Looking for an expert to interview but drawing a blank? Listorious suggests some of the best people talking about your chosen topic on the web, and even allows you to ask questions directly to them.

Utilising the power of Twitter, the social networking and microblogging service that enables its users to send and read SMS style messages known as tweets, Listorious is a directory of experts compiled from the tens of thousands of Twitter lists that exist.

Organised by topic, region, or profession, the service directs you to relevant people who are tweeting effectively about what you want to know. Use Listorious to find aggregated tweet lists for any topic or category and then simply follow the list, rather than finding and following individual tweeters. What’s more, if you have created your own list you can add it in turn, or vie to be listed as a top tweeter yourself.

More open, and most would agree more user-friendly than Twitter’s Suggested Users List, Listorious is based on independent information. Check out interview highlights from experts worldwide now, and then post your own killer question online.

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Published: June 18, 2010