If you don’t follow @DanZarella you should. He does some really interesting research on Twitter. The latest thing he’s come out with is a tool that will give you a psychological profile based on the content of your tweets. It says it works better if you have over 1,000 updates and are conversational (not always promoting something) but I tried it anyways with my meager 600+ updates and these are the results I got:

Cognitive Content

1. Present tense
2. Tentative
3. Similes – I do love a good metaphor, simile or analogy…
4. Self reference - ouch…but I guess that’s partly the nature of Twitter…right?
5. Positive emotions - I like to stay on the sunny side..
6. Cognitive processes - I think, therefore I am
7. Sexual references - didn’t expect that one, don’t even know what it’s referring to!
8. Occupation & work
9. Senses
10. Insight – Nice!
11. Sad – ??
12. Media, entertainment & celebrities - #pop_tart
13. Future tense

Primordial, Conceptual and Emotional Content

1. Social behavior – Definitely me!
2. Abstract thought - I think this is a compliment?
3. Constructive behaviors - Yay for being constructive!
4. Affection –
5. Cold sensations
6. Moral imperative - Definitely see that…
7. Glory – !!
8. Positive affect - More positiveness, I like it.
9. Anxiety - ?? Hmmm…
10. Taste Sensations
11. Audio sensations – I’m apparently into all kinds of sensations
12. Order – I’m bossy…haha just kidding. I think this comes from things like “Check it out..” or “Read this..”

So there’s a glimpse into my Twitter psychology. Some of them I totally get and completely agree with, others are a little more questionable. I’m going to try it again when I get to 1,000 and see how it changes. Go to TweetPsych yourself and see what yours is (there I go being bossy again…) then leave me a comment with results so we can compare!