Happy LJ-versary to me. On this date in 2004 I made my first bewildered post on LiveJournal. The online world has changed a lot since then, hasn't it ( Read more... )

I still like it here best.

Dunbar's Number says that our brains evolved to manage a maximum of about 150 social connections.

Apparently Dunbar's number isn't just a maximum, though: it may also be a kind of optimum; we feel a need for 100 to 200 social connections. Since most of us don't live in extended families, tribes or small villages ( Read more... )

I've been in a bit of a blog-crisis for the last several months. Is this happening for others?

I'm getting my fandom fix mostly from Tumblr and Twitter; most of my clothes-and-style stuff ends up on Pinterest; and my little everyday illustrated posts start on my phone and end up automagically on Google+What's more, it's incredibly easy to share ( Read more... )

Is anyone else trying to re-figure out how to have an online life? Is anyone else feeling that Google+ is cool but how many more social networks do I need? Does anyone else wonder if there's still a place for a journaling site like Dreamwidth and LiveJournal in their life ( Read more... )

Lots of people are pushing the reactivate button on their dormant Dreamwidth accounts these last couple of days. If you're considering moving more of your journaling operations to DW, may I recommend this post as a little helpful nudge:

So You Wanna Move to Dreamwidth.

Also, check out the Latest Things page, my new favorite place to find ( Read more... )

I decided to buy a Dreamwidth paid account today--to support the people who've offered a really responsive fan-friendly blogging community, and so I could join in more fully with the zillions of icons and pretty styles ( Read more... )

This is a test of Dreamwidth cross-posting. I'm giving some thought to moving all operations over there, and I want to see what crossposting looks like on LJ.

If you're on LJ, and in my flist, and if you feel like it, would you try leaving me a comment--particularly, how you feel about leaving a comment on DW via OpenID?

Thank you!

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