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Juicy Campus shuts down
Liz Connolly
Issue date: 2/11/09 Section: Focus
There used to be a time when having something bad written about you in a bathroom stall was your biggest problem. Yet as the times change and technology grows, the problems grow as well. These days, instead of a few hundred people seeing a nasty comment about you, a few million are able to gain access to your torment using a little thing called the Internet. One of the cruelest Web sites out there was Juicycampus.com - which, to the relief of many, has just closed down.
The CEO and founder of the Web site, Matt Ivester, told ABC news, "In these historically difficult economic times, online ad revenue has plummeted and venture capital funding has dissolved. JuicyCampus' exponential growth outpaced our ability to muster the resources needed to survive this economic downturn, and as a result, we are closing down the site as of Feb. 5, 2009."
Since the Web site first started to gain publicity it has had a negative reputation, and many people are relieved that the site has shut down - including much of the UConn population, which does not seem too heartbroken.
"I can understand how a site like this can be used for things it wasn't initially meant," said Jon-Paul Roche, a 6th-semester communications major. "I guess some people take things to the next level and try to inflict pain upon others by writing slanderous material or just downright embarrassing things that aren't meant to be shared with a wide audience. In my opinion, it's probably for the better."
Jessica Young, a 6th Semester human development and family studies and psychology major, felt strongly about the Web site and is very glad it shut down.
"Juicycampus.com was a disgusting Web site," she said. "Any time I heard that someone I knew was on it, I cringed. It should have been shut down a long time ago."
The CEO and founder of the Web site, Matt Ivester, told ABC news, "In these historically difficult economic times, online ad revenue has plummeted and venture capital funding has dissolved. JuicyCampus' exponential growth outpaced our ability to muster the resources needed to survive this economic downturn, and as a result, we are closing down the site as of Feb. 5, 2009."
Since the Web site first started to gain publicity it has had a negative reputation, and many people are relieved that the site has shut down - including much of the UConn population, which does not seem too heartbroken.
"I can understand how a site like this can be used for things it wasn't initially meant," said Jon-Paul Roche, a 6th-semester communications major. "I guess some people take things to the next level and try to inflict pain upon others by writing slanderous material or just downright embarrassing things that aren't meant to be shared with a wide audience. In my opinion, it's probably for the better."
Jessica Young, a 6th Semester human development and family studies and psychology major, felt strongly about the Web site and is very glad it shut down.
"Juicycampus.com was a disgusting Web site," she said. "Any time I heard that someone I knew was on it, I cringed. It should have been shut down a long time ago."
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