A presentation to train staffers at the Philadelphia Inquirer, Philadelphia Daily News and Philly.com on how to make and use Twitter lists.

1. Social Media Training:
Twitter Lists

2. What Are Twitter Lists?
Lists are LISTENING TOOLS.
A list is a curated group of Twitter users.

3. Why Do You Need Twitter Lists?
Lists filter out the NOISE of Twitter.
Lists organize people/brands/publications around
a common theme, so you can focus your attention
on what you’re really looking for.
Viewing a list timeline will show you a stream of
Tweets from only the users on that list.

4. How to Create a List
– Go to your Lists page. This
can be done via the gear
icon drop down menu in the
top right navigation bar or by
going to your profile page
and clicking on Lists.
– Click Create list.
– Enter the name of your list, a
short description of the list,
and select if you want the list
to be private (only accessible
to you) or public (anyone can
subscribe to the list).
– Click Save list.

5. To Add/Remove People From Your Lists
– Click the gear icon drop down menu on a user's profile.
– Select Add or remove from lists. (You don't need to be following a user to
add them to your list.)
– A pop-up will appear displaying your created lists. Check the lists you would
like to add the user to, or uncheck the lists you'd like to remove the user
from.
– To check to see if the user you wanted to add was successfully included in
that list, navigate to the Lists tab on your profile page. Click the desired list,
then click Members. The person will appear in the list of members.

6. To View Tweets on a List
– Go to your profile page.
– Click on the Lists tab.
– Click on the list you'd like to view.
– You'll see a timeline of Tweets from the users included in
that list.

7. How to Search for Other People’s Lists
— Type a topic into the search bar.
— Select Timelines from the toolbar on the left.
— Make sure Lists is selected under the type of search result.

8. How to Subscribe to Someone Else’s List
— After following the steps on the previous
slide, you should see a list of Lists.
— When you find one that you would like to
subscribe to, click on the name.
— Then, click the Subscribe button.

9. What Kinds of Lists Should You Have?
Short answer: Any kind you want!
Long answer: It depends on your beat—and
what you’re looking for.
If you cover breaking news, for example, and a hurricane is predicted, maybe
you create a list of all the local weather reporters and National Weather
Service feeds.
If you cover local politics, maybe you need a list of all the politicians and their
staffers.

10. Questions?
epalan@philly.com
Office Hours:
Tuesdays, 9 a.m. to 10:30 a.m.
Thursdays, 3:30 p.m. to 5 p.m.