“[T]here seems to have been an actual decline in rational thinking. The United States had become a place where entertainers and professional athletes were mistaken for people of importance. They were idolized and treated as leaders; their opinions were sought on everything and they took themselves just as seriously-after all, if an athlete is paid a million or more a year, he knows he is important ... so his opinions of foreign affairs and domestic policies must be important, too, even though he proves himself to be ignorant and subliterate every time he opens his mouth.” PeopleIfsThinkingKnowsYearsHas BeensImportantStatesReasonSeemsPoliticsUnitedLeaderOpinionMillionsUnited StatesMediaPolicyProveMouthsImportancePaidAffairAthleteIgnorantTreatedRationalDeclineMistakenEntertainersRational ThinkingProfessional AthleteForeign AffairsIdolizedDomestic Policy Author:Robert A. Heinlein
“What seems to sell books is good word-of-mouth, not promotion tours. I'm too old to believe that media promotion of a book really matters. What matters is how it will look 100 years from now, not how many copies are sold.” YearsBelieveLooksBookMatterSeemsMediaMouthsSellsCopiesWhat MattersPromotionGood WordsWord Of Mouth Author:John Updike
“Every time [Rand Paul] opens his mouth, it gets a little crazier. Today he angrily demanded that the liberal media stop quoting him in context.” LittlesTodayMediaMouthsQuotingLiberal Media Author:Bill Maher
“Well digital media and social media are eliminating the middle man - in the old days, you had to go through the editors. Or the television producer, you know? Now you have people talking directly to each other, globally who have never met. I think you put the "word" in "word of mouth."” PeopleThinkingKnowsMenWellsSocialTalkingMiddleMediaTelevisionMetsMouthsSocial MediaProducersDigitalEditorsOld DaysEliminatingPeople TalkingWord Of MouthDigital Media Author:Kelly Cutrone
“In order to have a lasting career you'll need to spend time performing live to build your own audience, as it's not all about social media. Word of mouth still rules.” NeedsStillsOrderSocialCareersAudienceMediaMouthsSocial MediaPerformingLastingEnd TimesSpend TimeWord Of MouthPerforming Live Author:Eliot Lewis
“I don't live in that world where I'm on social media, I don't got social media. Or I'm reading articles [about my game], so it's like I hear stuff by word of mouth a couple of days after so it never gets to me. So I can't get mad about what they say.” WorldI CanReadingGamesSocialStuffMediaCoupleMouthsMadSocial MediaArticlesWord Of Mouth Author:Derrick Rose
“The media should be embarrassed and humiliated and keep its mouth shut and just listen for a while.” ShouldMediaMouthsEmbarrassedJust ListenHumiliated Author:Kevin Drum
“Twenty years ago if you provided someone with horrible service, it may take weeks or even months for the word-of-mouth message to get out to 15-20 potential customers. Today, with social media, thousands of potential customers can learn about horrible service within hours, minutes or even seconds after it happens.” IfsYearsMayHappensTodaySocialHoursWeekMinutesMediaMonthsMessagesMouthsYears AgoTwentiesSocial MediaCustomersHorribleSecondsWord Of Mouth Author:Bill Capodagli