Juicy Campus, the internet gossip site, went dark this morning.

Founder Matt Ivester said yesterday that the site’s “growth outpaced our ability to muster the resources needed to survive this economic downturn,” and that in recent weeks both ad revenue and venture capital had dried up. He posted a FAQ on the shutdown on the JC blog in which he left open the possibility of re-launching in the future.

We covered controversies surrounding the site here and here last semester. Inside Higher Ed has a good overview here.