How to Use Twitter, Part 3: Lists and Hashtags

This post will show you how to use Twitter lists and hashtags. I’ve referred briefly to these features in the previous posts in this series. Go read those now if you haven’t already.

How to use Twitter, Part 1: Get Started
How to Use Twitter, Part 2: How to Tweet

How to Use Twitter Lists

This is how I keep my Twitter feed organized. When you follow more than 3000 accounts, as I do, it’s simply not practical to try to consume the entire feed — I’d be there all day and all night.

I’ve added those I follow into lists. First, you need to know that I now do this as I go along and follow new people. I review their profile, then decide whether to follow, and if I choose to follow them, I’ll add them to a list at that point.

A few years ago, when I followed far fewer accounts, I did go through them one by one and add them to lists. It was painstaking and took a long time, but worth it in the end. Do this soon after you begin following accounts and you won’t have to catch up like I did.

How to Add an Account to a Twitter List

Here’s how you add a Twitter user to a list.