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smack_that_boy came up with this translation of a Russian news story:

LiveJournal announced integration with Facebook
The owners of accounts at Facebook, do not yet have a diary in LiveJournal, can now log into the blogging platform, LiveJournal. This is reported in the press release LiveJournal.
From 1 September 2010 holders of Facebook-accounts can leave comments for entries in the "live journal", send personal messages within LJ, add users to friends and reading the tape with friends, upload up to 15 userpics, and make purchases at the store LiveJournal on his behalf.
In addition, account Facebook-account can be converted into a fully functional / standard account LiveJournal. After converting Sign in LJ under them will lead to automatic login under LiveJournal account.
Head LiveJournal Russia Svetlana Ivannikova said: "" Live Journal "has been and remains an open platform, and integration with social networking site Facebook greatly expands the possibilities for LiveJournal users around the world. We are pleased that we can offer nick Learn to stay in touch with friends, regardless of whether users of the site they are. It is worth noting that the innovation does not violate the integrity of LiveJournal as a universal platform for distribution and consumption of information. "
In addition, now krosspostit notes and comments can be not only on Facebook, but in Twitter - it is enough to only link accounts.

English version here

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[beer_good_foamy]

Pretty much as expected, then. You can stop pretending you care about your customers now, LJ.

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[navaan]

Thank you LJ for beeing honest enough to tell us youself. Exactly as I feared.

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[gaffsie]

Oh fuck. I didn't want to leave, but if this is what's happening, I'm gone.

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[aberglaube]

I´m mostly still here for the fandom, but with this new awesome feature, fandom will curl up and hide and probably die in time. Without the various fandom communities there is nothing that keeps me here.

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[beatrice_otter]

Fandom's been around for decades. We were here long before LJ was a gleam in Brad's eye. We'll still be around long after LJ is dead. We'll just change media/how we organize.

Me, I'm mostly on DW now, and AO3 now. And I've backed up all the fic posted on LJ that I like. Where things go from there, is anybody's guess.

I have Dreamwidth invite codes, if you want one.

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[aberglaube]

I meaned the fandom community on LJ. Which I love, because there is a com for nearly everything and everyone. Without searching various forums, archives and private websites to find people you can talk to.

Thanks, but I already have a DW since 2009, I already imported everything. I also have a IJ since Strikethrough. I´m just hoping that someday soon LJ fandom communities will move too. I´m just scared that people will panic and just stop posting or scatter everywhere, when the first Facebook/Twitter related problem will happen.

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[lobelia321]

Ditto, Aberglaube. Ditto.

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[beatrice_otter]

I have Dreamwidth invite codes--PM me with your email if you want one.

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[primsong]

Good heavens. Time to go seriously take a look at Dreamwidth after all.

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[icarusancalion]

I've been slowly drifting over to Dreamwidth myself.

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[beatrice_otter]

I have DW invite codes. PM me with your e-mail if you want one.

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[florentinescot]

This right here just solidified my decision to leave my PERMANENT account here and move. This is apparently their intent, and they're probably not going to back down.

Vote with your feet (and your $$$ people), VOTE WITH YOUR FEET.

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[jbsegal]

I will so vote. By staying.

The linkage thing is stupid, but so is everyone's overreaction to it.

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[sarajayechan]

No.

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[forestdweller]

Lj, I've been here for ten year. This integration means I'm taking my money and leaving.