The Chive (styled theCHIVE) is a website owned and operated by Resignation, LLC.[1] Images appearing on thechive.com are selected by staff from searches of both international and domestic websites as well as daily submissions.[1]
John and Leo Resig founded Resignation Media, LLC in August 2007[5] and then launched thechive.com in November, 2008.[6] Initially, it was claimed that the website's name came from combining 'Chicago' and 'Venice' Beach;[7] however, Resig later admitted that the name was actually inspired by The Onion.[8] The brothers went on to create additional photo-entertainment websites, all of which are staffed and managed by members of the Resig family.[5][9]
On Monday, July 22, 2013 the Austin American-Statesman reported that during the summer of 2013 the parent company of The Chive, Resignation Media, was relocating to a renovated space in downtown Austin, Texas.[10]
Hoaxes
Between 2007 and 2010, Leo and John Resig conducted a string of internet hoaxes that, according to Leo, were designed "to entertain and inspire, not to inform."[4]
Donald Trump Tips
In 2007, the "Donald Trump tip" hoax involved a doctored photo of a Santa Monica restaurant receipt that was supposedly signed by Donald Trump indicating that a $10,000 tip was left on a bill of $82.27. Trump denied the story's accuracy to Fox News Channel, which had originally published the story as real.[11] Other media agencies also ran the story, including The Huffington Post, E! News, and Access Hollywood.
Teenage texting disaster
The "teenage texting disaster" hoax occurred in 2008 and involved a fictitious teenager who had accidentally sent a text message to her father stating that she had lost her virginity on the beach.[12] This became an Internet meme and was broadcast as a true story by several media outlets.[13]
Jenny quits on dry erase board
Arguably the most famous hoax was in 2010, with "Girl quits her job on dry erase board, emails entire office", which showed several photographs of a woman quitting her job by telling a story with a dry-erasewhiteboard.[14] This hoax was also reported as true.[15]
The next day, The Chive ran a follow-up series of photos revealing the woman's true identity as a hired actress named Elyse Porterfield.[16] Some news sources suggested the hoax was inspired by the dramatic resignation of JetBlue flight-attendant Steven Slater that took place the day before.[17] However, the Resig brothers told reporters that the idea for the hoax was conceived about a month earlier at a bar in Santa Monica. The pair wrote down the details on paper napkins. The casting for "Jenny" and her photo shoot was conducted a week prior to the JetBlue incident.[4]
Chive Charities
The Chive also runs a charity organization called Chive Charities, in which they raise awareness and funds for specific individuals in need of assistance. Every t-shirt purchased from the Chivery store donates $1 to Chive Charities. As of May 2019, they have donated over $1,800,000. They have donated to veterans, children with birth defects, shooting victims,[18] fire departments, rescue squads, and many others in need.
The community of people who regularly visit The Chive, known as Chivers, have donated over $100,000 to several causes within hours.[18]
References
^ abLoerzel, Robert. "Confirmed: 'HOPA' hoaxsters are Chicagoans". Crain's Chicago Business. Archived from the original on August 17, 2010. Retrieved Aug 17, 2010.
^Blake, Heidi (Aug 11, 2010). "Pictures of office worker who exposed sexist boss in whiteboard messages were a hoax". London: The Telegraph, UK. Retrieved Aug 11, 2010.
^Lazar, Shira (Aug 11, 2010). . CBS News. Archived from the original (Flash video) on Aug 14, 2010. Retrieved Aug 12, 2010. (flash no longer supported, 2021)
^ abcTsotsis, Alexia (11 August 2010). "Confirmed: HOPA Dry Erase Girl Is A Hoax, Identity Revealed". Tech Crunch. Retrieved Aug 12, 2010.
^ ab"Overview of Resignation, LLC". theCHIVE.com. Retrieved 2010-08-18.
^"theCHIVE Business Profile". Discovering Startups. Retrieved 2010-08-11.
