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By: Michelle Rafter

Michelle Rafter — Tue, 02 Jun 2009 21:38:32 +0000

W.P., you’ve quickly become one of the biggest commentors here – that makes you a trendsetter in my book.

MVR

By: writingprincess

writingprincess — Tue, 02 Jun 2009 20:33:51 +0000

Hey Michelle you forgot me! Well, I’m not surprised since I’m a legend in my own mind right now. But not for long. I’m determined to bring nonfiction literary style online. I do not want online journalism to be the death knell of well told stories – stories as quick as instant but as flavorful as Ethiopian coffee. When you find some hip me to them!

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[...] I’d wanted to cover but hadn’t made time for, like putting together this list of top 25 digital media trendsetters. I also used it to build my “brand” to get recognized in the industry I blog about, and [...]

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By: Tricia

Tricia — Thu, 28 May 2009 14:43:42 +0000

The standout female digital trendsetters I know of are the women behind BlogHer, Mom 2.0, and Kirtsy. Sure, you could call mommyblogging (yucky, but unavoidable word) a ghetto. You could also call it a powerful, growing segment of the online world.

By: Jay Bryant

Jay Bryant — Thu, 28 May 2009 14:09:02 +0000

Michelle,

I would add to your list Dave Winer – Who developed RSS and has been blogging since the start of time at http://www.scripting.com

Val Cohen pointed me at Winer’s writing & views back in the 90s.

By: Carla Johnson

Carla Johnson — Thu, 28 May 2009 06:35:13 +0000

Hello Michelle,

Interesting list and quite the mix.

Someone that deserves to be considered is Danny Brown. He’s one of the most engaging people around and lives and breathes social media. Funnily enough, Chris Brogan recommended Danny as “One To Watch in 2009″ (which is how I found him).

He also uses social media for good with his 12for12k project, leading the way for how non-profits can use the space.

Worth checking for any social media list.

http://twitter.com/dannybrown

http://dannybrown.me

Thanks,

By: Con Frantzeskos

Con Frantzeskos — Thu, 28 May 2009 06:16:13 +0000

I would have thought Steve Rubel: http://www.micropersuasions.com would have made it onto the list?

Kudos for putting fellow Melburnian Darren Rowse onto the list – the only non-American to make it.

By: trishsmithbpr

trishsmithbpr — Thu, 28 May 2009 00:16:20 +0000

This is a very interesting list, and I will certainly be looking into some of the folks you have mentioned. I am currently taking a social media course for my Masters of Public Relations at Mount Saint Vincent University in Halifax, Nova Scotia. I will be sure to share this posting with my classmates!