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Tweet Quiz: What kind of poster are you?

What started out as social media is in danger of becoming very anti-social I think. I have met some really great people who have become proper friends, lots of people who have inspired or taught me and others who I delete from my profile pretty quickly. I have been really fascinated by the ways that some people communicate on social media platforms. I wonder if they behave like that in real life or if they just forget that they are making contact with a real person? Well, even that's debatable some people's tweets are so automated that they just have conversations with other autoresponders!


I have noticed 7 different types of social network posters:

Autoposters

These are the ones who use a completely autogenerated system of following, unfollowing and responding. They can grow thier twitter accounts without ever going near twitter and even send out tweets. Not very social, and it is fairly obvious to the tweetee. It will be interesting to see whether the long term success of having artificially inflated numbers of followers does in fact have any impact on the long-term success of businesses or in fact Twitter. Surely if this trend continues Twitter will lose its value once it reaches a critical mass.


Funnyposters

I love these! If they are really funny. I have a strange sense of humour, so what I think is funny may not appeal to anyone else, but I do love it when someone makes me laugh outloud. One that I read recently was "I hate peeing on electric fences." It was a welcome reprieve from the many aggressive posts that I was bombarded with that day.

Aggressiveposters

These are the really loud and irritating ones who scream at you as soon as you friend them up or follow them. They scream buy my product, you are crazy not to, one time only...blah blah blah. They know nothing about you and they keep bombarding you with hard sales, mostly for snake oil calibre products. MLM, matrix, health products, weight loss solutions and get rich quick scams. It is a kind of spam and I don't like it. Delete. Unfollow, get out of my face.


Helpfulposters

These guys are cool. They give you information, ideas and links to articles that teach us something useful. They have knowledge or insights to a subject and they share the information. They save you time and introduce you to new concepts. They are there for the good of the online community and are confident enough about themselves not to have to scream at you the second you meet. They generally have a good clean online presence and conduct their business with respect, kindness and a helpful spirit. I like dealing with them and would be more likely to build a relationship with them and eventually buy from them.

Holyposters

Everyone is entitled to their own beliefs and it is great to share them....when you have permission or invitation to do so.
Helps us learn. . .however, don't knock me over the head with your beliefs. I have my own thank you very much. Some people use social network platforms like a podium to inflict the world with their (often rigid and dogmatic) doctrine. Case in point is the story about Carrie Prejean who is dominating Twitter conversations because she has upset so many people with her religious fanatacism.


Friendlyposters

These are people who are personable and warm and give something of themselves. Done skillfully these guys are the ones who really make social contact with others and are likely to become friends. However, done clumsily or in an over familiar way, they can be a real turn off. It is always great to get behind the scenes and find out people's stories, and feel as though we are getting to know them a bit. When we get insights into their lifestyle, habbits, likes and dislikes we begin to get a sense of the person behind the business. We are social creatures, we make decisions based on what we think of someone we might enter into a transaction with.


Inspiringposters

These guys are wonderful. I love clicking on some profiles of people who really walk their talk and this wonderful warm feeling oozes from between thier wise words. I think it is really obvious when you visit their sites that they are the genuine article. They add value to the day, make the world a better place and talk about things that really matter and hold meaning. They remind us to be better people.

What kind of posts do you leave and what does this say about you as a person? let's not fill the internet up with such rubbish and be mindful of our words, they are your shop window.