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Six Apart BusinessWeek Article

Oct 03, 2006 11:40

News gleaned from a comment by beckyzoole.

Six Apart's Booming Blogosphere (BusinessWeek Online) -- Updated: 5:00 p.m. PT Sept 25, 2006

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sixapart, the press, staff talking

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"MONEY COMES KNOCKING." indeed. a_muse_d October 4 2006, 01:26:31 UTC

Trott says Six Apart's new offering is focused not on early-adopting college kids but people who may have aged out of MySpace or LiveJournal's target audience and don't wants blogs to include random comments from teenagers.

that's the biggest load of horseshit ever. i bet half the Vox population are highschoolers who lied about their ages. as if that didn't happen here, too. but that's why i screen comments from people not on my friends list.

i had a Vox account for a couple of days but i'd mistyped the username and that alone pissed me off so much that i had them delete the account. or maybe they didn't, and it's still hovering out there, userless. hah. i wouldn't be surprised if they haven't just so they can keep the usercount up.

Two of Six Apart's tools are supported by ads. LiveJournal is a blogging and social-networking community primarily for the under-30 set, offering free, subscription, and advertiser-supported blog services. It alone boasts 11 million users. A recent addition, Vox, is similar to LiveJournal but has more ( ... )

a_muse_d October 4 2006, 01:35:09 UTC

i've plagiarized your entry in my own journal and linked it back to here.

foxfirefey October 4 2006, 16:42:55 UTC

Wootles!