A bit of procrastinating today brought me to this blog - the links gave me some interesting reads and I thought you might find some for yourself! Scott Ayres has put together a great list!
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100 Awesome Facebook Lists to Follow
by Scott Ayres
Enter Facebook Interest Lists
Facebook quietly launched “Interest Lists” about a year ago — around the same time Timeline launched.
Before that, lists were mostly used for organizing friends. The new Lists let users include people (including non-friends)
and pages.
Below you’ll find 100 Interest Lists to follow — arranged in categories like:
- social media
- business
- sports
- politics
- music, art, food, etc.
Keep in mind that once you follow a List, you only see a summary of
the List’s recent posts in your main News Feed. To get the most out of
the List, you need to visit it directly — by clicking the List’s
bookmark in your left Facebook navigation.
Edgerank bypassed!
But here’s the kicker… ready for it? There is NO Edgerank algorithm applied to Lists!!
Yes you read that correctly.
And the cool thing is the creator of the List gets to decide:
- which pages & people are included
- what types of posts are shown
For example, on the Lists I created, I set them up to show only
status, links, photos and videos — normal posts, basically. I excluded
all the other stuff — like milestones, birthdays, liked pages, etc.
I’ve done my best to show you a broad array of Lists from different
people. But you’ll notice many names repeated — typically Facebook
employees who’ve created Lists for users.
Enjoy this “Motherlode List of Lists”! — and make sure to follow them and share this post with your friends and followers!
Social Media Lists on Facebook
I start with the niche I talk about the most: Social Media. If you’re
in this niche or want to learn how to use social media for your
business, follow these Lists!
by Scott Ayres (me). This is my go-to resource for social media related news. You’ll find Mari Smith, Social Media Examiner, Jon Loomer and more. If you’re into Social Media, this List is a must.
by Mari Smith. Mari’s List is full of experts and pages focused mainly on Facebook. One of my favorites on the list is
Amy Porterfield. Mari’s List has almost 30,000 followers to date!
by Chris Kalani. Created by a Facebook employee, this List includes people who work at Facebook in the design department.
by
Scott Kleinberg. Another great List of social media related people. But not your typical big names.
by Mari Smith. Mari created this great List of great people to follow on Facebook — folks like
Rosh Khan and
Casey Zeman to name a few.
by Matthew Rappaport. Great list of over 300 active Google+ members. Matthew has a cool site called “
Hangout Conversations” you might find handy as well.
by Mari Smith. Looking for an app for your Facebook page or business?
Look no further than Mari’s List. You may notice a familiar page on
this List ( *cough *cough…
Post Planner!)
by Pete Cashmore. Follow this List to see what the
Mashable staff is up to.
Phyllis is the co-author of Facebook Marketing for Dummies and has shared her go-to List for social news. It’s a good one!
by Kate Buck. If you don’t know
Kate Buck, Jr, you need to know her ASAP. She has created a great List to get some juicy social media news from.
by Jo Barnes.
Jo Barnes is an amazing person who I’ve talked to many times. I’m honored to actually be on this List with other super heroes!
by Jon Loomer.
Jon is quickly becoming one of the top minds when it comes to Facebook tips, and his List does not disappoint. Check it out.
by Vadim Lavrusik. Created by Facebook to list a ton of Facebook employees. Fun to follow.
Tech Lists on Facebook
I have a secret — I’m not the most tech savvy person. I’m an old
school PC guy and I’ve never owned a Mac. And while I try to keep up
with all the tech news, I couldn’t do it without these lists.
by Sachin Monga. If you’re in the tech world, this is a must follow list with over 15,000 followers to date.
by Scott Ayres. Yes this listed was created by me — but it contains
many tech related pages like Quora, PC World, etc that you need to be
following.
by Rebecca Searles. Rebecca is an editor at
Huffington Post and has a great List here. This one is all about women who are rocking the tech world.
by Rebecca Searles. Great list including Robert Scoble,
Kevin Rose and more.
by Hardik Patel. Created by another Facebook employee, this List has some great pages and people, like Techcrunch and
Social Media Today.
