In any field of engineering, it’s critical that you stay on top of your game. Keeping abreast of new technologies and applications is an important part of keeping your skills sharp. Using Twitter to keep up with great engineers and engineering resources is a great way to find out what’s going on. Twitter is a great resource for busy people because you get information you choose to receive and you receive it in a concise format that you can get on the go and that doesn’t take up a lot of your time.
Here are 18 engineering gurus and resources we think you’ll enjoy following on Twitter. These resources come from many different engineering disciplines, though some will be of interest to engineers in all disciplines.
- The Engineer UK: This is a technology & innovation publication & website for engineers. They provide information on all disciplines of engineering.This is one of the UK’s foremost resources on engineering for engineers.
- Anoop: Anoop is a software engineer in India who blogs about engineering topics.
- Jacqui Engineer: Jacqui is also a software engineer who writes code and blogs.
- Secret Engineer: The Secret Engineer is located in Denver, Colorado. We’re not sure what he’s keeping secret, but he does give you some insight into his engineering work.
- ReEngineer America: This is the Twitter account and blog of a civil engineering firm in Pennsylvania.
- Mixed by Shaud: Shaud is a recording engineer, working with up and coming music groups.
- Engineer Anon: Lots of great information on design and engineering here.
- Engineer Head: This is the Twitter page of an electrical engineer and blogger.
- Get Sales Engineering Jobs: This Twitter page offers information and insight into job openings in technical sales and sales engineering.
- Civil Engineering Site: Great tweets about civil engineering come from this site.
- Aeorotek Engineer: Learn about engineering work and engineering jobs at this Aerotek site.Aerotek is one of the country’s largest employers of engineers. This is a great site to check out when you’re job hunting.
- Fountain Engineer: This guy engineers, builds and installs fountains for a living. He’s got some really cool stuff. His work can be found all over the world in public parks and other public areas.
- Summit Engineer: This is the Twitter page for the county civil engineer for Summit County Ohio.
- Engineer Update: Engineering updates for engineers in the UK. This is a good place to find out about job openings in the UK for engineers, as well as other updates.
- The Geek Engineer: This engineer is dedicated to software and upgrades on products like iPhone, iPad, etc.
- Primary Engineer: This is the Twitter page of a non-profit organization dedicated to promoting engineering in elementary schools. The goal is to give kids an understanding of engineering and the skills required to pursue this field, hoping to create more of an interest in engineering for the future.
- Electrical Engineer: This Twitter page is the link to electrical and electronic engineering information. By following this page, you’ll get links to lots of other great pages.
- EE Compendium: Lots of great information here for electronic engineers and embedded systems programmers.
Staying current is one of the biggest challenges in engineering. While we’re off working on our projects, new technology is evolving all around us. It’s critical to keep up with it, so that your technical skills don’t become obsolete. With Twitter, you can get little snippets on the new technologies as they arise, and then follow up on the ones that pertain to your career. It’s a great way to stay up to date without spending a lot of time researching. New organizations and people subscribe to Twitter every day. So, in addition to following these engineers and engineering organizations, look for new ones as they arrive. You’re sure to find lots of great information on Twitter that you can use every day in your work and your home life.
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