J. D. Lasica

J. D. Lasica
J. D. Lasica (2008)
Born
Joseph Daniel Lasica

Passaic, New Jersey, U.S.
EducationRutgers University (BA)
OccupationsAuthor, journalist, entrepreneur, public speaker
Notable workDarknet: Hollywood's War Against the Digital Generation

Joseph Daniel "J.D." Lasica is an American entrepreneur, author, public speaker and journalist. He has co-founded several tech startups with a focus on artificial intelligence and has written several books about media and technology.[1][2][3][4]

Early life and education

Lasica was born in Passaic, New Jersey and grew up in Elmwood Park, N.J. He graduated from Rutgers University, where he earned a BA in communication.[5] He is married to Mary, and the couple has a son.

Journalism and media career

He began working in journalism in the 1980s as an editor and columnist at the Sacramento Bee.[6][7]

He left newspapers in 1997 to join Microsoft's Sidewalk.com city guide as copy chief and managing editor.[8] From 1997 to 2005, he wrote for publications such as the American Journalism Review (its first new media columnist), the Online Journalism Review (chief columnist), the Industry Standard, and Engadget.[9][10] He also edited the white paper We Media: How Audiences Are Shaping the Future of News and Information for the American Press Institute.[11]

He received a Knight News Challenge grant for his project Community Media Toolset and contributed to training modules for citizen journalists through the Center for Citizen Media.[12]

Entrepreneurship and AI

In 2005 Lasica co-founded Ourmedia, one of the first grassroots video-hosting communities, with Marc Canter.[13][14][15][16] He later founded Socialmedia.biz, a consulting firm, and in 2009 launched Socialbrite.org, a learning center for nonprofits.[17] He was also admitted to the Intel Insiders, a group of technology experts who advised Intel on social media and emerging tech trends.[18]

His subsequent ventures included the Agile Travel Group, which launched Cruiseable, an AI-powered cruise discovery platform,[19] as well as BingeBooks, a book discovery service backed by authors that uses artificial intelligence to provide recommendations.[20] He also co-founded Authors A.I., a company offering AI manuscript analysis through its proprietary system Marlowe.[21]

Books

Non-fiction

  • Darknet: Hollywood’s War Against the Digital Generation (2005; reissued 2025 as Whose Media Is It?)[22][3]
  • The Mobile Generation: Global Transformations at the Cellular Level (2007, Aspen Institute).[23]
  • Civic Engagement on the Move: How Mobile Media Can Serve the Public Good (2008, Aspen Institute).[24]
  • Identity in the Age of Cloud Computing (2009, Aspen Institute).[25]

Fiction

  • Biohack (2018)
  • Catch and Kill (2019)
  • Firefall (2022)
  • The Golden Relic (2024)

Public speaking

Lasica has spoken at international events including the United Nations (2012), Harvard’s Berkman Center, MIT, Princeton, Cannes Film Festival, SXSW, and Digital Hollywood.[4]

Recognition

His work in tech and media led to him being named one of the "Top 50 Silicon Valley Influencers" by NowPublic in 2008[26] and one of the "Top 100 Influencers in Social Media" by Social Technology Review in 2012.

References

  1. ^ "Darknet Casts Hollywood as Heavy". Wired. July 19, 2005. Retrieved April 27, 2019.
  2. ^ Rogers, Michael (July 18, 2005). "Will Hollywood Lock-up Our Movies?". NBC News. Archived from the original on February 3, 2013. Retrieved April 27, 2019.
  3. ^ a b Mitchell, Dan (Aug 20, 2005). "Picking the Media's Digital Lock (book review)". The New York Times. p. C5.
  4. ^ a b Pachter, Richard (11 July 2005). "Business book review column". The Miami Herald. p. 1.
  5. ^ Ararat. Armenian General Benevolent Union of America. 1989.
  6. ^ Josephson, Michael; Tyner, Christopher L. (September 6, 1989). "Media's Dirty Little Practices Split Seeing From Believing". Los Angeles Times.
  7. ^ Guinan, Warren A. (1981-08-01). National Dam Safety Program. Beatties Mill Dam (NJ00821), Passaic River Basin, Passaic River, Passaic County, New Jersey. Phase I Inspection Report (Report). Fort Belvoir, VA: Defense Technical Information Center. doi:10.21236/ada104029.
  8. ^ "Whither the Wall Street Journal?". Wired. February 2005.
  9. ^ "News Site Watches the Watchdogs". Wired. February 27, 1998.
  10. ^ "The Engadget Interview: Michael Malcolm, CEO and founder of Netgear". Engadget. February 14, 2005.
  11. ^ J.D. Lasica, Editor, We the Media Archived 2017-07-31 at the Wayback Machine American Press Institute.
  12. ^ "Knight News Challenge Feature: "Community Media Toolset"" (PDF). Knight Foundation. 2008. Retrieved 14 September 2025.
  13. ^ "Six years ago today, a video revolution was born". Inside Social Media. 2011-03-21. Retrieved 2024-01-13.
  14. ^ Kiss, Jemima (March 22, 2005). "Grassroots media site goes stellar from the start". Journalism.co.uk.
  15. ^ Outing, Steve (August 5, 2005). "Changes for OurMedia.org". Poynter.
  16. ^ Slocombe, Mike (March 22, 2005). "Interview With JD Lasica, Co-Founder, Ourmedia.org". Digital-Lifestyles.
  17. ^ Marks, Andrew (September 28, 2008). "Forging a future in the changed city". Crain’s New York Business.
  18. ^ "Year One: The Lessons Of The Intel Insider Media Advisory Program". siliconvalleywatcher.com.
  19. ^ "Cruiseable Wants To Disrupt The Cruise Ship Sector, So Far Ignored By Others". TechCrunch. March 25, 2015.
  20. ^ Boog, Jason (November 18, 2020). "Author-Funded BingeBooks Site Launches". Publishers Weekly.
  21. ^ "Offering Memorandum: Part II of Offering Document (Exhibit A to Form C)" (PDF). sec.gov.
  22. ^ Lasica, Joseph Daniel (2005). Darknet: Hollywood's war against the digital generation. Hoboken, N.J: Wiley. ISBN 978-0-471-68334-6.
  23. ^ J. D. Lasica, "Rapporteur", The Mobile Generation: Archived 2016-03-03 at the Wayback Machine Global Transformations at the Cellular Level: A Report of the Fifteenth Annual Aspen Institute Roundtable on Information Technology (Washington, D.C.: Aspen Institute, February 2007), accessed August 17, 2007.
  24. ^ J. D. Lasica, "Rapporteur", Civic Engagement on the Move: Archived 2015-04-08 at the Library of Congress Web Archives How mobile media can serve the public good: A Report of the Aspen Institute Roundtable on Mobile Media and Civic Engagement (Washington, D.C.: Aspen Institute, July 2008), accessed September 4, 2009.
  25. ^ J. D. Lasica, "Rapporteur", Identity in the Age of Cloud Computing: Archived 2010-10-12 at the Wayback Machine The next-generation Internet's impact on business, governance and social interaction: A Report of the Seventeenth Annual Aspen Institute Roundtable on Information Technology (Washington, D.C.: Aspen Institute, May 2009), accessed September 4, 2009.
  26. ^ "Top 50 Silicon Valley Influencers: Foremski at 28 Beats Tim O'Reilly and Top Journalists". siliconvalleywatcher.com.
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