Our First Time
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Our First Time was one of the first widely popularized Internet hoax
es. Eighteen-year-olds "Mike" and "Diane" made a public announcement declaring they were to lose their virginity
.
OFT, which promoted itself as a free public service educational website, followed Mike and Diane day by day from July 18 to July 21, 1998 through HIV
tests, condom selection, and telling their parents about their decision. So many millions of people attempted to view the site that the server crashed. The Internet Entertainment Group
agreed to host it in exchange for links to their pornographic content.
Over time, some began to suspect it was a hoax. Mike and Diane looked older than 18 and appeared to be actors. "Mike" turned out to be an Alabama actor Ty Taylor and "Diane" turned out to be Michelle Parmahttp://www.beholder.com/MichelleParmaMemorial.aspx, a former Dallas Cowboys cheerleader.
The enterprise fizzled when IEG backed out after the producer, Ken Tipton
, revealed that his plan was make money by charging Internet users $5 each for "age-verification" but planned for the couple to decide to abstain on the day set for the deflowering.http://articles.chicagotribune.com/1998-07-18/news/9807180144_1_internet-entertainment-group-ieg-president-seth-warshavsky-virginity
Hoax
A hoax is a deliberately fabricated falsehood made to masquerade as truth. It is distinguishable from errors in observation or judgment, or rumors, urban legends, pseudosciences or April Fools' Day events that are passed along in good faith by believers or as jokes.-Definition:The British...
es. Eighteen-year-olds "Mike" and "Diane" made a public announcement declaring they were to lose their virginity
Virginity
Virginity refers to the state of a person who has never engaged in sexual intercourse. There are cultural and religious traditions which place special value and significance on this state, especially in the case of unmarried females, associated with notions of personal purity, honor and worth...
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OFT, which promoted itself as a free public service educational website, followed Mike and Diane day by day from July 18 to July 21, 1998 through HIV
HIV
Human immunodeficiency virus is a lentivirus that causes acquired immunodeficiency syndrome , a condition in humans in which progressive failure of the immune system allows life-threatening opportunistic infections and cancers to thrive...
tests, condom selection, and telling their parents about their decision. So many millions of people attempted to view the site that the server crashed. The Internet Entertainment Group
Seth Warshavsky
Seth Warshavsky was a pioneer in the Internet pornography industry and the founder of Internet Entertainment Group . During the dot-com boom years of the late 1990s, Warshavsky's welcome media attention made him the face of the online pornography industry to a public fascinated with what was then...
agreed to host it in exchange for links to their pornographic content.
Over time, some began to suspect it was a hoax. Mike and Diane looked older than 18 and appeared to be actors. "Mike" turned out to be an Alabama actor Ty Taylor and "Diane" turned out to be Michelle Parmahttp://www.beholder.com/MichelleParmaMemorial.aspx, a former Dallas Cowboys cheerleader.
The enterprise fizzled when IEG backed out after the producer, Ken Tipton
Ken Tipton
Ken Tipton is an American entrepreneur who has worked as a film actor since 1978. He is a member of the Screen Actors Guild , and he has also worked as director, screenplay writer, film producer and editor....
, revealed that his plan was make money by charging Internet users $5 each for "age-verification" but planned for the couple to decide to abstain on the day set for the deflowering.http://articles.chicagotribune.com/1998-07-18/news/9807180144_1_internet-entertainment-group-ieg-president-seth-warshavsky-virginity