Here is a list of a people from my timeline, who I believe are excellent sources of information, opinions, ideas, thoughts and everything that is of interest to a thinking mind. The list is not ordered in any way but only categorized to tweeps’ main interests.

Technology

Haris Nadeem – [@harisn] – Founder of SizzledCore.com, a software engineer in the making and a huge foodie.

Saad Ghauri – [@SaadGH] – New media developer, idea inventor, blogger, brand promoter, social media activist.

Omer Saleem – [@Omer_S] – A laid-back personality who is trying to catch up with today’s technology.

Awais Imran – [@waisybabu] – Passionate writer / blogger, casual photographer, sharer of amusing links and an amalgam of all things geeky.

Hamad Dar – [@HamadDar] – Blogging, music and social media fanatic.

Rabia Gharib – [@rabiagarib] – Editor-in Chief, CIO Pakistan.

Brian – [@bcpk] – Android Fanatic.

Muhammad Alam – [@alzeee] – An Electrical Engineer, a Digital Media
Strategist, a Product Manager, an Event Planner, a Blogger, a Citizen Journalist, a Social Worker and a Metal Head.

Ahmed Bilal – [@ahmedbilal] – CEO and Founder of Football Media. I tweet about Pakistan, marketing, self-improvement and generally interesting stuff.

Saadie – [@Saadie] – A software engineer.

Sohaib Muneer – [@SayB] – Web Applications Developer

Faisal Khan – [@babushka99] – Knowledge junkie, Trivia buff.

Arun Vijayan – [@mixdev] – Web dev.

Awais Athar – [@awaisathar] – PhD student working on Computational Linguistics and Natural Language Processing.

Atif – [@_c0d3r_] – Mechatronics Engineer, Android fanboy.

Ali Waqas – [@bonbondude] – Tech blogger by profession, an article writer by trending fashion, Investor for resourceful plans.

Harshad Sawant – [@Harsh4d] – I do something online…

Uzair Sajid – [@uzee] – Engineer / Technologist / Blogger / Gamer

Sohail Abid – [@sohailabid] – CTO at Jumpshare, Research Fellow (Punjabi Folklore) at Hri Southasian. Novelist.

Ejaz Asi – [@ejazasi] – Looks after digital and social media strategy & execution at The Brand Crew.

Fursid – [@fursid] – Photographer, Web/UI/UX Developer | Sr. UX Developer at @csquareonline | Inquisitive. Music & inspiration explorer.

Ghaus Nakodari – [@nakodari] – College Dropout. Entrepreneur. Founder of Jumpshare.

Sohaib Athar – [@reallyvirtual] – An IT consultant taking a break from the rat-race by hiding in the mountains with his laptops.

Current Affairs

Mosharraf Zaidi – [@mosharrafzaidi] – Policy Advisor to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Government of Pakistan.

Shakir Husain – [@shakirhusain] – entrepreneur, columnist,and citizen

Issam Ahmed – [@IssamAhmed] – Journalist. Covers Pakistan for the Christian Science Monitor

Raza Rumi – [@Razarumi] – Writer, policy adviser, blogger from Pakistan

Arif Rafiq – [@pakistanpolicy] – Writes at the Pakistan Policy Blog. President of Vizier Consulting, LLC, which provides strategic guidance on Middle East/S. Asian political & security issues.

Omar Waraich – [@OmarWaraich] – Journalist covering Pakistan for TIME and The Independent.

Nitin Pai – [@acorn] – Editor of Pragati – The Indian National Interest Review & Fellow at The Takshashila Institution

K – [@evo8X8]

Shahid Saeed – [@shahidsaeed]

Mehmal Sarfaraz – [@mehmal] – Op-Ed Editor, Daily Times. Joint General Secretary, South Asian Women in Media.

Ejaz Haider – [@ejazhaider]

Kanchan Gupta – [@kanchangupta] – Writer and journalist. Associate Editor, The Pioneer.

Abbas Nasir – [@abbasnasir59] – Journalist.

Saeed Shah – [@saeedshah] – Journalist covering Pakistan and Afghanistan.

Awab Alvi – [@drawab] – Geek, Dentist, Blogger.

Kaala Kawaa – [@kaalakawaa]

Declan Walsh – [@declanwalsh] – NYT correspondent in Pakistan.

