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Twitter for Go Players

by Anders Kierulf

2009-09-21

Twitter can be a great way to get news about topics you’re interested in. But it only works if you find the right people to follow. If you’re a Go player, start by following @smartgo, then pick some of the following (in no particular order):

@gobum @imabuddha @FunkeeMonk @ludwig1024 @alfmikula @kyubic @DavidPlumpton @hanekomu @nexik @361points @Oolong4Go @RoboJenny

Go associations on Twitter: @theaga @britgo

If you know Japanese: @igonews

Go-related tweets are often marked with a hashtag you can search for. I use #weiqi, others use #igo or #baduk.

You can find people to follow for any topic that interests you. I like to keep up with President Obama through @markknoller. @daringfireball delivers insights into iPhone and Mac issues. @badbanana provides my style of humor. The science fiction writer William Gibson writes as @GreatDismal.

Enjoy. Follow people and check out what they say. If they tweet too often, or don’t suit you, simply unfollow. And at some point you might want to tweet yourself.

Update (2012-08-19): More Go-related tweets by: @goproverbs @gogameguru @yithril @AGFgo @BadukMovies