How to manage the Twitter fire hose of information and noise

Question from a friend on Facebook …

Q: Do you try to keep up with all of the tweets of those you follow? How? Is there a Web app or some way to filter and categorize them? I follow a bunch for development, others for gaming, etc. I cannot keep up, and yet I keep adding more.

A: You might try using Twitter lists, which allows you to group others by category (either publicly or privately). Makes it easier to jump from one interest to the next without a lot of “noise.”

• Mashable: “How to Get Started With New Twitter Lists”

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