^"How theCHIVE got its name". theCHIVE.com. 28 July 2011. Retrieved 2015-07-08.
^Schiffer, Zoe (28 April 2020). "How The Chive built an empire out of bro-bait". The Verge. Retrieved 2020-05-03.
^Kafka, Peter. "Meet the Prankster Brothers Behind 'Jenny,' the Whiteboard-Using, Farmville-Exposing, HPOA Girl". All Things Digital. Retrieved 2010-08-10.
^"Calif. company behind popular humor website moving to Austin". mystatesman.com. Retrieved 2013-07-22.
^"Report: Donald Trump Leaves $10,000 Tip on $82 Bill". Fox News Channel. 2007-12-06. Retrieved 2007-12-06.
^"Original Teen Texting Hoax on TheChive". theCHIVE.com. Archived from the original on 2012-07-16. Retrieved 2009-02-05.
^"Compilation of hoax coverage". YouTube. Various sources. Archived from the original on 2021-12-21. Retrieved Feb 5, 2009.
^Leo. "Girl quits her job on dry erase board, emails entire office (33 Photos)". The Chive. Retrieved Aug 8, 2010.
^Tate, Ryan (10 August 2010). "The Quitting Tale That Suckered the Whole Internet". Gawker. Retrieved Aug 10, 2010.
^Resig, John (11 August 2010). "A word from Jenny (16 Photos)". The Chive. Retrieved Aug 11, 2010.
^Huff, Steve. . New York Observer. Archived from the original on Aug 16, 2010. Retrieved Aug 11, 2010.
^ ab"Fox31 report on Farrah Soudani". Fox31. Archived from the original on 2021-12-21. Retrieved 2012-10-02.
Further reading
Suddath, Claire (October 17, 2013). . Bloomberg Businessweek. Archived from the original on October 17, 2013.
External links
Official website
Resignation Media LLC
August 26, 2023
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This article is about the web site For other uses see Chives disambiguation The Chive styled theCHIVE is a website owned and operated by Resignation LLC 1 Images appearing on thechive com are selected by staff from searches of both international and domestic websites as well as daily submissions 1 The ChiveType of sitephotoblog and entertainment websiteOwnerResignation Media LLCCreated byLeo Resig and John ResigURLthechive comLaunched2008Current statusOnlineThe Chive gained attention 2 for a series of internet hoaxes 3 that began in 2007 and were reported as true stories by mainstream media outlets 4 Contents 1 History 2 Hoaxes 2 1 Donald Trump Tips 2 2 Teenage texting disaster 2 3 Jenny quits on dry erase board 3 Chive Charities 4 References 5 Further reading 6 External linksHistory EditJohn and Leo Resig founded Resignation Media LLC in August 2007 5 and then launched thechive com in November 2008 6 Initially it was claimed that the website s name came from combining Chicago and Venice Beach 7 however Resig later admitted that the name was actually inspired by The Onion 8 The brothers went on to create additional photo entertainment websites all of which are staffed and managed by members of the Resig family 5 9 On Monday July 22 2013 the Austin American Statesman reported that during the summer of 2013 the parent company of The Chive Resignation Media was relocating to a renovated space in downtown Austin Texas 10 Hoaxes EditBetween 2007 and 2010 Leo and John Resig conducted a string of internet hoaxes that according to Leo were designed to entertain and inspire not to inform 4 Donald Trump Tips Edit In 2007 the Donald Trump tip hoax involved a doctored photo of a Santa Monica restaurant receipt that was supposedly signed by Donald Trump indicating that a 10 000 tip was left on a bill of 82 27 Trump denied the story s accuracy to Fox News Channel which had originally published the story as real 11 Other media agencies also ran the story including The Huffington Post E News and Access Hollywood Teenage texting disaster Edit The teenage texting disaster hoax occurred in 2008 and involved a fictitious teenager who had accidentally sent a text message to her father stating that she had lost her virginity on the beach 12 This became an Internet meme and was