Amy Jo Martin Quotes

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.

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

I'm easy to find on the Internet.

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

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

Well, I have never, ever Googled myself.

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

There are loads of websites devoted to me.

There's no first impressions anymore. You go to a job interview, and they'll probably Google you. It's a shame - people should play it a little closer to the chest as far as what information they release to the world. If I'm angry about something, I'm not going to take to my Twitter.

Most days I am in public. If I go to the store, with social media, I'm in public. It might as well be a press conference.

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

Journalists have sometimes looked to my Twitter account and quoted me from there, and that's fine because that's public domain. I know exactly what I'm doing when I post something on Twitter; in a way, it's saying, 'This is who I am, and I don't have anything to hide.'

A lot of people have put their lives online and are using MySpace to manage their social lives.

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.

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.

Instagram is my edit of my life.

I didn't necessarily intend it for myself, but it just happens with Instagram and Twitter; people come up to me and call me Emrata; they don't call me Emily. That's my brand, my identity.

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?

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 do not have a Facebook page, and I do not chat on Twitter. I don't have a web site, even if there are people who have opened one in my name, complete with my photo.