Qasim Nauman – [@qasimnauman] – Reuters correspondent in Pakistan.

Feisal H. Naqvi – [@laalshah] – Part time journo; full time lawyer.

Nick Schifrin – [@nickschifrin - ABC news reporter in Afghanistan and Pakistan.

Shiraz Hassan - [@shirazhassan] – Journalist, Blogger, Activist

David Steven – [@davidsteven] – IR buff.

Yusra Askari – [@YusraSAskari] – TV journalist

Maria Memon – [@maria_memon] – Journo / anchors @Meray_Mutabiq / Geo TV .

Urooj Zia – [@uroojzia] – Freelance journo and researcher; social entrepreneur-to-be.

Alexander Lobov – [@alexlobov] – Financial journalist. Asian financial markets. Middle Eastern politics.

Anthony Permal – [@anthonypermal] – Copywriter, marketing guru, social activist.

Thomas Baerthlein – [@thomasbarthlein] – Internews correspondent.

Nosheen Abbas – [@goshno] – BBC Journalist based out of Islamabad, Pakistan.

Mobisher Rabbani – [@MobisherR] – A Diplomatic consultant.

Jennie Mathew – [@jenniematthew] – AFP news editor Pakistan/Afghanistan.

Anthony Mitchell – [@aem76us] – A technologist.

Jim Pivonka – [@jimpivonka]

Farieha Aziz – [@FariehaAziz] – Journalist. Assistant editor at Newsline.

Ayesha Tammy Haq – [@tammyhaq] – Part time corporate lawyer and broadcast journalist.

Ahmad Nadeem Gehla – [@Nadeem_Gehla] – An Attorney working in corporate sector in Malaysia.

Ali Dayan Hasan – [@AliDayan] – Pakistan Director at Human Rights Watch.

Fasi Zaka – [@fasi_zaka] – A columnist.

Omar R. Quraishi – [@omar_quraishi] – Journalist — Editorial Pages Editor

Shaharyar Mirza – [@mirza9] – Journalist.

Jahanzaib Haque – [@jhaque_] – Web Editor, The Express Tribune.

Bushra Gohar – [@BushraGohar] – A politician.

Hafsa Khawaja – [@Hafsa_Khawaja] – Palaver about politics & global affairs.

Gul Bukhari – [@gulbukhari] – A columnist.

Josh Mull – [@joshmull] – ournalist and Commentator on politics, international relations, media and democracy.

Beena Sarwar – [@beenasarwar] – Journalist, artist, documentary filmmaker from Pakistan.

Patricia Scott – [@8s] – Human Rights, Environment.

Shahryar Popalzai – [@spopalzai] – Sub-editor, The Express Tribune.

Shezreh Mirza – [@ShezrehMirza] – Student at MSU,Gen Sect PSA. Major Economics & Public Policy.

Sherry Rehman – [@sherryrehman] – Pakistan’s ambassador to the US.

Haamid Peerzada – [@A123LAD] – Global Newsaholic, Liberal Progressive outlook, Keen Indo-Pak bystander, Tech-Buff, a Doctor by Degree.

Sonali Ranade – [@sonaliranade] – A trader.

Rezaul Hasan Laskar – [@Rezhasan] – Press Trust of India correspondent in Pakistan.

Pierre Fitter – [@pierrefitter] – Editor at India Today Group.

Jaskirat Singh Bawa – [@jk7_] – News Junkie. Caffeine Addict. Geek. Army Brat. TV Reporter.

H. S. Panang – [@rwac48] – Ex – Northern Commander Indian Army

Rabiya Shakoor – [@rshakoor] – Political news junkie.

Venkat Ananth – [@venkatananth] – Yahoo! Cricket Columnist, Foreign Affairs, Ex journalism lecturer.

Activism

Nighat Dad – [@nighatdad] – Internet Rights Activist, TakeBacktheTech Campaigner, FoE and Privacy Activist, Researcher, Lawyer, Women Rights Defender.

Sana Saleem -[@sanasaleem] – Blogger for the guardian,dawn.com & global voices.

Shreeya Sinha – [@shreeyasinha] – Journalist, Multimedia Producer, Social Media for @AsiaSociety | Formerly @mediastorm | Photography & Global Affairs.

