Sarah Austin on Pop17 from JD Lasica on Vimeo. In this 5-minute hi-def interview, Sarah Austin talks about her popular new pop culture site, Pop17.com, which launched in February. It chiefly focuses on Web sensations — grassroots efforts that make a splash — without the trashy, celeb-worshipping aspects of TMZ.com or Perez Hilton. I'll be working with her as part of the Intel Insiders program a...

The Center for Social Media at American University's School of Communication has just released an important new report: Code of Best Practices in Fair Use for Online Video, which builds on the Center's findings from its Recut, Reframe, Recycle: Quoting Copyrighted Material in User- Generated Video report. (The report might well have been called: How not to be slammed by copyright law in the age of...

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 began "lifecasting" her life 24/7. Yep, wore a webcam, just like Justin Kan of justin.tv. She...

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 ounces) that it can fit in your jacket or pants pocket (though beware of off-col...

Monday NY Times: The Facebooker Who Friended Obama. Excerpt: The campaign's new-media strategy, inspired by popular social networks like MySpace and Facebook, has revolutionized the use of the Web as a political tool, helping the candidate raise more than two million donations of less than $200 each and swiftly mobilize hundreds of thousands of supporters before various primaries. ... "Their use of...