The 100th day

[news]

Today marks the 100th day since we announced SUP's purchase of LiveJournal from Six Apart, the formation of LiveJournal, Inc, and goals for the first 100 days. We've made some amazing progress since that announcement, and we're really proud of what we've accomplished in such a short period of time: the team in the U.S. is growing, we've gained a

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[redbird]

That's all very well, but can we have the "create a free account" easy option back? Not everyone wants either paid or "sponsored."

[trobadora]

Seconded.

[sabbrielle]

No. They're tired of losing revenue through those accounts, which is the only thing they care about any more.

[thevelvetsun]

They got rid of that? Wow, that sucks. Good going, LJ. *eyeroll*

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[jasonshellen]

Hi, I'm Jason Shellen, VP of Product Development for LiveJournal. I just wanted to clarify LiveJournal's stance before there is any further misunderstanding about what we are trying to do. An FAQ about the account levels was updated prior to our news post. It states

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[rahaeli]

All business decisions aside, why did you not mention this fact in this news post, rather than letting people find out via word of mouth?

Also, you know, LJ users can see through spin like it wasn't even there. Dressing it up and saying it was to make things easier for new users is not going to fly: just come out and say that it was to increase ad impressions.

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[stewardess]

*quietly fangirls*

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[six2]

+1

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[yueni]

iawtc

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[insomnia]

So, with this new business model, we're just supposed to leave the money on the nightstand afterwards, right?!

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[neitherday]

Last I heard, Eliot Spitzer was not an LJ user.

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[insomnia]

True, but his prostitute was a MySpace user, and... well... LJ's new policies are essentially the same, right?!

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[propopdan]

I WISH Myspace offered a paid option! I would be all over that.

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[insomnia]

You know your site has gone downhill when the corporate scum from your former leading competitor is not only calling the shots on your site, but telling you to either pay up or punch the monkey.

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[someoneingrey]

I'd go, but i coughed up for a permanent account a while ago, so if i leave it won't matter.