“Google AdWords help with targeting people. Social media makes it easy to find people. A lot of people write blogs as a hobby. Others do it to make money. Instead of advertising on a blog, do a revenue share where you give them a 10-percent share for the business you receive.” PeopleGivingWritingHelpingSocialEasyShareMediaPercentSocial MediaAdvertisingMaking MoneyGoogleHobbiesRevenueBlogs Author:Cameron Johnson
“We also know that ISIS is recruiting who are not in those databases. So of course, we're going to miss them. And then we now learn that DHS says, "No, we can't check their social media."” KnowsCoursesSocialMediaMissingSocial MediaChecksIsisDatabases Author:Carly Fiorina
“For heaven's sakes, every parent in America is checking social media and every employer is as well, but our government can't do it.” WellsGovernmentAmericaHeavenSocialParentMediaSakeSocial MediaEmployers Author:Carly Fiorina
“What I've started to realize is that social media is not just technology - it's become its own entity, full of energy waves. These energy waves could be a Tweet about something you are furious about, like the Keystone Pipeline, or a piece of legislation. Instantly, energy surrounds and adds traction, influence, making it come alive” EnergySocialRealizingTechnologyPiecesAliveInfluenceMediaAddWaveSocial MediaSurroundEntityLegislationTweetFuriousPipelineKeystonesTractionKeystone Pipeline Author:Ian Somerhalder
“Non-Islamic, non-foreign-motivated terrorist actions have killed at least as many Americans on American soil as those who were promoted by jihadists. But what we have also seen is ISIL evolve, because of the sophistication of their social media, to a point where they may be inspiring more attacks - even if they're self-initiated, even if they don't involve complex planning - than we would have seen some time ago.” IfsMaySelfActionSocialMediaComplexesSocial MediaTerroristPlanningEvolveSoilIslamicMotivatedSophisticationIsil Author:Barack Obama
“I voice my opinions on social media and I have people threatening me with violence. It is troubling but I can fight back, which is good.” PeopleI CanFightingSocialVoiceOpinionViolenceMediaSocial MediaThreatening Author:Margaret Cho
“You've gotta understand that with branding and the way things are promoted, in our day and age, your older movie stars are not reachable or accessible because they're not a part of the whole social media world.” WorldWayWholeAgeSocialStarsMediaSocial MediaBrandingMovie Star Author:Kevin Hart
“Social media changed Chinese mindset. More and more Chinese intend to embrace freedom of speech and human rights as their birthright, not some imported American privilege. But also, it gave the Chinese a national public sphere for people to, it's like a training of their citizenship, preparing for future democracy.” PeopleHumansSocialDemocracyRightsMediaChangedSpeechTrainingEmbraceHuman RightsPrivilegeSocial MediaMindsetChineseSpheresFreedom Of SpeechCitizenshipPreparingBirthrightLimiting Freedom Of Expression Author:Michael Anti
“There is a part of my generation that is not on social media because they have happy lives and they're not trying to connect with anybody. And there are other people who are on social media because they need to connect.” PeopleNeedsTryingSocialGenerationsMediaSocial MediaHappy LifeMy Generation Author:Patton Oswalt
“I don't engage in social media, which has its good and bad sides, I guess - but the good side is when people hate my guts, I'm kind of oblivious to it.” PeopleKindHateSocialSidesMediaSocial MediaGutsGood And BadOblivious Author:Hilarie Burton
“In the world of Facebook and Twitter, you can treasure hunt for tidbits about somebody that you find interesting and pretty much find out everything you need to know - which is why I stay away from social media - I'm terrified of it.” KnowsWorldNeedsSocialInterestingMediaSocial MediaTreasureTerrifiedHuntsTreasure Hunt Author:Hilarie Burton
