types of social media users

• Types of social media users

  • Creators
  • Critics
  • Collectors
  • Joiners
  • Spectators
  • Inactives
• Creator


  Person who creates social media content (blog posts, web pages, videos/images/audio, shares content online)
• Critic


  Person who responds to content posted by others (posts ratings/reviews, comments on blogs/forums, contributes to wikis)
• Collector


  Person who organizes content for themselves or others using RSS feeds, social bookmarking, photo/page tagging
• Joiner


  Person who joins social networking websites and maintains multiple profiles
• Spectator


  Person who reads blogs, views user-generated videos, reads online forums, listens to podcasts, searches for user reviews/ratings
• Inactive


  Person who is online but does not participate in any form of social media (doesn't post or read user-generated content)
• Other types of social media users

  • Ultras
  • Dippers
  • Deniers
  • Lurkers
  • Virgins
  • Peacocks
  • Ranters
  • Changelings
  • Ghosts
  • Quizzers
  • Informers
  • Approval Seekers
• Ultras


  Check social media feeds dozens of times a day and happily admit their obsession
• Dippers


  Access their social media pages infrequently, often going days or even weeks without posting
• Deniers


  Maintain that social media does not control their lives but get anxious when unable to access networks
• Lurkers


  Watch what others are saying on social media but rarely participate themselves
• Virgins


  Taking their first tentative steps in social media
• Peacocks


  Engage in a popularity contest, having a high number of followers, fans, likes, and retweets
• Ranters


  Meek and mild in face-to-face conversations but highly opinionated online
• Changelings


  Adopt completely new personalities online so no-one knows their real identity
• Ghosts


  Create anonymous profiles for fear of giving out personal information to strangers
• Quizzers


  Ask questions to allow them to start conversations
• Informers


  Seek kudos by being the first to share the latest "stuff" to the audience
• Approval Seekers


  Constantly check feeds and timelines after posting, fret until people respond