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An Elegy to JuicyCampus

Wednesday, February 4th, 2009

No longer. D:
No longer. D:
Breaking: JuicyCampus.com is shutting down tonight at midnight! Because — as stated in a press release by founder Matt Ivester — “exponential growth outpaced our ability to muster the resources needed to survive this economic downturn.” Mr. Ivester was surprisingly real in the release, and his closing statement actually kinda touched me. Enough to include it in a block quote!

On behalf of everyone here at JuicyCampus, I would like to thank all of our users for reading, contributing to, and telling your friends about the site.  And I’d like to thank everyone who has engaged in meaningful discussion about online privacy and internet censorship.  JuicyCampus has raised issues that have passionate advocates on both sides, and I hope that dialogue will continue.  While there are parts of JuicyCampus that none of us will miss – the mean-spirited posts and personal attacks – it has also been a place for the fun, lighthearted gossip of college life.  I hope that is how it is remembered.

After the jump, a couple of friends and I eulogize our fallen cyber-flibbertigibbet in an elegy. And the press release in full and Shutdown FAQ from the JuicyCampus Blog itself.

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