For me at least, and I think for some others, the hardest part about streamlining or improving my Twitter experience is that I use it for different things at different times. Sometimes it’s about work, and following what people are saying about a topic — and in many cases, I actually like the multitude of responses, even the stupid or funny ones, because they amuse me. At other times, however, I am trying to follow something I think is important, and it becomes very difficult.

Mathew Ingram ponders what’s becoming of Twitter. It’s noisy, yes, but this, I think, is why it’s taken off. It’s ridiculously easy to filter the noise- as easy as clicking the unfollow button. If you want access to more, you organize the signal into lists. The noise, though, is a byproduct of precisely what makes Twitter fantastic- everybody’s there. I can follow the US Department of the Interior, or the New York Giants, or The Atlantic, or an aspiring poet. To find what truly resonates with me, the things that resonate with me have to be there in the first place. Smaller communities may have the benefit of more intimate conversation, but it can’t be molded to the shape of your personality like Twitter can.

There is no one Twitter experience — there is only your Twitter experience — Tech News and Analysis