Europe, tweet 98% in english and don’t have a protected profile. Leave your twitter-url in the comments (and if your profile does not say which country you are from, please provide that as well).
- Belgium (3)
- Denmark (3)
- France (4)
- Germany (13)
- Ireland (10)
- Israel (3)
- Italy (3)
- Netherlands (2)
- Norway (3)
- Romania (1)
- Spain (2)
- Sweden (1)
- Switzerland (6)
- UK (47)
Belgium
bnox / Clo Willaerts (1248 followers)
Marketing Manager IBU at Sanoma Magazines Belgium. Organiser of Brussels Girl Geek Dinners.
rrradiogirrrl / Sigrid (542 followers)
happy,internet addict,radio geeky, web 2.0 fan, reader, jr. product manager @ a Belgian television channel
tamaragielen / Tamara Gielen (725 followers)
Independent email marketing consultant
Denmark
redsoda / Henriette (262 followers)
rebel extraordinaire at play
karinhoegh / Karin Hoegh (656 followers)
journalist, podcasting consultant
norwegianne / Anne (32 followers)
Norwegian abroad
France
tripalong / Nicola Williams (110 followers)
Lonely Planet author, travel writer, editorial consultant & foodie: blogs stuff not in my guides
CindyKing / CindyKing (3103 followers)
Cross-cultural marketer & international sales specialist, aligning cross-cultural offers for international sales thru copywriting to open international mark
clotildenet / Clotilde Dusoulier (1012 followers)
coletteballou / Colette Ballou (93 followers)
Germany
nicolemichele / Nicole Fornaçon (441 followers)
American expat working for Oracle EMEA in Germany who loves social networking. Statements & opinions expressed here do not necessarily represent those of Oracle
Ronna / Ronna Porter (887 followers)
Compelling branding and international communications
ruxandraale / Ruxandra Alexandru (100 followers)
psychologist in transition
LoLoG / Lori Grosland (475 followers)
You can take a girl out of Idaho, but you can’t take Idaho out of the girl…
ulrike_reinhard / ulrike_reinhard (248 followers)
NicoleSimon / Nicole Simon (6732 followers)
Lead author of the German Twitter book, a Social Media Strategist helping companies make biz in Germany / Europe, Founder GirlGeekDinner.de
lyssaslounge / Katharina Borchert (1286 followers)tomoniq / Monique Otter (31 followers)
ullahe / Ulla Hennig (287 followers)
Responsible for the website of the UdK Berlin. Amateur photographer. photoblogger
lirontocker / Liron Tocker (358 followers)
Blue eyes, big mouth. Coffee? Graphic Designer. I draw stuff.
frankfurtine / Claudia Rauch (242 followers)
Girl Geek working for KDE, loves networking, geek stuff, cooking, fashion and Liverpool FC
vik_t / Viktoria Trosien (339 followers)
entrepreneurial and startup-ish…. running Tiburon-TV.com + CEO of a german soccer portal, more at www.vindoura.com/about/
notafish / Delphine Ménard (280 followers)
intercultural musings, always learning, consulting.
Ireland
PamelaFay / Pamela Fay (39 followers)
Business Etiquette and Business Performance Management Coach.
krishnade / Krishna De (4194 followers)
Founder PodCamp Ireland,Vice Chair Association for Coaching Ireland, social media speaker, author, blogger, podcaster,executive career personal brand consultant
JaciPrendergast / Jackie Prendergast (18 followers)
Jackie Prendergast HR&Mgt Consultant: Strategy/policy; Change mgt/Realignment, Outplacement & Career Coaching, Executive Coaching, Employee Relations, I
gita_m / Gita Malinovska (199 followers)
Co-founder of company Agile Technologies Ltd (http://agiletech.ie). Geek girl, loves testing, networking and social media
giftsandvoucher / Sian Maloney (376 followers)
Managing Director of an online website that sells luxury gifts and vouchers on behalf of local Irish businesses and delivers anywhere in Ireland.