“The corporations are worried about their reputational damage and a lot of the social media inflicts that, but it's hard to measure it.” HardSocialMediaSocial MediaWorriedCorporationsDamage Author:Ralph Nader
“The folks like myself that do this for a living, we were expecting a regular campaign had built the databases, done all the new social media, learned our lessons from [Barack] Obama whipping us twice on how to do voter contact, and then Donald Trump gets in it and turns it into a national election.” DoneTurnsSocialMediaTrumpLessonsBuiltElectionFolksSocial MediaCampaignsContactBarackVotersExpectingDatabasesWhipping Author:Melissa Harris-Perry
“Social media is a great way to get customers. Time is money. If you do this right, it costs money. But social media is great because you put stuff out there and see if it works almost immediately. You can test to see if it will be effective for your company. It's easy if you hit a nerve and talk about something people are interested in. It's easy for them to share with their friends.” PeopleIfsWaySocialEasyStuffCompanyShareMediaCostTestsSocial MediaCustomersNervesTime Is Money Author:JJ Ramberg
“There are ways you can find people to help you market your company on the Internet. If you have the right people helping you, you can get the word out. Newspaper and TV ads are expensive. If you can get the word out through social media, that's a big advantage.” PeopleIfsWayHelpingBigsSocialCompanyMediaTvsInternetAdvantageSocial MediaNewspapersExpensiveAds Author:Michael Franzese
“What's awesome about social media is you curate your own experience. That leads to the rise of niche celebrities, who are actually just as popular as mass celebrities, but because there's no incentive for traditional media to invest in them as celebrities, they find a home where people can follow them on Instagram.” PeopleHomeSocialMediaMassSocial MediaTraditionalIncentivesInstagramNiche Author:Kevin Systrom
“I only know what it's like to be an author with social media. I can't compare. I do think we lose the mystery of the author. Today, I get tons of e-mails and Facebook messages from readers, and my goal with Twitter and Facebook is, if someone reaches out to me, I'm going to respond to them. I don't want to be an elitist author who is untouchable. I'm just a regular person, too. I will always respond to everybody.” IfsThinkingKnowsWantPersonsI CanTodaySocialGoalLosesMysteryMediaReaderMessagesSocial MediaCompareReach OutMailElitistUntouchablesTwitter And Facebook Author:Matt de la Pena
“My fear is you have to be careful as a writer to not get caught up in social media and blogging, because it can start to feed into your writing time. When you are writing a book, it's such a long journey where the payoff is way at the end, sometimes years away. The payoff of the blog post is today. You get the reinforcement, comments or "likes" immediately. It's appealing. You have to be patient with the book.” WayWritingYearsLongBookEndsSometimesTodaySocialJourneyMediaPatientCaughtCarefulSocial MediaLikesPostsCommentBe CarefulCaught UpBe PatientBlogsWriting A BookBloggingPayoffLong JourneyReinforcement Author:Matt de la Pena
“I bailed out on social media for a while, and in short order I found I was able to sit down and read a book again. For the first time in a couple years I could read more than three pages without my brain wandering off into the ether. I drew a direct causal line between all this sort of ratta-tat-tat staccato stimulation that we get from the Internet and my growing inability to sit down and read anything that was longer than 500 words. But for me it came back because those synapses were already latent in my brain.” YearsFirstsBookAbleOrderThreeFoundSocialLinesBrainGrowingMediaCoupleInternetPagesFirst TimeDirectDown AndSocial MediaWanderInabilityStimulationLatentSynapses Author:Ron Currie Jr.
