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NOTE: An updated list has been published. The list contained in this article is now out-of-date.
Whether you’ve been using Twitter since 2006, are determined never to use it unless dragged kicking and screaming, or are somewhere in between, you probably know that it’s wildly popular with all sorts of people. In addition to the celebrities who make a big deal about Twitter (e.g., Ashton Kutcher), there are tons of people, both famous and not, who tweet about lots of interesting things.
We presented a list last May of 100 Geeks You Should Be Following On Twitter. Today’s list, rather than solely consisting of geeks as the first one did, is composed of Twitter feeds of people and organizations associated with media that appeals to geeks.
For your convenience, this list is also available on my Twitter account as @cerebus19/geekymedia. I plan to update the list on Twitter from time to time as I discover new Twitter accounts that are appropriate for it.
| Name | Twitter ID | Why They’re Listed Here |
| Al Yankovic | alyankovic | An icon of geeky music |
| Discovery Channel US | Discovery | Items of interest about shows on the network |
| Matt Roush | RoushTVGuideMag | A good source for info about all sorts of TV shows, including geeky ones |
| Cracked.com | cracked | Awesomely amusing lists of stuff |
| Lore Sjöberg | loresjoberg | A strange, strange man who writes for Wired and other publications |
| Carlton Cuse | CarltonCuse | Writer and Executive Producer of LOST |
| Aasif Mandvi | aasif_mandvi | Correspondent for The Daily Show, actor in a few movies |
| Craig Engler | Syfy | Craig is a Senior VP at Syfy, and tweets about shows on the network. Plus he gives away stuff now and then. |
| John Cusack | shockozulu | An excellent actor in many movies, some of them geeky |
| DavidHLawrence XVII | dhlawrencexvii | Extremely creepy and evil villain Eric Doyle on Heroes on NBC and the BBC, etc. |
| The Big Picture | big_picture | Some of the best photographic features on the web; always worth a look |
| Psych_USA | Psych_USA | The official Twitter account for the excellent, and geeky, show “Psych.” |
| Name | Twitter ID | Why They’re Listed Here |
| Guy Kawasaki | GuyKawasaki | A good source for interesting news stories |
| Ira Glass | iraglass | The host of This American Life; his Twitter account is “on hiatus,” but hopefully he’ll come back soon. |
| Kevin Smith | ThatKevinSmith | The director of “Clerks,” “Chasing Amy,” “Dogma,” etc. Warning: Many, if not most, of his tweets are NSFW. |
| Chris Hardwick | nerdist | Fun and interesting geeky stuff |
| Bear Grylls | BearGrylls | The guy from “Man vs. Wild,” which isn’t inherently geeky but is often awesome. |
| Michio Kaku | mkaku2050 | Theoretical physicist, star of “Sci-Fi Science” on the Science Channel. |
| Discovery Space | Discovery_Space | All kinds of space-related news |
| Josh Schwartz | JoshSchwartz76 | TV producer and screenwriter; co-creator of “Chuck.” |
| Alyson Hannigan | alydenisof | Actress from “Buffy the Vampire Slayer” and, currently, “How I Met Your Mother” |
| Felicia Day | feliciaday | Actress, writer, geek, best known for “The Guild” and “Dr. Horrible’s Sing-Along Blog” |
| Neil Gaiman | neilhimself | One of the best writers of any sort alive today, and an often-entertaining tweeter |
| Richard Garriott | RichardGarriott | Pioneer of computer gaming (the Ultima series, e.g.). Also recently traveled to space and back |
| James Kyson Lee | jameskysonlee | Plays Ando on Heroes |
| Henson Company | hensoncompany | Yes, that Henson. They don’t own the Muppets any more, but they have some awesome projects nonetheless. |
| Teller | MrTeller | As in “Penn and Teller.” Brilliant magician; also an actor and author |