MiriamAhern / Miriam Ahern (51 followers)
Certified Management Consultant/Coach: Change Management. HR. OD. Business Network Management
michadaly / michadaly (152 followers)
Communications Manager, Social Entrepreneur and Journalist
omahonydonnelly / omahonydonnelly (287 followers)
Web Dev, Online Marketing, SEO from NY now living in rural Ireland
lexia / Alexia Golez (741 followers)
Limerick gal & blogger.
PixieVonDust / Marie Boran (792 followers)
I write about technology stuffs on siliconrepublic.com and gadgetrepublic.com
Israel
ahoova / ahuvah berger (1055 followers)
former new yawkah living in israel spilling cawfee and <3 technology www.jerusalemwinterball.com
YaelBeeri / Yael Beeri (705 followers)
Business: marketing, copywriting, social media, Web 2.0. Pleasure: art, music, books, photography, movies, friends, family, food, alcohol, travel, cats.
Orli / Orli Yakuel (4524 followers)
Go2web20 Co-Founder. Visit my blog @ http://blog.go2web20.net
Italy
AmandaLorenzani / Amanda Lorenzani (1086 followers)
Amused.
ExpatCoach / Megan Fitzgerald (898 followers)
Expat Career & Personal Branding Coach – Helping fellow expats to use their personal brand on and offline for professional & business success
emmabird / Emma Bird (198 followers)
Writer and owner of www.howtoitaly.typepad.com
Netherlands
CleverClogs / Marjolein Hoekstra (1644 followers)
RSS monger and OPML manipulator. Tags: custom search engines, firefox add-ons / scripts, online reputation management. Twitter radar http://sn.im/twitter_grazr
jennalee / Jennifer (216 followers)
New order PR Warrior, business angel, human being
Norway
camillasandman / Camilla Sandman (32 followers)
Norwegian at large
troubalex / Alexandra Leisse (165 followers)
Web Community Manager at Qt Software – among other things
yojibee / Anne K Petterøe (851 followers)
Having fun being a busy bee. ESME team member, SAP-Adobe Consultant, SAP Mentor, Sometimes Developer, Mac fangirl, Music & Fashion
Romania
alina_popescu / alina_popescu (391 followers)
Crazy about blogging, PR, marketing and photography
Spain
mariasipka / mariasipka (601 followers)
Aussie entrepreneur living in Barcelona obsessed with monetizing online communities and groups
danielaarens / danielaarens (224 followers)
German living in Barcelona – Marketing & Community Manager at Linqia, see also @modcom
Sweden
luisac / Luisa Carbonelli (27 followers)
Switzerland
DaniaGerhardt / DaniaGerhardt (90 followers)
shyne / Carole Hofmann (273 followers)
Entrepreneur, psychologist and social network strategy consultant.
wisequeen / Donna Jackson /wiseq (1859 followers)
Intercultural Trainer, Soc communications evangelist/ specialist, blogger, writer, independent lifesyle coach, http://www.wineloversworld.blogspot.com
dannie / Dannie (213 followers)
intense, ambiguous, degenerate and knotted. dual citizen of bosonia and fermionia.
claudiafalt / ClaudiaFaltysBenassi (189 followers)
e-/marketing, B2B, new communication technologies, teaching e-marketing to swiss tourism pros, French, Italian, English. Mobile business sol. www.sosoftware.com
stephtara / Stephanie Booth (2232 followers)
Anglo-Swiss, blogging consulant, loves her Indian cat. I don’t get Twitter on my mobile. Text +41786254474 instead.
UK
vikkispence / vikkispence (67 followers)
About me for Twitter? I’m Ewan Spence’s long-suffering wife :P
katyhowell / Katy Howell (578 followers)
Obsessive online PR with intermittent attention to kids
mseckington / Melinda Seckington (540 followers)
The self-proclaimed Miss Geeky. Computer Scientist. Blogger. Geek Dinner and Girl Geek Coffee Organizer.
girlygeekdom / GirlyGeekdom (1469 followers)
aka Sarah Blow of the GirlyGeekdom blog and founder of Girl Geek Dinners… Techie, innovator, marketeer and geek!
