Such seems to be the case with UC Rooms, which launched Mar. 23 and has since received 1,100 hits.

Student Life Committee Chair Senan Ebrahim ’12 says that the site has earned positive feedback from all the student groups he has been in contact with, including the Institute of Politics, the Chinese Student Association, the Harvard Opportunes, the Society of Arab Students, the Harvard Black Student Association, and multiple PBHA program directors.

“It’s really refreshing to see, and it’s a really huge boost for us,” BSA President Spencer H. Hardwick ’11, an inactive Crimson news editor, told The Crimson when UC Rooms launched.

The Harvard for Haiti Web site experienced similar success in coordinating Haiti relief efforts between the UC and House Committees, as well as serving as the home page for the Harvard for Haiti Benefit Concert in February.

According to Hysen, around $25,000 was raised from Harvard affiliates through the site.

“I think it was all a great success, and I’m really glad the UC put the site together,” says B.A. Sillah ’12, the concert’s executive producer.

However, one of the more recent initiatives, Crimson Forum, hasn’t been “terribly successful” so far, according to Hysen. The site’s most recent post was on Mar. 22, more than two weeks ago.

Hysen says ensuring Crimson Forum’s success is a challenge because it represents “a shift in culture” from one that is currently “dominated by active House lists.”

The UC will aim to use the site to connect with pre-freshmen in the coming weeks so that current Harvard students can answer their questions, Hysen adds.

Crimsonlist might also be experiencing a lull similar to Crimson Forum, but, according to Fabrizio, this is understandable.

“I think that Crimsonlist will be much bigger in students’ awareness at the end of the year for senior sales,” she says, adding that the UC will make a renewed publicity push for the Web site at that time.

A VISION UNREALIZED

But in addition to the four implemented Web sites, another major component of the UC’s increased online initiative this spring has yet to come to fruition: an online class study guide library.

In February, the Council passed legislation to fund the creation of a study guide library‑only to suspend the effort a week later.

The re-vote was spawned by several academic and ethical concerns and an apparent lack of administrative approval.