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Monday, July 14, 2014
IS CHIVE FEST IN DENVER A HOAX?
Westword published a notice of Chive Fest, a “massive” music festival to be held in Denver’s City park on Aug. 16. I immediately suspected something wasn’t right. Last time a music festival (AEG) was promoted, 6 years ago, the neighborhood said no and the Zoo delivered the death blow because the music would have been too loud.
Going to Chivefest.com informed me that there were 4 such Chive Festivals this summer, to be held in Seattle, Chicago, Denver and Dallas.
The details for Denver: “theCHIVE brings fun LIVE to Denver on Saturday, August 16th with CHIVE FEST – DENVER! Join the party with fellow Chivers at Denver City Park on Saturday, August 16th, and enjoy a day of music, beer, and other CHIVEfoolery! GENERAL ADMISSION General Admission tickets are available to all ages for $70*. General Admission tickets get you admittance for the one day festival, including:– 8 bands on 2 stages – The Chive Food Court – Official Chive Merchandise Tent – Around the park activations – Nostalgia Tent – Bars located throughout the venue (ATMs also available) – FREE water stations and Cooling Areas VIP TICKETS Want a festival experience like no other and are 21 years of age or older, purchase a 1 day VIP pass to enjoy Chive Fest in style! VIP tickets are $250* and will have a host of special amenities offered in designated areas.”
But Wikipedia reports that Chive has been responsible for at least 3 internet hoaxes.
History[edit]John and Leo Resig founded Resignation, LLC in August 2007[6] and then launched theCHIVE.com in November, 2008.[7] The brothers went on to create additional photo-entertainment websites, all of which are staffed and managed by members of the Resig family.[6][8] 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 re-locating to a renovated space in downtown Austin, TX.[9]
Hoaxes[edit]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.”[5]Donald Trump Tips[edit]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.[10] 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.[11] This became an internet meme and was broadcast as a true story by several media outlets.[12]Jenny quits on dry erase board[edit]Arguably the most famous hoax was “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.[13] This hoax was also reported as true.[14]
History[edit]John and Leo Resig founded Resignation, LLC in August 2007[6] and then launched theCHIVE.com in November, 2008.[7] The brothers went on to create additional photo-entertainment websites, all of which are staffed and managed by members of the Resig family.[6][8] 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 re-locating to a renovated space in downtown Austin, TX.[9]
Hoaxes[edit]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.”[5]Donald Trump Tips[edit]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.[10] 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.[11] This became an internet meme and was broadcast as a true story by several media outlets.[12]Jenny quits on dry erase board[edit]Arguably the most famous hoax was “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.[13] This hoax was also reported as true.[14]
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