Natbat / Natalie (1421 followers)
Clientside developer, Clearleft
JennyFlintoft / Jenny Flintoft (543 followers)
Helping others feel FIRED UP! about their work and life – whether you’re employed, self-employed, or just need a boost of inspiration – I can help!
sportycarrie / Carrie Davis (20506 followers)
The Sport Girl on the Chris Moyles Show!
wealthcoach / Nicola Cairncross (1251 followers)
Making Millionaires Since 1999
amypalko / amypalko (1108 followers)
Fascinated in everything with a limitless curiosity – I live in a state of constant intrigueJudithLewis / Judith Lewis (405 followers)
Search Director; i-level.com; Journalist, Technology Weekly; Blogger, SEO-Chicks.com; conference speaker; all around sexy gal Email: judith.lewis@i-level.com
ukdivorce / Jackie Walker (465 followers)
Helping less than perfect relationships mend or end
adriana872 / Adriana Lukas (457 followers)
disruption on legs, networks, social web
megpickard / Meg Pickard (133 followers)
Public/professional updates for social/media botherer and all-round tea-drinking champion. Available for workshops, conferences, barmitzvahs…
shanitomorrow / shani lee (345 followers)
learning, communities, smes, arty stuff, chatting :)
Sofia / Sofia (1911 followers)
amanda / amanda rose (2915 followers)
canadian living in london . co-founder of space-2 locations . events-minded entrepreneur . communicator who likes oxymorons . thinking global for @twestivalLJRICH / lj rich (944 followers)
Blogger, Technologist, Musician, Composer & Geek on BBC Click, Virgin & more. Concert Pianist, loves scifi, gadgets, chocolate, sushi & trivia.
denisecox / denise cox (334 followers)
Email Newsletter Specialist with European ESP Newsweaver. I am as passionate about email as the first day I sent and received one: 24 June, 1996
workingnature / Allyson Proudfoot (1527 followers)
I make ethical handmade soap and skincare under the brand name “Working with Nature” I also sell on Etsy http://www.etsy.com/shop.php?user_id=6654622
emmapotter / Emma Potter (249 followers)
PR consultant in B2B, tech and social media. Talk to me about Elsevier, Wadja and Flip Video.
Christiane / Christiane Link (499 followers)
German journalist living in London
thenextwomen / Simone Brummelhuis (1077 followers)
The Next Women, Business Magazine for Female Internet Heroes. News Interviews Startups Funding Profiles.Founder, entrepreneur, CEO, TV, Simone Brummelhuis.
salena_newport / Salena Newport (1637 followers)
Can’t help it, but I’m constantly striving for the ‘Ok, I’m where I need to be’ point.
rachelclarke / Rachel Clarke (1419 followers)
engagement, transmedia, digital, games, fun, marketing. Unlikely to follow back unless I know you
shelleypearson / Shelley Pearson (44 followers)
Franchise Expert. Entrepreneur junkie; Nuts & Bolts Business Lady; Wishes she could fly; Loves Jam DonutsJudithMorgan / JudithMorgan (343 followers)
Business Mentor, Wealth Coach, Debt Counsellor, Property Investor, Serial Entrepreneurjoannayoung / joannayoung (1161 followers)
Writing coach, blogger, writer, lifelong learner, lifewide explorerIttyBiz / Naomi Dunford (2018 followers)
Author of IttyBiz. Into helping solo-preneurs earn more and suck less.
girlonetrack / Zoe Margolis (3113 followers)
Sexblogger, author, geek.
MelKirk / Mel Kirk (4645 followers)
I’m a super social media butterfly that loves all things web apps, shiny and new :)
Suw / Suw (1914 followers)
Playing with computers.
vero / Vero Pepperrell (1489 followers)
Social Media Consultant, Blogger & Geekette
AlisonW / Alison Wheeler (290 followers)
Open source / knowledge GeekGirl who loves creating solutions to thought-impossible problems! Runs on UT+3 so hates UK mornings. 3xCTO, with MBA, now available
marionryan / marionryan (245 followers)
Website and blog designer,writer, philosopher and philanthropist and funny bird
emmapersky / Emma Persky (518 followers)
fuck. that. shit.
