John Battelle Quotes

Viral videos aren't just about being funny. They're about identity creation.

I just believe that whatever I post should be my content.

I was told having a website would help me. I have yet to figure out why my life story needs to be on the web.

I was looking at my Instagram, and someone said to me, 'Who manages your Instagram?' I would never let anyone manage my Instagram! I enjoy it.

The individual has now risen to the level of a mini-government or mini-corporation. Via YouTube and Twitter, each of us is our own mini-network.

Blogs are quite a new development - now, everyone wants to know you, everyone wants to know everything about you. And you can build a following that way. In a way, it's a good thing if you want to create a buzz around yourself.

I really grew my own fan base. I started posting videos on YouTube with the help of my parents.

If you can get better at your job, you should be an active member of LinkedIn, because LinkedIn should be connecting you to the information, insights and people to be more effective.

We all have personal brands and most of us have already left a digital footprint, whether we like it or not. Proper social media use highlights your strengths that may not shine through in an interview or application and gives the world a broader view of who you are. Use it wisely.

Lawyers and other professionals are using Quora to build their reputation and build their bonafides.

Well, I have never, ever Googled myself.

The problem most people make with their media presence is they're trying to craft a media presence as opposed to just consistently publishing who they are.

With Facebook and Twitter, we're all our own little publicists in a way.

There are loads of websites devoted to me.

Social media is changing the way we communicate and the way we are perceived, both positively and negatively. Every time you post a photo, or update your status, you are contributing to your own digital footprint and personal brand.

I don't have a Facebook page because I have little interest in hearing myself talk about myself any further than I already do in interviews or putting any more about myself online than there already is.

Journalists have sometimes looked to my Twitter account and quoted me from there, and that's fine because that's public domain. I know exactly what I'm doing when I post something on Twitter; in a way, it's saying, 'This is who I am, and I don't have anything to hide.'

I don't like to Google myself. I try and avoid it whenever I can.

When I do appearances and stuff and I just wanna see the new pictures, I Google myself.

I've never looked at my Facebook page or my website, because I'm fundamentally an amateur.

Look, I don't have a Facebook page because I have little interest in hearing myself talk about myself any further than I already do in interviews or putting any more about myself online than there already is. But if I wasn't in this position, I'm sure I would use it every day.

My website, my email magazine, my blog, my books, my corporate seminars, and my public seminars all create the ability for social media to work and all build reputation and ranking.

I had a personal blog, but why does anyone care that I went shopping for hats?

Twitter, just every once in a while I put something out there basically to promote whatever I'm doing, but I don't see any of that as representing me or who I am or being a brand.

Put your blog out into the world and hope that your talent will speak for itself.