The 12 new types of social media personalities. The various users, as shown below, are based on the results of a month-long experiment by first direct in the UK, where social media addicts were forced to change their online habits.
Rebecca Dye, social media manager at first direct, said: “A lot of people admit to behaving very differently in social media to how they behave in the ‘real world’, and it’s important we’re aware of that when we’re dealing with customers through a variety of channels.”
12 Personality Types In Social Media Revealed
Ultra
Deniers
Dippers
Virgins
Lurkers
Peacocks
Ranters
Ghosts
Changelings
Quizzers
Informers
Approval-seekers
Here is an infographic detailing the personality types..
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Which personality type seems like a close match for you, or which combination if one does not completely match?
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