If you have not been on your Twitter account lately, you should be aware of Twitter Lists, which is the new feature that Twitter just released last week. This is the feature that allows the Twitter user to create groups.

Lists enable the user to group users according to any variable that they choose. Some Examples:

1. Geographic locations(Philly Bloggers)
2. Occupations (Web Developers)
3. Family(My family and friends Twitter accounts)
4. Work(business contacts)
5. Hobbies(mountain biking)

The uses are limitless.

Lists can be both public and private.  You don’t need to follow someone to add them to a list. Adding profiles to a private list does not let them know that they are on the list, but adding a profile to a public allows the profile to see that they are included on a list. Twitter takes the word privacy serious.

When would I want to use a private list?

1. keep track of my competition.
2. Using Twitter for research that you may want to keep private.
3. Keep all your amorous profiles secret.
4. Keep your family profiles secret.
5. If you are ghost Tweeting, you can create a list of the profiles that you tweet on to have easy access to the stats.

In short, Twitter Lists are here, stop in and check them out.

Some Other Twitter List Tips:

1. Got an idea for a list, then create your list and then add profiles.
2. Check Out the Twitter Blog post announcing the Twitter List Feature.
3. Check out my first blog post on Twitter Lists on Socialtivity.net.
4. If you get added to a list, follow the list.
5. When you are added to a list, your Tweets will show up on the Twitter list stream.
6. If someone adds you to a cool list, not a list of “jerks”, then you might want to consider not only following the list, but also consider following the person.
7. If you go to http://twitter.com/goodies/widgets you can get widgets that allow you to show lists as well as the standard Twitter stuff.

If you would like to be added to the Pixelhead_Peeps list, leave a related comment below, and include your Twitter profile in the comment.

So what do you think of Twitter Lists?

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Twitter tip nuggets:

Do you use the @feature to make friends?

I get tons of people who add me on Twitter, and I would gladly add them as well. However, I get so much email everyday, that when I get a notification that someone has added me, many times I won’t get back to check out the persons profile and add them. If you want me to add you, send a tweet out using @emperoranton. Make sure to say something original, insightful and/or helpful. @EmperorAnton your great, please add me is nice, but if I visit your profile and you have no updates, and are following 2000 other people, I probably will not be following you in return. If you want me to add you, try re-tweeting one of my tweets using the format “rt @EmperorAnton{copy and paste a tweet from my stream}. Use the @feature, and you will surely make lots of friends. But please don’t do it in a spammy sort of way. Sincerity and originality are appreciated greatly.

How do You Search Twitter?

Sure you can use the search feature at the top of the page by clicking the “find people” link, but that will only enable you to search for account users. You can also use the search bar on the side bar, which will give you the same results as search.twitter.com, which is the Twitter search tool I prefer to use. I like having the ability to create a search for any given phrase, and then being able to use the feed for that query for what every purpose you may want.

One last nugget not included in the video.

Check out Twittapp.com which is a great little site that has several sweet Twitter applications that will allow you to get email notifications when someone follows or un-follows you, and also when someone ats you or uses your user name with the at symbol.

How about you?

Do you have any Twitter tips to share?