| Stephen Colbert | StephenAtHome | If you have to ask, you probably shouldn’t follow him. |
| Peter Serafinowicz | serafinowicz | British actor, comedian, and voice artist. Always good for a laugh. |
| Star Wars | starwars | The Official Lucasfilm StarWars.com Twitter |
| Mo Ryan | moryan | The television critic for the Chicago Tribune, often tweeting about geeky shows. |
| The Muppets Studio | MuppetsStudio | The official Twitter account of The Muppets Studio |
| Lucasarts Games | lucasartsgames | Official Twitter feed for LucasArts, creator of videogames from Fate of Atlantis to The Force Unleashed |
| Bill Corbett | BillCorbett | Self-described “Clown Prince of Crime.” best known as Crow from MST3K. Currently works on RiffTrax. |
| Wil Wheaton | wilw | Actor, author, and Secretary of Geek Affairs. |
| Penn Jillette | pennjillette | The magician and TV personality; has an opinion on just about everything. |
| Eliza Dushku | elizadushku | Actress on “Dollhouse” and “Buffy.” |
| Peter Sagal | petersagal | The host of the always-awesome “Wait Wait, Don’t Tell Me” radio show. |
| Wait Wait, Don’t Tell Me | waitwait | The oddly informative news quiz from NPR |
| Beth Riesgraf | BethJRiesgraf | Actress on the excellent show “Leverage” (she plays Parker). |
| William Shatner | WilliamShatner | Captain Kirk himself |
| Burn Notice | BurnNotice_USA | The offical Twitter feed for the great TV show, which you should watch if for no other reason than that Bruce Campbell is a regular cast member. |
| mileskahn | mileskahn | Producer on The Daily Show; often tweets about interesting stuff. |
| Bill Prady | billprady | Executive Producer, The Big Bang Theory |
| David Blue | DavidBlue | Actor who can currently be seen on “Stargate: Universe.” |
| Paul McCartney | PaulMcCartney | If you don’t know, telling you probably won’t help. |
| Discovery Communications | DiscoveryComm | News from Discovery Communications, parent company of the various Discovery networks |
| Jeffrey Donovan | Jeffrey_Donovan | Actor, star of “Burn Notice,” often tweets from the set. |
| Paula Poundstone | paulapoundstone | One of the funniest people on Twitter. |
| Topless Robot | ToplessRobot | Nerd news, humor and self-loathing. |
| John Kovalic | muskrat_john | The awesome cartoonist behind Dork Tower and all the illustrations for Munchkin, among many other things. |
| Disney’s D23 | DisneyD23 | The official community for Disney fans |
| Girl Genius | girlgenius | The Twitter account for Phil and Kaja Foglio about their awesome webcomic. |
| Tim O’Reilly | timoreilly | Founder and CEO of O’Reilly Media; tweets about lots of awesome stories. |
| Pavel | SciFiScoop | Sci Fi Scoop is a science fiction and fantasy news site. |
| Bre Pettis | bre | Founder of MakerBot, contributor to MAKE, all-around awesomely geeky guy. |
| Ken Plume | KenPlume | Very funny guy, has worked with Kevin Smith a fair bit. |
| Dr. Horrible | drhorrible | A Twitter account that has on occasion actually been manned by Joss Whedon… we think. Tweets news of all things Whedon, not just Dr. Horrible. |
| John Scalzi | scalzi | Sci-fi writer, essayist, blogger, and huge geek. |
| Brian Bendis | BRIANMBENDIS | Comic book writer extraordinaire |
| Neil Grayston | neilgrayston | Plays Fargo on SyFy’s “Eureka.” |
| AnimalPlanet | AnimalPlanet | Updates on all things Animal Planet. |
| Sockington the Cat | sockington | Not really geeky, but so much fun we had to include him. |
| Walt Disney Pictures | DisneyPictures | The official Twitter account for Walt Disney Pictures. |
| Rainn Wilson | rainnwilson | Best known as Dwight from “The Office” (US version). Tweets about all sorts of interesting stuff. |
| Diane Duane | dduane | Writer of some of the best Star Trek books from several decades ago, and tons of other good stuff. |
