In the tradition of #followfriday, here's The Deal's weekly installment of retweet-worthy dealmakers. Check out previous editions here, here and here.
@SecondMarket
SecondMarket is an independent marketplace and auction platform for illiquid assets. The New York startup's recently launched Private Company Marketplace lets buyers and sellers trade stock in privately held companies, such as Facebook Inc.
Why follow? Leads on research and information about IPOs, private equity, TARP, hedge funds, etc.
@MrTweet
MrTweet is a discovery program on Twitter that DMs you with personalized recommendations of others to follow.
Why follow? Surprisingly on-target recommendations of like-minded tweeters.
@jeffpulver
Jeff Pulver is an entrepreneur and angel investor. He backs Twitter Inc., among others. He produced the recent 140 Characters Conference (#140conf), at which speakers included Twitter co-founder Jack Dorsey, Union Square Ventures co-founder Fred Wilson, O'Reilly Media founder Tim O'Reilly, Betaworks co-founder John Borthwick and StockTwits co-founder Howard Lindzon.
Why follow? Invites to tech-savvy breakfasts all over the world.
@LanceUlanoff
Lance Ulanoff is the editor in chief of PCMag.com.
Why follow? Hands-on tech product reviews. Plus he's mourning Michael Jackson along with the rest of us.
@jqontech
John R. Quain reviews consumer technology for The New York Times, CBS News, Fox Business and others.
Why follow? Reality check to high-tech hype. Plus, he's my husband.
You can follow The Deal's Tom Groppe, the editorial vice president who runs our Web site, at @dealscape; Nathaniel Baker, who covers the middle market, @natbaker; and me at @MKFlynn. Follow Maria Woehr, who is on vacation but who usually writes The Deal's Follow Friday posts, @newsgirlmw. And be sure to send her your #followfriday recommendations. - Mary Kathleen Flynn
