{"id":47279,"date":"2022-07-30T21:21:38","date_gmt":"2022-07-30T21:21:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/?p=47279"},"modified":"2022-07-30T21:21:38","modified_gmt":"2022-07-30T21:21:38","slug":"what-are-twitter-lists-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/what-are-twitter-lists-2","title":{"rendered":"What Are Twitter Lists?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_43 counter-flat ez-toc-counter ez-toc-light-blue ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\">Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-69ebdf1f804ff\" class=\"cssicon\"><span style=\"display: flex;align-items: center;width: 35px;height: 30px;justify-content: center;direction:ltr;\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/label><label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-69ebdf1f804ff\"  class=\"cssiconcheckbox\">1<\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-69ebdf1f804ff\" ><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/what-are-twitter-lists-2\/#What_Are_Twitter_Lists\" title=\"What Are Twitter Lists?\">What Are Twitter Lists?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/what-are-twitter-lists-2\/#Public_or_private\" title=\"Public or private\">Public or private<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/what-are-twitter-lists-2\/#Searchable\" title=\"Searchable\">Searchable<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/what-are-twitter-lists-2\/#Can_be_used_for_nefarious_purposes\" title=\"Can be used for nefarious purposes\">Can be used for nefarious purposes<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/what-are-twitter-lists-2\/#Can_be_used_to_keep_an_eye_on_your_competitors\" title=\"Can be used to keep an eye on your competitors\">Can be used to keep an eye on your competitors<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/what-are-twitter-lists-2\/#Can_be_used_to_build_a_team\" title=\"Can be used to build a team\">Can be used to build a team<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_Are_Twitter_Lists\"><\/span>What Are Twitter Lists?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<p>Before you can decide if you should use a list, you need to know a few things about them. Are they searchable or private? Are they useful for competitive intelligence? And can they be used for nefarious purposes? This article will answer these questions and show you how to use Twitter lists to your advantage. Let&#8217;s start. The first thing you should know is what a Twitter list is. A list is a group of people that a user creates.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Public_or_private\"><\/span>Public or private<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>The public or private Twitter lists can be useful for marketing your brand on the social media platform. Public lists are available to anyone who has an account, whereas private ones are only accessible to those listed in the list. Regardless of the latter, both types of lists are useful for building relationships and maximizing social listening. Social listening is a technique used to monitor your audience to gain insights into trends and issues in your industry. By creating public or private Twitter lists, you can keep an eye on the latest buzz and influencers.<\/p>\n<p>In the Twitter app, you can create both public and private lists. Public lists are visible to everyone and can be subscribed to by other users. While private lists are private, only you can view the tweets on them. After creating a list, simply input the name and description of the list. To make it private, toggle the private list option on in iOS or check the box in Android. This way, only people who follow the list can see it.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Searchable\"><\/span>Searchable<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>You can create Twitter lists for people or topics you want to keep an eye on. In order to create a list, you just need to go to your profile and click on the gear icon. Enter the name and description of the list and choose whether it is private or public. If you choose public, anyone who uses Twitter can see your list. Not all lists are created equal though, so it&#8217;s important to understand the difference between private and public lists.<\/p>\n<p>Once you&#8217;ve created your lists, you can then search them through the navigation bar. You can open this bar by clicking on your profile picture. From there, you can then tap on the menu button in the top right corner. You can search for users by their lists and see the ones you&#8217;ve added to your own. By tapping on a user&#8217;s list, you can see which lists they&#8217;re in and who&#8217;s on theirs.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Can_be_used_for_nefarious_purposes\"><\/span>Can be used for nefarious purposes<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Twitter has acknowledged that lists can be misused. To combat this problem, Twitter&#8217;s safety account announced that people would no longer receive notifications when they are added to a list. However, this change was retracted two hours later, after users voiced outrage. Following the backlash, Twitter quickly introduced notifications once again in 2017.<\/p>\n<p>Many people have reported abuse after being added to lists created by harassment and trolls. Some Twitter lists are incredibly innocuous in sound, while others are outright hateful. In cases of harassment, women added to Twitter lists will see strange tweets and comments from users without common followers. To make matters worse, some harassers will target multiple handles at once. To remove them from a list, a user must ask Twitter to delete the message.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Can_be_used_to_keep_an_eye_on_your_competitors\"><\/span>Can be used to keep an eye on your competitors<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Twitter lists can be used to monitor mentions of your brand on social media. These lists can be useful for building relationships and understanding your customer base. Having a list of your target clients can help you develop a better product or service. These lists should be private so that only you can see them. If your competitors are using Twitter to monitor their customers, you should consider joining their list to find out how they are using it.<\/p>\n<p>Another way to use Twitter lists to keep an eye on your competitors is by using them for research purposes. You can also use them to keep track of the latest news about your industry. For example, you could create a list of news organizations that cover your industry. Such organizations can provide you with valuable contacts for sales and marketing. A shipping company, for example, could use a Twitter list to keep an eye on its competitors.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Can_be_used_to_build_a_team\"><\/span>Can be used to build a team<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>You can use Twitter Lists to build a team of collaborators. You can add your colleagues to a list and follow them to stay in touch with them. This is a great way to keep tabs on your competitors and also make your feed private. Many people do not add themselves to a list, but if you do, your tweets will be visible to the list&#8217;s subscribers. This can help you stay on top of the latest news in your industry.<\/p>\n<p>If you&#8217;re new to Twitter, you can create a list that contains people you want to follow. These lists can be shared with others and you can create a friendly competition with them by enabling the &#8220;following&#8221; and &#8220;unfollowing&#8221; functions for each account. 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