Could also be called TwitTours, TwitTourism is the curious phenomenon whereby Twitter enthusiasts seek real-time travel tips and suggestions while on the road. In some cases they are genuinely seeking guidance or advice; in other cases, they are looking to "advertise" their travels. Whatever the motivation, TwitTourism is quite common on Twitter these days. 
Advertweeters:
Lots of brands are Twittering these day, observes Machiavelli.. Tony
Hsieu (http://twitter.com/zappos) of
Zappos.com has nearly 4,000 folllowers– a sign of Zappos.com appeal – but in the
process of his fans following even his most mundane activity on the Zappos.com
publicity tour, a whole heck of a lot of branding and advertising takes
place.
BankRunners:
These are the folks that post “end is near unless you act now” messages,
potentially eliciting a sense of panic – a run on the bank, if you will --
among the Twitterites. Here’s a sample post from high reach Twitter maven and
search guru Danny Sullivan (http://twitter.com/dannysullivan): “smx advanced
85% sold, less than 100 tickets left. today's early bird deadline so more will
go. not joking, book now”
Imagine if astute political
observer and philosopher Niccolo Machiavelli parachuted back into our world to see all the strange new media specimens of
Planet Earth twittering away during their idle moments.
Anyway, I recklessly bumped
into Niccolo on the street while we were both twittering about, well, going across the street. We decided to
sit down over Italian roast and biscotti to discuss his acute
observations. Most importantly, he had
started to carefully analyze and “segment” all the curious personality types
and behaviors emerging from Twitter land. I couldn't resist sharing his thoughts. Please contribute your own categories. Your contributions will be credited in the final version.
- Niccola (channeled through Pete Blackshaw)
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