PeoplemapsJulie / Julie Gibbons (1021 followers)
Personality profiling, home educating, house exchanging, organic traveller – global business on the internet, preferably in flip-flops.
_vio_ / _Vio_ (1046 followers)
French 20-something geekette, living in London and working in Social Media. Oh and my name is not Valarie ;)
hermioneway / hermioneway (1752 followers)
gave birth to newspepper.com and www.techfluff.tv
Barb_G / Barbara Gibson (9619 followers)
Chair of International Assoc of Business Communicators (IABC), PR & communication strategy consultant, ABC, social media dilettante.Lesley_Johnston / Lesley Johnston (2052 followers)
I’m an internet entrepreneur who teaches businesses to grow their business online through internet marketing.
RachaelPhillips / Rachael (411 followers)
By day I’m a publicist by night I’m a wanna be writer/blogger, photography & travel lover. Also in to the usual suspects – film, fashion & scandal!
ananyah / Michelle (359 followers)
I’m a 26 yr old female who grew up in Singapore & Kuwait but is technically Scottish even if the accent isn’t there!
CathElliott / CathElliott (236 followers)
Freelance writer and blogger,
photogirluk / Jamie Klingler (653 followers)
philly girl, relocated 6 years ago, poker, scrabble, softball and photography director of ShortList Magazine, and mom of puppy mcnulty
LouiseBJ / Louise Barnes-Johnst (462 followers)
Business Coach working with Small Business Owners who want more money from their business and more fun from their life!
Julie_Moore / Julie Moore (189 followers)
Nationally Acclaimed Tarot Reader & Clairvoyant. “The Celebrities Psychic”.
Nadia_ / nadia_choudhary (129 followers)
I dedicate my twittering life to Mark Shaw, he made me twitter! :) I’d also like to pay tribute to Ecademy, the blog page launched my cyber career.
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Comment #1Betsy Weber on February 27, 2009 at 22:29
Great post! So many great women! I’m too late to retweet this Friday, but will do next week. :-)
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Comment #2Nicole Simon on February 28, 2009 at 00:32
Better Wednesday for #womentofollow day ;)
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Comment #3Sara Rosso on February 28, 2009 at 00:49
Hi, I’m in Italy and Tweet 99-100% in English :) @rosso
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Comment #4Cindy on February 28, 2009 at 00:52
Thanks Nicole! A great idea to share with everyone. I’ll remember to connect to others I run into.
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Comment #5kelly on February 28, 2009 at 01:00
You should follow me if you like bikes and also Denmark. Also, I sometimes explain what I had for breakfast but only ironically.
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Comment #6Susanne on February 28, 2009 at 01:04
Thank you what a fine idea.
I would like to be added, I am Danish and live in Ireland at the moment.
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Comment #7Dania Gerhardt on February 28, 2009 at 01:08
Thanks Nicole for adding me :) Another reason for me to start twittering more with my personal account :)
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Comment #8Jennifer Guess on February 28, 2009 at 01:31
http://twitter.com/LaBellaCosa – Tweeting about the beautiful things in life.
Edinburgh, Scotland
A beautiful thing – we can love the idea of something even before it has been created. MBA Candidate,Economics Nerd,Aspiring Fashionista
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Comment #9Therese Hansen on February 28, 2009 at 02:01
http://www.twitter.com/qedtherese software geek from Denmark.
Great idea – I have been looking for some women to follow :-).
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Comment #10Nicola Robinsonova on February 28, 2009 at 02:02
@learn10 I’m in the Czech Republic and tweet about running a startup, cats & teaching English.
I also run @learn10english which is a daily competition to compose a tweet using 10 specific words.Thanks!
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Comment #11Astrid Olesen on February 28, 2009 at 02:03
I would like to be added. I’m a freelance ArtDirector trying to catch up with all the new ways of using the internet and making fancy designs
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Comment #12Michelle Schoenung on February 28, 2009 at 02:21
I would like to be added. I’m in Italy, a Twitter newbie and have very few tweets so far but they are definitely all in English. http://twitter.com/mschoenu
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Comment #13Anne Mølleskov on February 28, 2009 at 02:34
Great idea! I would also like to be added – http://twitter.com/WhoCaresTwit
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Comment #14Catfluff on February 28, 2009 at 02:35
I’m an American living in Portugal, making bags and purses and selling them online.