“Stay hungry, stay foolish.” InspirationalInspirationInspiringPersonal GrowthPositivitySocial MediaFoolishHungryMemorableHigh School Graduation Author:Steve Jobs
“Listening to my fans and seeing love and support through social media from them is what I live for.” SocialSupportSeeingFansMediaListeningSocial Media Author:Jake T. Austin
“To me, it's just that social media is allowing people to be in charge of their own narratives.” PeopleSocialMediaSocial MediaNarrativeAllowing Author:Jose Antonio Vargas
“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
“Social media is the basis of my career. Since I was a kid I've always used the Internet as a space to express myself creatively.” KidsUsedSocialSpaceCareersMediaInternetBasesSocial Media Author:Kesh
“Social media is the new way to communicate, the new way to show your work. You don't have to rely on stuffy, traditional, and conservative methods to be able to display your work.” WayShowsAbleSocialMediaMethodConservativeCommunicateSocial MediaTraditionalRelyDisplayNew Ways Author:Kesh
“My entire career comes from the power of social media and the way I've utilized those spaces and interacted with people across the world.” PeopleWorldWaySocialSpaceCareersMediaSocial Media Author:Kesh
“One thing that struck me about going to those tech conferences was all the enthusiasm for free culture, and remixing, and social media, but people's greatest ambition was to be sponsored by Chipotle or something equivalent to that. It was this weird mix of collaborative, utopian claims and this total acquiescence to commercial imperatives.” PeopleCultureSocialOne ThingMediaAmbitionClaimsSocial MediaEnthusiasmConferencesImperativesUtopianAcquiescenceChipotle Author:Astra Taylor
“For me, casting is critical. It's nice that social media and the passionate fans really corroborated choices and embraced kids to be characters.” CharacterKidsChoicesSocialNiceFansMediaPassionateSocial MediaCriticalCasting Author:Joseph McGinty Nichol
“Social media has been an incredible tool to connect to my fan base, and collaborate with people around the world. Some of my biggest breaks have come through people hearing my music on the Internet and then contacting me through social media.” PeopleWorldHas BeensSocialBreakFansMediaInternetToolsIncrediblesSocial MediaHearingAround The World Author:Wendy Starland
“I think e-mail and social media and all that has made me feel way less isolated than ever before.” ThinkingWayFeelsMadeSocialMediaSocial MediaMailIsolated Author:Victoria Chang
“In the age of social media, you have the selfie and some people - not always young people - seem obsessed with showing the world what their face looks like almost every day. Just like some people are obsessed with showing the world what their dinner looks like. It's beyond my understanding to be honest.” PeopleWorldLooksSeemsAgeFacesYoungSocialUnderstandingHonestMediaSocial MediaDinnerBeing HonestObsessed Author:Derek Ridgers
“I go to social media, check out my granddaughter's new boyfriend, but the Department of Homeland Security can't figure out they need to be tracking they jihadi web sites?” NeedsSocialSecurityMediaFiguresSocial MediaChecksDepartmentSiteHomelandTrackingHomeland SecurityGranddaughterDepartment Of Homeland SecurityNew Boyfriend Author:Carly Fiorina
“The internet, like social media, seems to me to depend on how you use it, where you spend your time on it. I used to be quite anti-social media, but I can see now that it can be a good tool for artists, a way for us to speak to each other outside of standard economies and across languages and borders.” WayI CanUseSeemsUsedArtistSpeakLanguageSocialEconomyMediaDependsInternetStandardsToolsSocial MediaUsed To BeBordersAnti Social Author:Micheline Aharonian Marcom
“I began to firmly change my mind when I saw how young Egyptians used Facebook, for example, to begin to coalesce their social justice movement in their country. And a good Iranian friend of mine showed me how also in Iran, till the government shut it down, much was communicated via social media. So I'm not against. I use the internet regularly to do research. It's great but you have to use your discernment, especially if researching content.” IfsMindCountryUseGovernmentYoungUsedSocialJusticeSawsMediaExampleMovementMinesInternetResearchSocial JusticeSocial MediaIranDiscernmentIranian Author:Micheline Aharonian Marcom
“I kind of like social media, and I like hearing from people. I don't like the ugly stuff, but there are some people - smart people - who have a very different perspective, and I'll get a backlash from them. And this isn't necessarily a bad thing.” PeopleKindDifferentSocialStuffMediaPerspectiveSmartUglySocial MediaHearingBad ThingsSmart PeopleDifferent PerspectiveBacklash Author:Paul Bloom
