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Mentions by year: 2007: 1 · 2008: 5 · 2009: 5 · 2010: 6 · 2011: 3 · 2012: 7 · 2013: 4

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2007

2008

  • 2008-03-22 · Twitter After School Time — Hank argues Twitter is not for telling anyone how you are but for defining yourself through the self the internet lets you create across many platforms. (00:01:39)
  • 2008-10-08 · Hanks actual Vlog — Hank has coloured Karen's map and put it on PaperTowns.com: each city links to its Facebook event page, and the brothers' heads to their Facebook profiles. (00:01:33)
  • 2008-10-08 · Hanks actual Vlog — Hank is thinking of a text version of the map for Nerdfighters not on Facebook; he won't make anyone join, and though resistant at first, now finds Facebook compelling. (00:01:56)
  • 2008-10-10 · Let it Snow Let it Snow Let it Snow — Hank says the brothers will be at the New York City launch event, viewers can RSVP on Facebook via papertowns.com, and he hopes to see many across the US through November. (00:02:48)
  • 2008-10-16 · Paper Towns Collab Album Project!!! — First condition for the album: make a picture of yourself with Paper Towns your MySpace, Facebook, YouTube and every other profile picture. (00:00:58)
  • 2008-10-24 · IRON MAN BLOGTV CHALLENGE! — Hank invites viewers who want to be his Facebook friend, and give him something to do during the challenge, to go to the Paper Towns site and click on his head. (00:01:17)

2009

  • 2009-03-19 · Dr. Manhattan's Dangle and Brain Crack — Hank admits he created a Facebook fan page for Dr. Manhattan's dong yesterday, became a fan, and sings a short ditty about it. (00:00:00)
  • 2009-05-26 · A Message to the Class of 2009 — Hank says their real advantage is not knowing Facebook or 4chan, which is how to explain it to elders, but a completely different perception of how the world works. (00:01:04)
  • 2009-08-06 · Robert Pattinson and DJ Railstone — John and other Nerdfighters, in a BlogTV room, invented DJ Paige Railstone's identity, history and career; Alan made a website, Karen Kavett photos, plus Twitter and Facebook pages. (00:01:49)

2010

  • 2010-02-24 · JOHN GREEN IS FAT. — John says a Facebook group called 'John Green Is Fat', founded in November 2009, collects every picture of him looking as fat as possible; he calls it one of the great Facebook groups. (00:00:58)
  • 2010-05-31 · Farmville!!!!! A Song — In the song, a narrator who discovered FarmVille on Facebook prefers its adorable farm, where the sky is always blue and animals never die, to real life. (00:00:24)
  • 2010-09-11 · Giant Baby Attack — John says they both have thousands of outstanding Facebook friend requests because Facebook allows only 5,000 friends. (00:01:52)
  • 2010-09-11 · Giant Baby Attack — John says Facebook does not understand the internet. (00:02:03)
  • 2010-09-11 · Giant Baby Attack — John announces that the brothers have changed their Facebook profiles to pages that can have more than 5,000 friends, so viewers can now connect; link in the description. (00:02:07)
  • 2010-10-30 · Hank Has Questions — Hank just got Fable III; before buying it he asked Nerdfighteria on Facebook and Twitter whether he should, given he'd likely be unproductive for weeks, and the overwhelming answer was yes. (00:01:27)
  • 2010-12-02 · Makin' Babies: A Song — Hank shows a new end screen the brothers are thinking of using: the left side (shirts, Truth or Fail) will change, while previous/next, subscribe, Twitter and Facebook stay; he asks for opinions. (00:03:03)
  • 2010-12-31 · Is Lady Gaga a Man? — Hank reports that after 'is Facebook down', the second most common Google question starting with 'is' is 'is Lady Gaga a man?', and answers for everyone: no. (00:00:39)

2011

  • 2011-02-12 · 200 People in Your Pants — Hank and his team worked all day and late into the night on Your Pants, including integrating Facebook; he is very tired from coding CSS and hacking it. (00:00:02)
  • 2011-11-29 · Stuffed with STUFF! — Hank invites viewers to submit VidCon ideas and questions through a page on VidCon's Facebook, promising to answer the questions. (00:01:57)
  • 2011-12-23 · There Will Be NO SPOILERS!!! — As word spread, more and more Nerdfighters on Twitter, Tumblr and Facebook pledged not to read the book before January 10, or not to spoil it for the majority who receive it then. (00:01:52)

2012

  • 2012-04-14 · This is How You Load a Dishwasher - A Song — Hank says The Oatmeal's Matthew Inman posted a comic on getting Facebook likes that suggests making a sing-along video on how to load a dishwasher, so he makes one. (00:00:00)
  • 2012-04-17 · Thoughts on Romance and Sex in an Airport — John says never having kissed anyone in college is not weird, citing that this was the most thumbed-up question of the hundreds he got on Facebook. (00:03:02)
  • 2012-04-20 · Thoughts on Growing up — Hank thanks John for his well-received video answering questions on sex and relationships; out of sibling rivalry he answers Facebook and Twitter questions on adulthood and growing up. (00:00:00)
  • 2012-05-22 · You ARE The Product — John praises Hank's Friday video explaining Facebook's IPO and stock markets, which ended by asking how a free service he will never pay for is worth $100 billion; John answers that question. (00:00:00)
  • 2012-05-22 · You ARE The Product — John says Facebook isn't actually worth $100 billion, but whatever it is worth is because of its users; it could 'MySpace' tomorrow and be worth nothing. (00:00:50)
  • 2012-05-22 · You ARE The Product — John says this dependence means companies like Facebook, Google, Twitter and Tumblr have to listen to their users, which is good. (00:00:59)
  • 2012-05-22 · You ARE The Product — John explains that users' uploads draw other people in, who upload more and draw more, and that uploads tell Facebook what you are tempted to buy so it can encourage you. (00:01:11)
  • 2012-05-22 · You ARE The Product — John says everyone using Facebook, Twitter, Google or Angry Birds has agreed to be commodified: not necessarily a bad decision, but one to make thoughtfully and consciously. (00:02:15)
  • 2012-06-19 · Solving Your Problems! — John, also an older Nerdfighter, says he has created a Facebook group for older Nerdfighters so they feel less alone. (00:03:10)
  • 2012-06-19 · Solving Your Problems! — To find local Nerdfighters, John points to Facebook, the Ning and Your Pants, where there are many location-specific Nerdfighter groups. (00:03:16)
  • 2012-09-18 · Existential Airport Anxiety — Recalling Montag's line about walls yelling at him, John says we literally live in a world of shouty walls, and his phone holds billions of voices on Twitter, Tumblr and Facebook. (00:01:01)
  • 2012-12-11 · Economics and Dentistry: YOUTUBE'S FAVORITE TOPICS — John says Nerdfighteria used to be a YouTube-based phenomenon but now has many places, listing Minecrafteria, Facebook groups, the Ning, Our Pants, Reddit, Tumblr and Kiva, and probably more. (00:00:58)

2013

  • 2013-01-25 · How to Make Friends — Hank says studies of friendship count not Facebook friends but people you can share intimate things about your brokenness with: on average two to three per person. (00:00:29)
  • 2013-05-24 · What's Up with Start Ups — Hank says buyers are not paying for revenue or even potential revenue: what is valued is the user who spends time on the site; he spends time, not money, on Facebook, Instagram and Tumblr. (00:00:42)
  • 2013-05-28 · NERD FACTOR! (...And Why I Fear for Tumblr) — John wants a broader internet and worries that Tumblr, Facebook and even YouTube can support that breadth only as long as they are willing to lose money. (00:00:59)