Jimmy Wales Quotes

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

These days with the web, you can burn out a character really quick.

Twitter does have an effect on everything - things you put out there, they are out there for good.

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?

If I can really sustain myself and become a powerful entity on the internet, it'll transfer into real life. So right now I'm putting everything into the net.

A lot of people are living their lives online in much more public ways with Facebook and Twitter.

I don't like to be overexposed. Too many articles, too many tweets, too many posts, I just don't like that. But at the same time, we live in a culture where that's almost necessary. People want content and they want their stuff when they want it.

I have a rule that I won't Google my own name.

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.

I've been doing this 17 years but I can tell you I have more websites now than I have ever had devoted to me or my past career or my character. When I got this show, I think I had two fans out there that had created websites on my behalf.

There are loads of websites devoted to me.

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.

Creating a representation of yourself for the Internet stopped making sense when we were all on phones and connected everywhere.

I don't want to be on the Internet.

Every day I don't Google my name, there's another beautiful day.

By Googling myself, I'm not going to find anything I like.

If nothing else, the Internet allows people to put their ideas out there and let the world decide whether they're worth paying attention to.

I never ever Google myself. That way madness lies.

It may not always be profitable at first for businesses to be online, but it is certainly going to be unprofitable not to be online.

It's amazing that about 10% of startups couldn't be found on Facebook because they had common names or names that weren't searchable.

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

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.

Everyone self-Googles. And, I have, of course, the Google alert.