Twitter Lists: Useful or Not Just Yet

Posted on | November 12, 2009 | No Comments

Earlier this month (I know I’m behind), Twitter announced a new feature called lists. Immediately this reminded me something of Facebook Lists, but only on the top 10% of the surface. Once you dive in, there’s there are a lot more usable for the public (like twitter) but not the private (like facebook).

My ‘A’ List:
I started off creating some general lists for everyone I’m following. Work, Web-Design, Graphic Design, San Diego Chargers, San Diego Breweries, etc. When I’m interested in one topic over another I can view tweets from those listed. An additional benefit is being able to add users that I normally wouldn’t follow. Example… I follow Shawne Merriman (@shawneMerriman) but I wouldn’t follow Chad Johnson (@OGOchoCinco). However, I can place them both in an NFL Players List, if I ever want to see them both.

Twitter lists expand your reach 10 fold, but your not looking at everything like Twitter Search. I think its a definite useful feature. Here are some of the lists I created, which you should follow if they interest you.

Am I Listed:
The second thing I checked was, where was I getting listed? And the honor was that I being added to follower lists. Most people would say, who cares if your listed? These are probably the same people that say ‘why do I care what your doing right now?’ and then update their Facebook status to bored.

Being listed gives you feedback regarding two things. The first is a reflection of your personal brand and if people give a shit what your saying on twitter. The second is if other user are following a list your in. This is less reflective on you, but more of the list you’ve been dropped in.

Here are the current lists I’m in, and I would suggest you follow em for the obvious reason. You made it this far in the post so you probably like what I’m throwing down.