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TravelTeasers

TravelTeasers: These are the folks who create a bit of mystery and mystique about exactly where they are. Are they really on business? Could it be a job interview? A secret affair? Sometimes we just don’t know, but we can’t resist playing out scenarios when they say something like “Here at Amsterdam Coffee House" or something.

ProudRouters

Proud Routers: A quintessential “connector,” a Proud Router loves to forward things from other Twitter posts. In Twitter parlance, the Proud Router usually puts the @ in front of twitter profiles. By definition, they are “social connectors” and they love to bring folks together, make introductions, and take credit for matchmaking. Former colleague Max Kalehoff (http://twitter.com/maxkalehoff) is a classic proud router.  Niccola urges moderation here.

Tweetniks

Tweetniks: People who try to write prose with twitter. Everyone once and a while you will find someone turning twitter into the modern day haiku.

TweetBacks

TweetBacks: These are folks who use Twitter as a real time focus group for immediate feedback. Robert Scoble, Steve Rubel, and many others use Twitter like an open-end survey tool. Niccola wonders out loud whether these folks will get buried.