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recently, twitter lists have helped me to level up my twitter curation skills. it took me a weirdly long time to
a) find twitter lists in the interface
b) learn/decide how to make effective use of them
this thread has some learnings + best practices.
a) find twitter lists in the interface
b) learn/decide how to make effective use of them
this thread has some learnings + best practices.
my current m.o. is that follows are cheap, so I follow someone if I'm even slightly interested in them - but I try to be thoughtful about which lists I create and who/how I add to them
for me lists are only tenable for everyday usage because I use tweetdeck at least part of the time. tweetdeck lets you view multilpe streams/feeds based on different inputs (such as a list).
pro tweetdeck tips:
a) if you hit "expand" on the sidebar, you can drag panels to rearrange + reorder
b) hitting a number as a keyboard shortcut brings you to the relevant panel.
c) it's worth looking at the options in each kind of panel.
a) if you hit "expand" on the sidebar, you can drag panels to rearrange + reorder
b) hitting a number as a keyboard shortcut brings you to the relevant panel.
c) it's worth looking at the options in each kind of panel.
the other key is that i don't try to create the perfect system ahead of time or perfectly categorize every person. instead I update my lists just-in-time.
here are some lists I have (inspired in part by several articles i read):
the obvious: topical lists on strategy, productivity, ecology, politics, philosophy, meditation, etc.
the obvious: topical lists on strategy, productivity, ecology, politics, philosophy, meditation, etc.
homepage: a custom list of top accounts i want to follow. tens of people is a much more manageable stream than 100's or 1000's
people who attended my alma mater
people I met at specific events
students in online courses I've taken
regional lists (Bay Area and Vermont)
people who attended my alma mater
people I met at specific events
students in online courses I've taken
regional lists (Bay Area and Vermont)
passion: a list of inspiring people who tweet passionately about their work
friends/family: especially people whose feeds I might otherwise miss but want to see
a list of people i'd like to get to know better / connect to at some point
friends/family: especially people whose feeds I might otherwise miss but want to see
a list of people i'd like to get to know better / connect to at some point
allies: people who i have active relationships with. get situational awareness into their life + work, look for opportunities to promote them and/or collaborate
monastics: a list of people who are currently doing or have done monastic training in our tradition.
monastics: a list of people who are currently doing or have done monastic training in our tradition.
celebrities: there are actually a few celebrities / public figures who a) I like and b) have great Twitter feeds. rn my two favs are @ebruenig and @melissavcomedy. guilty pleasure?
people who interact w/ my twitter posts a lot - curious to stay in touch with + learn about them!
people who interact w/ my twitter posts a lot - curious to stay in touch with + learn about them!
hope this thread helps - let me know if you have any good list ideas or have leveled up your curation skills in an entirely different way!
