College gossip Web site shuts down, citing economy

By the Associated Press

"A Web site that publishes anonymous, sometimes malicious gossip about college students has agreed to cease operations..."

"The shutdown comes nearly a year after New Jersey authorities subpoenaed the company as part of a probe to determine if the site was failing to comply with rules requiring users to agree not to post abusive or obscene content..."

Full article available at http://www.suntimes.com/news/nation/1415205,w-college-gossip-web-site-ju...

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