Steven Van Belleghem wrote a post on the SocialMediaToday blog that is really on the mark.
The Bar Crowd
In his post, Steve describes a typical bar scenario. People talking in groups about all sorts of things. The topics change frequently, and every now and then one particular subject of discussion goes through the whole bar.
And like any bar, there is usually a diverse bunch of people:
Regulars
- Seen frequently and have something useful, or interesting to offer to the conversation.
- Move easily between groups.
Sellers
- Usually in the bar just to sell something.
- May enter a conversation,but usually, it has one purpose,
- Easy to spot.
Self-Promoters
- Appear in the bar every three months or so with the one goal of promoting themselves.
- Leave straight away.
Twitter users are similar to Bar patrons
Here’s Steven’s original post: When on Twitter, Act Like You’re in a Bar
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Interesting post Mark, as always.
I contributed a short section in Shel Israel’s book ‘Twitterville’ on the subject back in 2009. The section was titled “The Ant Clay Pub Metaphor”
Hi Ant – Interesting. I originally wrote that post back in 2010. It was based on a post at SocialMediaToday. Now I wonder whether their post was based on what they read in Twitterville.
Quite possibly, but there’s no sign of a source or attribution in the original article!
No – but it makes for an interesting question. I’ll see if I can get in touch with the author.
Hi Ant,
I sent an email to the author of the post that I mentioned above (the one on SocialMedia Today). The author of that post was Steven Van Belleghem.
Steven states that he hadn’t seen your material before…