Marvi Sirmed – [@marvisirmed] – Writes for Daily Times. Works on Parliamentary Development. Advocate of justice, peace, human rights and progressive values.

Kiran Manral – [@kiranmanral] – Blogger, Writer and Founder of IndiaHelps.

Naveen Naqvi – [@naveenaqvi] – Exec Director of Gawaahi, the NGO.

Jehan Ara – [@jehan_ara] – President of the Pakistan Software Houses Association for IT & ITES (P@SHA).

Cyber Warfare, Defense, Intelligence and Military Aviation

CyberWar – [@cyberwar] – Richard Stiennon,security industry analyst reporting on cyber defence and author of Surviving Cyberwar.

Lewis Shepherd – [@lewisshepherd] – Director of Microsoft Institute for Advanced Technology in Governments.

Mikhail Grinberg – [@mbgrinberg] – Consultant, strategist, student of the defense industry, interested in innovation, disruptive tech., and emerging markets. Architecture and photo enthusiast.

Manish Thakur – [@dailyexception] – National Security views from a NY investor in defense, security, cyber & space.

Gulliver – [@inksptsgulliver] – Ink Spots is a blog dedicated to the discussion of security issues across the spectrum of conflict & around the world.

Andrew Erickson – [@andrewserickson] – Open-source intel resource on China.

Raymond Pritchett – [@galrahn] – Enterprise Technology, Maritime Strategy, Foreign Policy, Government.

Blogs of War – [@blogsofwar] – National Security, Counterterrorism, Hacking, Military, Intelligence, Cyberwar, Arab Revolution, and International Affairs.

Clarisse Carnets – [@clarissecarnets] – Information, intelligence, security, geostrategy.

Aditi Malhotra – [@aditi_malhotra_] – Associate Fellow & Deputy Editor, Scholar Warrior at the Centre for Land Warfare Studies.

Daaniyal – [@le_Sabre] – Ex-Air force chap… Dulce Bellum Inexpertis.

ISI GHQ – [@isi_ghq] – This twitter account is NOT endorsed or maintained by official military sources.

Mustaffa Kazemi – [@combatjourno] – War Correspondent. Former Military.

Ahsan Mukhtar – [@dj_bubble] – Apple fanboy.Co-curator TEDxMargalla.A person who believes in talking pictures and prefer Fighter jets over women !

M. Umair Masood – [@mumairmasood] – Beancounter, ALL survivor, a huge foodie, a lover of military aviation & cynic par excellence.

Opinionated

Mahwish – [@mahobili]

Imtiaz – [@inspirex] – Social interactive junkie, experimentation fanatic, marketing & business strategist.

Jyotishka Ray – [@oldmonkMGM] – Professional Bokachoda and i fart in your general direction.

Raza Shah – [@Raza_Shah] – Those who wish to follow me I welcome with my hands & the red sun sinks @last into the hills of gold & peace to this young warrior without the sound of guns.

Hafsa Q. – [@hafsaq]

Saahil Zafar – [@smokenfog] – Humanist. A Pakistani interested in politics and current affairs. Critical of religious dogma.

Bayl – [@baylinveil] – Development economist. slackademic Slacktivist. Killjoy feminist. anti-war. Anti-metanarrative.

Mehreen Kasana -[@mehreenkasana] – M16 with AN/PVS-2 night vision scope. Postmodern philosophy, sociopolitics, lit, foreign policy, religion, feminism. Rich mascara. Punk.

Anika Khan – [@justanika - An educated Darzan by profession.

Shakti Shetty - [@Shakti_Shetty] – Engineering dropout-out-of-choice| Philosourpher| Antiwordist| Pseudofunny| Stupid Poet| Struggling Writer| Lazy Human| Lazier Blogger| Opinionated Bot.

Ammar Yasir – [@ammaryasir] – Co-founder of TeaBreak.pk, blogger, Internet Junkie, Social Media Evangelist. Freelance technology writer.

iFaqeer – [@iFaqeer] – Communicator. Citizen. Fakir.

Anas MuhammadD – [@AnasMhd] – I trade, therefore I am. — Wall Street takes the brightest people and smashes them into the pavement on a regular basis.

Shemrez Nauman Afzal – [@shemreznauman] – Information Provider + Bibliophile + News Junkie.

