Justine Ezarik, the YouTube personality better known as iJustine, took the internet by storm.
The vlogger still remains beloved, and has since branched out with a bustling Instagram account and a memoir.
Her hustle made her one of the earliest YouTube influencers and turned iJustine into a household name.
Here are some things you probably don’t know about the YouTube sensation.
Ezarikbuilt her first websitewhen she was just 12 years old.
As a kid, she was just building websites for fun (and revenge).
“I kind of stopped and asked myself… ‘what do I like doing now?'”
I’m like, ‘That’s what I’m going to focus on.'"
I was freelance, so I had my own sort of business."
And now here we are!"
“I love texting and DM’ing on Twitter,” she toldPopSugar.
“I will pretty much avoid talking on the phone at all costs.”
“I love seeing all of the latest technologies with phones,” she said.
She is truly a child of the tech age.
She said that the bigger problem is women not being vocal about their interests.
“I really love Karlie Kloss,” she said.
Even worse is that the authorities don’t do much to crack down on online harassment.
The harassment has made Ezarik very cautious about who she interacts with.
She’s taking a stance against cyberbullying, and trying to raise awareness of the issue.
The only way to prevent it is to take responsibility for your own actions.
So it’s kind of understanding both aspects of where these conversations are starting.
And just realizing that this negativity, it’s not helping, it’s just hurting."
No, you might’t really do that.’
You just have to be really careful.
It’s a bigger issue that we can really get into here."
She makes sure that her website is a forum where she can do this.
“I control pretty much everything that’s happening there,” she said.
Many YouTube stars are loners, according to Ezarik.
Between work and video games, Ezarik spends most of the day by herself.
It might be a peaceful existence, but not one that is without its challenges.
The lack of real-life human interaction can be quite lonely.
“The biggest obstacle is staying inspired and motivated to keep doing it,” said Ezarik.
She has a career doing what she loves to do, and frequently doles out advice to aspiringYouTubers.
In an interview withTeen Vogue, she told those looking to emulate her how to do it.
Life is very full circle.
I’d also say have fun and be kind to everyone.
Don’t be afraid to try new things."
