cleveland.com and The Plain Dealer team up to create the Twitter Twenty

Published: Friday, January 21, 2011, 2:00 PM

By Denise Polverine

cleveland.com and The Plain Dealer are engaging and embracing social media conversations in a new way.

Join the conversation! #CLE20

Our new "Twitter Twenty" is a group of twenty well-known local tweeps (people on Twitter) who will weigh in on different local issues.

The Twitter Twenty's comments on Twitter about the weekly topic will be featured online at:cleveland.com/twitter-twenty and will also be used in The Plain Dealer each Friday on page A-2. Look for the week's topic on Tuesday in the same place in The Plain Dealer.

We'll pose a new question each week to the group and also post it online, so everyone can weigh in by using the Twitter hashtag #cle20.

We will pick the first set of Twitter Twenty participants to get the ball rolling, but we plan to change the group of contributors each month. If you want to be a part of the Twitter Twenty in the future, let us know by direct messaging us on Twitter or commenting on this post.

@denisep (Denise Polverine)

@dawgpndgirl (Alana Munro)

So, let's see what the Twitter Twenty has to say on local topics -- some serious, some silly and some the group selects. In 140 characters or less, of course.

AND HERE WE ARE!!!!!!

Meet the first round of Twitter Twenty Tweeps

Published: Friday, January 21, 2011, 2:54 PM

Let's take a look at the first group of tweeps who will be discussing the Twitter Twenty topics this month! (The bios are taken from their Twitter profiles)

@allisonpeltz: Lover of all things fashion, pop culture & wine, blogger who speaks at a very fast rate with a slight Cleveland accent. PR & social media practitioner by day.

@azrael: gadfly, raconteur and co-founder of Incognito an underground restaurant open six nights a year

@cfaddict: 32M Computer programmer living in Cleveland OH. I am a big technology geek who enjoys exercise/running/poker/programming/hanging w friends/meeting new people.

@clevelandchick: A Cleveland fan. Follow my journey as I move back to Cleveland, start a new job, try to sell my house, move in with my parents & search for the perfect pierogi.

@clevoplanner: Urban Planner/Designer, cook, Proud city resident, father, foodie, techie, gardener, photographer, music lover, social media nerd - King Slacker

@dlayphoto: Doctor's spouse,  enthusiast, cook, geek, lover of tech, craft beer, coffee, wine, cheese & bacon. These tweets are my own opinions! #Ravenscrew

@joeg2001: Cleveland's Biggest Fan. Lover of Sports, Travel, Food, Wine, Beer and Small Government. No need for much else.

@johnheaney: Branding strategist. Design evangelist. Innovation agent. Social media dilettante. Entrepreneurial provocateur. Strategic thinker. Energetic & engaging speaker.

@keithmoehring: I'm a Consultant with PR 20/20, a Cleveland inbound marketing firm. Talk about SEO, Social Media, sports, movies, TV, the Browns, Cavs and Indians.

@kellyandjose: We love show going, movie watching, booze drinking, road tripping, fine dining, and sometimes tweeting about it here

@koskim: PR senior account exec/social media junkie from the East Coast, living the Midwest. Loves baking, running and music.

@kyleroth: Husband, father, designer, foodie, craft beer lover, indie music fan. Love Cleveland but not the Browns.

@liz_lewis: Born and raised in Cleveland, OH. Has a love/hate relationship with the Browns, curling, and the iPhone.

@mollsadoll: 0-something OU journalism grad turned nonprofit marketing professional. fan of running, ice cream, football, cloudy days, HGTV and happy hour

@moninaw: Self proclaimed extraordinary mom. Mediocre homemaker. Wannabe runner. Life long Clevelander. Member of 2011 Walt Disney World Moms Panel. Tweets are my own.

@optimizedmom: Internet Marketing Diva a.k.a. Senior Acct Executive @FathomSEO. I like to laugh, dream, and do.

@pachladis: Marketing manager at Orthoworld, runner, mom, girlfriend, fashionista, music & wine lover, writer, booknerd, foodie, cyclist + triathlete

@paulroetzer: PR 20/20 (@pr2020) founder & president. Entrepreneur. PR pro. Blogger. Writer. Inbound marketer. Speaker. Golfer.

@poiseinparma: lifetime NEOhioan, healthy balance blogger maintaining a 110+ weight loss, newbie gluten-free runner, golden retriever lover.

@szczepanik: Thoughts expressed are mine & do not represent those of Liggett Stashower, clients, AAF, Kent State (adjunct,) OU (alum,) @CleveDads, other ad folk or his wife

I just hope there are better questions than about bugs