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[superflow]

Om Malik:

Folks have been predicting a big year for mergers and acquisitions in 2005, and we are starting the year with a bang. I have learnt exclusively that Six Apart, the parent company behind hosted blogging service TypePad and Moveable Type, is about to acquire Live Journal, for an undisclosed amount. The deal is a mix of stock and cash, and

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[masnomas]

Oh ai.

We're all a little concern.
'course, I didn't even know LJ was public until this morning.

[kumokasumi]

They're not.

[superflow]

Funny: I've read a lot of people saying that LJ has been dull of late...

Consolidation?

[jeffx]

Doesn't this stink a little of the media consolidation that is dominating media (at least in the US)?

[lowkeyknight]

OK, but what is this likely to mean for us?

[markeris]

A sudden realisation that there was never a contractual obligation on anyones part to actually archive our prattlings indefinitely I daresay.

[lowkeyknight]

Boo Hiss! this ceases to be a form of publication if the rantings are not archived! Balls!

Though if that is the case i suspect paid members will be OK.

[lowkeyknight]

I meant to say publishing.

[thaumaturge]

Ugh.

[yanatonage]

And here I thought Livejournal was the only thing pure and good on the internet. Soon it will be AOLivejournalTimeWarner-Google and all of our posts will immediately be converted into advertising copy! Which may actually be an improvement for some.

[carless_sam]

"pure and good on the internet"

Hahahahahahahhahaaaahhahahahahahahahaha! Is funny.

[stepinrazor]

>Soon it will be AOLivejournalTimeWarner-Google

Not gonna happen (at least not this year).
I have that on good authority.