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I’m continuing to follow the lead of Bob Goyetche and doing a new post of people that I think are interesting.  Think of it as a #FollowFriday with a bit of substance.

This week I’m only going to point to two people (last week I did three), but rest assured that these two people each produce enough stuff to keep you interested for several weeks.

Hope you check them out, and enjoy their creative output as much as I do.

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1. Doc Searls — One of the authors of “The Cluetrain Manifesto” which was originally published in the year 2000, and ten years later, remains one of the most relevant books ever written about the internet.

Here are some places that you can check out what Mr. Searls is up to…

a. Wikipedia article on Doc Searls.
b. Doc Searls on Twitter.
c. Doc Searls blog (a must daily must read if you ask me).
d. Doc Searls home page (with lots of links to his various projects).
e. Doc Searls Berkman Center (of Harvard University) page.

2. Hugh McGuire — Is one of those people who I consider to be a powerhouse of the web.  Hugh is involved in so damn many projects (all of which are amazing) that I don’t know how he finds the time to brush his teeth.

And unlike so many other web heads out there who are starting new projects all the time Hugh’s projects all come to something, and they all have the ability to enrich the lives of the people who use / consume them.  I really can’t say enough good stuff about Hugh…

Here is a list of things that Hugh has done / is doing from his about page…

a. LibriVox – free public domain audio books (info)
b. Bite-Size Edits – a video game for grammarians (info)
c. BookCampToronto – an “unconference” about the future of books (info)
d. Earideas – a collection of the best audio on the web (info)
e. Book Oven Blog – a blog about the future of books and publishing (info)
f. Media Hacks – a podcast, hosted by Mitch Joel, about technology & media
g. Datalibre – a blog about citizen access to government data (info)
h. Book Oven – a digital publishing platform (info)
i. Hugh McGuire dot net, Hugh’s personal blog.

You can of course follow Hugh on Twitter, and if you happen to be interested in him you can read a great interview with him, or watch an interview with him.

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