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If you thought tweeting Foursquare check-ins was bad, wait for the retweets of other people’s check-ins. This and more in this week’s top industry tweets.
Twitter crimes
@rga, RGA, digital agency
Social, social, social
@petershankman, Peter Shankman, angel investor, consultant
Do something
@vikramsomaya, Vikram Somaya, vp, global operations and audience, Thomson Reuters
Brand speak
@markchucheong, Mark Chu-Cheong,director of sales, West Coast, Sharethrough
Publisher IQ
@jpramey, John Ramey, founder and CEO, isocket
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