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| + | :{{for|similarly named YouTube playlist|Social Media Crap}} | ||
[[Image:@StrongBadActual_profile01.jpg|thumb|"i don't trust any device i can't mash ctrl+alt+del on"]] | [[Image:@StrongBadActual_profile01.jpg|thumb|"i don't trust any device i can't mash ctrl+alt+del on"]] | ||
| - | ''' | + | '''{{w|Social media}}''' has become an increasingly important medium for delivering [[Homestar Runner (body of work)|Homestar Runner]] content. |
The platforms used are as follows: | The platforms used are as follows: | ||
==Current== | ==Current== | ||
| - | *[[ | + | *[[homestarrunnerdotcom]] {{--}} The [[homestarrunner.com|website]]'s official [[YouTube]] account, hosting [[Toons|existing work]] as well as [[:Category:YouTube|original content]]. |
| - | *[[ | + | *[[kickstarter:profile/1999933720|Homestar Runner]] {{w|Kickstarter}} account {{--}} The account that created the [[Trogdor!! The Board Game]] Kickstarter campaign. |
| - | *[[@strongbadactual (Instagram)|@strongbadactual]] {{--}} | + | |
| - | + | ===In-character=== | |
| - | *[[ | + | *[[Strong Bad]]'s name is attached to three {{w|microblogging}} accounts. Some posts are identical across two or three of the pages, particularly toon announcements and uploads or news about games. |
| - | *[[twitch:strongbadactual|StrongBadActual]] {{--}} Strong Bad's | + | **[[@StrongBadActual]] on {{w|Twitter}} {{--}} The most-frequently used of the three accounts, it posts a variety of original text, images, and videos. Posts may promote upcoming or recently-released Homestar Runner projects or simply interacting with fans. |
| - | *[[ | + | **[[@strongbadactual (Instagram)|@strongbadactual]] on {{w|Instagram}} {{--}} Relatively infrequent posts are usually original images and videos, typically taking the form of behind-the-scenes content (in the manner of the [[Sketchbook]]). In recent years, clips or full uploads of new toons have become more common. |
| - | + | **[[@strongbadnofoolin.bsky.social]] on {{w|Bluesky}} {{--}} Created in late 2024, it has mostly been used for Twitter cross-posts. | |
| + | *[[twitch:strongbadactual|StrongBadActual]] {{--}} Strong Bad's {{w|Twitch (service)|Twitch}} account, with the bio "I'll initiate YOUR refresh daemon!!" and a profile picture of [[Dangeresque (character)|Dangeresque]] from [[Dangeresque Roomisode 1: Behind the Dangerdesque]]. | ||
| + | *[[videlectrixitchio:|Videlectrix]] {{--}} [[Videlectrix]]'s official [[videlectrix.itch.io|itch.io account]] for releasing games, first used to host [[Halloween Hide & Seek]]. | ||
==Former== | ==Former== | ||
| + | [[File:ronginald-profile-photo.jpg|thumb|150px|#homestaraftershocks]] | ||
===Inactive=== | ===Inactive=== | ||
*[[YouTube#sportsinterviewa|sportsinterviewa]] {{--}} The YouTube account hosting [[Strong Bad Gameways]] and [[Coach Z pukes in dude's toupee]]. No videos have been uploaded since 2009. | *[[YouTube#sportsinterviewa|sportsinterviewa]] {{--}} The YouTube account hosting [[Strong Bad Gameways]] and [[Coach Z pukes in dude's toupee]]. No videos have been uploaded since 2009. | ||
*[[YouTube#tdougland|tdougland]] {{--}} The YouTube account hosting videos of the March 27, 2008 [[Limozeen Live! - 27 Mar 2008|Limozeen Live!]] performance. No videos have been uploaded since 2008. | *[[YouTube#tdougland|tdougland]] {{--}} The YouTube account hosting videos of the March 27, 2008 [[Limozeen Live! - 27 Mar 2008|Limozeen Live!]] performance. No videos have been uploaded since 2008. | ||
| - | *Homestar Runner [[FeedBurner page]] {{--}} An | + | *Homestar Runner [[FeedBurner page]] {{--}} An {{w|RSS feed}} for updates. No posts have been made since 2010. |
===Defunct=== | ===Defunct=== | ||
*slimchaps {{--}} [[The Brothers Chaps]]' personal YouTube account. One video, "[[Punch-Out!!]]: The Movie", was shown at [[PAX East - 8 Apr 2018|PAX East on April 8, 2018]]. | *slimchaps {{--}} [[The Brothers Chaps]]' personal YouTube account. One video, "[[Punch-Out!!]]: The Movie", was shown at [[PAX East - 8 Apr 2018|PAX East on April 8, 2018]]. | ||
