Often when I blog or write a chapter for a book, I use lists. On Twitter one of the lists I created and follow is named, innie-talk, , of people who lead introvert conversations on Twitter.
For the most part, people love to use and write lists. On occasion as you may know I have used List.ly to create various lists like:
Quotations and funny sayings to make any introvert proud
Introvert Video Arcade: For, By and About #Introverts
This week one of the co-founders of List.ly, Nick Kellet, asked me to consider pulling one of my Twitter lists into List.ly during their Beta test. Huh? I was curious about why, and asked what would be the benefit.
List.ly List Goal:
The goal is to take the enormous task of managing a Twitter list and make it easier. Never being one fully using lists but often watching for content from peeps on them, it seems adding a feature like this can help lots of people.
Lists as Networking Tools:
Kellet says, “People can create (1%), contribute (9%) and consume (90%) with Twitter Lists now.” Lists on Twitter are networking tools. They are how we might discover each other. But finding the lists can be an issue.
Putting them on List.ly expands the reach: they get indexed and can be found on Google! Having a Twitter list on List.ly “can help people to find each other and to make better lists that more people can contribute and consume,” adds Kellet.
Sort Lists as You Like:
I like that we can change the order of the list, which to my knowledge, we cannot do on Twitter. List.ly can sort alphabetically, by the newest item (in this case a peep followed on Twitter) added, even by people like you who visit the list and rank each item with a Vote up or a Vote down!
What about you – do you use List.ly? How?
Do you use lists?
Gosh another tool I should look into. That really does sound like it would be helpful. I will have to check it out. Thanks for haring
I suppose there are more tools for bloggers and online social media marketing than any one of us know about Susan. I normally use it for short lists but my Twitter list of introverts I follow, well, it was LONG. Thanks.
I do use lists, but had not heard of list.ly. I’ll have to look into it as a way of finding literary agents and journals that are on Twitter.
You can likely find Twitter lists for literary agents and follow them. Check over at List.ly and search it out for that and you’ll be that much closer. Thanks!
I have heard of rd of list.ly but don’t know anything about it. I should probably investigate further.
It’s another tool to get our website presence and blog more visible Cheryl. Many people LOVE lists. Thanks.
Hi Patricia; I am not sure I know what you are talking about here, and i am unsure if i would be able to use the service as a blind computer user running speech. but i appreciate your sharing with us and like to encourage others. looking forward to your next post. take care, max
One of the points is – people love lists. But lists on Twitter are difficult to find. Say for example you want to follow leaders in the amusement park industry. How would you find that on Twitter? It would be a round about way – find someone first IN the industry, look at their lists, hope for a find.
Another point is related to LIst.ly – it IS lists. It can help you get found if you have a list of anything, including, a Twitter list.
Hope that clarifies somewhat Max.
hi patricia; part of my problem is a general difficulty using social media with speech. i don’t even know where i would look to find someone’s list. don’t have th first clue about creating my own list. for all i know i have one but don’t know where it is when it was created or what would be on it. just starting to understand hashtags and don’t always use them. smile thanks for trying to help, max
Hello Patricia,
I seldom use lists, not even when purchasing groceries. However, I am aware pf list.ly and have started a list there. I don’t quite understand how to use site the site or if it will help or me and my practice probably because I have not spent a lot of time there. Suggestions welcomed and thanks for enlightening me about regarding lists (there value) and the introvert community.
Live in your light!
Lyndah
It looks like a useful tool here, I am going to check it now…I am spreading around digital tools like flu in Autumn 🙂
Have thought about making lists but never got down to it. Why? Because it’s such a lot of work having to go through more than 2,000 followers and divide them into lists that make sense. Have started several times but given up due to the enourmous task:-)
LIst.ly – it IS lists. It can help you get found if you have a list of anything, including, a Twitter list. It is a daunting task that List.ly is trying to make easier Catarina. Thanks.
I’m a terrible list maker and tend to forget that I’ve even made a list. I hadn’t heard of List.ly, but I’ll take a look.