Follow Friday recommendations - 5th February 2010

I keep meaning to do a follow Friday. The reason I haven't yet is because I wanted to do the same format as my colleague @jakepjohnson did here, which sets out the reasons for the recommendations.

So I'm going to quickly bash something out on my lunchbreak.

A good place to start will be @jakepjohnson himself. He's my colleague, but we won't hold that against him. Frequently seen scouring Twitter for marketing tips and money saving, it's also entertaining to read his Twitter feed when he's stuck in the morning commute and moaning about people being rude on roundabouts. On top of that, he's a bloody nice bloke.

Another one of my colleagues @lgladdy also needs a special mention. He's honestly one of the most helpful guys I've ever worked with (he'll even help with a work problem out of office hours) and is worth following if you're into those video games for kids.

Those who know me will probably know that I spend a lot of my time now moaning about pseudoscience and people that are willing to leave their brain at the door and believe any bizarre claim that a random person on the internet makes. If this interests you, I need to point you towards @hayleystevens, someone who doesn't just moan about these things but is actively engaged within the community. She also contributes to the fantastic Righteous Indignation podcast, and can be quite often be heard scoffing at absurd claims whilst also providing fantastic insight.

In a similar vein I can also recommend @SkepticBarista, who to me targets bizarre claims with both wit and action - he's no simple keyboard warrior.

I should also mention @Crispian_Jago for three reasons - his blog and associated ladybird guides) are ace, I came second in his Friday mystery object competition this week, and he was behind what I consider the most devasting attack on the bizarre methods behind homeopathy - the video "if homeopathy works then I'll drink my own piss". He's also one of the people behind a movement to get likeminded people in the Hampshire area together to fight bizarre claims - another person of action.

Finally, on a lighter note, @psdisasters and @VizTopTips always make me laugh, so both are wholeheartedly recommended. Photoshop disasters spots hilariously bad attempts to photoshop pictures, VizTopTips retweets tips sent in by other Twitter users on a host of subjects (and I'm still jealous that @jakepjohnson got a tip retweeted once when I still haven't).

This has been fun, I'll have to do it again sometime, so if I didn't include you this week I might in the future!