Considerations
I'm having a really hard time staying with Livejournal. I'm not getting what I need out of this relationship anymore. I've tried to make things work, I've adjusted my expectations, I've asked for what I need, but I'm really not getting enough to make this worth it.
It's not all livejournal's fault. There are other factors. More and more of my friends are going elsewhere or just never posting anymore. Honestly I spend most of my time wondering who, aside from Sara, Becky, Speck and Em, even read my entries anymore. And while much of this space is for me, to write my ideas and events of my life down, it's also for you. My readers. And when there is no audience anymore, no one giving feedback or, dare I point out, answering requests for help, then what is the point?
Livejournal has done some work to this end, to be sure. There have been a few improvements here and there. But nobody takes advantage of most of them. Even with the facebook and Google login options, I've never received a comment from someone using either of them.
It's a shame really. I enjoy a venue where I can post more than 140 characters and where I have such great control over the privacy of my posts. A place I can go when I wonder what I was up to back in the day. How I felt when I was leaving college. How I felt last year this time. The rise and fall of my marriage is of particular significance to me.
And, lest I forget, I'm paying for this. I have a paid account with Livejournal, and I don't really understand what I'm getting for it. I've checked out some of the competition, and it looks to me like Tumblr provides the same options and more for free. And there are actually people I know on Tumblr. People who express interest in my life. (Obviously the 4 aforementioned people, excepted).
Compounding the problem is Livejournal's inability to provide consistent service. I've gone to write a post several times and found it unavailable for one reason or another. Yeah, hackers, attacks, right. Gotcha. I'm not even 100% sure what the problem is. I do know it happens often enough that I'm bothered by it.
I don't think I'm so narcissistic that I feel a burning need for hundreds of people to pay attention to me all the time, but when nobody is listening, only a fool continues talking. I know that this whole "social networking" thing can feel some of our really negative personality traits. But you also like to think your friend care enough about you to see how you're doing. To give you their $0.02 every now and then.
What to do, what to do......
It's not all livejournal's fault. There are other factors. More and more of my friends are going elsewhere or just never posting anymore. Honestly I spend most of my time wondering who, aside from Sara, Becky, Speck and Em, even read my entries anymore. And while much of this space is for me, to write my ideas and events of my life down, it's also for you. My readers. And when there is no audience anymore, no one giving feedback or, dare I point out, answering requests for help, then what is the point?
Livejournal has done some work to this end, to be sure. There have been a few improvements here and there. But nobody takes advantage of most of them. Even with the facebook and Google login options, I've never received a comment from someone using either of them.
It's a shame really. I enjoy a venue where I can post more than 140 characters and where I have such great control over the privacy of my posts. A place I can go when I wonder what I was up to back in the day. How I felt when I was leaving college. How I felt last year this time. The rise and fall of my marriage is of particular significance to me.
And, lest I forget, I'm paying for this. I have a paid account with Livejournal, and I don't really understand what I'm getting for it. I've checked out some of the competition, and it looks to me like Tumblr provides the same options and more for free. And there are actually people I know on Tumblr. People who express interest in my life. (Obviously the 4 aforementioned people, excepted).
Compounding the problem is Livejournal's inability to provide consistent service. I've gone to write a post several times and found it unavailable for one reason or another. Yeah, hackers, attacks, right. Gotcha. I'm not even 100% sure what the problem is. I do know it happens often enough that I'm bothered by it.
I don't think I'm so narcissistic that I feel a burning need for hundreds of people to pay attention to me all the time, but when nobody is listening, only a fool continues talking. I know that this whole "social networking" thing can feel some of our really negative personality traits. But you also like to think your friend care enough about you to see how you're doing. To give you their $0.02 every now and then.
What to do, what to do......