Have you ever wondered what type of social media personality you are? Yes, there are different types of social media personalities, 12 of them to be exact.
Each social media personality describes a type of social media user that you’ve probably come across in your network.
12 Social Media personalities
Ultras
Check feeds a dozen times a day.
Dippers
Accesses their pages infrequently, often going days, weeks or months without checking.
Deniers
Maintains that social media doesn’t control their lives, but gets anxious when a social network is down.
Virgins
First-time social media user.
Lurkers
Hides in the shadows of social media. Watches what others do, but does not engage.
Peacocks
Has a high number of fans, followers, tweets and retweets.
Ranters
Highly opinionated online.
Changelings
Adopts a completely new personality online so no one knows who they are.
Ghosts
Creates anonymous profiles because they don’t like strangers finding out who they are.
Informers
Seeks kudos for being the first to share something online.
Quizzers
Asks questions to start conversations.
Approval Seekers
Constantly checks their feeds to see when someone responds.
To help you determine which social media personality you are, First Direct Bank created this infographic to illustrate the 12 different social media personalities.
One thing I found interesting about each social media personality was that when comparing each social network, my personality was different.
For instance, on Facebook and Twitter, I found my social media personality to be an Ultra. For Instagram, I was more of a dipper.
Which social media personality are you?
Check out a description of each social media personality. Did you have the same type of social media personality from one network to another?
Question: Which social media personality describes you and do you think the same personality applies to all of the social networks that you are on? You can leave a comment here.