Greener Worlds and Something That Resembles Progress
As of this date, I’m switching to another blog host. I’m dissatisfied with LiveJournal. Why? I don’t like the comment form here, mainly because lots of you who read this don’t have any choice but to comment anonymously. Some of my reasoning lies behind business beliefs: since LJ laid off a bunch of their employees, there’s been a lack of progress in this corner of the blogging world. An entire site that hosts lots of people’s journals should not be run by eight people alone. Also, LiveJournal doesn’t seem to be aware of the new and the improved, and they seem to cater to those who blog a little more casually than I do. LJ news consists largely of stories of their mascot, winners of a photo contest, and new virtual gifts, not progress and improvements that the site is working on.
The ads on LJ are also bugging me. Just'In logged onto LJ a few weeks ago to update and got some really nasty adware from LJ embedded into his computer's code. It crippled his computer and forced him to buy another hard drive. Plus, I opened up my Friend's Page a couple of days ago, then clicked on a friend's journal to comment and got a pop-up ad that filled the whole window. That's infuriating; the ads have bugged me for awhile, but this is intolerable.
In short, I've grown out of LiveJournal. It's been useful in teaching me the basics of blogging, but I want something a little more professional. And I don't think I should have to pay to get an ad-free site if that's what I want.
I'm moving on. This ends my account of Utah. My adventures in Oregon and our new life here will be over at Wordpress. I'll be posting there on a much more regular basis once I finish unpacking, organizing, and some neglected home improvement projects. I'm very eager to write about my new surroundings and to leave Utah behind. Please follow me here.