Volume 96, Issue 40
Friday November 8, 2002
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There www.sothere.com Ever have a breakup so bad you just wanted to tell the person to screw off forever? If so, www.sothere.com can help you out with that – at least virtually. This site allows scorned lovers everywhere to have their words of sadness or anger published on the Internet for all to see. The concept is simple: fall in love, break up and then submit a letter to the site's editors who publish a letter every day of the year, including weekends and holidays. Their motto is that "Life never takes a break and neither does So There." The concept is noble and innovative, as it provides at least pseudo-closure for those who have been badly burned by love. The site is designed in a simple, classy style on a muted off-white background with Grecian details. There aren't too many gimmicks, but its best feature is the huge archive, which is home to the over 1,500 letters which have been published on the site since 1998. So There is a unique Web site with passionate writing that's worth visiting. |
Adulthood
Wonderful www.adulthoodwonderful.com The only thing worse than clichéd, sexist relationship advice, is when it's used as a decoy to sell lame-ass advice tapes and books. That is the main premise behind Adulthood Wonderful, a mediocre Web site which sells itself as a relationship advice site, but is actually an obscured corporate scam. Much of the site is divided into "advice categories" such as "Flirt Doctor," which leads to a link selling pricy tapes with flirting tips and "Romantic Hypnosis," which speaks for itself in terms of its lameness and uselessness. Optic insults are added by way of the site's shockingly ugly brown, teal and purple design. The orange links throughout the site point readers to a link to the site's worst feature hands down: the "helpful" "Top 10" lists. One list offers "Ten Ways To Light His Fire," including stupid and sexist suggestions, such as "Don't offer your opinion unless he asks you for it." Adulthood may be wonderful, but this lame, greedy site puts it to shame. –Maggie Wrobel |
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