Guillermo Diaz Quotes

The first thing I do before I get out of bed is reach for my phone and open Instagram.

I'm not a Facebook/Twitter gal, but my husband is.

I usually try to stay off my phone and enjoy the world, but when I am on my phone, it's always for social media - to talk to my bros and my fans and my friends.

I text my girlfriends. I look at Facebook. I check my e-mail. If I'm away from the news cycle more than a few hours, I feel out of touch.

I love technology, and man, is it helpful. But it also means you're always on. Always findable. Always available to 'just take five minutes' to answer an email, tweet a link for someone, check in quickly on FourSquare.

Every day when I wake up, I check Instagram.

I don't think people understand the power of social media or our phones.

I feel like I turn into my grandma when I'm pecking away at Twitter. And I don't care.

Twitter, Instagram - I don't do it at all.

I think in this world of social media, we will be lost if we don't have an online account.

Social media has changed everything. Since we're talking about what we do when we wake up and posting it, we're talking about where we go on Sundays. It's not just about where you work anymore. It's about your life.

I'm kind of a social person and I enjoy corresponding with people and checking out their Facebook pages. And it really doesn't take much time. Ten minutes in the morning, 10 minutes at night and a little bit during the day. It's just something I really enjoy.

I think there's a misconception that I'm opposed to social media.

If I see what you're up to on Facebook but I don't see your updates on Flickr, I'll still care about Facebook.

Facebook and Twitter have changed how people follow ski racing. In past Olympics, you couldn't stay in touch with the fan base that followed you during the Olympics. They thought they had to wait four years to reconnect.

The first thing I do is I check my emails and my texts. I guess I shouldn't feel guilty about it at this point; it's kind of the norm. Sometimes I'll bounce around Twitter. And if I have time, I'll catch up on the news, usually on 'Huffington Post' or 'Salon.'

I try not to live my life on my phone or my social media pages.

Facebook is such a basic utility. It's something that is such a part of peoples' lives, I think it's hard to imagine it going away.

I curate my life in a way. It's always playing on my mind, kind of a love-hate relationship. I'm not one of those people who's, like, 'I wish Facebook wasn't around,' because, you know, it is what it is.

I don't know if I'm a Twitter addict. That seems kind of harsh. I would say it's more that I'm seriously involved. That it's a long-term relationship - like a girlfriend, which my actual girlfriend loves to hear.

Twitter seems like a busman's holiday: just more writing. I have no plans to do it. I'll just stick with my 24/7 webcam. I'm old-fashioned that way.

I don't look at Instagram. I don't have much to do with social media.

I wake up and check my Instagram to see what I missed out on last night. Then I check my Twitter. Then I check my Tumblr.

I not only work online through my various projects, but I am an avid user of online technologies to connect and engage with friends as well.

I get on Twitter, one of my routines during the day, if I'm home is, I wake up, get a cup of coffee, turn on the Weather Channel and I'll look at what people are saying to me on Twitter on my phone.