The 6 Profiles of a Twitter User
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The Newbie:
Quick to join and then unsure of what to do with such a new form of expression. The Newbie is most likely a parent or a friend who signs up because their friends and family are doing it and they want to see what the fuss is all about.
Inevitably, they "tweet" pointless messages such as, "Having a sandwich. I like ham" or "Taking the dog for a walk" before realising no-one cares and they abandon the service after three (3) months.
Motivation: Curiosity about Twitter
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The Brand:
Realising they can promote themselves or their wares with the service, The Brand joins Twitter to use it as a marketing tools as well as to keep in touch with friends or acquaintances.
Of course, the social aspect is only there to convince people he or she is not using their Followers as advertisers.
Motivation: Greater Brand awareness
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The Smore:
a.k.a. The Social Media Whore. They want everyone to know what they're doing in their professional life and they use every form of social media technology to let people know.
Be it plug their articles on Facebook, or informing people of their publications on Twitter, Smores are more often than not self-delusional about how much people really care about their professional life.
Motivation: Making a buck and gaining followers
Tactic: Do not interact with, simply tolerate
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The B*tch:
You know the type; they use Twitter to voice their views on the world and who is annoying them at the moment.
Essentially, a way for people to moan at you despite you not even being there. Despite the name indicating that it's primarily woman that do this, there are also a large number of male users who do likewise, mainly for shock value (which is funny at first) but quickly becomes rather disturbing.
Motivation: Generating reactions
Tactic: Block and move on
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The Maven:
An expert in a certain field - marketing, media, recruiting - who uses Twitter to promote their work and build up a network of like-minded people.
Following The Maven can often be insightful, fascinating and make them an invaluable resource...if you're interested in their field that is.
Motivation: Recognized as an expert
Tactic: Follow! Follow! Follow! Oh...and interact with them
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The Mensch:
Mensches often simply observe until people need their expertise or know that they can help them find the answer.
When you need an answer to something (the more the technical the better), they'll be there to help in an instant.
Motivation: Helping others
Tactic: Adore
I hope that this clears up any inconsistencies you might be having with trying to gauge the people you're interacting with on a daily, even nightly basis...! Remember, Twitter is an information Network and the more information you can extract from the people you connect with, the better you experience of Twitter will be.
Regards
Social Media Wannabe
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