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Here is a dump of the Twitter replies I got to the question about how their PLNs started:
dianafingal
dianafingal@dwarlick Hi from Oregon. I build my pln by seeing who my friends/colleages follow and "stealing" interesting people from their lists.about 19 hours ago from TweetDeck in reply to dwarlick
Teri Lesesne
ProfessorNana@dwarlick I am so old that my PLN began with email and listservs and has extended now into Twitter (obviously), FB, and more.about 20 hours ago from web in reply to dwarlick
saellner
saellner@dwarlick Started with delicious and grew from there into Facebook, Twitter, Google Reader, etc! Need to set time limits now.about 20 hours ago from web in reply to dwarlick
Keith Schroeder
kschroed@dwarlick HI from Green Bay. We're doing a workshop on PLN's right now. . . they are awesome!about 20 hours ago from web in reply to dwarlick
Mike
fisher1000@dwarlick Hi David and friends from Western New York! Started my network with Delicious locally, then expanded to Twitter, Nings, etc.!about 20 hours ago from web in reply to dwarlick
Deven Black
spedteacher@dwarlick I started my PLN by showing up on Twitter and introducing myself. Other said 'hi' back and we started talking. Haven't stopped.about 20 hours ago from TweetDeck
Tom Daccord
thomasdaccord@dwarlick Tom from Boston; started connecting with people online thru my websites and some listservs. Twitter is now key tool to connect.about 20 hours ago from web
Steve J. Moore
stevejmoore@dwarlick I was born in the Twin Cities, raised in Missouri. Started my PLN to prepare for teaching, wanted exposure to new ideas/peopleabout 20 hours ago from web
Darrin Sato
zippboy10@dwarlick ALOHA, Friends in Minnesota! Learned about PLNs from Dave's blog, 2 Cents Worth. Great stuff! Enjoy a WONDERFUL day of learning!about 20 hours ago from TweetDeck in reply to dwarlick
Barbara Greenstone
bgreenst@dwarlick Hi from Brunswick, ME. I started by following people I work with and then following the people they follow.about 20 hours ago from Tweetie in reply to dwarlick
Kim Hurst
kimthurst@dwarlick Hi from TX. I attended conferences virtually, read blogs, and used Twitter to develop my PLN.about 20 hours ago from TweetDeck in reply to dwarlick
Mary Harriet Talbut
mhtalbut@dwarlick HI from Southeast MO, I started my PLN after hearing you talk at a digital citizenship conference.about 20 hours ago from web in reply to dwarlick
Tim Hart
hartastic@dwarlick Hi there from Orono, ME. I made my PLN bigger with twitter and too many other great tools to mention.about 20 hours ago from UberTwitter in reply to dwarlick
Zack Allen
zabecedarian@dwarlick Hi S. Minnesota from Craig, CO. It is hard to say how or when my PLN started. It sort of just evolved & continues to evolve.about 20 hours ago from TwitterFon in reply to dwarlick
Beth Still
bethstill@dwarlick Hi David and MN teachers My mentor @mrplough07 helped me start my PLN. The twitter4teachers.pbworks.com very helpful, too!about 20 hours ago from UberTwitter in reply to dwarlick
Kelvin Thompson
kthompso@dwarlick hi to Southern Minn. started PLN via twitter by slowly finding the right folks to follow and trying to "add value" so some find meabout 21 hours ago from web
Amy L D Tucker
aldtucker@dwarlick Hi from Wayne, ME. Started PLN by attending conferences, listening to podcasts!about 21 hours ago from twhirl in reply to dwarlick
TerpTopics.com
TerpTopicsAttended one of your presentations, that's how! Is there another way to start PLN? @dwarlickabout 21 hours ago from web
coachburk
coachburk@dwarlick Hi from LA area. I dived in, using Twitter and finding other teachers who thought like I did. Now I have a wide diverse PLNabout 21 hours ago from web in reply to dwarlick
Jeff Windsor
jwindsor@dwarlick: "Ya'll say hi to my new friends in Southern Minnesota" [Howdy from Denton, TX - started with RSS & Bloglines, now on Twitter]about 21 hours ago from TweetDeck
jkrauss
jkrauss@dwarlick Hi So. Minn! Grp of educators interested in using Lib of Congress primary sources created ad hoc group: http://tinyurl.com/np57lsabout 21 hours ago from web in reply to dwarlick
Pete Caggia
