Punching the monkey...

[bradfitz]

Hi, LiveJournal founder here. I haven't posted here in awhile, but I figured it was time I made an appearance. If you don't remember any of my previous rants over the past seven years or so, the summary is that I hate advertising. Especially punching animated monkeys that slow down my computer and distract me from what I'm reading.

Ever since

Comments

[burr86]

What about the Early Adopters? :)

[zhonnika]

OMG ABE FIRST COMMENT YOU LUCKY BASTARD!

[poetpaladin]

Best way to get a comment near the top!

Go ahead with ads. As long as I don't have to see them if I'm perm or paid or free without ads.

[palmer_kun]

Actually, it looks like you WILL see them if you're No-Ad Free.
Notice it makes it explicitly clear that PAID accounts will never see ads.

No-Ads Free would mean that you see no ads on YOUR LJ, but you would see them on the LJs of those who choose to have ads.

[poetpaladin]

Oh. What if I'm perm?

[palmer_kun]

Perm = Paid The Never Expires.

You'll never see ads anywhere on LJ (as long as you're logged in), same as Paid.

[poetpaladin]

I'm Perm.

[stevieg]

Come back 1 year!

[bad]

i would like to buy adv on LiveJournal.

this ad must be placed on every Permanent account page.

How much it costs?

[midnightmadness]

They're bringing back invite codes? Awesome!!!!

(this is how rumors like this get started, btw)

[bloodrebel333]

What's an invite code?

[anotherdream]

Historically, LiveJournal required that you either start a paid account or receive an invite code from someone who already had an account in order to become a member.

[wolfgrin]

I love that this starts off with, "historically". I've been around too long. :x

[forecaster15]

Invite codes are still used for Permanent acounts, right?