Fred Wilson Quotes

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

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

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

What I wanted to make sure of is that I wasn't just tagged as a Viner.

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.

There's no social media or Googling yourself. You only have to do it once to learn never to do it again.

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

Reputation is a timely subject, now that nobody has one.

I Googled myself, and I saw some nice things and some not-so-nice things. I've learned that that stuff isn't real, and it doesn't exist unless you look at it.

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?

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.

When people think about me, that's all they think: 'He's crazy. He's psycho. He's this.' No, that was just my blog; that was Agent Zero; that was my persona that I was putting out there. And eventually, that all caught up with me.

All of us in the modern world are constructing our identities, largely through social media, for a larger audience.

I've been very careful to always make clear that I am a real person. That's why I'm on social media a lot.

There is no way you can get people to believe you on screen if they know who you really are through television.

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.

There are loads of websites devoted to me.

I've long since stopped worrying about how I'm portrayed in the press because ultimately it's not that important. Everyone who knows me knows I do what I do with the greatest integrity.

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.

People don't get through to the essence of you right away - it's always the famous 'girl' or the famous 'girlfriend'. I'd rather be known for myself.

In the role of Miss Munim, I had credibility as an individual.

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

I have a credibility on the subject that most people don't.

Whenever I play something, everybody just thinks that's who I am.