• Pittsburgh native Justine Ezarik, AKA iJustine, is a comedic Internet celebrity, freelance graphic and web designer, video editor and lifecaster. An avid Twitter user, tech geek, and tech addict, Ezarik is an early adopter of new technologies, especially Web 2.0 technologies. iJustine has been the spokesperson for Internet startup Mozy and has a popular YouTube channel.

• 1. Born: March 20, 1984
  2. Birthplace: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
  3. Alma Mater: Pittsburgh Technical Institute, 2004
  4. Created 300-Page iPhone Bill internet meme
  5. Appears on MacBreak with Leo Laporte
  6. Interviewed by USA Today, ABC News, CNN, Fox News Channel, WTAE-TV and WPXI-TV
  7. February 6th, 2009: iJustine appeared on Mahalo Daily: This Week in YouTube

• Key Dates

  1. March 20, 1984: Born
  2. 2004: Graduated from Pittsburgh Technical Institute
  3. May 29, 2006: Began lifecasting
  4. December 2006: Named one of five finalists in the "Yahoo! Talent Show"
  5. May 2007: Appeared on the series The Kill Point
  6. August 2007: Created the 300-Page iPhone Bill viral video
  7. August 28, 2007: Featured on Kevin Sites People of the Web
  8. July 18, 2008: Posted "The World is Out of iPhones" video lamenting the sold out new iPhone
  9. February 6th, 2009 iJustine appeared on Mahalo Daily: This Week in YouTubehttp://www.mahalodaily.com/2009/02/06/pranked-hot-chicks-love-elmo-john-mayer-twiyt-31/
  10. February 19th, 2009 Starts the first episode of "Ask iJ" where people can ask Justine a question. Comes up with the jingle, "Hey hey, you can ask iJ" and creates videos.
  11. June 18th, 2009 iJustine flies JetBlue and tweets in the air on the inaugral flight from NYC to LAXhttp://paidcontent.org/article/419-jetblue-hypes-lax-flights-with-youtube-howcast-not-tv

• 300-Page iPhone Bill

  Ezarik's "300-Page iPhone Bill" video went viral and dramatically increased her exposure on the internet. The video was hosted on Revver, who granted her a $5,000 bonus for the massive traffic the video brought to the site.

• iJustine

  iJustine broadcasts much of her life directly to her viewers via the service offered on iJustine TV. She also puts together highly produced and edited videos courtesy of YouTube and other lesser known video sites.

• Twitter Song

  On June 15th, 2009 iJustine creates a famous Twitter Song which goes viral.

• 2006 Talent Show

  In December, 2006, Ezarik and her roommate participated in an online talent show sponsored by Yahoo!. They placed second, behind Rex Hermogino.

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