*[[@ronginald]] {{--}} A personal Twitter account run by [[Matt Chapman]] from September 3, 2011, until January 22, 2013. | *[[@ronginald]] {{--}} A personal Twitter account run by [[Matt Chapman]] from September 3, 2011, until January 22, 2013. | ||
*@trogdorgame {{--}} A Twitter account for Trogdor!! The Board Game updates. Created on June 29, 2018, the same day as other accounts promoting the game, it was deleted later that year. | *@trogdorgame {{--}} A Twitter account for Trogdor!! The Board Game updates. Created on June 29, 2018, the same day as other accounts promoting the game, it was deleted later that year. | ||
| + | *Trogdor The Board Game {{--}} An official {{w|Facebook}} page for Trogdor!! The Board Game updates. | ||
*homestarrunnerdotcom {{--}} A {{wp|Google+}} account, presumably created automatically from the YouTube account of the same name. Google+ was shut down in 2019. | *homestarrunnerdotcom {{--}} A {{wp|Google+}} account, presumably created automatically from the YouTube account of the same name. Google+ was shut down in 2019. | ||
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| + | == See Also == | ||
| + | *[[Music Streaming Profiles]] | ||
| + | *[[YouTube]] | ||
[[Category:Social Media|*]] | [[Category:Social Media|*]] | ||
Current revision as of 12:55, 9 June 2025
- For the similarly named YouTube playlist, see Social Media Crap.
Social media has become an increasingly important medium for delivering Homestar Runner content.
The platforms used are as follows:
Contents |
[edit] Current
- homestarrunnerdotcom — The website's official YouTube account, hosting existing work as well as original content.
- Homestar Runner Kickstarter account — The account that created the Trogdor!! The Board Game Kickstarter campaign.
[edit] In-character
- Strong Bad's name is attached to three microblogging accounts. Some posts are identical across two or three of the pages, particularly toon announcements and uploads or news about games.
- @StrongBadActual on Twitter — The most-frequently used of the three accounts, it posts a variety of original text, images, and videos. Posts may promote upcoming or recently-released Homestar Runner projects or simply interacting with fans.
- @strongbadactual on Instagram — Relatively infrequent posts are usually original images and videos, typically taking the form of behind-the-scenes content (in the manner of the Sketchbook). In recent years, clips or full uploads of new toons have become more common.
- @strongbadnofoolin.bsky.social on Bluesky — Created in late 2024, it has mostly been used for Twitter cross-posts.
- StrongBadActual — Strong Bad's Twitch account, with the bio "I'll initiate YOUR refresh daemon!!" and a profile picture of Dangeresque from Dangeresque Roomisode 1: Behind the Dangerdesque.
- Videlectrix — Videlectrix's official itch.io account for releasing games, first used to host Halloween Hide & Seek.
[edit] Former
[edit] Inactive
- sportsinterviewa — The YouTube account hosting Strong Bad Gameways and Coach Z pukes in dude's toupee. No videos have been uploaded since 2009.
- tdougland — The YouTube account hosting videos of the March 27, 2008 Limozeen Live! performance. No videos have been uploaded since 2008.
- Homestar Runner FeedBurner page — An RSS feed for updates. No posts have been made since 2010.
[edit] Defunct
- slimchaps — The Brothers Chaps' personal YouTube account. One video, "Punch-Out!!: The Movie", was shown at PAX East on April 8, 2018.
- @ronginald — A personal Twitter account run by Matt Chapman from September 3, 2011, until January 22, 2013.
- @trogdorgame — A Twitter account for Trogdor!! The Board Game updates. Created on June 29, 2018, the same day as other accounts promoting the game, it was deleted later that year.
- Trogdor The Board Game — An official Facebook page for Trogdor!! The Board Game updates.
- homestarrunnerdotcom — A Google+ account, presumably created automatically from the YouTube account of the same name. Google+ was shut down in 2019.
