Prabal Gurung Quotes

A lot of people use social media to share mundane things or for self-glorification. I try to use it to share interesting things with people.

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.

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 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.

Twitter is the limit of me putting myself out there.

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.

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

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

I have always had stuff on the Internet. Way back in the Myspace days, I had a lot of friends on Myspace. And it is just all about, like, networking - contacting people and showing people, like, your mind.

Everyone has made themselves into a commodity with Facebook, Twitter - with all of these things, you're commodifying your life every time you post an Instagram picture.

If my life depended on being a social-media person in terms of talking myself up, I probably would be in trouble because - not that I wouldn't be able to step up to it - but I wouldn't love it. I wouldn't want to be that person; that wouldn't be my natural thing.

The selfie is a powerful tool, but it can also be dangerous, and I am fascinated with the process of it because there is a level of self-monitoring.

I don't find a reason to be on Twitter or Facebook. This is my temperament, and I can't put myself out 24/7 out there. However, I am not judgmental about others being there.

I think social media has been really great for me.

I search my name on Tumblr more than I Google myself, and I Google myself every day.

Never post boring back-to-back selfies.

I just love social media. I love that you can create your own image of yourself.

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

The way people express themselves online, that's also how they express themselves in the real world.

It's a personal thing whether one wants to be on social media or not.

I found social media was a way for me to open up and show the world who I was and also keep my name out there.

Social media has made the web all about me, me, me.

To be honest, I've been a passionate advocate for the value of tech to help us connect to people in real and emotional ways - and stick up for myself when people say, 'Sklar! Stop tweeting!'

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.

I'm not big on looking up myself. I don't get Google alerts, and I don't look on blogs.