Following the Capital District on Twitter - Albany Area Twitterers
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Capital District Twitters
Finding local twitters can be a tricky task, so I have gathered up some of the major twitters and sources of local news and entertainment in the Capital District. This is a great jumping off point to finding interesting local people and organizations to follow.
The best way to use this page is to check out the groups that you are most interested in. View the twitter pages of your favorite radio station, group, or organization. If you really like that organization, then go ahead and follow them. Next, click on the people who are already following them. You will find there many local people with a similar interest to you!
The best way to use this page is to check out the groups that you are most interested in. View the twitter pages of your favorite radio station, group, or organization. If you really like that organization, then go ahead and follow them. Next, click on the people who are already following them. You will find there many local people with a similar interest to you!
Capital District Television
CBS6 - WRGB-TV, the CBS Affiliate in Albany,NY
WTEN - The News Station
WNYT - NewsChannel 13 brings you the latest from New York's Capital Region
FOX23News - The 10 O'Clock News
Capital Region CW - Broadcasting the best shows in the Capital Region
Newspapers
Times Union - Albany's biggest and most comprehensive newspaper
Times Union: Art - The music, theater, dance, visual arts, literature of the Capital Region.
The Daily Gazette - Daily newspaper based in Schenectady and serving the Capital Region of upstate New York.
The Troy Record - The Newspaper for Troy NY
The Metroland - Metroland is the Capital Region's one and only source for your alternative news.
The Post-Star - Glens Falls
Albany Student Press - Weekly independent student-run newspaper serving UAlbany
Event Venues
Times Union Center - Upstate NY's Premier Sport's & Entertainment Facility!
The Palace Theater - A grand cultural and entertainment facility in the heart of Albany
Proctors Theatre - Schenectady. So much more than a regular theater!
Revolution Hall - Live music venue in the Albany NY market that holds about 750 people. Hosts national and local acts as well as events to suit your needs.
The Egg - Performing Arts Center at the Empire State Plaza in Albany
SPAC (Saratoga Preforming Arts Center) - Director of Marketing For SPAC, interested in growing our audience through the spectacular classical and jazz programming SPAC presents!
EMPAC - Experimental Media & Performing Arts Center @ Renssealer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, NY. 
Glen Falls Civic Center - Your Center for Sports and Entertainment!
Capital Rep - Regional theatre located in the heart of Albany
Red Square Albany - Downtown Albany's premier original live music venue.
Restaurants / Bars
Broadway Joes - Beer, food, sports, fun!
Jillians of Albany ... not just a bar, an experience!!!!
Dublin UnderGround
Putnam Market - Saratoga Springs
Siro's Restaurant - Saratoga Springs
Wheatfields - Saratoga Springs
Uncommon Grounds - Albany & Saratoga Springs
The Van Dyck - Schenectady
Local Traffic Updates
Traffic & transit updates for the Capital Region Albany Saratoga area provided by New York State 511.
Tweets from Local Non-Profit Organizations
Best of:
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- retweet | reply LarkStreetBID
- This morning the features planned for LarkFEST '09 were announced. The headliner will be MOBY! Are you attending this year?
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- retweet | reply ASAAlbanyNY
- Albany Chapter, Autism Society of America has moved! New address: 101 State St. Schenectady, NY 12305 - Pay us a visit :)
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- retweet | reply AIDSCouncilNENY
- Learn how $25 provides life-saving services for people living with HIV/AIDS and helps stop the spread of the disease http://tiny.cc/GO1ht
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- retweet | reply FoodBankNENY
- Sign up for our eNewsletter! http://regionalfoodbank.informz.net/regionalfoodbank/profile.asp?fid=50
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- retweet | reply RedCrossNENY
- Spend 7 minutes getting to know us through our new video! (Really good, we promise!) http://bit.ly/5krdP
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- retweet | reply adk_council
- Constitutional amendment will be voted on in November re:Tri-lakes power http://www.adirondackcouncil.org/ConstAmendPass609pr.html
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- retweet | reply nkfneny
- http://nkfneny1.wordpress.com/ The Albany walk was a huge success! Thanks to all that came out!