by Vadim Lavrusik. This List by Facebook employee Vadim has over
49,000 followers and has over 127 people/pages in it — like the
Verge, LifeHacker and more. Go follow it!
by Robert Scoble. If anyone knows about the tech world, it’s
Robert Scoble. Anyone in the startup world or tech industry needs to follow this List.
by Robert Scoble. A List of the heavy hitters in the tech world: SAP, LinkedIn, Nokia, etc.
by Evan Fogel. Over 69,000 follow this list, which includes the likes of
Gizmodo, Engadget,
ThinkGeek and more.
by Sumeet Sham Vaidya. Another great tech List with some familiar faces from the previous Lists. But this one also includes
PcWorld, MG Siegler and more.
by Vadim Lavrusik. Can we say
Cali Lewis, Geek Tech and Wired? Yep… all in this List.
by Kaushik Iyer. Are you a science geek? Then go follow this list.
Includes Science Friday, Popular Science, National Geographic and more.
Business & Marketing Lists on Facebook
Own a business? Are you an entrepreneur? Want to keep up on the
latest and greatest trends in marketing — both online and offline? Then
follow these lists.
by Vadim Lavrusik. This is a great List with tons of resources for every business.
by Taher Sumon. This list tends to stay on the Marketing track including posts from
Marketing Land… and I just realized I’m actually on this list! Woohoo!
by Pete Cashmore. This List, from the founder of Mashable, has over
64,000 followers but only contains 13 brands. These are the movers and
shakers in business. Go look.
by Vadim Lavrusik. Another Facebook created list with about 50 news
sites and people to follow. One of my favorites on the list is the
relatively unknown
LostRemote.
by Evan Fogel. Feeling a bit down and need a pick me up? This List could do the trick. With the likes of
Jack Canfield,
Tim Ferris, Jim Rohn and Dave Ramsey!
by Arianna Huffington. Over 56,000 have followed this List containing
Kickstarter and more.
by Robert Scoble. This may be one of the largest lists I’ve seen with
almost 600 people and pages feature. If you’re a startup looking for an
investor, follow this List.
by Vadim Lavrusik. This is a power-packed list of 8 — including
Seth Godin and more.
by Evan Fogel. Huge following on this list including Bill Gates,
Guy Kawasaki and Mark Cuban.
by Pete Cashmore. Another homerun by Cashmore focused on major news sites. I get my daily news from this List each morning!
by Selena Narayanasamy. Not a ton of people on this List or following it, but contains some great pages like
SEOmoz,
BlueGlass and Facebook Live.
by John Jantsch. You can’t talk marketing without mentioning John Jantsch from
Duct Tape Marketing. I’m surprised his great list only has 632 followers. You can find
HubSpot,
CopyBlogger and more in here.
by Randi Zuckerberg. If this list is good enough for Mark’s sister, it’s good enough for me!
Sports Lists on Facebook
This next group of lists is pretty self explanatory so I won’t include any summaries. I’m hoping you know what “NFL” means!
by
Adam Schefter
by Evan Fogel
by Mark Pike
by Vadim Lavrusik
by Nick Grudin
by Troy Polamalu. I do want to point out that this List was created by an actual NFL player — which is pretty cool.
by Dave Ugelow
by Vadim Lavrusik
by Vadim Lavrusik
by Kristin Thayer
by Brad Hettervik
by Dave Goldblatt
by Brad Hettervik
by John Maier
by John Maier
by Manny Lopez
Television & Movies Lists on Facebook
I’m a bit of a TV junky — especially reality TV. These are some cool TV-related Lists that you may find interesting.
by Vadim Lavrusik
by Charles Porch
by Charles Porch (mainly all the housewife shows)
by Vadim Lavrusik
by Charles Porch
by Al Baxter
by Al Baxter
Music Lists on Facebook
I couldn’t find a ton of music-related Lists, but did manage to find a
few you might want to follow — most of them created by the same person.
