David Shields Quotes

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

With Facebook and Twitter, we're all our own little publicists in a way.

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

Look, 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. But if I wasn't in this position, I'm sure I would use it every day.

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.

I was looking at my Instagram, and someone said to me, 'Who manages your Instagram?' I would never let anyone manage my Instagram! I enjoy it.

I think at all social networks, be it Facebook or Twitter or whatever it is, there's an ecosystem that exist there. But there's also an ego system that exists there.

Blogs are quite a new development - now, everyone wants to know you, everyone wants to know everything about you. And you can build a following that way. In a way, it's a good thing if you want to create a buzz around yourself.

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.

Viral videos aren't just about being funny. They're about identity creation.

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 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.

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

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

I don't like to Google myself. I try and avoid it whenever I can.

I have a Twitter account. I own my name, but I've never tweeted.

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.

I'm easy to find on the Internet.

I'm very grateful for social media. I think it has shown people my true nature, and through that has come a book deal, and I think it certainly contributes to people's view of me as a person with a sense of humor, which is only helpful in my industry.

For me, Facebook and Twitter was always just a way for me to reach out to the fans of the show, to communicate with my friends who where in the business, and I never felt like I wanted to use it to further my career in some way. I don't know that it has the power or the ability to do that. I just never thought about it in those terms.

Things like Facebook and Twitter, all that stuff, are about, 'I'm here! Here I am! I'm somebody special!'

I have never been attracted to increasing my popularity or hireability by being on Instagram.

Anyone with a cellphone essentially is their own broadcast network. If you can build a reach for yourself, you're essentially an influencer.

My Twitter account status used to say 'part-time playboy' on it, but I've taken that down now.