{{Short description|Website}} {{about|the web site||Chives (disambiguation)}} {{Infobox website | logo = 250px|alt=Chive logo | launch_date = 2008 | current_status = Online | type = photoblog and entertainment website | url = [http://thechive.com/ thechive.com] | owner = Resignation Media LLC | author = Leo Resig and John Resig }} '''The Chive''' (styled '''theCHIVE''') is a website owned and operated by Resignation, LLC.<ref name= "chicagobusiness1" >{{cite web |url= http://www.chicagobusiness.com/section/blogs?blogID=enterprise-city&plckController=Blog&plckScript=blogScript&plckElementId=blogDest&plckBlogPage=BlogViewPost&plckPostId=Blog%3A16ea2629-7e90-46f0-a706-dd6152764513Post%3A41d1dde2-0d8a-4ea0-a061-ee0b4a92699f&sid=sitelife.chicagobusiness.com |title= Confirmed: 'HOPA' hoaxsters are Chicagoans |publisher= Crain's Chicago Business |last= Loerzel |first= Robert |access-date= Aug 17, 2010 |url-status= dead |archive-url= https://archive.today/20100817143719/http://www.chicagobusiness.com/section/blogs?blogID=enterprise-city&plckController=Blog&plckScript=blogScript&plckElementId=blogDest&plckBlogPage=BlogViewPost&plckPostId=Blog:16ea2629-7e90-46f0-a706-dd6152764513Post:41d1dde2-0d8a-4ea0-a061-ee0b4a92699f&sid=sitelife.chicagobusiness.com |archive-date= August 17, 2010}}</ref> Images appearing on thechive.com are selected by staff from searches of both international and domestic websites as well as daily submissions.
The Chive gained attention<ref>{{cite news |url= https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/northamerica/usa/7938468/Pictures-of-office-worker-who-exposed-sexist-boss-in-whiteboard-messages-were-a-hoax.html |title= Pictures of office worker who exposed sexist boss in whiteboard messages were a hoax |publisher= The Telegraph, UK |access-date= Aug 11, 2010 |location= London |first= Heidi |last= Blake |date= Aug 11, 2010 }}</ref> for a series of internet hoaxes<ref>{{cite news |url= http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-504464_162-20013366-504464.html |format= Flash video |title= Elyse Porterfield, HOPA Dry Erase Girl Exclusive Interview |publisher= CBS News |access-date= Aug 12, 2010 |first=Shira |last= Lazar |date= Aug 11, 2010 |quote= (flash no longer supported, 2021) |url-status= dead |archive-date= Aug 14, 2010 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20100814124426/https://www.cbsnews.com/8301-504464_162-20013366-504464.html }}</ref> that began in 2007 and were reported as true stories by mainstream media outlets.<ref name= "techcrunch1" >{{cite web |url= https://techcrunch.com/2010/08/11/elyse-porterfield/ |title= Confirmed: HOPA Dry Erase Girl Is A Hoax, Identity Revealed |publisher= Tech Crunch |last= Tsotsis |first= Alexia |date= 11 August 2010 |access-date= Aug 12, 2010 }}</ref>
==History== John and Leo Resig founded Resignation Media, LLC in August 2007<ref name="thechive1">{{cite web|url=http://thechive.com/2010/08/12/my-popular-demand-i-give-you-resignation-31-photos/|title=Overview of Resignation, LLC|publisher=theCHIVE.com|access-date=2010-08-18}}</ref> and then launched thechive.com in November, 2008.<ref name="discoveringstartups1">{{cite web|url=http://www.discoveringstartups.com/thechive-com-probably-the-best-site-in-the-world/|title=theCHIVE Business Profile|publisher=Discovering Startups|access-date=2010-08-11}}</ref> Initially, it was claimed that the website's name came from combining 'Chicago' and 'Venice' Beach;<ref>{{cite web|url=http://thechive.com/2011/07/28/how-thechive-got-its-name-4-photos/|title=How theCHIVE got its name|date=28 July 2011 |publisher=theCHIVE.com|access-date=2015-07-08}}</ref> however, Resig later admitted that the name was actually inspired by ''The Onion''.<ref name="theverge">{{cite web|url=https://www.theverge.com/2020/4/28/21238529/the-chive-bro-frat-culture-founders-misogyny/|title=How The Chive built an empire out of bro-bait|publisher=The Verge|first=Zoe|last=Schiffer|date=28 April 2020 |access-date=2020-05-03}}</ref> The brothers went on to create additional photo-entertainment websites, all of which are staffed and managed by members of the Resig family.<ref name="thechive1"/><ref>{{cite web|url=http://mediamemo.allthingsd.com/20100810/meet-the-prankster-brothers-behind-jenny-the-whiteboard-using-farmville-exposing-hpoa-girl/|title=Meet the Prankster Brothers Behind 'Jenny,' the Whiteboard-Using, Farmville-Exposing, HPOA Girl|publisher=All Things Digital|author=Kafka, Peter|access-date=2010-08-10}}</ref>
