Evan Spiegel Quotes

I've used the Internet since I was in high school - it was my tool for self-promotion.

Most days I am in public. If I go to the store, with social media, I'm in public. It might as well be a press conference.

I had a blog where I tried to be transparent while giving away nothing. I tweeted and Facebooked badly. As a writer, your 'voice' is your calling card, yet my voice was becoming indistinguishable from billions of other voices.

I have a private Instagram and an official one, so I'm not opposed to social media.

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.

You won't be exiled to permanent unemployment just because there's a picture somewhere of you holding a red Solo cup and looking underage. But, your Google results tell a story: Have you been in the news? Authored articles or blog posts? What types of topics do you frequently tweet about?

My Google existence is probably larger than a lot of people's.

Now every person edits the story they tell about themselves, carefully ensuring what the world looks at - whether it's over Instagram, Twitter or Facebook.

There's more of me on Twitter than there is in real life.

And if you get caught up in combing the Internet for what people think of you or how people perceive you, I think that's a slippery slope.

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.

In the Digital Age, recorders also tend to be oversharers, and with Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, and Pinterest, they can do so on a grand scale.

How do you manage your online identity? It's something I talk about with my students all the time.

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.

I feel like people with their camera phones and Twitter and Facebook, this kind of question like, 'How can I be present and also document my presence or document what I'm doing?' is something that's always on my mind, even when I'm not working as a filmmaker.

My office is on Twitter. I don't tweet myself - at least, not intentionally, but I probably should do.

There are loads of websites devoted to me.

There's no first impressions anymore. You go to a job interview, and they'll probably Google you. It's a shame - people should play it a little closer to the chest as far as what information they release to the world. If I'm angry about something, I'm not going to take to my Twitter.

I swear on everything holy I do not know what's on the Internet about 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.

Surprisingly, I think if you're known on the Internet, you're probably an introvert.

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

I have a Twitter account. I own my name, but I've never tweeted.