Interesting Twitter Accounts to Follow
As passionate Twitter users would say "Facebook is for connecting with people you went to high school with. Twitter is for connecting with people you wish you went to high school with".
This is my small collection of interesting twitter accounts you should follow. It is sorted in no particular order.
United Nations - @UN
"The United Nations is an international organization founded in 1945 after WW II by countries committed to maintaining international peace and security, developing friendly relations among nations and promoting social progress, better living standards and human rights."
"I wish you health, happiness & success in the Year of the Monkey" - Ban Ki-moon on Lunar New Year - #ChineseNewYearhttps://t.co/OiPzaJiiqY
— United Nations (@UN) February 6, 2016
Bill Gates - @BillGates
Gates is a programmer, inventor, former CEO of Microsoft and a philanthropist. Right now he's trying to save the world.
Richard Feynman has a lot in common with the amazing teachers I’ve met across the country: https://t.co/vG9RqQlpQA pic.twitter.com/ApM8AdZu2V
— Bill Gates (@BillGates) January 31, 2016
Neil deGrasse Tyson - @neiltyson
Neil deGrasse Tyson is an astrophysicist, cosmologist and author. He tweets great stuff not only about space, but about science and humanity in general.
“Look at that, you son of a bitch." pic.twitter.com/JyeiOV7lgv
— Neil deGrasse Tyson (@neiltyson) February 6, 2016
Tim Siedell - @badbanana
Tim Siedell is freelance writer and creative director. He tweets some funny stuff.
Don't you hate it when time travelers from the future want a photo with you but then refuse to say why they're laughing?
— Tim Siedell (@badbanana) October 9, 2009
Human Rights Watch - @hrw
Human Rights Watch. Every Human should follow.
9 days until @FIVBWorldTour #KishOpen in #Iran.
— Human Rights Watch (@hrw) February 6, 2016
9 days to let women attend #Watch4Women https://t.co/rbLueTkRXT pic.twitter.com/BzY7RAbD39
Alyssa Milano - @Alyssa_Milano
Alyssa is a only "real" celebrity (in a traditional sense) on this list. The reason? She cares about other, real people and their rights and her tweets often reflect that.
.@buffalobills hire Kathryn Smith, NFL's 1st full-time female assistant coach: https://t.co/38VJPolVlp pic.twitter.com/DG8GYoNSEg /via @heykim
— Alyssa Milano (@Alyssa_Milano) January 21, 2016
Nat Geo Photography - @NatGeoPhotos
Awesome photos from National Geographic. Really, nothing more needs to be said.
This image was one of our editor's favorites from the #Underwater photography challenge. https://t.co/7Bv8kZiNtq pic.twitter.com/Ks4olEKirf
— Nat Geo Photography (@NatGeoPhotos) February 7, 2016
The Good Men Project - @GoodMenProject
They are trying to answer the question - What does it mean to be a good man?
When Male Depression Lurks its Ugly Head - https://t.co/WDYAkgORZp pic.twitter.com/7CsluGj1KV
— The Good Men Project (@GoodMenProject) February 7, 2016
Psychology Tomorrow - @Psych2morrowmag
Psychology Tomorrow Magazine is not your typical self-help magazine. It's cutting edge. They write and tweet a lot about sex, but in a positive light. Follow them to see what I mean.
What is a family?https://t.co/3bMVleSuMb…/ pic.twitter.com/NuWiBWaiD6
— Psychology Tomorrow (@Psych2morrowmag) January 28, 2016
CERN - @CERN
CERN, the European Organization for Nuclear Research, is the biggest particle physics laboratory in the world. You won't really understand a lot of their tweets, but they are asking and answering the fundamental questions about the universe.
#TBT 1973: CERN’s 1st accelerator, the Synchrocyclotron, undergoes major upgrade - https://t.co/PVsXCHiMJT pic.twitter.com/JuGBgqHZY6
— CERN (@CERN) February 4, 2016
Richard Branson - @richardbranson
Sir Richard Branson is a business magnate, investor, and philanthropist. He's pretty down to Earth and often has tweets that appeal to "regular people".
Four tips for recovering from failure https://t.co/jMbu45r9cb #readbyrichard pic.twitter.com/YczLUYCzSF
— Richard Branson (@richardbranson) February 7, 2016
Saved You A Click - @SavedYouAClick
A very cool account that summarizes Tweets and saves you time. Very helpful, especially in this present time when everybody's writing headlines like "She tried to shave her legs. You won't believe what happened next ... " etc.
Lawyers pic.twitter.com/WObnztbCQi
— Saved You A Click (@SavedYouAClick) February 6, 2016
LoveConfidentWomen - @HauteDerriere
We as a humanity still have a long way to go before we really have equality, so every account that helps women become more empowered is a good sign. And this is one of the better ones. Follow them for inspiration or even if you deep down need a bit of convincing about women's role in this world.
Love this - so true! pic.twitter.com/HxEv9O6s7G
— LoveConfidentWomen (@HauteDerriere) November 27, 2014
European Space Agency - @esa
European Space Agency, keeping you posted on European space activities.
Our week in images - incl. #London from space, a #woodland laser scan & Siljan Ring, #Sweden https://t.co/hoxPVnj1XR pic.twitter.com/QcL1ueyuRE
— ESA (@esa) February 7, 2016
ClassicPics - @History_Pics
ClassicPics tweets historical photos of the good and bad, fun and sad moments from history. Follow for really interesting blast from the past.
A game of human chess, St. Petersburg (then Leningrad) Russia, circa 1924 pic.twitter.com/0uRuA6oy3t
— ClassicPics (@History_Pics) February 7, 2016
Paul Steele - @paul_steele
Paul is a travel blogger, which means he and his friends go to a lot of cool places, blog and of course, tweet about them.
Beaumaris Castle – The Unfinished Masterpiece of Anglesey
— Paul Steele (@paul_steele) January 31, 2016
BaldHiker -- https://t.co/ZfJeQfVabK pic.twitter.com/7EqDCKoWiR
Earth Pictures - @EarthBeauties
They share awesome photos of our planet.
Thunderstorms over Colorado, USA - Max Olson pic.twitter.com/9jVIkdrzCX
— Earth Pictures™ (@EarthBeauties) February 7, 2016
GOOD - @good
GOOD is a magazine for the new world. Their mission is: "Champion a new era of living well and doing good."
Photographer asks strangers to pose as if they know each other.https://t.co/lRUawP8RSA pic.twitter.com/HLJWjjFNlX
— GOOD (@good) February 7, 2016
Irina Tikhomirova - @IrinaGreenVoice
Irina is a digital artist and Greenpeace online activist. I admire her passion.
This planet is our only home. We have no other choice—we must care for it https://t.co/uhqSGwxQRX #NatureIsSpeaking pic.twitter.com/8LQhsWBbJy
— Irina Tikhomirova (@IrinaGreenVoice) December 11, 2015
Formula 1 - @F1
Well, of course I'm gonna mention something F1 related. And image, it's the official Twitter which got really, really good.
So far, we've seen this >> https://t.co/VOrmqJR1SG
— Formula 1 (@F1) February 7, 2016
Here's when we'll see more >> https://t.co/OUc88tRbzo pic.twitter.com/Ri5RfkxMDx
This is it from me for now, be on the watch for some more accounts to follow, both with Development and No-Development themes.
Also, feel free to share your favourite accounts in the comments and I will include them in this post. Thank you.
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