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Ever wondered just how bad life could get at Harvard (theoretically, of course)? Well, Harvard Undergraduate Television (HUTV) showed the world with the reveal of the FML video contest--after expected self-promotion...
...ever wanted to Tweet, Facebook, Digg, blog, e-mail, and FML all in one post, Dantoon is the place to do it. The social networking site, open only to Harvard students for now, was originally launched on Nov. 11 but redesigned and relaunched last weekend with a new home page. Find out how it works after the jump...
Each post begins with a subject line, like an e-mail, and follows with a boundless (as far as Shahabi knows) text entry box, like a blog post. You can post anything from a 140-character rant to a manuscript-in-progress. Unlike FML, it's not monitored except for potential spam that is flagged by other users. Shahabi says to think of it like YouTube, but for written content...
...recent poster typifies this trend: “I settle for a new hookup each weekend since no guy wants a relationship. FML.” The half-dozen or so responses to this exclamation are illuminating, including one that reads: “I want a relationship. But you wouldn’t consider me, ever, since I don’t go to parties, am ‘no fun,’ and apparently am an asshole.” Whoever this is, he sure knows how to advertise...
Starting with the headline (Harvard FML: Because Going to Harvard Is Just That Hard), it was clear that this wasn't going to be a glowing review of the website. The post offered a sharp criticism of Harvard FML, a creation of the Harvard Voice, and lampooned Harvard FMLs often mundane posts. The author even recommended that a "my life is average" site might have been more accurate—not exactly the first time this idea has been proposed...