Simon Mainwaring Quotes

It's interesting now; with social media, you are actually interacting with fans.

The future belongs to social media. It is egalitarian and inclusive. Social media is not about any country, any language, any colour, any community but it is about human values and that is the underlying link binding humanity.

I'm not online. I'm not on Facebook much. I don't connect that way.

Social networking technology didn't really exist until 2004-2005. I had the idea to use this technology to bridge this gap between a general interest in addressing social issues and the practical action.

Social media is not about the exploitation of technology but service to community.

Social media affords me an opportunity to interact with fans on a daily basis, not just for a few seconds apiece at a science-fiction convention.

As the world grows and technology grows, it's getting harder to communicate and for kids to socialize.

It's a new era with regard to social media. It's just something that we have to adapt to and accept.

In this new era of social media the rules of the road have changed significantly, yet the basic yearning for true connectivity and love have not.

I guess Twitter is the first thing that has been attractive to me as social media. I never felt the least draw to Facebook or MySpace. I've been involved anonymously in some tiny listservs, mainly in my ceaseless quest for random novelty, and sometimes while doing something that more closely resembles research.

Some people really like to get into Twitter, but it's not my thing.

I'm a Twitter addict. Jose Andres is a serial tweeter. It's funny to see which chefs have embraced it, and the different paths they take.

The use of the Internet, the use of Twitter, the way protest movements developed... This is a different world.

New media is like a megaphone. It amplifies your ability to reach more people.

When you think about Twitter and you think what a dumb stupid throwaway technology, and then you have the Iranian elections and it actually saves the day - you can't prejudge technologies now because they have effects you may not have intended.

First, I thought Twitter was some kind of hybrid car being developed by Government Motors. Then I thought it was a new bite-size snack combining what's best of the Frito and the Cheeto. Then I found out it was me. On a laptop. At the U.S. Open. Having fun.

Smart phones and social media expand our universe. We can connect with others or collect information easier and faster than ever.

Technology has allowed me to reach my fans directly. Social media: it has been a complete revolution of how to interact, promote and share things.

I really do love social media. I've always been crazy about - even like, remember AOL chat rooms? I always loved message boards, and I was always interacting on the computer.

In this age of media and Internet access, we are much more talkative than ever before.

I think Twitter is best when it sparks conversations elsewhere. To use YouTube and Facebook and all the tools we have available to us today to respond and also promote and answer and engage is awesome.

I think everyone should have social media - all young people, at least.

Technology has changed the fan/actor interaction quite a bit. Now it's really easy to communicate with a large group of people in a really short time, and that... opens a lot of possibilities. You can do a lot of things with it that you couldn't do before. It's kind of fun to figure out how that can be employed.

I don't really see myself getting a Twitter account. Nothing against it. I get it. I especially get it for businesses.

Social media is so influential now.