I couldn't list my favorite blogs without mentioning my favorite vlog- the vlogbrothers, AKA Hank Green @ecogeek and John Green @realjohngreen , AKA Nerd Fighters.
Why are they called Nerd Fighters? Because they are nerds who fight to decrease World Suck though giving money to worthy causes.
The internet phenomenon of Nerdfighting started in 2007 when brothers Hank & John decided to cut off all textual communication to get to know each other better. Every other weekday one of the brothers would post a vlog on youtube and this was the only form of communication. They quickly had a cult following of "Nerd Fighters" and soon started having hysterical punishments if they missed a vlog or if they contacted each other through text, etc.
I became a Nerd Fighter around the middle of 2007 when a friend of mine showed me the Brotherhood 2.0 project. This is the original website where you can see the original first year of vlogs. The project became soooo popular that they decided to keep going, although they don't post every day and the rules are not as extreme as they were.
During that year, I looked forward to every other Wednesday, when Hank had to sing a song that he wrote. He had a nice voice- reminds me of early They Might Be Giants, and he's quite the comedian. His song Accio Deathly Hallows, which has been wildly popular on YouTube, is featured in 4 different versions on Hank's first CD of Nerdfighter songs- So Jokes. I love this cd so much, I sing it in my head all day!
John is an author of three books and the nerdfighters actually put him on the New York Times Best Seller list with his last book Paper Towns. That was a huge project that Hank set up- the nerdfighters rallied! His other books are An Abundance of Katherines and Looking for Alaska- which are all very good. You can find all of them on his website or on Amazon.com
Why are they called Nerd Fighters? Because they are nerds who fight to decrease World Suck though giving money to worthy causes.
The internet phenomenon of Nerdfighting started in 2007 when brothers Hank & John decided to cut off all textual communication to get to know each other better. Every other weekday one of the brothers would post a vlog on youtube and this was the only form of communication. They quickly had a cult following of "Nerd Fighters" and soon started having hysterical punishments if they missed a vlog or if they contacted each other through text, etc.
I became a Nerd Fighter around the middle of 2007 when a friend of mine showed me the Brotherhood 2.0 project. This is the original website where you can see the original first year of vlogs. The project became soooo popular that they decided to keep going, although they don't post every day and the rules are not as extreme as they were.
During that year, I looked forward to every other Wednesday, when Hank had to sing a song that he wrote. He had a nice voice- reminds me of early They Might Be Giants, and he's quite the comedian. His song Accio Deathly Hallows, which has been wildly popular on YouTube, is featured in 4 different versions on Hank's first CD of Nerdfighter songs- So Jokes. I love this cd so much, I sing it in my head all day!
John is an author of three books and the nerdfighters actually put him on the New York Times Best Seller list with his last book Paper Towns. That was a huge project that Hank set up- the nerdfighters rallied! His other books are An Abundance of Katherines and Looking for Alaska- which are all very good. You can find all of them on his website or on Amazon.com
Jake is such a nerdighter that last year he did a school project about Nerdfighting and was even featured in one of the vlogbrothers videos! This year, the 6th graders each make a quilt square- Jake's says "Made of Awesome" which is a Nerdfighter saying. Have I mentioned that Jake & I are pretty obsessed with Hank and John. (I'm on Team Hank if you're wondering)
So, that's just a little history behind Nerdfighting and my favorite website in the whole wide web. You can see why I couldn't just add this to my dinky little list of Top Ten Blogs!
So, that's just a little history behind Nerdfighting and my favorite website in the whole wide web. You can see why I couldn't just add this to my dinky little list of Top Ten Blogs!
Wow.
ReplyDeleteYou did a good job summarizing and describing what went on. :)
I have a question, though. Did the Nerdfighters really consciously work together to push John's book to the best-seller list?
I mean, if they didn't decide to make that happen, then it's misleading to say the Nerdfighters rallied for that cause.... I hope that makes sense.
I have to say, I just love your blog theme. It's so crafty and cute! Way to go!
Keep up the great blogging. I'll have to read more of your stuff now.
DFTBA
Nate
Oh yes, it was a birthday surprise for John from Hank. It was a secret project. There was a specific day or days that the book had to be ordered and bam- it was on the nyt list. :)
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