Livejournal, we have a problem.
I was all ready to do a Lost post, which I worked on as the episode aired, but then I read this. For those of you who won't be following the link, I'll give you the rundown. Livejournal has stopped new users from creating basic accounts. Now, current basic account users aren't affected... yet, but I wouldn't be surprised if this just the first step in their "restructuring" of Livejournal. I don't know about you, but I'm disgusted by this move. I spent over a year using my basic account, and had Livejournal been peppered with advertising, I wouldn't have signed up at all. I understand that Livejournal needs to make money, but I'm paying for an account, I know many others who are paying for an account, and I'm sure some people were using the "plus" accounts with the advertising. Clearly, the new owners weren't satisfied with that income, so they are shamelessly profiting off of their acquisition's popularity, hoping poor saps will sign up now and we will be subjected to more accounts with obnoxious ads and such. Well, that's assuming you don't have an ad blocker.
What makes this already disagreeable situation even harder to swallow is these people didn't inform us. I thought I must have missed a post, and all I found was a vague " 100 days" update they posted last night. No mention of this major change. Well, apparently, people found this business tactic unappetizing, so SUP had to cop up to it. I'm pretty relaxed when it comes to policy changes or things that other people freak about. Most times I just feel people are overreacting and roll my eyes. When I stand up and take notice, that means something's really gone awry. Reading the comments to their Mea Culpa, I'm glad to see I'm not the only one who is angry and baffled.
I choose to use Livejournal over Vox, even though I enjoy many of the social networking features Vox enhances. Sometimes I post the same thing here and there, and I have much more interaction over on my Vox than here. But I choose to use LJ for its customizing and icons, among other things. If this withholding, corporatist attitude continues and progresses, I might take my patronage elsewhere. Lord knows in this age of cool, hip, vowel-deprived start ups, I'll find something.
I guess I'll write about Lost tomorrow.
What makes this already disagreeable situation even harder to swallow is these people didn't inform us. I thought I must have missed a post, and all I found was a vague " 100 days" update they posted last night. No mention of this major change. Well, apparently, people found this business tactic unappetizing, so SUP had to cop up to it. I'm pretty relaxed when it comes to policy changes or things that other people freak about. Most times I just feel people are overreacting and roll my eyes. When I stand up and take notice, that means something's really gone awry. Reading the comments to their Mea Culpa, I'm glad to see I'm not the only one who is angry and baffled.
I choose to use Livejournal over Vox, even though I enjoy many of the social networking features Vox enhances. Sometimes I post the same thing here and there, and I have much more interaction over on my Vox than here. But I choose to use LJ for its customizing and icons, among other things. If this withholding, corporatist attitude continues and progresses, I might take my patronage elsewhere. Lord knows in this age of cool, hip, vowel-deprived start ups, I'll find something.
I guess I'll write about Lost tomorrow.