Happy New Year 2009 Tweeps!

This is my first post of 2009 and I wanted to first look back on 2008 and thank the following people who I got to know on Twitter and other social media sites and I look forward to getting to know them even better in 2009...

Everyone in the Social Media Club KC group who I have met to date. Each one of you has been a pillar of support for me in 2008 for many ups and downs I have experienced and you keep me focused on pushing forward into 2009. I cannot thank each of you enough for your friendship:
@lacajag
@kayhaswings
@ZenaWeist
@EdRoberts
@Duckman1221
@TechGuyTom
@ZachIsHere
@chrisculbertson
@BuckSommerKamp
@teedubya
@lqualls4444
@simonkuo
@banky
@chriskovac
@average_jane
@jennbailey
@i_am_me
@derek


For the following people, I know them through meeting on Twitter and even though I have yet to meet you in person, I already know I count you as friends! Many of your tweets to me offered words of encouragement and support in 2008! Thank You!
@JGoldsborough
@saramiller
@chrisbrogan
@justinu84
@AnneHaynes
@mdd044
@dhuett
@brainb
@KyleFlaherty
@JasonWalls
@Marti_L
@michaelgass
@BeverlyMacy
@marcthollander
@PressReleasePR
@astrout
@diannahuff
@Tykerman1
@MissMotorMouth
@TheDLC
@DMASocialMedia
@marketingweasel

For the following people, we are fellow co-workers at the company we all work for and I have the utmost respect for each of you for starting out on Twitter last year and being some of the first risk-takers at our company to see what social media is all about and what it can do for our company. We are the ones who will carry our company into the new year as leaders in what we do. I am honored to know each of you. Rock on into 2009!
@scalden
@ev17389
@hollykm

For the following people I got to meet through the Highlight Midwest conference held in Kansas City, I got to experience firsthand all of the awesome work each of you is doing in the social media space. All of you are taking Omaha or Des Moines by storm and I love seeing innovative, risk-taking people like yourselves with a passion for what you do. Keep rocking into 2009!
@secos
@jjsnyc
@nathantwright
@BrettTrout
@jameseliason
@TheBrandChef
@hillabean
@abrudtkuhl
@aaronwebb
@miketempleton
@dustyd
@LizaK
@danielshipton

For the following person, I met you through Twitter of all places when I was following tweets for "John Deere" and came across your tweet about starting a job there. As we have tweeted and talked via IM, I have got to know you well and I treasure your chats and support.
@planetandrea

For the following people, all of you are involved with agricultue in some manner and for you to be involved on Twitter or other social media sites tells me you are leaders in the ag industry and will continue to be so in 2009. It is leaders like you that will be the influencers for others to get on board with social media in 2009
@JYMATS
@czimmerman
@Tykerman1
@AgJobNetwork
@johnrwalter

For the year 2009, I look forward to meeting many more Tweeps and getting to know you.