Comments on: With Twitter Lists Come Great Responsibilities

By: Virginia Nussey

Virginia Nussey — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 21:52:10 +0000

Hi Robert. There are some helpful resources available to Twitter users who want to create and take advantage of the recently launched Lists feature. Check out 4 Ways News Organizations are Using Twitter Lists for a good place to start on how to capitalize on the opportunities presented by lists. Hope that helps!

By: Robert Phillips

Robert Phillips — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 19:53:50 +0000

I think twitter lists have become more popular these days. Everybody are discussing about them. I am totally confused whether to use this lists or not to use. Please can anybody help me out?

By: Lisa Barone

Lisa Barone — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 15:56:28 +0000

Agree with Brett - Block people if they're putting you on unsavory lists. If people are being jerks to you, they should be blocked anyway.

I'm not particularly impressed with the lists feature. I don't know why anyone would really care who I deem the Top X or the Best Y. Create your own benchmark. And I'm careful enough with who I follow that I don't need a list to help me break through the noise and find value in the friends I've selected.

I'm grumpy today.

By: Brett Pringle

Brett Pringle — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 15:38:03 +0000

Seems there is a simple way to avoid being added to lists, simply block the twitter user that created the list

By: Dana Lookadoo

Dana Lookadoo — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 02:08:35 +0000

Glad you wrote this, Virginia. I, too, have a love/hate relationship with lists. I’ve yet to create a Twitter list, mostly due to it not being at the top of the daily task list!

Just as I read your post, I saw someone post the following tweet…

“Wow! A side benefit of setting up Twitter lists is all the people I am now Un-following cause they contribute nothing to my daily life.”

hmmm… is this another downside? But for the organization-aholic, Twitter lists offer an opportunity for another addiction!