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If you are a Twitter user, you may have noticed that there is a new feature called “Lists” that has been added to the right hand side of your Twitter profile.

What are Twitter Lists? Basically this is a new feature that allows you to compile the people you follow into lists. If you’re a Tweetdeck user, this looks very similar to the “Groups” feature.

Say for example your a knitter and a whole bunch of the people that you follow are knitters. Instead of trying to use your main Twitter stream to sort the tweets from your knitter followers out from the rest the people you follow, you can use the Lists feature to separate those Twitters out into a list that you name “Knitters”. Just like the “Groups” feature in Tweetdeck, you can go to your “Knitters” list and just see the tweets from those you’ve added to your list.

Another cool thing about the Lists feature is that if you see a list that you find interesting, you can follow the list and keep up with the tweets from that list!

Want to know if you’re listed in any Lists? Simply check on the new “listed” link under your profile picture. There you can see how many lists you’ve been added to and you can click through to visit each individual list.

So what do you use Lists for? It’s a great way to organize the different Twitters you follow so you can follow certain topics easier. This is great if you follow a lot of people. Also, lists are a great way to find new people to follow as there are some Twitters than have curated some really great lists. A great way to find some good lists to follow is to visit the Twitter Lists directory Listorious. Whatever topic you’re interested in, you’re sure to find a list that covers it!