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Comment #15Timo Heuer on February 28, 2009 at 02:39
It indeed is an intersting list. Thanks Nicole!
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Comment #16Timo Heuer on February 28, 2009 at 02:40
interesting ;)
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Comment #17Tali Rapaport on February 28, 2009 at 03:36
Love to be added! http://twitter.com/tammnoony
I’m from Israel & selling handmade crafted gifts online.
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Comment #18Kath Pay on February 28, 2009 at 03:48
Hi, I’m in the UK and tweet 100% in Englsih @kathpay
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Comment #19Natasha Friis Saxberg on February 28, 2009 at 04:14
Great initiative!
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Comment #20Carmen Villadar on February 28, 2009 at 04:52
Hi Nicole,
My name is Carmen Villadar and I am @digitalfemme on twitter.
I’m a Canadian, living in Frankfurt Germany. :-) I tweet 99.99% in English and I have 1,658 followers. I am also the founder of Frankfurt Girl Geek Dinners and I work for Global Gateway Innovation Exchange ( G2iX ) as Business Development Manager, EU.
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Comment #21Kate Bevan on February 28, 2009 at 05:13
Smashing list! I’m @katebevan; please add me to the list for the UK
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Comment #22Roxie on February 28, 2009 at 05:20
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Comment #23Jules on February 28, 2009 at 05:21
You’ll find me at @snorestore . I use English as my first language and am based in the UK and Switzerland.
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Comment #24Adnrea on February 28, 2009 at 05:26
You ll find me @silverSpoon. I m basd in Ireland as well :)
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Comment #25Helen T on February 28, 2009 at 06:01
Loving the list, thanks for some great suggestions.
I’m @presentsqueen, http://twitter.com/presentsqueen. Writing about whatever takes my fancy, including unusual gifts, lots of food, the state of Welsh rugby, and David Tennant!
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Comment #26Val on February 28, 2009 at 06:02
Hi I’d love to be added please. I’m Val and I’m in Ireland
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Comment #27Fee Beyer on February 28, 2009 at 07:34
I tweet about everything new and exciting in the mobile industy and like to be added! :-)
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Comment #28Heather Gorringe on February 28, 2009 at 09:51
Great one Nicole
Love to be added
http://twitter.com/wiggled(wigglywigglers.co.uk – Really Rural Living. Heather is Chief Wiggler, Farmer’s Wife, Podcaster, and Giggler.)
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Comment #29Karen E. J. Petrie on February 28, 2009 at 10:47
Hi I am in the UK and tweet 100% in English, I would love to be inclued.
http://twitter.com/karenepetrie
I tweet about Women in computing matters as chair of BCSWomen, AI Research and personal stuff.
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Comment #30nanouk on February 28, 2009 at 13:10
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Comment #31Anja Boisten on February 28, 2009 at 13:46
Great list Nicole – thanks for sharing!
You have inspired me to look at similar lists for German, French, Spanish language women twitterers – in true Euro-lingo style! I’ll start looking into that and let you know how I get on!@boistena
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Comment #32sheryl on February 28, 2009 at 14:22
Great idea! I’d love to be added:
http://twitter.com/crispywaffle
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Comment #33notafish on March 1, 2009 at 03:29
Now I’m kind of torn. Should I be listed under Germany or France? If it is “where people are from”, definitely France. If “where people are”, then of course Germany :P
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Comment #34Nicole Simon on March 1, 2009 at 03:31
Thanks for everybody who has added themselves via Mail or comment ;) The new list will have 160+ women and go online before the next womentofollow on wednesday. ;)
@notafish I might put you on france just to have one more person in there. ;)))
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Comment #35Krishna De on March 1, 2009 at 10:25
Nicole – what a terrific resource to share and thank you for including me. I’ll be checking the list to see who I’m not following. I really appreciate the time you took to put this resource together.
