GivesMeHope

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GivesMeHope
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Type of site
 Blog (user-generated)
Owners Emerson Spartz and Gaby Spartz
URL givesmehope.com
LaunchedMay 31, 2009 (May 31, 2009)
Current statusClosed 2016

GivesMeHope (GMH) was founded in May 2009 in response to the popular site, FMyLife (FML), itself a spin-off of popular French website Viedemerde.fr. [1] It was part of the Spartz Media Network. [2] On the site, people share with the world their most hopeful, uplifting moments while answering the question, "what gives you hope?" [3] According to Quantcast, GivesMeHope receives over 500,000 hits every day. [4] As of August 5, 2009, the website has over 160,000 fans on Facebook. [5] A book containing stories from the site was released in the Fall of 2010 [6]

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History

The site was co-founded by Notre Dame graduates Emerson Spartz and Gaby Montero. [7] Exhausted by the negativity of the media, they created GivesMeHope. [8] The two refer to the site as "Chicken Soup for the Soul – the 21st Century, Twitter-style version." [3]

GivesMeHope has inspired movements of hope across the country. At Henry M. Gunn high school in Palo Alto, California, four students committed suicide in a period of 8 months. To cope with the grief, students created a blog, modeled after GivesMeHope, to provide a place for members of the community to share their uplifting experiences at the school. The blog was named HMGGMH (Henry M. Gunn Gives Me Hope). [9]

Another movement of hope inspired by GivesMeHope is Operation Beautiful, a website whose mission is to end "Fat Talk.” [10] Participants of Operation Beautiful leave anonymous post-it notes with encouraging messages in public places for other women to find and be inspired by. [11]

The site has received attention from the media due to its uplifting nature. [12] On August 2, 2010, CNN stated that GivesMeHope was a website that may "help renew your faith in the goodness of the human experience." CNN described the stories as "sentimental and, at times, almost heartbreakingly sweet." [13]

On December 30, 2009, the two launched a GivesMeHope spin-off site LoveGivesMeHope.com (LGMH). The site aimed at those who "can't get enough of the love stories on GivesMeHope". [14] As of August 5, 2010, LoveGivesMeHope has over 160,000 fans on Facebook. [15] The stories are shared widely on platforms such as Facebook. Since February 1, 2010, the site has produced some stories that have been shared over 565,000 times on Facebook. [16]

Book

On August 3, 2010, the two creators officially announced that a book was planned for release in Autumn 2010. The book was published by Ulysses Press, and is a combination of old and new illustrated anecdotes from the website. [5]

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References

  1. ↑ Matt Sullivan. Esquire: "GivesMeHope.com: When Bankruptcy, Plane Crashes, and Mondays Get You Down" June 1, 2009.
  2. ↑ "Spartz Media: Our Brands". Spartz Media. Archived from the original on 20 June 2012. Retrieved 21 June 2012.
  3. 1 2 Emerson Spartz, Gaby Spartz. GivesMeHope: "About GMH" Archived August 16, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
  4. ↑ Quantcast: "GivesMeHope Quantcast"
  5. 1 2 Emerson Spartz, Gaby Montero. GivesMeHope: "GivesMeHope Official Fanpage"
  6. ↑ "GivesMeHope: The Book - GivesMeHope - FML for Optimists! (Inspiring Twitter-length Stories)". Archived from the original on 2011-02-17. Retrieved 2011-02-17.
  7. ↑ Nancy Johnson. Notre Dame Business Magazine: "Emerson 2.0" Archived July 20, 2011, at the Wayback Machine .
  8. ↑ WSBT Evening News (CBS 22): "Need some good news?" Archived 2009-08-25 at the Wayback Machine Jul 16, 2009.
  9. ↑ Maria L. La Ganga. Los Angeles Times: "Palo Alto campus searches for healing after suicide" October 30, 2009.
  10. ↑ Nordette Adams. Blog Her: "Gives Me Hope and Operation Beautiful: Can You Change the World With Positive Thinking? Yes." Archived 2010-06-03 at the Wayback Machine February 1, 2010.
  11. ↑ FOX 35 Orlando: "Operation Beautiful" Jul 6, 2009.
  12. ↑ Emerson Spartz, Gaby Spartz. GivesMeHope: "GMH Press Page" Archived 2010-11-23 at the Wayback Machine
  13. ↑ Tas Anjarwalla. CNN: "8 feel-good websites to brighten your day" August 2, 2010.
  14. ↑ Emerson Spartz, Gaby Spartz. LoveGivesMeHope: "About LGMH" Archived 2010-07-17 at the Wayback Machine
  15. ↑ Emerson Spartz, Gaby Spartz. LoveGivesMeHope: "LoveGivesMeHope Official Fanpage"
  16. ↑ Nick O' Neil. All Facebook: "LoveGivesMeHope Goes Massively Viral Thanks To Facebook" May 25, 2010.
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