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HouseholdHacker is a YouTube channel and website that posts videos of various "hacks", or quick solutions, to common everyday problems. As of June 2010, the channel was the third most subscribed "guru" channel on YouTube, and the 35th most subscribed overall. The group is primarily known for its 2007 hoax video which claimed one could charge an iPod battery using an onion and Gatorade. The video fooled normally reliable sources, and drew the attention of the MythBusters among others. A couple of additional hoax videos followed, but drew less attention. More recently, HouseholdHacker has aimed to publish more truthful content. HouseholdHacker manages to draw an undisclosed significant revenue through their YouTube activities, and is one of the more significant partners of Google and YouTube. It is organized as ''HouseHold Hacker LLC''. HouseholdHacker is also branching out, one of the offshoots being (HouseHoldGamer ). which released numerous videos about the hit game Skyrim all going viral with over 10 million total views. The channel is currently inactive but their main channel is active, uploading 'life hacks' and other helpful tips and tricks. ==Background== The HouseholdHacker YouTube channel is dedicated to making "videos about everything geek".〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.youtube.com/user/HouseholdHacker )〕 The videos, which are cross-posted at householdhacker.com, are the work of two anonymous editors known as "Traveler and Frosty Brain" or "Spencer and Dylan" who reside in San Jose, California and Peachtree City, Georgia.〔 Justin Matthew (Entrepreneur) the channels business manager for over 2 years makes over 30 appearances and also negotiated deals with Revision 3 and Break Media. He played a role into developing the hit show Scientific Tuesdays.〔 From time to time Matthew would take part in these videos which led to a more growth and a new fan base. Each video features a simple hack, or "a quick and/or clever creation for a method of solving of a problem."〔 HouseholdHacker makes money by offering subscription downloads T-shirts and revenue from companies such as Carbonite, Square space and Netflix. HouseholdHacker was launched in November 2007 and quickly attracted interest, becoming YouTube's most subscribed channel for the month of December 2007. By January 2009, HouseholdHacker was the 22nd most subscribed YouTube channel.〔 The channel's popularity began to wane and by July they had fallen to 27th place overall.〔 As of July 2009, HouseholdHacker is the third most subscribed "guru" channel on YouTube.〔 In 2013 HouseholdHacker has trended into a series of "Life Hack Videos" that illustrate simple and often reliable techniques to tackle situations commonly needing attention all around the house, with just the aid of readily available household items. Portland, Oregon is the new center point of production from filming to editing and collaborations with other YouTube personalities and channels becoming more prevalent. Major U.S. and international corporate entities are regular sponsors of the content produced, but in often subtle ways. HouseHoldHacker passed 2 Million subscribers in October 2013 and is consistently ranked in the top 200 by subscriber count on YouTube. Currently in 2015 they are approaching 3.5 million subscribers 〔 url=https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCI4I6ldZ0jWe7vXpUVeVcpg 〕 and recent videos are stronger then ever. Science, Pranks and other more obscure topics are often visited by the producer. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「HouseholdHacker」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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