October 29, 2013 The 7 Archetypes of Twitter Users – Accounts to follow and those to avoid [#Infographic] Social Media Share this post: With Twitter’s user base eclipsing 550 million, it can be a daunting task — especially for newer users — to find the right people to follow. Leveraging an article entitled, “Who to follow on Twitter,” also published on Social Media Today, I created an infographic-style presentation on the 7 Archetypes of Twitter Users. The idea is to present a quick read on an account in order better to identify whether the account may be of interest or not. Twitter profiles I identify 7 archetypes of Twitter users: The Social Star The Butterfly The Distant Star The Private Eye The Listener The Cycler The Egghead For each archetype, I have created a typical profile, a description, a possible insight on the user and a rating on the degree of interest to follow (or to avoid) that user. In this evaluation, I have focused only the individual accounts, as opposed to corporate accounts. In addition, I note that I have excluded troll, spam or porn profiles. The infographic – 7 archetypes of Twitter Users If you would like to download this infographic as a PDF, you can do so here. And, if you like this infographic, I hope you will consider signing up for the weekly Myndset newsletter to stay up to date with the latest digital news and analysis. Your thoughts are more than welcome! NEWSletter Subscribe to Minter’s Bi-Weekly NEWSletter and receive a free copy of the exclusive and updated 8 Golden Rules of an eReputation Your Gift For Signing Up 8 Golden Rules of an eReputation SUBSCRIBE! You have Successfully Subscribed! 7 archetypes, archetypes, distant star, egghead, infographic, Myndset Infographic, social media, social star, twitter users Minter Dial Minter Dial is an international professional speaker, author & consultant on Leadership, Branding and Digital Strategy. After a successful international career at L’Oréal, Minter Dial returned to his entrepreneurial roots and has spent the last ten years helping senior management teams and Boards to adapt to the new exigencies of the digitally enhanced marketplace. He has worked with world-class organisations to help activate their brand strategies, and figure out how best to integrate new technologies, digital tools, devices and platforms. Above all, Minter works to catalyse a change in mindset and dial up transformation. Minter received his BA in Trilingual Literature from Yale University (1987) and gained his MBA at INSEAD, Fontainebleau (1993). His newest book Heartificial Empathy, Putting Heart into Business and Artificial Intelligence, bowed in December 2018 and won the Book Excellence Award 2019 as well as being shortlisted for the Business Book Awards 2019. It's available in Audiobook, Kindle and Paperback. He is also co-author of Futureproof (Pearson, Sep 2017) and sole author of The Last Ring Home (Myndset Press, Nov 2016), a book and documentary film, both of which have won awards and critical acclaim. Minter has a new book on leadership, You Lead, How being yourself makes you a better leader, published by Kogan Page, that released January 2021. It's easy to inquire about booking Minter Dial here. View all posts by Minter Dial Previous post Next post