{"id":8284,"date":"2010-09-28T12:32:27","date_gmt":"2010-09-28T11:32:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/rinf.com\/alt-news\/?p=8284"},"modified":"2012-06-06T22:57:37","modified_gmt":"2012-06-06T21:57:37","slug":"the-best-reason-ever-to-use-twitter-lists","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/rinf.com\/alt-news\/breaking-news\/the-best-reason-ever-to-use-twitter-lists\/","title":{"rendered":"The Best Reason Ever to Use Twitter Lists"},"content":{"rendered":"

Guest Post by Virginia DeBolt from Web Teacher<\/a> | <\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>Twitter’s<\/a> been capable of making lists for a while now. They are handy for certain things like tracking a particular topic or set of people you follow. A new site called Paper.li<\/a> has come up with a terrific way to use Twitter lists.<\/p>\n

Paper.li takes the tweeps on a Twitter list and uses what they post in a 24 hour period to create a daily newspaper. At paper.li, you don’t have to restrict yourself to Twitter lists, you can also make a daily newspaper from a single username or from a Twitter hashtag. <\/p>\n

Check out an example<\/h3>\n

Recently I decided to accumulate the names of women involved in teaching web education classes like web design, web development, HTML, PHP and other similar classes. I made a Twitter list for all the women I could find \u2013 not many so far. (If you don’t know how to make a Twitter list, I’ll explain it in a bit.) Finding the names of women in web education has taken some time, but making the list was a snap. Then I went to Paper.li and created the daily paper in just a few seconds. Here’s the result: Women in Web Education Daily<\/a>. Pretty cool, no? It lists articles, tweets, videos, tags, and everything else that the women on my Twitter list mentioned in a 24 hour period. <\/p>\n

Instead of watching Twitter all day long so as not to miss anything, I can take a once-a-day look at my daily newspaper and see what this group of people have been talking about. That’s the best use ever for a Twitter list.<\/p>\n

How to Make a Daily Paper<\/h3>\n

To make a daily paper of your own, go to Paper.li<\/a> and create an account. When you’re signed in, you’ll see a link that says “create a newspaper.”<\/p>\n

When the new page opens, choose whether you want to create a paper using a user, a #tag or an @list.<\/p>\n

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For this example, I’ll make one using a hashtag. (I’ve already made the one I need from a list.) I want to keep an eye on the Grace Hopper Celebration of Women in Computing event for 2010. The hashtag for that is #ghc10. <\/p>\n

\"Create<\/a><\/p>\n

Click Create and Pow!<\/em> Just like that, you’ve got a daily paper made from tweets that include the hashtag #ghc10. <\/p>\n

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There’s an “alert me” link at the top of the paper. Provide your email to receive a notice each time the daily paper updates. If you click the “Promote” link, each update to the paper will be tweeted automatically.<\/p>\n

How to Make a Twitter List<\/h3>\n

Sign in to Twitter and go to your profile page or your home page. You can create a list from either page. On your profile page, you’ll see an icon like this:
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\nClick to see the pull-down menu and select New List. On the Home page, you’ll see a “New List” link in the sidebar. Click that link.<\/p>\n

A new screen opens. Fill it in and click “Create List.”<\/p>\n

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The final step is to put people you follow on your list. Click the link in the sidebar that opens up your list of followers. Beside each name, there’s a list icon. Click to open the drop down menu. You can select one or more of your lists to add a person.<\/p>\n

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Would a daily newspaper created fresh daily by the people you follow on Twitter simplify your life? Go ahead. Make one. It’s easy and it’s free. <\/p>\n

Virginia DeBolt blogs at Web Teacher<\/a> about web design education, web standards, accessibility, and general technology topics.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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