Twitter users can organize others into groups, or “lists”. When you
click to view a list, you'll see a stream of Tweets from all the users
included in that group. This article will help you get started with
some lists basics.
Note: you don't need to follow another user to add them to a list;
if you want to read a user's Tweets but not see their messages in your
main timeline every day, lists allow you to do that. Similarly,
following someone else's list does not mean you follow all users in that
list. Rather, you follow the list itself.
How to Create a List
To
create a new list, follow these instructions:
- Visit the profile of the first user you would like to add to your list
- Click the person icon. This brings up a drop-down Actions menu.
- Select "Add to list"
- Enter the credentials of your list and choose whether others can see it or whether it is private
- Check to see if the user you wanted to add was successfully included
in that list: to do this, click the person icon and select "Add to
list". A checkmark will be added next to lists in which that user is
included (shown below under "Adding or Removing People").