- Media
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- Nov 07, 2020
Social Media Quotes
Connected constantly, still searching for connection.
These social media quotes weigh the isolation many feel despite constant connectivity against sharper defenses of sharing as the medium's essential value. For related takes on modern life, see Life quotes.
- Last Updated on May 30, 2021
- Long
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- Nov 07, 2020
Long before social media made things like bib replication easier, banditing at major races was viewed as a brave act. Rebellious runners like John Tarrant gatecrashed races as a political statement, in protest of rules about amateurism that limited how much money athletes could earn in appearance fees and endorsements.
- Hurt
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- Nov 07, 2020
Using social media to hurt and destroy is callous, acted out by cowards hiding behind computers. My advice is to ignore negativity. Focus on the love around.
- Me
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- Nov 07, 2020
I got involved early on in social media - I created one of the first social networks - and for me, social gaming was a natural evolution of that.
- Music
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- Nov 07, 2020
Every artist has different priorities. Some artists I know don't make as much music as they used to, because social media has taken over their lives. I work at what I feel is a very normal pace, and things keep clicking. It's rewarding.
- Day
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- Nov 07, 2020
I think taking vacations and turning off the phone and only doing emails or social media for a specific short amount of time helps with work/life balance. If I'm checking it all day I start to feel cuckoo-bird. So I just do it once or twice a day instead of a thousand. And then remembering that it doesn't matter. It just doesn't matter.
- Positive
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- Nov 07, 2020
Obviously social media has had a massive impact on the fame game, but not in a positive way. But it can be for some.
- Music
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- Nov 07, 2020
I started using Twitter a lot and realized I had a lot of fans. Then I saw that I can share my music on Twitter and share my YouTube videos on Twitter. That's how I knew social media was going to be a platform to show my music. That's how I started. I started with Twitter.
- Look
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- Nov 07, 2020
You don't want to be first, right? You want to be second or third. You don't want to be - Facebook is not the first in social media. They're the third, right? Similarly, you know, if you look at Steve Jobs' history, he's never been first.
- Media
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- Nov 07, 2020
Social media has colonized what was once a sacred space occupied by emptiness: the space reserved for thought and creativity.
- People
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- Nov 07, 2020
Social media buzz can lead to huge successes when people spread the word about something they love and want to share. But authors creating their own buzz? Making their own noise? It's hard to make a lot of noise on our own about our own work. Except, sadly, negative noise.
- Media
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- Nov 07, 2020
There is no debate that social media is a great tool for networking with others in our industry. It can lead to friendships, support, and serendipitous connections with reviewers, agents, reporters, or editors.
- Journalism
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- Nov 07, 2020
With technology and social media and citizen journalism, every rock that used to go unturned is now being flipped, lit and put on TV.
- Great
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- Nov 07, 2020