broadcast as a true story by several media outlets 13 Jenny quits on dry erase board Edit Arguably the most famous hoax was in 2010 with Girl quits her job on dry erase board emails entire office which showed several photographs of a woman quitting her job by telling a story with a dry erase whiteboard 14 This hoax was also reported as true 15 The next day The Chive ran a follow up series of photos revealing the woman s true identity as a hired actress named Elyse Porterfield 16 Some news sources suggested the hoax was inspired by the dramatic resignation of JetBlue flight attendant Steven Slater that took place the day before 17 However the Resig brothers told reporters that the idea for the hoax was conceived about a month earlier at a bar in Santa Monica The pair wrote down the details on paper napkins The casting for Jenny and her photo shoot was conducted a week prior to the JetBlue incident 4 Chive Charities EditThe Chive also runs a charity organization called Chive Charities in which they raise awareness and funds for specific individuals in need of assistance Every t shirt purchased from the Chivery store donates 1 to Chive Charities As of May 2019 they have donated over 1 800 000 They have donated to veterans children with birth defects shooting victims 18 fire departments rescue squads and many others in need The community of people who regularly visit The Chive known as Chivers have donated over 100 000 to several causes within hours 18 References Edit a b Loerzel Robert Confirmed HOPA hoaxsters are Chicagoans Crain s Chicago Business Archived from the original on August 17 2010 Retrieved Aug 17 2010 Blake Heidi Aug 11 2010 Pictures of office worker who exposed sexist boss in whiteboard messages were a hoax London The Telegraph UK Retrieved Aug 11 2010 Lazar Shira Aug 11 2010 Elyse Porterfield HOPA Dry Erase Girl Exclusive Interview CBS News Archived from the original Flash video on Aug 14 2010 Retrieved Aug 12 2010 flash no longer supported 2021 a b c Tsotsis Alexia 11 August 2010 Confirmed HOPA Dry Erase Girl Is A Hoax Identity Revealed Tech Crunch Retrieved Aug 12 2010 a b Overview of Resignation LLC theCHIVE com Retrieved 2010 08 18 theCHIVE Business Profile Discovering Startups Retrieved 2010 08 11 How theCHIVE got its name theCHIVE com 28 July 2011 Retrieved 2015 07 08 Schiffer Zoe 28 April 2020 How The Chive built an empire out of bro bait The Verge Retrieved 2020 05 03 Kafka Peter Meet the Prankster Brothers Behind Jenny the Whiteboard Using Farmville Exposing HPOA Girl All Things Digital Retrieved 2010 08 10 Calif company behind popular humor website moving to Austin mystatesman com Retrieved 2013 07 22 Report Donald Trump Leaves 10 000 Tip on 82 Bill Fox News Channel 2007 12 06 Retrieved 2007 12 06 Original Teen Texting Hoax on TheChive theCHIVE com Archived from the original on 2012 07 16 Retrieved 2009 02 05 Compilation of hoax coverage YouTube Various sources Archived from the original on 2021 12 21 Retrieved Feb 5 2009 Leo Girl quits her job on dry erase board emails entire office 33 Photos The Chive Retrieved Aug 8 2010 Tate Ryan 10 August 2010 The Quitting Tale That Suckered the Whole Internet Gawker Retrieved Aug 10 2010 Resig John 11 August 2010 A word from Jenny 16 Photos The Chive Retrieved Aug 11 2010 Huff Steve Shattered Dreams Jenny the Dry Erase Board Girl is Fake New York Observer Archived from the original on Aug 16 2010 Retrieved Aug 11 2010 a b Fox31 report on Farrah Soudani Fox31 Archived from the original on 2021 12 21 Retrieved 2012 10 02 Further reading EditSuddath Claire October 17 2013 The Chive s Smut With a Smile Bloomberg Businessweek Archived from the original on October 17 2013 External links EditOfficial website Resignation Media LLC Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title The Chive amp oldid 1169020107, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