| Dean Devlin | Electric44 | Producer of “Leverage,” among many other things. |
| Ken Levine | KenLevine | Ken Levine is an Emmy winning writer/director/producer/major league baseball announcer. |
| Tory Belleci | ToryBelleci | MythBuster. ‘Nuff said. |
| Cory Doctorow | doctorow | Writer, blogger, major geek. |
| Patrick Norton | patricknorton | Part of Tekzilla |
| Greg Grunberg | greggrunberg | Plays Matt Parkman on “Heroes,” voiced Kirk’s stepdad in the new “Star Trek” movie, and is very much a geek himself. |
| Dave McKean | DaveMcKean | An incredible artist who collaborates with Neil Gaiman from time to time. |
| Simon Pegg | simonpegg | Hilarious British actor. Played Scotty in the new “Star Trek” movie. |
| Chris Anderson | chr1sa | Editor-in-Chief of Wired Magazine; GeekDad’s Editor Emeritus; popular author of many books. |
| John Cleese | JohnCleese | Quite probably one of the funniest men ever to have lived |
| Jane Espenson | CapricaSeven | Writer of many geeky TV shows, including “Buffy,” “Battlestar Galactica,” and the upcoming “Caprica.” |
| J.K. Rowling | jk_rowling | Author of the Harry Potter books, of course. |
| Disney•Pixar | DisneyPixar | The official Twitter account of Disney•Pixar. |
| Andy Ihnatko | Ihnatko | Technology pundit |
| Matt Nix | MattNixTV | Creator of the USA Network series Burn Notice. |
| LeVar Burton | levarburton | Actor best known to geeks as Geordi from ST:TNG. |
| Bill Cosby | BillCosby | Still one of the funniest people around |
| Psych Writer’s Room | psychwrites | An account shared by various of the writers of “Psych.” |
| Stephen Hawking | Prof_S_Hawking | Yes, that Stephen Hawking. |
| Steve Levitan | SteveLevitan | Co-Creator, Executive Producer of ABC’s “Modern Family,” which is one of the funniest new shows on TV. |
| Heinz Doofenshmirtz | DrDoofenshmirtz | The evil “genius” from “Phineas and Ferb.” Probably not official, but still fun. |
| Neil Patrick Harris | ActuallyNPH | Dr. Horrible himself! Has proven to be much, much more than Doogie. |
| Sesame Street | sesamestreet | The official account for the great 40-year-old kids’ TV show. |
| Nar Williams | narwilliams | Host of the show “Science of the Movies,” and all-around geek. |
| John Hodgman | hodgman | Much more than just a PC. |
| Mindy Kaling | mindykaling | Writer and actress (Kelly) on “The Office.” |
| Henson Parents | hensonparents | The Jim Henson Company’s official outreach to parents. |
| Veronica Belmont | Veronica | Host of Tekzilla on Revision3 and Qore on PSN. Also, a geek. |
| Buzz Aldrin | TheRealBuzz | The second person to set foot on the moon, among other things. |
| Neil Innes | NeilInnes | Composer of very silly songs, many of them with the members of Monty Python. |
| Jewel Staite | JewelStaite | Best known to geeks as Kaylee in “Firefly”/”Serenity.” |
| Rob Corddry | robcorddry | Former correspondent on The Daily Show. A strange, strange man. |
| Rachel Maddow | maddow | Political commentator on MSNBC; occasionally mentions geeky subjects. |
| Michael J. Nelson | michaeljnelson | Mike from MST3K; founder of RiffTrax. Hilarious guy all-around. |
| How I Met Your Mother | HIMYM_CBS | The official Twitter account for the very funny show |
| Adam Baldwin | adamsbaldwin | Best known as Jayne from “Firefly”/”Serenity.” Currently plays Casey on the excellent and very geeky “Chuck.” |
| Stephen Fry | stephenfry | The amazingly funny British actor, author, and blogger. |
| Zachary Quinto | ZacharyQuinto | Sylar, Spock, geek |
| Ming-Na | MingNa | Self-described geek, actress who can currently be seen on “Stargate: Universe.” |
| Bonnie Burton | bonniegrrl | Editor and Writer at Lucasfilm; author of several excellent books. |
