Break.com
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Break.com (formerly Big-boys.com) is a popular humor website that features videos, flash games, and pictures among other material. Users are able to register with the site for a free account which allows them to upload content for private or public viewing. Users are paid if they submit original content that is featured on Break's main page.
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[edit] Culture
A tradition that has arisen in Break discussions is a tendency of certain users to insist that submitted material is "fake." This likely first arose from a reasonable skepticism that some of the content posted on Break consisted of staged "injuries" or "pranks" aimed at garnishing payment for being posted on the main page. These claims have since evolved into a kind of self-mockery, with users now insisting that even material depicting thoroughly-verified news events is fake.
[edit] References in the media
- Break.com was featured in the January 23, 2006 segment of the "Mank blog" on Dateline NBC [1].
- On March 24, 2006, radio shock jock Howard Stern mentioned Break.com on his satellite radio show. The audio can be heard here: [2].
- On April 12, 2006 radio shock jocks Opie & Anthony mentioned Break.com on their XM satellite radio show. The audio can be heard here: [3].
