Comments on: Twitter Lists Seem Interesting But…. http://www.markevanstech.com/2009/11/02/twitter-lists-seem-interesting-but/ Thoughts on Startups, Entrepreneurs and the Web Thu, 09 Feb 2012 17:25:18 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: markevans http://www.markevanstech.com/2009/11/02/twitter-lists-seem-interesting-but/comment-page-1/#comment-193221 markevans Sun, 13 Dec 2009 19:53:18 +0000 http://www.markevanstech.com/2009/11/02/twitter-lists-seem-interesting-but/#comment-193221 I think lists have their value but there are, as you point out, drawbacks when someone else is curating who you follow. Thanks for the comment! Mark I think lists have their value but there are, as you point out, drawbacks when someone else is curating who you follow.

Thanks for the comment!

Mark

]]> By: Red http://www.markevanstech.com/2009/11/02/twitter-lists-seem-interesting-but/comment-page-1/#comment-193220 Red Sun, 13 Dec 2009 19:45:14 +0000 http://www.markevanstech.com/2009/11/02/twitter-lists-seem-interesting-but/#comment-193220 While I do like the idea of twitter lists, I also find they miss the mark. If I follow a list containing the most influential people in tech, which I do, I still find that the vast majority of tweets are completely unrelated to tech. This is not something twitter can control but does not make lists less than stellar in my books. While I do like the idea of twitter lists, I also find they miss the mark.

If I follow a list containing the most influential people in tech, which I do, I still find that the vast majority of tweets are completely unrelated to tech. This is not something twitter can control but does not make lists less than stellar in my books.

]]> By: markevans http://www.markevanstech.com/2009/11/02/twitter-lists-seem-interesting-but/comment-page-1/#comment-192497 markevans Thu, 05 Nov 2009 20:41:39 +0000 http://www.markevanstech.com/2009/11/02/twitter-lists-seem-interesting-but/#comment-192497 Kelly, I've done some more thinking about Twitter Lists and talked to a few people about it, and I'm beginning to see how they could be useful for a variety of different ways. Thanks for the wading in. cheers, Mark Kelly,

I've done some more thinking about Twitter Lists and talked to a few people about it, and I'm beginning to see how they could be useful for a variety of different ways. Thanks for the wading in.

cheers, Mark

]]> By: Kelly Rusk http://www.markevanstech.com/2009/11/02/twitter-lists-seem-interesting-but/comment-page-1/#comment-192496 Kelly Rusk Thu, 05 Nov 2009 20:18:34 +0000 http://www.markevanstech.com/2009/11/02/twitter-lists-seem-interesting-but/#comment-192496 I've never had the problem of finding people to follow, but actually I see lists as a great solution to said problem. Find an interesting list, then follow people on it. Since everyone's lists (whether they created or just listed) is on their profile, they're easy to find. Also I think Twitter thinks they solved that problem of finding people to follow with recommended Twitter user list. Unfortunately it's not as targeted as Mr. Tweet but it's something. I've never had the problem of finding people to follow, but actually I see lists as a great solution to said problem. Find an interesting list, then follow people on it. Since everyone's lists (whether they created or just listed) is on their profile, they're easy to find.

Also I think Twitter thinks they solved that problem of finding people to follow with recommended Twitter user list. Unfortunately it's not as targeted as Mr. Tweet but it's something.

]]> By: Trevor http://www.markevanstech.com/2009/11/02/twitter-lists-seem-interesting-but/comment-page-1/#comment-192394 Trevor Mon, 02 Nov 2009 14:01:03 +0000 http://www.markevanstech.com/2009/11/02/twitter-lists-seem-interesting-but/#comment-192394 I use twitter lists for exactly the problem you describe. I don't have time to discover and follow dozens of niche tweeps, but lists made by others simplify and stratify what would otherwise be labour intensive work. 'Oh I can follow all the people at 'x' venture capital company?' Done. '80 people in digital content management?' Great. The real problem, imo, is that you can realistically follow more than 1000+ people anyway, so Twitter doesn't really scale as a social channel, only as a broadcast and feedback medium. I have no idea what Twitter is going to do about that. I use twitter lists for exactly the problem you describe. I don't have time to discover and follow dozens of niche tweeps, but lists made by others simplify and stratify what would otherwise be labour intensive work.

'Oh I can follow all the people at 'x' venture capital company?' Done. '80 people in digital content management?' Great.

The real problem, imo, is that you can realistically follow more than 1000+ people anyway, so Twitter doesn't really scale as a social channel, only as a broadcast and feedback medium. I have no idea what Twitter is going to do about that.

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