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  • SUNDAY AUGUST 19 2007 4:00 AM

iJustine is an eTard Mastermind



Justine Ezarik, AKA iJustine, may have amassed a throng of iFans by filling in for Justin Kan on Justin.tv, and through her blogging and videos, but let's be realistic: the great majority of said fans want solely to see her boobs. I'm not making this up. Read any of the comment threads in her "episodes." They say things like, "Show the boobies," and "BOOBZ PLEASE."

The 23-year-old, who describes herself as "the Internet," recently got her big break. Nope, not co-hosting Geek Riot (puhleeeez), but rather, receiving a 300-page AT&T/iPhone bill.

Wow, awesome claim to fame, iJustine. Makes you look like a real frickin' genius. So far, she's been interviewed by CNN, NPR, USA Today, Gizmodo...the list goes on. And why are these various "news" outlets interested in speaking with her? Simply because she received a 300-page phone bill. Guess what? CNN, NPR, USA Today, Gizmodo...they all missed the point. What they should be interviewing her about is how she totally planned this whole chain of events out from the very beginning.

Most recently, on her Justin.tv channel, she appared with a book beside her: Blink: The Power of Thinking Without Thinking, which she described as "sorta a sequel" to The Tipping Point: How Little Things Can Make a Big Difference.



Considering that iJustine was largely unknown until she video-blogged her "totally candid" receipt of the now infamous 300-page phone bill--which was so long, by the way, because she chose to have it itemize the 30,000+ "text messages" that she sent/received (read: had Twitter spam her with)--it seems pretty clear that this whole thing was a stunt: iJustine's own personally crafted "tipping point."

And bravo, iJustine: It seems to have worked. You go, girl. Enjoy those 15 minutes. iGuess.

 

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scylis

scylis

USA
November 2004

AUG 19, 2007 08:03 PM

Posh raids better.

McKenneth

McKenneth

Macedon, NY
August 2005

AUG 19, 2007 08:49 PM

Posh said:
Also, McKenneth is the sweetest ever.



Woohoo!

Metaverse

Metaverse

USA
March 2005

AUG 19, 2007 10:42 PM

Posh is hotter..and way cooler.

Kes

Kes

USA
August 2006

AUG 19, 2007 11:45 PM

mingol said:
I have never heard of any of these people or any of these websites. And now that I have, I still don't grasp why anybody cares.

And Posh is hotter.



+1

trocc

trocc

Chicago, IL
March 2003

AUG 20, 2007 12:24 AM

Posh said:
I'm going to defend Justine. She's not a stupid "hot" chick. I've read her blog. I dig her. There are some higher profile blogger girls out there pretending to be all tech *coughtechchickcough" but this girl is on a totally different level.


very cool. smile

d20

d20

San Francisco, CA
September 2003

AUG 20, 2007 12:28 AM

justine is a really sweet girl, she deserves a viral or two.

i don't know if people quite get how hard you have to hustle to make it in this market. the simple fact that justin and his cohorts are making money on an idea like that is pretty awesome -- it's better than mahalo or any of that bullshit.

ps - why don't we just get one of the valleywag editors to write these? wink

AceT

AceT

Portland, OR
April 2004

AUG 20, 2007 12:33 AM

I'm not into this chick at all but I hardly think this was planned as her claim to fame, nor did she choose to have a 300 page itemized bill. All iPhone owners received their first bill under the same circumstances; I received a 57 page bill with only 270 text messages sent.

A lot of people posted pictures and videos of their bills (David Pogue of the New York Times being the first) and it just so happens hers was the biggest on record so all news media outlets gravitated towards it. If anything you should blame the media for having nothing better to write about (this site included).

AceT

AceT

Portland, OR
April 2004

AUG 20, 2007 12:36 AM

d20 said:
ps - why don't we just get one of the valleywag editors to write these? wink


For serious, one valleywag is more than enough.

Evilgasm

Evilgasm

Netherlands
April 2007

AUG 20, 2007 02:43 AM

AceT said:
If anything you should blame the media for having nothing better to write about (this site included).



+1

mingol

mingol

Singapore
July 2005

AUG 20, 2007 05:04 AM

lavenir said:

mingol said:

ericwine said:
People like iJustine need to be put on Ignore.


Don't you wish that we could do this not just on SG, but in real life?

Yes. And I actually wish that I could send instant messages directly into the cars of assholes who cut me off to tell them how fucking stupid they are.


I'd prefer to be able to send an 84mm recoilless rifle round into their cars, myself. But then, I have anger issues.

edith

edith

France
April 2006

AUG 20, 2007 05:47 AM

BlastProcessing said:

edith said:
no actually the peter pan guy is the internet.



Of all the things to finally agree with edith about.



apesamongus

apesamongus

Atlanta, GA
July 2002

AUG 20, 2007 06:17 AM

Sick said:
I'd never heard of her before this. I'm so behind the times. Now that I have heard of her, I just want to see her boobs.


I support this post.

Domo_Kun

Domo_Kun

Rockford, IL
March 2005

AUG 20, 2007 02:36 PM

Sick said:
I'd never heard of her before this. I'm so behind the times. Now that I have heard of her, I just want to see her boobs.

(Even though Posh is definitely hotter.)



This.

fountainofdreams

fountainofdreams

Batavia, IL
January 2005

AUG 20, 2007 02:41 PM

mingol said:

lavenir said:

mingol said:

ericwine said:
People like iJustine need to be put on Ignore.


Don't you wish that we could do this not just on SG, but in real life?

Yes. And I actually wish that I could send instant messages directly into the cars of assholes who cut me off to tell them how fucking stupid they are.


I'd prefer to be able to send an 84mm recoilless rifle round into their cars, myself. But then, I have anger issues.



84mm? Weak. Obviously you need a hood-mounted railgun.

Gerry_D

Gerry_D

Los Angeles, CA
May 2003

AUG 20, 2007 03:45 PM

"posh is hotter!"

the kids are going to be chanting that the rest of the summer...

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