“I have two teenage sons, and they're both surviving, thriving, and having a great time, and they're always on social media.” TwoSocialMediaSonSocial MediaTeenageSurvivingGreat Times Author:Paul Bloom
“Keep up with social media. Twitter and Facebook are both great ways to get your music out, especially internationally.” WaySocialMediaSocial MediaTwitter And Facebook Author:Dia Frampton
“Cruelty towards animals and child abuse make me feel vulnerable. I wish there was more I could do. I try to spread positive messages through my social media.” FeelsTryingChildrenWishSocialAnimalMediaMessagesAbuseSocial MediaSpreadCrueltyVulnerableChild AbusePositive Messages Author:Matt Sorum
“We did a campaign here with New York Times. We had a great ad: "Today in America, someone will kill an elephant for a bracelet." We became sensitized in our society. Now there are four or five billion people in Asia who need to get this message. We need to use social media, print magazines, celebrities - anything we can to share this message. It's not cool, it's not okay. You are destroying beautiful animals. You are robbing a continent of its wealth. And you are hurting a lot of innocent people.” PeopleNeedsUseTodayAmericaBeautifulSocialHurtWealthAnimalFiveFourShareMediaNew YorkMessagesOkaySocial MediaBillionsCampaignsInnocentMagazinesOur SocietyPrintDestroyingAdsContinentsElephantsAsiaNew York TimesRobbingBraceletNot Okay Author:Patrick Bergin
“My main message to folks who love animals is that you can do something every day to help them. Even if you have no money or time, per se, you can find ways to contribute on any level: sharing shelter animals on social media, donating old blankets or towels to a local shelter, starting a petition online for an animal cause.” IfsWayHelpingSocialCausesCan DoAnimalLevelsMediaMessagesStartingFolksSocial MediaLocalsOnlineShelterBlanketNo MoneyCan Do SomethingAnimal LoveTowelsPetitionsAnimal Shelter Author:Alison Eastwood
“Especially with the video games and social media we have now, I think that turning point from kid to sort of adult has gotten earlier with TV shows that are on right now and video games. They all contribute to that.” ThinkingShowsKidsGamesSocialMediaTvsRight NowAdultsSocial MediaVideoTv ShowsTurning Points Author:Gage Munroe
“Social media has a way of revealing someone and can be very telling.” WaySocialMediaSocial MediaRevealing Author:Billy Kennedy
“In a funny way I think social media is making people less rather more experimental. People are too worried about looking good all the time. When I grew up you could get it all horribly wrong and it didn't matter, there was no record.” PeopleThinkingWayMatterSocialRecordsMediaGrewGrew UpSocial MediaWorriedLooking Good Author:Patrick Grant
“I'm grateful for the exposure that being on a show like The Flash gives me, particularly in this generation of social media and how accessible you can be to fans. And I think it's important to use that platform to send a positive message.” ThinkingGivingImportantUseShowsSocialGenerationsFansMediaMessagesGive MeGratefulSocial MediaPlatformsFlashExposureThis GenerationPositive Messages Author:Danielle Panabaker
“There is an element - particularly on social media - where I want to encourage positivity and kindness rather than negativity and bashing of other people. I think that is a way I try to incorporate social responsibility into my life, but I feel like my day to day is pretty average.” PeopleThinkingWayWantFeelsTryingSocialResponsibilityKindnessMediaElementsAveragePositivitySocial MediaNegativityDay To DaySocial Responsibility Author:Danielle Panabaker
“With feminism social media just opened up its boundaries even more. Now all these different tribes of women can connect with each other, and also find each other if they're not living in the same city, or even if they are but they're not friends with the same people!” PeopleIfsDifferentSocialCitiesFeminismMediaSocial MediaBoundariesTribesNot Friends Author:Petra Collins
“I sometimes miss the days where I could fly a little more under the radar. There was no social media in the '90s, and it was a different world. I also miss TRL - that was always a blast!” WorldLittlesDifferentSometimesSocialMediaMissingSocial MediaBlastDifferent WorldsRadar Author:Nick Carter
“Girls use social media in all kinds of ways. They use it to have friendships. They use it to be playful with each other, to make each other laugh.” WayKindUseGirlSocialLaughingMediaSocial MediaAll Kinds Author:Nancy Jo Sales
“People want everything quick and now. We live in the age of social media and hyper digital. Tweets are published in less than a second, Safari pages load in less than three seconds.” PeopleWantAgeThreeSocialMediaPagesSocial MediaDigitalSecondsLoadTweetHyperSafari Author:Aeriel Miranda