| Elizabeth Banks | ElizabethBanks | Actress in the Spider-Man movies (Betty Brant) and “The 40-Year-Old Virgin.” Very funny tweeter. |
| Zachary Levi | ZacharyLevi | Plays “Chuck” on the show of the same name. |
| Miles O’Brien | milesobrien | NOT the Star Trek character, but an excellent journalist specializing in space and technology. |
| Steve Jackson Games | SJGames | Probably the best game company in the world. |
| Drew Carey | DrewFromTV | Actor and current game show host. Also an admitted geek. |
| Science Friday | scifri | The official account for NPR’s Science Friday. Tweet them questions during the show. |
| Mark Bittman | bittman | Food columnist for the New York Times. Author of many excellent cookbooks. |
| Jon Favreau | Jon_Favreau | Director of Iron Man and, soon, Iron Man 2. Self-described geek. |
| Grant Imahara | grantimahara | MythBuster and major robotics geek. |
| Discovery News | Discovery_News | Science, technology, and related news stories |
| Warren Ellis | warrenellis | British author of comic books, novels, TV shows, etc. |
| Rob Neyer | robneyer | Writer on baseball who includes geeky observations every so often. |
| Great White Snark | GreatWhiteSnark | Very geeky humor |
| Ruth Reichl | ruthreichl | Former editor of Gourmet magazine. Tweets about food-related things, mostly. |
| MythBusters Official | MythBusters | If you like the show, you should be following this Twitter account. |
| Annalee Newitz | Annaleen | Writer and Editor-in-Chief for the sci-fi blog io9. |
| John Rogers | jonrog1 | TV, comics, and film writer |
| Jason Segel | Jason_Segel | Actor, writer, currently working on the next Muppet movie. |
| Trace Beaulieu | TraceBeaulieu | Former MST3K-er, now on Cinematic Titanic. |
| Robert Scoble | Scobleizer | Well-known geeky blogger. |
| Leo Laporte | leolaporte | Host of This Week in Technology, among other things. |
| Roger Ebert | ebertchicago | Film critic, who we strongly suspect of being a geek |
| The Onion | TheOnion | Often hilarious fake news |
| Michael Ausiello | EWAusielloFiles | TV news, often including geeky shows. |
| NASA | NASA | News from NASA |
| Bill Amend | billamend | Cartoonist, best known for “FoxTrot.” Self-described geek. |
| Carrie Fisher | CarrieFFisher | Best known to geeks as Princess Leia, of course, but a very talented writer and actress in other roles besides. |
| Curt Smith | curtsmith | Co-founder of the excellent rock group Tears For Fears. Appears to be fairly geeky. |
| DK Publishing | DKPublishing | Publishers of some of the best kids’ books, and many excellent grown-ups’ books around. |
| Rod Roddenberry | roddenberry | Gene Roddenberry’s son |
| Jayson Peters | nerdvana | Excellent geek blogger |
| Adam Savage | donttrythis | MythBuster, geek dad, funny guy. |
| PBS Parents | pbsparents | Official Twitter account for parents regarding PBS programming. |
| RiffTrax | rifftrax | If you enjoyed MST3K, you need to know about RiffTrax |
| Adam West | therealadamwest | Batman — the campy out-of-shape one, not the one who needs a throat lozenge. |
| Rick Bayless | Rick_Bayless | Excellent chef, TV personality, and cookbook author. |
| Brent Spiner | BrentSpiner | Best known as Data, of course, but an excellent character actor besides. |
| Nathan Fillion | NathanFillion | Captain Tightpants himself |
| Damon Lindelof | DamonLindelof | Co-creator of LOST |
| Katherine Nelson | katherinen | VP of Communications at Discovery Channel |
| Maurissa Tancharoen | MoTancharoen | Co-writer of “Dr. Horrible.” Also Joss Whedon’s sister-in-law. |
| Science Channel | ScienceChannel | The official Science Channel Twitter feed. Features show information, network exclusives and breaking science & tech news. |
| Ryan Penagos | Agent_M | Editor of Marvel.com. |
| Anthony Daniels | ADaniels3PO | The man inside C3PO. |
