LJ in the media: The Return of LiveJournal

[theljstaff]

Check out this Fast Company article for a glimpse of what you can expect at LiveJournal in 2012.

"LiveJournal, one of the web's most popular early blogging sites, is launching a comeback in the United States. Their plans for 2012 include massive changes for users. Oh, and "Game Of Thrones" creator George R.R. Martin is a big user."

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Comments

[cemeteryconsort]

Public relations disaster. Thanks for thinking of your 'loyal' customers. (walks away shaking head sadly side to side).

[seishin]

As a person who's worked in PR in the past, I seriously wonder who is heading up LJ's PR department.

My money is on a gerbil.

(no offense to gerbils. They're adorable. But PR practitioners they 'AINT.)

[meritocracy]

Speaking of relations, I noticed LJ seems to be rather proud of the fact that George R. R. Martin is a user. Perhaps he can be persuaded to publicly denounce LJ's indifference toward its veteran users.

[seishin]

Wouldn't that be a lovely kick in the teeth?

[corinn]

Does GRR Martin endorse LJ? Because the way they keep going "GRR Martin uses LJ!" sounds like they're trying to say he does. If he doesn't, would that displease him/his agent?

[seishin]

I wonder the implied endorsement has been brought to his attention!