Sara Muzzammil – [@SaraMuzzammil]

Zahir Riaz – [@zahirriaz] – Lawyer, radio presenter, bon vivant, ceaseless reader, erratic thinker, fantasy booker prize winner.

Naukhaiz – [@Naukhaiz] – Someone who lost his father in bomb blast at age of 10 but still hopeful bout Pakistan, Abdalian, CFA Charterholder, Certified Chartered Accountant UK, Lecturer.

Nazia Bilal – [@nlikeb] – I will write one the day they change Bio to Epitaph.

Alex H. Swift – [@lahorigori] – All my words come back to me, in shades of mediocrity, like emptiness and harmony… Simon & Garfunkel.

Sudhir Singh – [@sudhirksingh] – Journalist, ex-actor, nationalist, non-materialist who thinks only a spiritual revolution can save the world.

Sana Kazmi – [@sanakazmi] – cricket nut, wannabe social entrepreneur.

Orezavi – [@orezavi] – A wayfarer adventuring through a labyrinth of secret gardens! Info Junkie. #Music Nut. Friendly #Humanist. #Nerd Humorist.

Shamit Manchanda – [@shamit - Architect, Healthcare Architecture, Indian Institute of Architects, Alumnus: SPA, Modern School. Interests : Architecture, Design, Technology, Science.

Husham Ahmed - [@hushamahmed] – Babu

Sidra – [@DreamzDweller] – Exploring myself.

Hanifa Khanum Tareen – [@petitenugget] – Currently maintaining a food and anger diary.

N. G. Ranjha – [@ngranjha] – One of the 7 billion unfortunate ones that have survived.

Zee – [@owliebird] – I am the terror that flaps in the night. Wait, that’s Darkwing Duck.

Beenish – [@be3sbuzz]

Ell Enn – [@ell_enn]

Khaver Siddiqi – [@thekarachikid] – Writer. Listener. Geek.

Usman Bashir – [@gripusa] – A self egoasitc,foolishly truthfull, noisy and a geek. Currently, working for a sports media company as Technology Manager.

Nida Rasheed – [@nidarasheed] – I tweet interesting things I read throughout the day with some personal tweets thrown in. I’m also an absolute bitch. Tread with care.

Nida Khan – [@nidak_] – Must I restrict myself to a definition that fits into 160 characters?

Madiha Riaz – [@madihariaz] – I endorse Filmazia….and Picasso.

Yumnna – [@yumnna] – Little Architect with a growing interest in Urbanism.

Laeeq Rind – [@laeeqrind] – Free Spirit, Karma believer, Student of Software & IT, Gadget freak, Blogger, Techno friendly.

Assad Zulfikar Khan – [@pseudorebel] – Filmmaker, Political fanatic, Diehard Bhuttoist.

Nano M – [@supernova_nano]

Khawar Mehmood – [@rawahk]

Faisal Khan – [@DevilsAdvocated] – An energetic soul in an ageing body.

Raakin – [@raakin] – Guy who owns HUQA™/18% of mainstream Pakistani Music on iTunes.

Talha Zareef – [@zareef4] – Wannabe Intellectual, Photographer, Writer, narcissist and Master of all trades.

Kashif Aziz – [@kashaziz] – I am an Internet Consultant and Entrepreneur. Also into PHP, WordPress, SEO, Social Media, Web Marketing and Blogging.

Walie Paracha – [@walie] – Project Manager / Senior Manager Business Intelligence. Father of a lovely baby doll. Follow Global Economy & Political news religiously.

Usama Khilji – [@UsamaKhilji] – Writer, Activist. Pukhtun & nerdy. Overwhelming. High on life. Youth leader.

Rafi – [@morafi] – Student of life. Trying to make a positive difference. Learning about technology, business, family, faith, politics & cricket.

Vishal – [@knotty_v] – Follow me for critical analysis on cricket, defence, movies, software, electronic gadgets, politics and much more.

Prasanna – [@Flyfiddlesticks] – I click, I ride, I read, and I opine.

Titto Antony – [@tittoantony] – I’ve Got a Feeling…Like last night wasn’t such a good night Cause my head really doesn’t feel right and god dammit, the sun is too, too bright.

Naveen – [@naveenks] – News Junkie. Tweets are for information purpose only. No agenda based tweeting.

