Comments on: Read My Lips: Twitter Lists Are Meant to be Exclusionary

By: fifi

Fri, 13 Nov 2009 01:45:11 +0000

well, getting to your list must be one difficult feat, parang exclusionary talaga ha. what are the perks to be in your list, by the way?

By: flamindevil

Thu, 12 Nov 2009 21:03:37 +0000

i tried my best to like twitter..

now i don't even remember when i last opened my twitter account.

and yep, i don't mind whether i'm in somebody's list or not. :D

By: Melvin

Thu, 12 Nov 2009 12:24:51 +0000

Uhm, seriously I haven't been aware of the list thing as Im not following Twitter closely (although am using it a lot) but I think getting into someones list makes good sense. Well I've read Brogan's post and I think the post I'm agreeing with him

By: minniemadz

Thu, 12 Nov 2009 07:48:54 +0000

Jan, I can't.... IT'S BLOCKED here at our office, ha ha ha.

By: Walter

Thu, 12 Nov 2009 00:37:32 +0000

Lots of people have low self esteem, this is why they are making this an issue. We are grownups, We don't have to act like children deprived of candy. :-)

By: jhongmed

Wed, 11 Nov 2009 20:19:53 +0000

I must agree too, being on someone's list will beneficial.

Having information or the other way around - twitter have already serve it's purpose.

Getting listed on your twitter list is a perk.

Following you guys on twitter .... I guess it's priceless. ;P

By: Charles Ravndal

Wed, 11 Nov 2009 17:26:24 +0000

I am not really bothered as well if I don't make it into someone's list. With Twitter I usually just add that person who also added me. Except for those who I noticed are just there for adverts sake.

By: Heather Kephart

Wed, 11 Nov 2009 14:32:37 +0000

OMG you're like so mean! :P I'm taking you off my list.

Seriously, I'm picking up what you're laying down. But you can't discount what Chris Brogan is saying altogether. I've witnessed first hand how the big guns constantly get harassed by people not included on their lists. Whining comes to mind. It always shocks me that somebody's pride would allow them to say, "ProBlogger, I feel I deserved to be on your list. I can't believe Jack Sprat is up there but not me. You're a hack and I'm not following you anymore."

Are they asking for this by creating lists in the first place? Yes and no. Listing is a wonderful way to organize. Sometimes I want to tweet with my silly peeps. Sometimes my Nano peeps. Sometimes SEO, or my Power 50. Lists have made Twitter tolerable again. But it's hard for me to think of everybody I'd like to include on my list, and specifically their Twitter addresses, when compiling them. And then there are all those understated but very important friends who do not always come to the forefront of our minds. They are not the squeaky wheels & it is probably they who will have the opportunity to have their feelings hurt due to unintentional sleights, but will be more likely to forgive us and be understanding.

By: jhongmed

Wed, 11 Nov 2009 07:44:03 +0000

I haven't reviewed the new twitter list. Will sched that soonest possible.

By: TracyOConnor

Wed, 11 Nov 2009 02:02:19 +0000

Eh, I haven't really noticed which lists I'm not on. That would be kind of strange to go around looking for lists to see which ones don't include me.

What I do feel bad about is slacking and leaving my own lists incomplete - I really should have kept them private until I was done. I'm hoping that my friends realize that they are a work in progress and don't feel hurt or overlooked.