funsizebytes: slippy: jakec: nickdouglas: Spotted on a piss-poor commercial: “internet celebrity” Justine Ezarik. This is what Internet celebs accomplish. This is not what talent accomplishes. But your Wikipedia entry will never be as thorough as Justine’s. I still don’t know what to think about Justine. I go from finding her funny to irritating and back frequently. I love the iJustine haters. They just don’t get. How the hell does somebody get so many fans and not be talented (if that’s what’s being insinuated)? If thousands and thousands and thousands and thousands of people click on a link you posted or watched a video you made or pay you lots of money to be in a commercial — even if it’s piss-poor — you are talented. I think she’s hilarious. Always believed that. Yeah, she’s created plenty of cringe worthy videos, but haven’t we all… iJustine is just the best. Everybody knows that. Billions of people may eat at McDonalds. Don’t confuse “popular” with “good”. (This is a comment on your line of argumentation, not on Justine herself.) As someone who actually knows her and is friends with her, I’ve occasionally been annoyed by the stuff people say about her. So, I’m gonna take this opportunity to share a few words about “iJustine”. Truth is, as much as Justine fits the ultimate “pretty girl” stereotype by her looks, she is much more than just that. Of all the people I know—and trust me, I know a lot of people—she is one of the most dedicated, hard-working people in the industry. She works an effective fulltime job, 40 hours a week, doing all sorts of miscellaneous consulting & contracting, but on top of that she performs (and has to keep up) a second fulltime job, which is her online presence and image. It’s a big part of what she makes a living with, as it gives her new leads, new contracts, and new opportunities. More importantly, though, it’s her energy. She works 80 hours a week (easily), but remains one of the most driven, energetic people I can think of, bar none. An example: on some Friday night, I was hanging out with her and a couple of other people at the PixelCorps office; I got there at 6pm but Justine, Lisa Bettany and Alex Lindsey & crew had just finished shooting some stuff for the entire day and had started making cocktails. Around 8pm most of Alex & crew had taken off, with six of us remaining. We played music and danced and jumped around to it, making more random off-hand videos and singing along loudly. We continued doing so until 1am that night, without getting any dinner at all (each of us had only had lunch as the last meal). Throughout the evening, very often we’d sit down, tired, and discuss dinner, when suddenly a song would come up that Justine really liked and she and her energy just spurred us all on again. Honestly, I’ll never forget that night because it taught me the core reason I’m friends with her: she has an energy and spirit that you just very rarely encounter, and it’s a very strong, infectious and positive kind of energy. It sucks you in and drags you along for the ride, but ultimately you end up feeling excited, happy and energized. When push comes to shove, I understand a lot of the criticisms towards her, but the reality is that she works really hard behind the scenes, doing good stuff a lot of the time, and working with her or even just spending some quality time with her outside of work, is nothing but an immense joy and pleasure. To me, that’s the stuff that matters most.
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nickdouglas:

Spotted on a piss-poor commercial: “internet celebrity” Justine Ezarik.

This is what Internet celebs accomplish. This is not what talent accomplishes. But your Wikipedia entry will never be as thorough as Justine’s.

I still don’t know what to think about Justine. I go from finding her funny to irritating and back frequently.

I love the iJustine haters. They just don’t get. How the hell does somebody get so many fans and not be talented (if that’s what’s being insinuated)?

If thousands and thousands and thousands and thousands of people click on a link you posted or watched a video you made or pay you lots of money to be in a commercial — even if it’s piss-poor — you are talented.

I think she’s hilarious. Always believed that. Yeah, she’s created plenty of cringe worthy videos, but haven’t we all…

iJustine is just the best. Everybody knows that.

Billions of people may eat at McDonalds.

Don’t confuse “popular” with “good”.

(This is a comment on your line of argumentation, not on Justine herself.)

As someone who actually knows her and is friends with her, I’ve occasionally been annoyed by the stuff people say about her. So, I’m gonna take this opportunity to share a few words about “iJustine”.

Truth is, as much as Justine fits the ultimate “pretty girl” stereotype by her looks, she is much more than just that.

Of all the people I know—and trust me, I know a lot of people—she is one of the most dedicated, hard-working people in the industry. She works an effective fulltime job, 40 hours a week, doing all sorts of miscellaneous consulting & contracting, but on top of that she performs (and has to keep up) a second fulltime job, which is her online presence and image. It’s a big part of what she makes a living with, as it gives her new leads, new contracts, and new opportunities.

More importantly, though, it’s her energy. She works 80 hours a week (easily), but remains one of the most driven, energetic people I can think of, bar none.

An example: on some Friday night, I was hanging out with her and a couple of other people at the PixelCorps office; I got there at 6pm but Justine, Lisa Bettany and Alex Lindsey & crew had just finished shooting some stuff for the entire day and had started making cocktails. Around 8pm most of Alex & crew had taken off, with six of us remaining. We played music and danced and jumped around to it, making more random off-hand videos and singing along loudly. We continued doing so until 1am that night, without getting any dinner at all (each of us had only had lunch as the last meal). Throughout the evening, very often we’d sit down, tired, and discuss dinner, when suddenly a song would come up that Justine really liked and she and her energy just spurred us all on again.

Honestly, I’ll never forget that night because it taught me the core reason I’m friends with her: she has an energy and spirit that you just very rarely encounter, and it’s a very strong, infectious and positive kind of energy. It sucks you in and drags you along for the ride, but ultimately you end up feeling excited, happy and energized.

When push comes to shove, I understand a lot of the criticisms towards her, but the reality is that she works really hard behind the scenes, doing good stuff a lot of the time, and working with her or even just spending some quality time with her outside of work, is nothing but an immense joy and pleasure.

To me, that’s the stuff that matters most.

Source: nickdouglas