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.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mystatesman.com/news/business/calif-company-behind-popular-humor-website-moving-/nYzLF/|title=Calif. company behind popular humor website moving to Austin|publisher=mystatesman.com|access-date=2013-07-22}}</ref>
==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."<ref name="techcrunch1"/>
===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.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.foxnews.com/story/report-donald-trump-leaves-10000-tip-on-82-bill|title=Report: Donald Trump Leaves $10,000 Tip on $82 Bill|publisher=Fox News Channel|access-date=2007-12-06 | date=2007-12-06}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://thechive.com/2008/12/05/one-great-reason-not-to-have-a-best-friend-named-darcy/|archive-url=https://archive.today/20120716103356/http://thechive.com/2008/12/05/one-great-reason-not-to-have-a-best-friend-named-darcy/|url-status=dead|archive-date=2012-07-16|title=Original Teen Texting Hoax on TheChive|publisher=theCHIVE.com|access-date=2009-02-05}}</ref> This became an Internet meme and was broadcast as a true story by several media outlets.<ref>{{cite web |url= https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=saTIN1rBl5E |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211221/saTIN1rBl5E |archive-date=2021-12-21 |url-status=live|title= Compilation of hoax coverage |website= YouTube |publisher= Various sources |access-date= Feb 5, 2009}}{{cbignore}}</ref>
===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-erase whiteboard.<ref>{{cite web |url= https://thechive.com/2010/08/10/girl-quits-her-job-on-dry-erase-board-emails-entire-office-33-photos/ |title= Girl quits her job on dry erase board, emails entire office (33 Photos) |author= Leo |publisher= The Chive |access-date= Aug 8, 2010 }}</ref> This hoax was also reported as true.<ref>{{cite web| url= http://gawker.com/5609650/the-quitting-tale-that-suckered-the-whole-internet |title= The Quitting Tale That Suckered the Whole Internet |publisher= Gawker |last= Tate |first= Ryan |date= 10 August 2010 |access-date= Aug 10, 2010 }}</ref>
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.<ref>{{cite web |url= https://thechive.com/2010/08/11/a-word-from-jenny-16-photos/ |title= A word from Jenny (16 Photos) |first= John |last= Resig |date= 11 August 2010 |publisher= The Chive |access-date= Aug 11, 2010 }}</ref> Some news sources suggested the hoax was inspired by the dramatic resignation of JetBlue flight-attendant Steven Slater that took place the day before.<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.observer.com/2010/daily-transom/blatantly-fake-jenny-dry-erase-board-girl |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20100816044517/http://www.observer.com/2010/daily-transom/blatantly-fake-jenny-dry-erase-board-girl|url-status=dead |archive-date= Aug 16, 2010 |title= Shattered Dreams: Jenny the Dry Erase Board Girl is Fake |publisher= New York Observer |last= Huff |first= Steve |access-date= Aug 11, 2010 }}</ref> 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.<ref name="techcrunch1"/>
==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,<ref name="fox31">{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d0rEN8lVtck |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211221/d0rEN8lVtck |archive-date=2021-12-21 |url-status=live|title=Fox31 report on Farrah Soudani|date=October 2012 |publisher=Fox31|access-date=2012-10-02}}{{cbignore}}</ref> 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.<ref name="fox31"/>
==References== {{reflist}}
==Further reading== *{{cite journal |last= Suddath |first= Claire |date=October 17, 2013 |title=The Chive's Smut With a Smile |url=http://www.businessweek.com/articles/2013-10-17/the-chives-founders-john-and-leo-resig-master-millennial-marketing |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131017105113/http://www.businessweek.com/articles/2013-10-17/the-chives-founders-john-and-leo-resig-master-millennial-marketing |url-status=dead |archive-date=October 17, 2013 |journal=Bloomberg Businessweek }}
==External links== * {{Official website}} * [http://www.resignationmedia.com Resignation Media LLC]
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