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Twitter Lists | Plain and Simple

11/08/2009 - 5:00 pm By Richard Darell
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Twitter Lists | Plain and Simple

Are you one of those that have heard of Twitter Lists but haven’t yet understood its value or use? Well, there is a lot of debating going around right now whether it’s a good addition to Twitter and to what use. As Social Media expands more and more each day it’s hard to sometimes keep up with everything that goes on and stay up to date with all the new things added to make it an even easier and more powerful tool for everyone using it. But, sometimes things have to get more complicated in order to get more simple. So it is with Twitter Lists.

Wait, I am not saying it’s complicated using Twitter Lists. All I am saying is that in the beginning it can seem quite daunting having to learn how to use Twitter Lists as it may seem like it is just another list of followers. We already have a list of followers that we have chosen to follow, right? But, it’s here where Twitter have decided to take a turn for the better. The Twitter people have understood Twitter’s real use and value and even though they are pushing to eliminate spammers (which is a good thing) at the same time they are kind of giving us the tools to rack up even more followers without having to follow them closely. You see what I mean?

In a way they know we all want more followers because with more followers the more impact and power you have in the spreading of news and ideas. So, what is these Twitter Lists all about and why do we have them? Well, I found this “CommonCraft”-inspired clip on YouTube that might explain Twitter Lists just a little bit less complicated. And for the novice this is a great start to learn how Twitter Lists really works and why we have them. Enjoy!

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Author: Richard Darell

Known as a leader in social media, Richard shares his extensive knowledge of cutting edge design with designers and developers all over the world. Richard founded Bit Rebels in 2009, and currently the site welcomes over one million visitors each month. Minervity.com, another one of Richard's very successful sites, is known as the go-to place for design tutorials and information on the latest techniques. Richard's creativity has also led him to a very long and successful career in music as a song writer and producer for International artists. Richard hails from Stockholm, Sweden but also spends time in Los Angeles. Follow Richard on Twitter: @Minervity


7 Comments

christian

November 8th, 2009

Nice little video on Twitter Lists Richard. I am one of those that has heard/read about them but have yet to use the new feature. I dont disagree that the lists are not a feature worth having or using, but I have so many great followers and hate to play favorites with any. I also rarely use the web platform. Hootsuite and TweetDeck both have a similar feature.

I plan on spending some time and creating my own lists soon. I think I’ll start with those that have honored me by adding me to their own lists.

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untwitter me

November 8th, 2009

Ok that made no sense whatsoever! Yeah the video. Twitter lists are retarded. No one can keep up with 30 people, let alone 1000 and now you want us to make lists and be coerced into joining other people’s lists? That’s insane! That’s like a subdivision of Twitter multiplied at infinity!

Just like MySpace tanked with the invention of Facebook, I can’t wait for the new Twitter. Twitter has too many potholes! Hire me to improve it or bust!

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[...] For those of you who have not discovered Twitter lists… it is pretty simple. Twitter users have the ability to organize people they are following in topical lists. The organization of users based on lists is not new to the social media world. Facebook also allows you to organize your friends based on lists. To get a better understanding of Twitter lists view this video from BitRebels: [...]

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June 27th, 2010

Felipa Brustmann

July 29th, 2010

I was just thinking about that last night

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hypotheek

August 13th, 2010

Hoeveel kan ik lenen? (hypotheek). Wat worden mijn maandlasten? (hypotheek) … Hoeveel hypotheek heb ik nodig? Hoe hoog is de boete die ik nu zou moeten

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lenen

August 14th, 2010

Over de voor- en nadelen van het afsluiten van een lening zonder BKR-toetsing.

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