Tweet Type

I find the different types of people in this world of ours entirely fascinating.

When I was younger, there was a popular TV series called “Watching” and the basic storyline revolved around a shy boy and his brash on / off girlfriend. A major theme was people watching and it clarified something I have always enjoyed doing. That of trying to categorise folks just by observing them.

I find I do this on twitter as well and often wonder the who and what of the people behind each tweet. Certainly I can get what they release publicly through their tweets and blogs but that doesn’t tell me everything. Anyway a link to the TV Series set me to thinking about the types of tweet that people create and so here I present my list of the “types of tweet” I see:

• play by play
• your best friend
• spam
• direct marketing / sales
• informational
• replies
• compliments
• opinion
• achievements
• fun
• pictures
• help seekers
• critics
• cause champions
• introductions
• linkers
• reporter / status
• blog post
• retweeters
• pictures
• mundane or “did I really need to know that”
• trivia

What type of tweets do you write?

Have I missed any?