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- retweet | reply FreihofersRun
- 2009 Freihofer's Run for Women Start Video -- http://bit.ly/7uyI3
Community write-ins:
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Event DJs
Weddings, Parties, Special Events
DJ Kenny Casanova - Local DJ for weddings, parties and other fun events! www.thedjservice.com or 518-506-3305. Top Twitterers By City
This is a listing of the top rated twitters in local towns:
Albany
Altamont
Bethlehem
Clifton Park
Cohoes
Colonie
Delmar
East Greenbush
Glenville
Guilderland
Latham
Mechanicville
Niskayuna
Ravena
Rensselaer
Rotterdam
Saratoga
Saratoga Springs
Scotia
Schenectady
Troy
Voorheesville
Waterford
Watervliet
Albany Web News Sources
Albany.com - Your guide to Albany & The Capital Region for locals and travelers alike. Find local events, restaurants, news updates and more.
SMalbanyNY - Building network in the capital district AKA SmALBANY. Let's hear from you & keep you informed about the happenings in Albany NY.
Schenectady - Downtown Schenectady - The best spot in the Capital Region for Arts, Nightlife, and Theatre. 
AlbanyTourism - Official Albany tweets on items/events of interest
thehiddencity.com - Underground Arts. Albany, New York. aka hiddentwitty.
The Saratoga Life - The definitive fresh local guide for all things Saratoga Springs.
518Fever - The Capital Region's Entertainment Resource
Albany Tweet Up - Twitterers Meet
saratoga.com - Guide to Saratoga Springs NY offering videos, photos, news, events, vacation tips and more.
Colleges & Universities
University at Albany - With 56 undergrad majors & 128 graduate degree programs UAlbany is a research university that puts "The World Within Reach" for its 18000 students.
Siena Research - Siena Research Institute (SRI) conducts regional, statewide and national surveys on business, economic, political, voter, social, academic and historical issues.
Siena College - Siena College is a learning community advancing the ideals of a liberal arts education, rooted in its identity as a Franciscan and Catholic institution. 
RPI News - News from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, the nation's first technological university
RPI Alumni - Alumni of Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
On Our Map - Alumni of Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute giving back to the Troy community. Find out what's hopping in Rensselaer County using our facebook app.
St. Rose Chronicle - Weekly Student Newspaper of The College of Saint Rose
Skidmore College - Saratoga Springs, NY
The Skidmore Shop - Skidmore College Bookstore
Albany Law School - New York state's oldest law school, and the oldest independent law school in the nation.
The College of Nanoscale Science and Engineering - part of the University at Albany is the first college in the world dedicated to the research of nanotechnology.
Excelsior College - one of the top ranked colleges for transfer students and offering over 30 programs, including Criminal Justice and Nuclear Engineering Technology.
UAlbany Greek Life
Follow Capital District Radio Stations
TALK1300 - TALK 1300 is your leader in LOCAL talk radio. With hosts like Paul Vandenburgh, Fred Dicker and Dan Lynch, we are the ones for you to turn to!
Q10.3 Albany - Albany New York Rock Station. Free Beer & Hot Wings Mornings & Where Rock Lives!
PYX106 - Thee Classic Rock Station
90.9 WCDB - SUNY Albany's free format student run radio station
810WGY
99.5 The River - The Radio Station the helps keep you going
102.3 Kiss FM
WTRY983 - Songs from the 60's and 70's with some 80's sprinkled in
WAMC Northeast Public Radio
Fly 92.3 - Albany's #1 Hit Music Station!
JAMZ 96.3 - #1 For Hip Hop and Todays Hits in the cap City!
WEXT Exit 97.7 - NYS' progressive radio station.
