One of the main things I hear most about Twitter is that people feel intimidated by its fast-moving nature. Twitter is known as a breaking news platform and with a 140 character limit it isn’t difficult to share a thought and ‘tweet’ it quickly. Twitter is the newsroom of social media however, a more appropriate analogy is that it’s a river of information. With a river you may go in, get your feet wet, come out and dry off, to only return to the stream later. Twitter is the same way. You don’t have to stay in the stream the entire time, just as long as you feel comfortable.
However, it is easy to get caught in the current (of information) and feel overwhelmed. But did you know there are ways to clean up your Twitterstream to make it more beneficial to you? The number one thing that most Twitter users don’t know is that you can create lists to customize your streams.
Lists can divide your followers by groups, organizations, occupations, interests, etc. The point of this is to create individual “news feeds” to filter and organize your Following. You can have up to 20 different lists with 500 followers on each list. You can even subscribe into others lists to expand your audience and further curate your followers.
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So how do you create a list? Visit: http://jeannineoneil.com/twitter-lists-organizing-your-twitterstream/ for a step-by-step guide to organizing your Twitterstream.
Jeannine O'Neil is Owner of JO Social Branding, a social media consulting business located on the North Shore. Jeannine empowers small business owners with the skills they need to take hold of their social media accounts. Jeannine also teaches social media courses at North Shore Community College. View her class schedule here.
