I <3 Pete Cashmore

I recently reinstalled TweetDeck on my desktop and realized in order to get the most out of the program I really needed to be following more than just the 7 or so people I was already following.  So off I went to search for the top Twitter accounts to subscribe to.  One such account that was on almost all of the lists I perused wasMashable.  Great, I thought, another techie website that I can get updates from.  Little did I know how much I would fall in love with and utilize the website.  So many great tweets were coming from the site multiple times a day, just what I was looking for, tweets on the topics I was interested in and posted on a regular (almost hourly) basis.  It was the perfect way for me to keep up with all that is technology related while on the run at work.

After a few very enjoyable days of receiving tweets from my new friends at Mashable I decided to look a little deeper and get some more information about the site and it’s founder.  After conducting my research I learned that the site was started about 4 years ago by a now 23 year old Scotsman named Pete Cashmore.  My first reaction to the this information was that I couldn’t believe I was older than this guy, had the same passion for the same topics as this guy yet he was the one that came up with the brilliant idea to create this awesome site.  Currently he is serving as an inspiration to my creating and maintaining not only this blog but also my website.  So mosey on over to Mashable’s Twitter account and click on the ‘Follow’ button, you won’t regret it.  And thanks Mr. Cashmore for creating Mashable and providing inspiration and information to all the Web 2.0, social media enthusiasts out there!