For the concluding installment, we thought we’d throw categories out the window and recommend a handful of fun and whacky Twitter personalities who have nothing at all to do with music.
Follow them when you need some inspiration. Oops, I just invented a category, didn’t I?
10 creative and inspiring Tweeters you should be following
1. Maria Popova
@brainpicker – Maria is an “interestingness hunter-gatherer obsessed with combinatorial creativity.”
Brooklyn, NY · http://brainpickings.org
2. Laughing Squid
@LaughingSquid – A dose of the subtly strange: interesting art, culture and technology from around the web.
New York City & San Francisco · http://laughingsquid.com
3. Flavorpill
@flavorpill – Top culture picks from Flavorwire and the web.
New York, NY · http://flavorwire.com
4. Poetry Daily
@Poetry_Daily – Poetry Daily helps make poetry part of daily life, presenting a new poem each day from new books and journals, along with poetry news links and more.
Charlottesville, Virginia · http://www.poems.com
5. Creative Something
@TannerC – Tanner is the creator of http://oflowapp.com, editor of http://www.creativesomething.net, marketing director for @clearlinkcorp, and an all around creativity junkie.
Salt Lake City, Utah · http://TannerChristensen.com
6. Lifehacker
@Lifehacker – Tips, tricks, and downloads for getting things done. Don’t live to geek; geek to live.
Planet Earth · http://lifehacker.com
7. io9
@io9 – io9 is a daily publication that covers science, science fiction, and the future. Time to get ready for tomorrow.
The Future · http://io9.com
8. TED News
@TEDNews – ALL the inspiring, mind-bending lecturers and news from #TED: TEDTalks, TED Conferences, the TED Prize and more.
New York, NY · http://www.ted.com
9. The Onion
@TheOnion – “America’s Finest News Source.” Because everyone needs a little satire in their lives.
New York, NY · http://www.theonion.com
10. Mental Floss
@mental_floss – Amazing facts from the good people at mental_floss magazine.
New York/Birmingham/Cleveland · http://www.mentalfloss.com
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Hopefully a few of these picks will help you find some future songwriting fodder, relax after a long day, or just have something funny to discuss in the tour van.
Who are your go-to peeps on Twitter when you need inspiration? Let us know in the comments section below.
Also, if you’d like to re-visit our past Twitter recommendations, check out the following:
The Top 100 Must-Follow Music Resources on Twitter, Pt. 1: The Tech Wizards
The Top 100 Must-Follow Music Resources on Twitter, Pt. 2: Music Law
The Top 100 Must-Follow Music Resources on Twitter, Pt. 3: Music Blogs
The Top 100 Must-Follow Music Resources on Twitter, Pt. 4: Music Organizations
The Top 100 Must-Follow Music Resources on Twitter, Pt. 5: Music News
The Top 100 Must-Follow Music Resources on Twitter, Pt. 6: Music Promotion
The Top 100 Must-Follow Music Resources on Twitter, Pt. 7: Music Gear
The Top 100 Must-Follow Music Resources on Twitter, Pt. 8: Festivals and Conferences
The Top 100 Must-Follow Music Resources on Twitter, Pt. 9: Songwriting
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