It’snot trulynews, it’s‘Fark’...thursday Glee TEN DARWIN, 8.OOpm 6 The Inquisition ABC],...

www.ntnews.com.au Northern Territory News, Monday, May 3, 2010 — 29 PUB: NT NE- WS- DA TE: 3-M GE: 29 C LO- R: C M Y K It’s not truly news, it’s ‘Fark’ www.fark.com It’s not news, it’s Fark FARK.com is a social networking news site that receives thousands of suggestions every day. ‘‘We handpick the funny and weird notable news — and not- news — of the day,’’ the site boasts. Fark isn’t an acronym. In fact, according to the site, the name doesn’t mean anything. ‘‘The idea was to have the word Fark come to symbolise news that is really Not News. Hence the slogan ‘It’s not news, it’s Fark’.’’ For the first two years of fark.com’s existance (1997-1999) the page had nothing but a picture of a squirrel due to the creator Drew Curtis not having a clue what he wanted his site to be about. So, what exactly is Fark? It has been explained that Fark is what fills space when mass media runs out of news. Fark is supposed to look like news ... but it’s not news. The first year Fark was up and running as a social networking news site it received 50,000 page views, the second year it was one million. — CHLOE TRESIDER

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Page 1: It’snot trulynews, it’s‘Fark’...thursday Glee TEN DARWIN, 8.OOpm 6 The Inquisition ABC], 8.30pm It may be the stuff of legends now (or a least it was on Underbelly) but the

www.ntnews.com.au Northern Territory News, Monday, May 3, 2010 — 29

NTNE-WS-DA-TE:3-MGE:29 CO-LO-R: C-M Y-K

It’s nottruly news,it’s ‘Fark’www.fark.com

It’s not news, it’s Fark

FARK.com is a socialnetworking news site thatreceives thousands ofsuggestions every day.

‘‘We handpick thefunny andweirdnotable news— and not-news— of the day,’’ thesite boasts.

Fark isn’t an acronym.In fact, according to thesite, the name doesn’tmean anything.

‘‘The ideawas to havetheword Fark come tosymbolise news that isreally Not News. Hencethe slogan ‘It’s not news,it’s Fark’.’’

For the first two yearsof fark.com’s existance(1997-1999) the page hadnothing but a picture of asquirrel due to thecreator DrewCurtisnot having a cluewhat hewanted his site tobe about.

So, what exactly isFark? It has beenexplained that Fark iswhat fills spacewhenmassmedia runs out ofnews. Fark is supposed tolook like news ... but it’snot news.

The first year Fark wasup and running as a socialnetworking news site itreceived 50,000 pageviews, the second year itwas onemillion.

—CHLOE TRESIDER