Other people in my li’l Twitter taxonomy began with The Celebrity The Crusader They spring up from the political spectrum’s left, right and middle, chomping at the bit to promote their respective messages.* Go green! Shut down the McDonalds! Stop Sascha Baron Cohen’s bizarre brand of humor! When Crusaders are good at what they do, they [...]
Posts Tagged as ‘Five People You Meet on Twitter’
July 9, 2009
The Five People You Meet on Twitter (No. 2)
This series began with The Celebrity. The Real Deal With follower counts ranging from 10 to 10,000 or more,* these are the workhorses of Twitter–the folks who make it worthwhile to log on and catch up. Whether they’re sharing random facts: I just now found out that Donkeys can withstand more radiation than humans!–@emilyoftexas or [...]
July 9, 2009
The Five People You Meet on Twitter (No. 1)
The Celebrity Whether they’re promoting a flick/show, a cause, a campaign, a product/career or just trying to save face, these tend to be the tweeple that provide fodder for the tired theory that Twitter’s an exercise in narcissism. Politicians, talk show hosts, novelists, sports figures, celebrity chefs and garden gurus, moviestars*… with a few noteworthy [...]