WRPI 91.5 FM - The Upstate Underground Freeform College Radio from RPI
Local Radio DJs
Capital District News
Via Twitter
- May 25, 2012 @ 9:00 amYNNAlbany: Maine explodes for seven runs in the fi... from Twitter / YNNAlbany
- YNNAlbany: Maine explodes for seven runs in the first inning. Great Danes struggle to get the bats going. http://t.co/Hx5cS0x0
- May 25, 2012 @ 8:54 amYNNAlbany: Girls' high school lacrosse highlights... from Twitter / YNNAlbany
- YNNAlbany: Girls' high school lacrosse highlights from 5/24 http://t.co/izo2eH4c
- May 25, 2012 @ 8:50 amYNNAlbany: Grilling safety tips ahead of Memorial... from Twitter / YNNAlbany
- YNNAlbany: Grilling safety tips ahead of Memorial Day weekend http://t.co/L1VHau1n
- May 25, 2012 @ 8:37 amYNNAlbany: Secretary of Energy touring GE facility... from Twitter / YNNAlbany
- YNNAlbany: Secretary of Energy touring GE facility http://t.co/u8MnMFPA
- May 25, 2012 @ 8:26 amYNNAlbany: High school baseball highlights from 5/... from Twitter / YNNAlbany
- YNNAlbany: High school baseball highlights from 5/24 http://t.co/ZHDkvlr3
- May 25, 2012 @ 7:18 amYNNAlbany: 5 people sent to the hospital after car... from Twitter / YNNAlbany
- YNNAlbany: 5 people sent to the hospital after car crash http://t.co/ngQPnILj
- May 25, 2012 @ 7:08 amYNNAlbany: AAA projects weekend travel increase ht... from Twitter / YNNAlbany
- YNNAlbany: AAA projects weekend travel increase http://t.co/sCnzTdvH
- May 25, 2012 @ 6:49 amYNNAlbany: EPA outlines status report for Housaton... from Twitter / YNNAlbany
- YNNAlbany: EPA outlines status report for Housatonic River clean-up http://t.co/IzDrl6gc
- May 25, 2012 @ 5:24 amWTEN: Top 5 Things to See Before You Start Your Da... from Twitter / WTEN
- WTEN: Top 5 Things to See Before You Start Your Day: May 25 http://t.co/gl7MFg4D
Recent Tweets from Fly923
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Common Interest Groups
518 Moms - Local Parents
AlbanyMommy - what's going on in the Capital Region for those who like to GO and DO with kids in tow.
Local News People
Local Sports
Albany Times Union Sports
Troy Record Sports - Read The Record's coverage of high school sports in the Capital Region
Albany River Rats - AHL Hockey Team
Tri-City Valley Cats - Minor League Baseball Team
Hellions of Troy - Roller Derby
Hudson Valley Athletics - HVCC
Siena Saints
Siena Saints Buzz
Adirondack Phantoms - Glens Falls - AHL Affiliate of the Philadelphia Flyers
More Twitterers By City
(who don't use commas)
A comma is such a small piece of punctuation, but it can make a big difference. These twitterers are the top by city, who did not use a comma between the city and the state. It's a little thing that gives us a whole different list of people:
Albany
Altamont
Bethlehem
Clifton Park
Cohoes
Colonie
Delmar
East Greenbush
Glenville
Guilderland
Latham
Mechanicville
Niskayuna
Ravena
Rensselaer
Rotterdam
Saratoga
Saratoga Springs
Scotia
Schenectady
Troy
Voorheesville
Waterford
Watervliet
Local Musicians
Ten Year Vamp - female fronted, high energy, modern radio rock with pints full of personality charm & sex appeal.
28N - Rock/Alternative/Indie Original Music
The Weasels - Jazz and blues based power pop with a scatological edge; Frank Zappa meets Frank Sinatra.
Sean Rowe - Anti-folk - soul - funk
IMI Music - Funk/Rock/Reggae Experience!!! Live roots, rock & reggae that makes ya wiggle
Pop Rock Circus - 70's-80's horn-driven pop and rock party band.