Absurd – [@absurd] – It is never bulls vs bears; it is always bulls + bears vs. you.

Elisheva – [@malangchic] – The greatest crime you’ll ever commit against humanity is remaining silent about situations of injustice.

Sarabjit Singh – [@nihang]

Shivam Vijay – [@dillidurast]

Rajeel Arab – [@so_lucifer] – Architect, avid reader, a wannabe – writer, traveler, artist, dancer, photographer, film critic!

Mahnoorie – [@mahnoorie] – Champion eater. Francophile. Kid lit/YA lit warrior. Unicorn-phobe.

Samad Khurram – [@samadk] – Employed by the Government of Pakistan. I realize that makes me pretty useless, and I don’t particularly mind that.

Rafaya Sufi – [@r_sufi] – Researcher of Food Security in Punjab, Pakistan by day. Policy wonk by night.

I sincerely hope that this post of mine is seen in a positive light and not considered as my attempt at evading your privacy. I have just gotten out of Pakistan’s biggest yet Social Media Summit, and during the summit, I was able to – while using a simple Android application – hijack browser sessions of tens of top Pakistani bloggers / tweeples.

I didn’t do this, in order to blackmail them or anything, I didn’t alter anything with their accounts, neither looked into them. Instead just performed the hacking bit, so that I am able to get a point across. You are the opinion makers of Pakistan’s blogosphere, people follow your examples in word and in actions. Hence, it is of utmost importance that you show them the basic practices which can keep one’s Social Media experience relatively hassle free.

Following are some of the people whose browser sessions I was able to hijack during the course of the day. After the break, I’ll describe exactly how you can over come this security issue.

For Twitter:

Click ‘Settings’
Go to the very end of the page
‘Check’ Always use HTTPS.

For Facebook:

Click Account Settings
Click on Account Security
‘Check’ Browse Facebook on a Secure Connection (https)

What would you not give to escape those never ending, extremely nagging, getting-on-your nerves kind of calls by the moms, dads, wives and girl friends of the world. Who just would not budge from calling you every 10 minutes, if you happen to be stuck because of a car jam, a protest, bomb scare or even a car break down, to get an update on your present location. And it’s not that I’m implying that you mind their concern, but making a simple observation that in cases like these, such calls are bound to get on one’s nerves. What if you can instead, upload your location data, to your own website, in live? And share the link with your family or friends in order to let them know about your whereabouts, in live, if and when you choose.

Well, if you happen to have one of the GPS equipped, S60 / Windows Mobile cell phones, you can use your own hosting space, in order to put up a page which shall show your location in live, using Google Maps, for free (except for your regular carrier charges for data [GPRS/EDGE/3G] transmission). You can turn this service on or off on will, so privacy concerns should be limited.

For example, in order see my latest location update, click here.

Concept:

A GPS application downloads your co-ordinates, uploads them on to the web (using EDGE/GPRS/3G/WIFI) at a location of your choice. Once the data has been uploaded, a script is then used to convert the data into information that can be then be displayed on a Google Map, using Google Maps API.

What do you need to do, to get this done?

• Download the 3dtracking application for your Symbian / Windows Mobile cell phone.
  Symbian ver. 2.0 – Download
  Symbian ver. 3.0 – Download
  Windows Mobile – Download

• After installation, use the application to record some of your location data, and send it to the 3dtracking.net server.

• Head over to http://free.3dtracking.net, and login using your cell phone’s serial id or IMEI number, as your ‘username’ and ‘password’. Once inside, you can change your password from the ‘settings’ tab.

Publishing above location data on your personal website

• Get yourself a Google Maps API key. Head over to http://www.google.com/apis/maps/signup.html and register yourself. Do note that you’ll need to give an exact URL of the page that you’ll be setting up for this purpose. In my case, the API is registered to http://track.abdullahsaad.com.

• Log-in to your 3dtracking.net account, copy the MAP ID present in your account details area.
• Now, open a new file in notepad and save it as index.html or whatever name that you want to give it.

• Within the page, write the following code and replace phrases such as ‘Google Maps API key’ and ’3dtracking Map ID’ with their respective values:

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  Body

  


  




• Upload this page on your server. You can now, use the 3dtracking application on your cellular device, in order to upload live tracking data on to your website.

Have fun and please do comment, if you found this post useful!