IJustine
Template:Infobox Internet celebrity Justine Ezarik (born March 20, 1984) is a freelance graphic/web designer and video editor based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. She is the daughter of a coal miner and gym teacher and grew up in Pennsylvania.[1] After graduating from the Pittsburgh Technical Institute in 2004, she landed several gigs in graphic design and video editing before starting her own business. She appears live 24/7 on the Internet through the use of a wireless webcam and microphone. She has her own iJustine lifecasting channel on Justin.tv where she began transmitting her life via the Internet on May 29, 2007.[2][3] She does not intend to broadcast what she considers private moments, saying "...that shouldn't be a problem. I am going to try as much as I can to do 24/7.[1]
In December 2006 she was named one of five finalists in the "Yahoo! Talent Show", a Yahoo sponsored competition for best online videos.[4] She finished second to Rex Hermogino, who won the US$50,000 prize.[5]
In August 2007 she created a viral video about her 300-page iPhone bill which quickly became an Internet meme and received international news coverage.[6][7] In the first 10 days, the video was viewed more than 3 million times.[8] She was subsequently interviewed by several media outlets, including USA Today,[9] ABC News,[10] WTAE-TV,[11] and WPXI-TV. In the WPXI interview, the interviewer was surprised to learn that his interview was being shown live on the iJustine webcast.[12]
References
- ^ a b Guynn, Jessica (2007-05-29). "Can't get enough Justin? You can watch Justine: 'Natural star' ready to take on leading role in the latest around-the-clock Web show". San Francisco Chronicle. Retrieved 2007-08-24.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|date=(help); Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|publisher=(help) - ^ Beale, Scott (2007-05-29). "Justin.tv Launches Lifecasting Network With iJustine". Laughing Squid. Retrieved 2007-08-24.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|date=(help) - ^ Moses, Asher (2007-05-31). "Justine's crazy web adventures". Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 2007-08-24.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|date=(help); Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|publisher=(help) - ^ McCoy, Adrian (2006-12-09). "Cybertainment: Local woman makes finals in online video contest". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. PG Publishing Co. Retrieved 2007-09-04.
Justine Ezarik, 22, of Carnegie, is among five national finalists in the Yahoo! Talent Show. Yahoo's competition for best online videos is aimed at the ever-growing user-generated video community.
- ^ "Filam wins top Yahoo talent show - U.S. News". Manila Mail, Phillipines. Maya Media, Inc. 2007-01-14. Retrieved 2007-09-04.
Hermogino, a 31-year-old singer and songwriter ... edged out Justine Ezarik, a filmmaker from Pennsylvania, to earn $50,000.
- ^ Lyons, Kim (2007-08-16). "The blog is on - Pittsburgh Tribune-Review". Pittsburgh Tribune Review. Tribune-Review Publishing Co. Retrieved 2007-08-19.
Ezarik, 23, of Carnegie, made national news yesterday with a video of her flipping through her 300-page bill from AT&T -- mailed in a box -- for her new iPhone.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|date=(help) - ^ Keizer, Gregg (2007-08-16). "A 300-page iPhone Bill? : iPhone owners rail at AT&T for paper waste with overly detailed bills". Computerworld. PC World Communications. Retrieved 2007-08-19.
One blogger, in fact, is in the middle of her 15 minutes of fame after posting a video that shows her unwrapping a 300-page AT&T bill.
- ^ Hafner, Katie (2007-08-23). "AT&T's Overstuffed iPhone Bills Annoy Customers". The New York Times. Retrieved 2007-08-23.
Ms. Ezarik, 23, made a one-minute video that shows her flipping through the voluminous bill and posted it to YouTube and other video-sharing sites on Aug. 13. The video has since been viewed more than three million times.
- ^ Graham, Jefferson (2007-08-15). "How many trees did your iPhone bill kill?". USA Today. Gannett. Retrieved 2007-08-19.
Justine Ezarik, a Pittsburgh graphic designer and active Internet blogger, got her first bill on Saturday. She says it was so huge—300 pages — it was delivered in a box.
- ^ Phillips, Ashley (2007-08-14). "Bulky iPhone Bills Can Top 300 Pages". ABC News. Retrieved 2007-08-19.
For a heavy user like Ezarik -- she typically sends 30,000 text messages a month -- an itemized bill was incredibly long and heavy. The postage on her bill was $7.
- ^ "Pittsburgh Blogger's 300-Page iPhone Bill Mailed In Box". WTAE-TV Pittsburgh. 2007-08-15. Retrieved 2007-09-04.
{{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter:|coauthors=(help) - ^ "Local iPhone Customer Gets 300-Page Phone Bill". WPXI Pittsburgh. 2007-08-15. Retrieved 2007-09-04.
Channel 11's Andy Gastmeyer met with Ezarik, who has a Web page with a live camera, to discuss the bill. Gastmeyer was surprised to learn his interview was being shown live online.