Brian Patneaude - Jazz
The Hobo Banned - Fold - Indie
Local Events
The Altamont Fair - The Altamont Fair is a three county fair representing Albany, Schenectady and Greene Counties.People To Keep An Eye On
These local twitterers are interesting busy people who are ones to watch:
The Art World
Art Night - Spotlighting the Arts in Schenectady
Troy Night Out - Monthly arts and cultural event
MASS MoCA - MASSACHUSETTS MUSEUM OF CONTEMPORARY ART
The Albany Barn - Albany based non-profit creative-arts incubator, live/work space for artists, community partner, educational center.
Albany Center Gallery - Non-profit gallery in downtown Albany supporting regional art!
Emerging Upstate - The Americans for the Arts Emerging Leader Program works to identify and cultivate the next generation of arts leaders in America.
UAlbany Art Museum Capital District Libraries
Clifton Park Halfmoon Public Library
Waterford Public Library
Crandall Library - Glens Falls
Town of Ballston Community Library
Stillwater Library - Glens Falls
Municipalities & Emergency Services
Capital District Businesses
Albany Colonie Chamber - Albany Colonie Chamber works to improve business by providing networking, health insurance, cost-saving benefits and many other programs for our members.
Saratoga Chamber - Saratoga Chamber of Commerce
Business Review - the latest breaking business news
NewYork's TechValley
Lark St. Flower Market - serving the capital district for more than twenty years.
Residence Inn Saratoga Springs - Saratoga Springs only extended stay Marriott hotel
Stewart's Shops - 326 convenience shops in Upstate New York and Vermont.
Evident Technologies - Evident Technologies develops and commercializes technologies and products based on semiconductor nanocrystals.
Metro Ford
Orange Motors
Collar City Records
Albany Aqua Ducks - NY State's only amphibious tour company. Trolley tours, too.
Personal Twitterers
Vote for your favorite personal Capital District tweeter.
Are you a twitterer in the Albany area who would like people to follow you? If so, add a link to your twitter page.
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kab_fabulous on Twitter
(kab_fabulous)4 points
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Brian Bickersmith on Twitter
(bickersmith)1 point
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Lisa Barone on Twitter
(LisaBarone)1 point
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DJ Kenny Casanova (KennyCasanova) on Twitter
Local DJ for weddings, parties and other fun events! Find him at www.theDJservice.com or 518-506-3305.1 point
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Mark H. Delfs on Twitter
(delfs)1 point
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http://twitter.com/john_jordan
IT Guy @MediaLogic, Web Designer, Band Photographer, Music Reviewer, Tech Evangelist, Traveler, Burrito Lover...Be warned, I tweet a LOT1 point
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Bob Pritchard on Twitter
(pritchro)0 points
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Rach Hell on Twitter
(kandydevil)0 points
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Heather B. on Twitter
(NoPasaNada)0 points
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Justin Cresswell on Twitter
(justincresswell)0 points
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John Fitzpatrick on Twitter
(fitzpatj1969)0 points
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Annika Pfluger on Twitter
(annikaRTC)0 points
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NutritionQB on Twitter
0 points
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NutritionBeauty
0 points
Guestbook
Who are YOU following in the Capital District? Know of someone that should be added to this list? Let us know.
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LadyKeesh Apr 24, 2011 @ 7:49 am | delete
- that is alot of useful leads for twitter on your site. Please take a list of my lenses. I barely have time for twitter though, it is so much going on Facebook. I have a lens for Facebook that I am working on maybe you can take a look see when I am done.
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irylle_12
Dec 2, 2009 @ 9:20 am | delete
- Hi guys
Interesting, I'm overwhelm with the kind of information shared here on your lens. Many Thanks
Kind Regards
Sam
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mukunda22
Nov 3, 2009 @ 7:46 pm | delete
- Wonderful and great model for a local lens. ####blessed#### and nominated LOTD.
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Joan4
Oct 28, 2009 @ 7:13 am | delete
- Back to study this super site! I am trying to do one for our city -- you have done an amazing job here!
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bethd821
Oct 18, 2009 @ 8:54 am | delete
- all I can say is WOW!!!
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