How to read Twitter effectively

I was really happy when Twitter lists came out. Before, you’d have to go through almost every update, to see if any of your favorites published something. You’re left with either spending a lot of time, reading your timeline or being really careful who you follow. None of them being the right solution. With lists, you just need a multi-view Twitter client like Tweetdeck or Seesmic and setup a few lists by topic and priority. In my case, I have personal, business, tech-news, fun, developers, london, slovenia and news. Ordered by priority. Now, whenever I’m in a hurry, I just check the first column to check for important updates. When I have more time, I check other ones. It’s just super easy and effective.

I know it’s a pain to categorise all your friends, but it’s really worth it and transforms how you consume Twitter.