iJustine from JD Lasica on Vimeo. At the first meeting of Intel Insiders at Intel HQ in San Jose the other day, I finally had the chance to meet Justine Ezarik, better known by her online handle, iJustine. She gained instant Internet fame (she now has thousands of friends on Facebook and Twitter) when she […]
Review of Samsung SC-HMX10 HD camcorder
Back in March Samsung sent me its recently released SC-HMX10 HD camcorder to check out. Here are some first impressions: First and above all else, this camcorder is a delight to carry around and use. It’s stylish, curvy and awesomely sleek. The form factor is unparalled: It’s so portable and lightweight (a bit under 13 […]
MAPLight explores influence of money in politics
Maplight: shining a light on politics and money from JD Lasica on Vimeo. Sean Tanner, research director of MAPLight.org, talks about how the organization provides transparency to the political donations system through widgets that tap into pubic information databases. We spoke at the NetSquared conference in San Jose, Calif., in May 2008, where MAPLight won […]
Miro, the democratic media player
Miro, the democratic media player from JD Lasica on Vimeo. Here’s an 11-minute video interview I conducted with Nicholas Reville, co-founder and executive director of the Participatory Culture Foundation, maker of Miro at getmiro.com. Miro’s a cool application that lets you watch and subscribe to millions of channels of content created by us (any video […]
Amazee: ‘the world’s first social collaboration platform’
Amazee from JD Lasica on Vimeo. Dania Gerhardt, co-founder and chief of finance and operations for Amazee.com, discusses "the world’s first social collaboration platform." Her company, based in Zurich, Switzerland, launched 10 months ago and the platform went public in May 2008. She discusses Amazee in this 7-minute video interview conducted during Supernova 2008 in […]