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Comment #36Melanie on March 2, 2009 at 00:25
I’ve started tweeting again after a long pause, i work for a digital new media agency in operations http://twitter.com/melanienabarro
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Comment #37Anjali on March 2, 2009 at 01:30
I’m in London :) @anjali28, http://one-size-fits-one.blogspot.com
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Comment #38notafish on March 2, 2009 at 01:39
@Nicole Yeah, do that. Aï âme sooo Frènche! :D
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Comment #39Lindsay Davies on March 2, 2009 at 04:24
Great idea. Will certainly be making connections from this list. I’d love to be a part of it. I mostly tweet about marketing, social media and life in general.
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Comment #40marlooz on March 2, 2009 at 09:16
Hi I’m Marlooz and I’m from Holland, but I tweet in english too http://www.twitter.com/themarlooz
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Comment #41Julie Williams on March 2, 2009 at 09:24
Impressive list with lots of familiar faces Nicole. Brilliant great to be a part of the female Twitter community in London UK and Europe.
Looking forward to #followfriday and women2follow
Julie Williams
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Comment #42Maria Sipka on March 2, 2009 at 09:56
What an honor to be on your list Nicole! Great initiative.
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Comment #43Daniela on March 2, 2009 at 12:12
Great idea, great list! Thanks a lot for sharing! Looking forward to meeting many interesting women virtually ;-)
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Comment #44Lucy on March 3, 2009 at 01:49
Great list! Have added lots of you and will retweet on Wednesday.
I’d love to be added- http://twitter.com/lucylangdon I’m an Online Marketer and work for @Distilled in London. I specialise in copywriting, linkbait and all things social media, but I can also hold my own when it comes to SEO.
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Comment #45Global Business Women on March 3, 2009 at 23:46
I will be also following all from the gbw account on twitter. ;)
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Comment #46Sharon on March 4, 2009 at 19:02
Hi Nicole
What a great idea and so many interesting women.
I would love to be added to the list. I am from Israel and tweet in English
Sharon
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Comment #47Elena on March 4, 2009 at 19:04
i’d love to be added! :)
@_elena
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Comment #48Christiane on March 4, 2009 at 21:10
Thanks for adding me. The list is a brilliant idea.
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Comment #49Doris Smith on March 4, 2009 at 21:15
Central/Eastern Europe is seriously underrepresented here!
I am tweeting in English from Prague, in the Czech Republic.
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Comment #50Mary Forde on March 6, 2009 at 18:47
A great initiative! Would love to be added.
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Comment #51Sinéad Nulty on March 8, 2009 at 11:55
I’d love to be added!
@sineadnulty from Ireland.
Co-owner of a rails, agile, and web consultancy and development company
Active in supporting women in business networks
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Comment #52Denise Fay on March 11, 2009 at 11:52
Great idea- Krishnade (@krishnade)gave us ladies in Ireland the web address. Wonderful idea.
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Comment #53Denise Fay on March 11, 2009 at 12:01
oops – didn’t leave my information:
Marketing Strategist, Internet strategist, Copy-writer, Founder of Achieve Marketing, writer, creative thinker, marathon runner,
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Comment #54Natasha Friis Saxberg on March 16, 2009 at 23:24
Great idea – I can join the ladies in Denmark.
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Comment #55Miss Expatria on March 18, 2009 at 14:07
Love it! And would love to be added. I’m based primarily in France, but spend several months a year in Italy.
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Comment #56Mary Keily on May 26, 2009 at 13:36
great idea!
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Comment #57Claire Boyles (Business Coach) on May 30, 2009 at 20:02
Great Idea :) These are great women in Ireland I’m already following :)
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Comment #58Molly - Organic Gardening on June 26, 2009 at 08:44
I guess this is really priceless and there is no precedent to it at least to my knowledge. Really stunning all your commentaries are, the pretenders should be flattered,)
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Comment #59Jessica on December 31, 2009 at 00:51
You can add me as well, I live in Rome! Great list.
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