JD Lasica

Current

Founder, host at Socialbrite
Founder, chief executive at socialmedia.biz

Past

Co-founder, chairman, chief executive at Ourmedia
Partner at Outhink Media
social media advisor at Intel Insiders

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Education

Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey-New Brunswick

Recommended

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Connections

500+ connections

Industry

Internet

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JD Lasica’s Summary

One of the earliest social media strategists, JD is a consultant to Fortune 500 companies as well as mid-size companies, startups and nonprofits. He is widely considered one of the world's leading authorities on social media and the revolution in user-created media.

He is chief executive of socialmedia.biz, a firm offering social media solutions to businesses and organizations that want to use social media and social networks to build customer relationships, promote brands and deliver value.

He also has contributed to the community as co-founder of Ourmedia.org and now as founder of Socialbrite.org, a social enterprise that will offer a learning center and strategic solutions to nonprofits and social causes.

His 2005 book "Darknet" (Wiley & Sons), which coined the term "personal media revolution," explores the emerging media landscape.

JD was a member of senior management in three tech startups (1996-2001) as well as a senior writer for Engadget, where he interviewed tech CEOs about new technologies.

In a previous life, he spent 11 years at The Sacramento Bee as an editor and columnist. JD was among the charter members of the Online News Association.

His blog socialmedia.biz was named the No. 1 social media site in a list of the Top 100 social media websites, and he has conducted more than 200 video interviews with movers and shakers in the tech and media industries. He is a frequent speaker and panelist at technology and new media conferences.

JD Lasica’s Specialties:

• Social media
• Video production
• Emerging media/social networks
• Participatory journalism
• Copyright and intellectual property

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JD Lasica’s Websites:

JD Lasica’s Interests:

blogging, Twitter (jdlasica), travel, beach, exploring, sports, board games, chess, tennis, poker, canoeing, conferences, mobile tech.

JD Lasica’s Groups:

J.D. is:

• a member of the Intel Insiders social media advisory group
• a CNET Top 100 Media Blogger
• Board member, Media Bloggers Association
• Senior Fellow, Society for New Communications Research
• Member of the Nokia bloggers program
• Creative Commons Commoner of the Month

Advisory Board member of:

- The Center for Citizen Media
- NowPublic
- Yahoo! News
- Tech Policy Summit
- Rutgers Journalism Advisory Board
- Spoken Word Strategy Group
- Enthusiast Group
- Cuts.com
- LibraryCity