cruel to be kind

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)

Please help spread the word:

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 intrigue
• JudithLewis / 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 @twestival
• LJRICH / 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 Donuts
• JudithMorgan / JudithMorgan (343 followers)
  Business Mentor, Wealth Coach, Debt Counsellor, Property Investor, Serial Entrepreneur
• joannayoung / joannayoung (1161 followers)
  Writing coach, blogger, writer, lifelong learner, lifewide explorer
• IttyBiz / 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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