pcaggia@dwarlick Hey, y'all from NC. Started my PLN at NCTIES conf in a session w/ @dwarlick and @willrich45, help from @nmangum. Follow them all.about 21 hours ago from TwitterGadget in reply to dwarlick
Ty Yost
tyyost@dwarlick Hello from Scranton PA, I started my PLN by expanding from my local connections to great ed tech leaders like @dwarlickabout 21 hours ago from TweetDeck in reply to dwarlick
rjacklin
rjacklin@dwarlick hi from STL, MO. Understanding RSS was my first step to managing a my PLN.about 21 hours ago from Tweed in reply to dwarlick
NancyEH
NancyEH@dwarlick Good afternoon from New Sweden, Maine. INo PLN, unfortunately.about 21 hours ago from TweetDeck in reply to dwarlick
Jeanette Tranberg
jeanberg@dwarlick Hi S Minnesota :) Started my PLN by reading your blog & listening to your podcasts on my way to work: Cannot download anymore :(about 21 hours ago from DestroyTwitter in reply to dwarlick
vtdeacon
vtdeacon@dwarlick hi from sunny (for once this summer) Essex Vermont I started building my pln by reading @rmbyrne blog about twitter and using itabout 21 hours ago from web in reply to dwarlick
Stephanie Cheney
scheney@dwarlick hello from boston! i broadened my pln w/twitter thanks to a web 2.0 course w/@alicebarrabout 21 hours ago from web in reply to dwarlick
Web English Teacher
webenglishteach@dwarlick Hi from Indiana! I started by joining Twitter, finding people like Warlick, and following the people they follow.about 21 hours ago from web in reply to dwarlick
Brian Van Dyck
PodPirate@dwarlick @k_shelton f2f is how I got the ball rolling for my PLN. Now it includ. educators from 4 continents, 32 countries.about 21 hours ago from web in reply to dwarlick
debwhite
debwhite@dwarlick Hi! I'm from Orono, ME! My PLN started with Twitter and a PD conference and grew from there! (My cousin is in Madison, MN.)about 21 hours ago from web in reply to dwarlick
Lorraine Orenchuk
lorenchuk@dwarlick hello from Logan airport. I an an Asheville NC teacher heading back from blc09. I started my pln with 1 teacher before expandingabout 21 hours ago from TwitterFon in reply to dwarlick
Twilliamson15
Twilliamson15@dwarlick Hi from coastal NC...I spread out from reading blogs, to following prominent Twitterers to following who they were following :)about 21 hours ago from TwitterFox in reply to dwarlick
Brian Van Dyck
PodPirate@dwarlick Hello from the San Francisco Bay Area. I'm sitting in a painfully boring Algebra workshop, I'd rather be with you all :-)about 21 hours ago from web in reply to dwarlick
Kris Jacobson
krisjacobson@dwarlick Hi folks! I started my PLN reading Joyce Valenza's blog "the neverending search" and following David Jakes on Twitter.about 21 hours ago from web in reply to dwarlick
rickweinberg
rickweinberg@dwarlick My PLN started in college when I asked friends 2 study with me now it is a group of ppl from all over. down the hall + in Hungaryabout 21 hours ago from TweetDeck in reply to dwarlick
John Seipp
jpseipp@dwarlick hi from just up road in burnsville! Twitter is my pln; 24x7 info pushed from great minds like dwarlick!about 21 hours ago from TwitterFon in reply to dwarlick
Samantha Morra
sammorra@dwarlick Hi from NJ. I started my PLN by reading, going to conferences, following blogs and using Twitter.about 21 hours ago from TweetDeck in reply to dwarlick
Kate
mrsbrowndog@dwarlick Hi, David & friends! Mine started w/ monthly dinners & at the first one a friend set me up on twitter. Now I have 1000s in my PLN!about 21 hours ago from iTweet
Jeremy Brueck
brueckj23@dwarlick Hi from Akron, OH! Started w/ reading RSS feeds from well-known edubloggers. From there moved to Twitter/Plurk for conversations.about 21 hours ago from TweetDeck in reply to dwarlick
Jesse Thorstad
jthorstad@dwarlick Hey fellow Minnesotans!! I started my PLN by finding 2-3 teachers, and seeing who THEY followed and who followed them. Exponentialabout 21 hours ago from TweetDeck in reply to dwarlick
Amber Aslakson
daytonflyer@dwarlick My PLN is through the paper crafting communities primarily now; in the old days it was through old style message boards on AOLabout 21 hours ago from web in reply to dwarlick
Mike Hasley
TechWarrior@dwarlick hey Minn. I had 8 excited teachers i started with first at my school