Not everyone uses Twitter “lists” as a way to organize your followers and let others know why you follow someone and the category, if any, you feel that tweep (twitter-er?; tweeter?) falls into. But I do, and I think this underused tool deserves a shout-out. Thanks to my buddy Joe for including me in his own thoughts and to he and @reecepacheco for letting me watch their ascent into Tech Stardom… I’m enjoying the ride boys.
In the case of @Joeyevoli, adding him to “buddies” was easy, we’ve spent time together on the Cape and at various lacrosse events, and I follow his blog and companies religiously. Adding him to my lacrosse list was even easier since dude was/is a baller who’s first college team lost to my alma mater this past weekend (Go Hop! Way to beat UVA!). I probably have to go back and add him to a couple more lists, startups & business being one for sure, and the same for many others, but taking that time will not only help me, but the many others who may look through my fairly large list of follows/followers as well.
At their simplest, Lists can put a smile on your friends face (Joe- buddies is an exclusive list, but you belong. Just hope we get to play lax together with you on the field this summer!), at their most advanced, they can be a comprehensive compilation of topical twitter-ers. Maybe I should add myself to a “User of Illiteration” list…
Thanks for the shout out Joe!
This morning I was looking over Twitter.com, something I rarely do since I almost exclusively tweet from Tweetdeck. While scanning the page, I noticed the “listed 12” link in the top right.
I know what a “list” is and I’ve seen this link before, however I never actually clicked through. I quickly…
