brief morning linkage

[atrata]

Today is not the day I wanted to wake up with a migraine. Not on, brain. Not on. Perhaps my fannish love has grown so large that my head is going to explode

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[spare_change]

I just saw this and thought it might be worth reading

http://nardasarmy.livejournal.com/712848.html?style=mine

One thing I do get nervous about is the handwaving when it comes to money, because yes, fandom is generous, but despite JournalFen's popularity, it doesn't get even close to enough money to operate on. What would make any other project different?

Hope your migraine gets better soon!

[atrata]

Thanks for the link. You're right; it was totally worth reading.

You're also right about the money issue. I'm attempting to write a post about this, but I keep getting distracted by other things. But the more I've thought about it, the more I think this project can't be an LJ clone. A journaling site based solely on revenue from paid accounts... I don't think it's a sustainable business model in the long-term. Sure, everyone is supportive and offering money right now, but a year from now? I don't know. I think we need to look hard at some other sites and come up with some other ideas. I think we need to offer more functionality and features than LJ to get people to move.

And thanks, my migraine is better. Took all day to go away, but at least it went away. :)

[kajivar]

IJ is run by "Squeaky," who lists his real name as Jason and as living in Florida. I think the rumor is false; he's been interacting with the refugees and hasn't given me any reason to suspect he's hiding anything.

[bewsbud]

Perhaps the confusion about ownership is due to InsaneJournal's use of Danga Interactive's open source software.

According to the web site, the software was developed by the company that developed LiveJournal.

Danga FAQ

[iulia_linnea]

Squeaky has said that IJ has nothing to do with LJ.

[iulia_linnea]

I've asked him to be clear about IJ having nothing to do with 6A here.

[iulia_linnea]

Squeaky got back to me. IJ isn't affiliated with SixApart.

[atrata]

Thanks for doing the legwork on that one. :) Will post with an update relatively soon.

[viverra_libro]

Nah, insanejournal's owned by a real person. It says so on the site, and when you pay for an account, you get a real phone number to call if you have any issues -- something 6A would never do.