The titles are pretty self explanatory. None of them are very large lists — and the creators really should add more to them.
by Ethan Tremaine Avey. I love indie music. And I love these Indie blogs. One of my favorite is
Stereogum.
by Julian Muller
by Charles Porch
by Charles Porch
by Charles Porch (102k)
by Charles Porch
Food & Health Lists on Facebook
Most of us are trying to get healthier — I certainly am. Below you’ll
find some really interesting Lists to help you on your journey.
by Morin Oluwole. This List is very well followed with around 54,000 followers. You’ll find PBS Food, Top Chef and
HealthyEats.com.
by Shawn Van Daele. Another great find with over 100 resources to
help you find recipes! But hardly anyone following it yet. I’ve
frequented
AllRecipes.com a few times myself.
by Vadim Lavrusik. A Facebook created List with some news related to the health world.
by Hanna Welch. This List contains about 30 resources aiming to help
you live green. They include HuffPost Green and more. Check it out.
by Bailey McRae. Only 24 sources on this List but nearly 97,000
followers so far! If you need an idea for tonight’s dinner, follow this
List. Btw,
BakingBites.com is a great site, but might just make you fat(ter)!
by Trey Ratcliff. A great List of some of the world’s greatest chefs — people like
Jamie Oliver, Martha Stewart and Wolfgang Puck, to name a few.
by Bailey McRae. I couldn’t make it all about food so I included this
great List of the top exercise-related pages such as Shape Magazine, 24
Hour Fitness, and P90X.
Art Lists on Facebook
I couldn’t find a ton of Lists that seem authoritative in the art
category. But I did manage to find a few you may want to check out.
by Thomas Hawk. This may be the List I’ve seen with the most
followers. Over 157,000 and counting! Contains over 200 photographers
that regularly show off their work. The cool thing about this List is
its creator,
Thomas Hawk, set it up to show only photos — which makes for a really nice feed.
by Robyn Morris. This is another great List with a massive following
that contains nothing but photo posts. Some great inspiration can be
found on this list. Love this one!
by Nick Grudin
Video Gaming Lists on Facebook
To my shock, Lists on Facebook related to video games are very
scarce. I did manage to find a few though. You can check out below. I’m
not a gamer by any means, so I really can’t add much commentary on
these. But there are some familiar faces.
by Sara Brooks
by Sumeet Vaidya
by Al Baxter
by Sara Brooks
Travel Lists on Facebook
We all need a vacation, right? Here are some great Lists to help you on your way.
by Barrie Brewer
by Morin Oluwole
by Scotty Perry
by Annemarie Dooling
by Zach Behrens
Politics Lists on Facebook
Ok… I’m not really into politics. Maybe on the local level, but not
so much nationally. I also try to stay clear of talking politics on
Facebook, as it causes too many problems and riffs.
But I do think it’s helpful to share these Lists with you below. All
of them are created by Katie Harbath, the Manager of Public Policy at
Facebook. She helps politicians use Facebook effectively, and has put
together some helpful Lists.
by Katie Harbath
by Katie Harbath
by Katie Harbath
by Katie Harbath
by George Stephanopoulos
by Katie Harbath
by Katie Harbath
Random Lists on Facebook
Ok… So I called this category “Random”. What I should have called it
was “I headlined my list as 100 and only ended up with 93 so I needed to
find 7 more to finish this blog!!”
Anyway, below are some random lists I found that you may find interesting.
by Jessica Migatulski. I have 5 and 6 year old girls, so my house is full of My Little Pony!
by Gunnar Engblom
by Cathy James. I’m in love with this list now! With 3 kids, this one
is awesome. Lots of great resources for parents. I especially dig
QuirkyMomma.com .
by Vadim Lavrusik. A Facebook created list containing some non-fiction authors like Mari Smith, Tim Ferriss, Zig Ziglar and
Gary Vaynerchuk.
by Charles Porch. Great list created by Facebook to talk about child causes.
by Robert Scoble. Never miss a post by the
Scobleizer!
by Scott Ayres. I found 15 other people with my name and made a list! Seems I’m the only one posting though.