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'''FMyLife''' ('''Fuck My Life'''<ref>http://www.businessinsider.com/f-my-life-gets-book-deal-2009-3</ref>) is an [[English language|English]]-language [[blog]] that serves as "a recollection of everyday anecdotes likely to happen to anyone". Posts on the site are short, user-submitted stories of unfortunate happenings that begin with "Today" and end with "FML".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.fmylife.com/faq|title=FML: Frequently Asked Questions|date=2009-10-04|accessdate=2009-10-04}}</ref> |
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FMyLife receives more than 1.7 million hits each day.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.boston.com/lifestyle/articles/2009/05/30/the_culture_of_failure_thrives_on_the_web/|title=The culture of failure|last=Aucoin|first=Don|date=2009-05-30|publisher=Boston Globe|accessdate=2009-08-05}}</ref> A book containing stories from the site and illustrations<ref name="book">{{cite web|url=http://www.fmylife.com/blog/50|title=FMyLife, the book!|date=2009-05-17|publisher=FMyLife|accessdate=2009-08-05}}</ref> was published in June 2009.<ref name="book-release">{{cite web|url=http://www.fmylife.com/blog/99|title=The book is now available|date=2009-06-09|publisher=FMyLife|accessdate=2009-08-05}}</ref> |
FMyLife receives more than 1.7 million hits each day.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.boston.com/lifestyle/articles/2009/05/30/the_culture_of_failure_thrives_on_the_web/|title=The culture of failure|last=Aucoin|first=Don|date=2009-05-30|publisher=Boston Globe|accessdate=2009-08-05}}</ref> A book containing stories from the site and illustrations<ref name="book">{{cite web|url=http://www.fmylife.com/blog/50|title=FMyLife, the book!|date=2009-05-17|publisher=FMyLife|accessdate=2009-08-05}}</ref> was published in June 2009.<ref name="book-release">{{cite web|url=http://www.fmylife.com/blog/99|title=The book is now available|date=2009-06-09|publisher=FMyLife|accessdate=2009-08-05}}</ref> |
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Type of site | Blog |
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| Available in | French, English, Italian, Spanish, Swedish, German and Turkish |
| Owner | Maxime Valette |
| Created by | Guillaume Passaglia and Didier Guedj |
| URL | http://www.fmylife.com |
FMyLife (Fuck My Life[1]) is an English-language blog that serves as "a recollection of everyday anecdotes likely to happen to anyone". Posts on the site are short, user-submitted stories of unfortunate happenings that begin with "Today" and end with "FML".[2] FMyLife receives more than 1.7 million hits each day.[3] A book containing stories from the site and illustrations[4] was published in June 2009.[5]
History
FMyLife was created on January 13, 2008 by Maxime Valette, Guillaume Passaglia and Didier Guedj. The site is the English version of the creators' original website in French, Viedemerde.fr, which translates as "shit life," or literally as "life of shit." VDM has become one of France's top ten sites. Anybody who visits the site can decide if the writer of each anecdote's life indeed "sucks" or if he or she "deserved" what happened. Members can submit stories and leave comments.[6]
FMyLife has drawn attention from some social commentators, such as sociologist Pierre Mannoni, who has stated, "Even if it's done with humour, it can be dangerous to describe oneself endlessly as a loser; it can prevent you from succeeding."[6]
The website experienced a rapid increase in traffic in February 2009, according to a breakdown of web traffic by Alexa Internet.[7][8]
In March 2009, FMyLife announced that they had secured a book deal.[9] The book was released on June 9, 2009.[5]
In 2009, FML also released an iPhone/iPod touch application, in which the user can submit their FML's, rate them, comment on them or just read them, just like the website itself. Applications are now available for Android, BlackBerry devices and ordinary cell phones, as well as several applications for iPhone.[10]
References
- ^ http://www.businessinsider.com/f-my-life-gets-book-deal-2009-3
- ^ "FML: Frequently Asked Questions". 2009-10-04. Retrieved 2009-10-04.
- ^ Aucoin, Don (2009-05-30). "The culture of failure". Boston Globe. Retrieved 2009-08-05.
- ^ "FMyLife, the book!". FMyLife. 2009-05-17. Retrieved 2009-08-05.
- ^ a b "The book is now available". FMyLife. 2009-06-09. Retrieved 2009-08-05.
- ^ a b Bremner, Charles (2009-03-06). "French cash in on internet despair as depression builds across Atlantic". London: Times Online. Retrieved 2009-03-18.
{{cite news}}: Unknown parameter|coauthors=ignored (|author=suggested) (help) - ^ "FMylife.com - Traffic Details from Alexa". Alexa. Retrieved 2009-03-18.
- ^ Milian, Mark (2009-02-10). "FMyLife lets you sound off on everyday problems". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2009-03-18.
- ^ Carlson, Nicholas (2009-03-17). "'F*** My Life' Gets Book Deal". Business Insider. Retrieved 2009-03-18.
- ^ "FML: All official applications for mobile phone". Retrieved 2010-08-18.
External links
- FMyLife
- VieDeMerde.fr, the original French website
- VitaDiMerda, the Italian version
- Puta Vida De Mierda, the Spanish version
- Fan för mitt liv, the Swedish version
- Vida de Merda, the Portuguese version
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