In Behind the Memes, Underwire introduces you to web celebs who have created some of the internet's biggest buzzes. The cewebrities profiled will be in attendance at ROFLCon, an event billed as "group dissection of internet culture." ROFLCon happens Friday and Saturday in Cambridge, Massachusetts.
Justine Ezarik, aka iJustine, is one of the most recognizable people on the ROFLcon roster. Ezarik (pictured) found web stardom last May when she strapped a camera to her head and began "lifecasting," or streaming video of her life 'round the clock. Legions of fans logged on to see her at work, play and everything in between.
In August 2007, she created a video of a 300-page iPhone bill she received, and it ricocheted around the net, gathering more than a million views and cementing her place among bona fide meme masters.
And iJustine's still going strong: She continues to make appearances on web shows, and she creates, edits and shoots comedy videos -- generating a sizable fan base in the process. Now she's got her eyes set on relaunching her blog, developing a series of web shows and picking a new home base for her operations.
Underwire caught up with the web-savvy techinista during her recent trip to San Francisco.
__Name: __Justine Ezarik
__Age: __24
__Location: __Pittsburgh
__Day job: Designer, consultant, video editor
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__You know her from: __iJustine; the 300-page iPhone bill viral video __
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Memestruck over ROFLCon attendees: Internet comedy duo Rhett & Link__
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Five things you don't know about iJustine:
1. She can juggle.
2. She can bark like a dog.
3. The first website she ever visited was Nintendo.com.
4. She skipped her junior prom for a LAN party.
5. She's left-handed.
Photo: Jon Snyder/Wired.com
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