The most influential tech bloggers

Sam Narisi of ITManager Daily has a list of the 100 most influential tech bloggers.

Here are some of his picks:

Chris Ziegler of The Verge: Chris is a senior editor for The Verge covering the latest news and developments in mobile technology, well respected for his writing and reporting.

Dean Takahashi of VentureBeat: Dean is a lead writer for VentureBeat, covering video games, security, chips and a variety of other subjects. He is known as an expert on the gaming industry, with a focus on Xbox.

Eric Savitz (right) of Forbes: Known for his popular Tech Trader Daily blog, Savitz covers the latest tech and investing news. Eric brings a unique business perspective to his tech writing and is frequently read by software/hardware traders. He is now San Francisco Bureau Chief for Forbes.

Jay Yarow of Business Insider: Jay is a senior editor in the tech section of Business Insider. Prior to that, he had stints at Silicon Alley Insider (before it evolved into Business Insider) and BusinessWeek.

Rip Empson of TechCrunch: Rip Empson is a writer at TechCrunch, where he is known to like to stir up some controversy and say things that others simply wouldn’t. He covers startups, music, social, mobile, health and education. Empson is also Co-founder and Chairman of the Board of the website The Comment Section, as well as an active blogger for SFCritic and WallStreetOasis.com.

See the entire list here.

Chris Roush

Chris Roush was the dean of the School of Communications at Quinnipiac University in Hamden, Connecticut. He was previously Walter E. Hussman Sr. Distinguished Professor in business journalism at UNC-Chapel Hill. He is a former business journalist for Bloomberg News, Businessweek, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, The Tampa Tribune and the Sarasota Herald-Tribune. He is the author of the leading business reporting textbook "Show me the Money: Writing Business and Economics Stories for Mass Communication" and "Thinking Things Over," a biography of former Wall Street Journal editor Vermont Royster.