Twitter: To list or not to list

Last night, I found myself tweeting with @e_man, one of the more prolific New York Jets Twitterers, about the recent fortunes (or lack thereof) of our favorite team.  That led me to e_man’s Jets blog which now includes a widget showing the recent Tweets of those he has included on his JetsFans “list.”

So I did what any Jets follower on Twitter who is learning about the pros and cons of the new list function would do.  I Tweeted e_man and asked to be included on his list.  I doubt know if that was good form in the current new world of Twitter lists but I did it anyway.  And e_man added me.  And I felt good.

Perhaps that’s one of the reasons the folks at Twitter decided to add the list function, to further interaction between like minds.  The lists are to Twitter, what groups are to Facebook, sort of.  In a world where you want to follow people who people you respect are also following, the act of scouring lists of like-minded people likely will make it easier to increase your universe.  If you’re like me, you will feel honored when others include you on their lists whether you ask them to do that or not.

The truth is I’m still trying to figure this list thing out.  This article from Mashable is helpful if you’re trying to do the same.

Just remember, the second you get too comfy with your favorite social media platform, they change it.