There is a growing theory out there that the people who are most active in social media are actually introverts.
Mashable is running a poll on the issue and their findings seem to confirm the theory. Note: The poll has been open for nearly a year.
Mashable is running a poll on the issue and their findings seem to confirm the theory. Note: The poll has been open for nearly a year.
Mashable is not the only ones thinking about this phenomenon. Janet Clarey has also been thinking about personality types and social media success. In her post she has a compilation of what a variety of bloggers are saying on the topic.
Although I am an INFP,I'm not totally convinced on this one. While social media may provide introverts with a place to have a voice, the real power of social media is engaging with other people. My question is how well do the introverts engage with others on Twitter or on blog posts? Are introverts part of the conversation or are they simply mindcasting? Anecdotally, I find the people who thrive on the energy of others in real life are the ones who thrive on the energy of others in social media. So for me, it is the extrovert who reaches out to others in twitter and has the conversations. It's the extorvert who takes the time to share comments on other blogs. It may be easy for an introvert to send a tweet but sending that @ back at someone...not so easy.In another post, Mark Dykeman reminds us that the difference between introversion and extroversion lies in the effect other people have on us. He thinks social media removes the need to connect in person (something extroverts are more comfortable with). He quoted Laura Thomas at Dell:
>“social media is very introvert-friendly (because many introverts) are more comfortable writing their thoughts/feelings than they are speaking them.”
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