vlogbrothersJohn Green (born August 24, 1977) and Hank Green (born May 5, 1980) are known on YouTube as the Vlogbrothers. The channel was originally made in 2007 to host a project called Brotherhood 2.0, but has continued on since then in a similar format.
Hank Green is a musician and entrepreneur, while John Green is an award winning author. As well as Vlogbrothers, they run the educational channels Scishow (Hank only), Mental floss (John only) and Crash Course, a gaming channel called hankgames, and a video quiz show called Truth or Fail. Brotherhood 2.0Brotherhood 2.0 started on January 1st of 2007. John Green was interested in video blogging, and wanted to start a YouTube channel with his brother. The basis of the project was to stop all text communication, and use vlogs instead. Videos were posted every weekday, and had features such as song Wednesdays, when Hank would sing about various things, such as Harry Potter. It was the song "Accio Deathly Hallows," made for the seventh Harry Potter book, that brought the Vlogbrothers into the spotlight and increased their popularity. Although they were meant to end their project at the end of 2007, their popularity and enjoyment of vlogging meant they decided to continue making videos, but less frequently, and continue to do so now. NerdfighteriaNerdfighteria is the community that has grown around John and Hank's videos. The term "Nerdfighters" was made when John misread the name Aerofighters on an arcade game, and was reminded of a term created by one of his favourite YouTubers Ze Frank. The name stuck, and now is a well known name throughout online communities. Nerdfighters adopt terms such as "made of awesome" and "French the llama" to both describe things and identify with other Nerdfighters. A catchphrase that Nerdfighters use a lot is "DFTBA", an initialism that stands for "Don't Forget to be Awesome." It is often used as a way of saying goodbye to someone, or is written on blog descriptions so others know they are a Nerdfighter. In the words of John and Hank, the way to tell you are a nerdfighter that when you become a nerdfighter, you "stop being made of bones and muscle and stuff, because you're made of awesome." There are often gatherings that Nerdfighters have, sometimes joined by Hank and/or John. The gatherings involve going to historic landmarks, museums, discussing things, or just singing and dancing. If Hank and/or John are there, then John may read from one of his books while Hank sings songs. In the past, there have been two tours called "Tour de Nerdfighting", in which Hank and John toured around America to read from John's most recent book, sing songs, do signings, and meet Nerdfighters. The possibility of a tour in another country has been considered, but John thinks it would be too hard, as he has a very young son (Henry) and a one-month-old daughter(Alice). Other popular YouTubers, such as charlieissocoollike, and nerimon, are considered Nerdfighters, due to their association with the brothers. |
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Facebook: hankimon JohnGreenfans Other Media: Hank's Tumblr John's Tumblr Nerdfighteria Website Style: Vlogging Date Joined: January 1, 2007 Date Shut Down: N/A Subscribers: 2.5 million+* Videos: 1,100+ Schedule: 2 Videos Weekly Status: Active |