10 Social Media Personality Types - Which One Are You?

I've been on social media for 5+ years now -- not counting the time spent wasted on MySpace, Yahoo & Aol.

Throughout the years I've had conversations with various types of people.

Some cool, some not so cool... but always falling under a different personality type.

As a Facebook page owner or Social Media Manager it's very important to acknowledge & understand these different types of personalities.

How you communicate with each of them can make or break your brand online.

10 Social Media Personality Types - Which One Are You?

1. The Social Athlete

• Serious & quiet -- interested in security & peaceful living
• Extremely thorough, responsible & dependable
• Well-developed powers of concentration
• Usually interested in supporting & promoting traditions & establishments
• Well-organized & hard working
• Works steadily towards pre-identified goals
• Can usually accomplish any task once they set their mind to it

Profile:

• Complete
• Profile Pic: headshot with informal dress in outdoor setting or behind desk in professional setting
• Often have joined maximum number of groups for each platform
• Borderline spammers for number of daily tweets & posts

2. The Social Luddite

• Quiet & reserved
• Not interested in the latest & greatest tech
• Reluctant participant in the world of social media
• Uncomplicated in their desires
• Loyal to their peers & to their internal value systems
• Excel at finding solutions to practical problems

Profile:

• Often no Profile Pic

3. The Social Nurturer

• Warm-hearted, popular & conscientious
• Usually put the needs of others above their own needs
• Stable & practical
• Feel a strong sense of responsibility & duty
• Value traditions & security
• Interested in serving others
• Need positive reinforcement to feel good about themselves
• Well-developed sense of space & function

Profile:

• Profile Pic: often animals (commonly cats) or group photos with attractive friends
• Posts characterized by large numbers of smiley face emoticons & images depicting motivational sayings

4. The Social Lazies

• Quiet, reflective & idealistic
• Interested in running online communities & has many profiles
• Well-developed value systems they strive to live in accordance with
• Adaptable & laid-back unless a strongly-held value is threatened
• Usually talented writers
• Mentally quick & able to see possibilities
• Interested in understanding & helping people

Profile:

• Profile Pic: head shots with informal dress
• Automates using tools like Post Planner & schedules bulk posts
• Posting characterized by a flurry of activity that dwindles & stops after 2 weeks

5. The Social Geek

• Independent, original, analytical & determined
• Have exceptional ability to turn theories into solid plans of action
• Value knowledge, competence & structure
• Driven to derive meaning from their visions
• Long-range thinkers
• Have very high standards for their performance & the performance of others
• Natural leaders, but will follow if they trust existing leaders

Profile:

• Profile Pic: photoshop'ed -- includes a Star Wars character, attractive girls or tech CEO's

6. The Social Doer

• Friendly, adaptable & action-oriented
• "Doers" who are focused on immediate results
• Living in the here-&-now
• Risk-takers who live fast-paced lifestyles
• Impatient with long explanations
• Extremely loyal to their peers
• Not usually respectful of laws & rules if they get in the way of getting things done
• Great people skills

Profile:

• Photos: feature drunken escapades or extreme sports.

7. The Social Lurker

• Practical, traditional & organized
• Likely to be reading posts
• Not interested in engagement or participation with social media
• Have clear visions of the way things should be
• Loyal & hard-working
• Like to be in charge
• Exceptionally capable in organizing & running activities
• "Good citizens" who value security & peaceful living

Profile:

• Profile Pic: absent or default image
• information is basic

8. The Social Inspirer

• Enthusiastic, idealistic & creative
• Able to do almost anything that interests them
• Great people skills
• Need to live life in accordance with their inner values
• Excited by new ideas, but bored with details
• Open-minded & flexible, with a broad range of interests & abilities

Profile:

• Often have the best personalized wall papers on their Twitter pages
• (They speak at industry events to highlight how much they know)

9. The Social Ranter

• Popular & sensitive, with outstanding people skills
• Externally focused, with real concern for how others think & feel
• Quick to share their ideas & beliefs, sometimes in a single stream of information
• See everything from the human angle & dislike impersonal analysis
• Very effective at managing people issues & leading group discussions
• Interested in serving others
• Place the needs of others over their own needs

Profile:

• Often found with major environmental interest groups linked to their social accounts
• Sometimes known as the soapbox hero

10. The Social Visionary

• Creative, resourceful & intellectually quick
• Good at broad range of things
• Enjoy debating issues & may be into "one-up-manship"
• Get very excited about new ideas & projects
• May neglect the more routine aspects of life
• Generally outspoken & assertive
• Enjoy people
• Are stimulating company
• Excellent ability to understand concepts & apply logic to find solutions

Profile:

• Their number of fans and followers is super important to them

Which Social Media Personality Type are You?

Personally, I'm a mix of the:

1. "Social Ranter"
2. "Social Doer"
3. "Social Visionary"

Just depends whether you're talking to me on Facebook, Twitter or Google+!!!

Which personality are you? Tell me in the comments.