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

[hippydippymama]

Yes, let's link to an article that blatantly states that you could give a shit about the "small but loyal" fanbase that's kept you in business for over a decade. Brilliant.

[brotherskeeper1]

I agree! Well stated.

[lemau]

This. A hunderd times this!

[iddewes]

yes, exactly!

[m03m]

... Or the rest of us.

[krazywolfkay]

Im in America, and I think it would be nice if everyone could get along. I don't care where you are from, but peace on Earth should include you.

[brotherskeeper1]

Good comment. I'm wondering why it is until now that LJ has ignored the Americans? They don't listen. Now this big push that will be a God knows what kind of disaster for us.

[thefreshchuff]

"LiveJournal's leadership has made it clear that their future American business strategy lies in generating new traffic rather than catering to the service's current small-but-loyal membership."

This is a really disheartening quote, and as a user with a permanent account who has been using Livejournal for 7, 8 years, being told my business is less important to you than some hypothetical "new user" is pretty crappy.

[seishin]

Truthfully though, we've (the users) all suspected it for years. LJ staff have only gotten the balls to flat out admit it now.

[gelbes_gilatier]

So, basically you're proud of saying that the people who were loyal users for years are actually the ones you're not interested in? Whose fucked-up idea was that? And here I thought nothing could top September 2011's Delicious fuck-up. Honestly, this entire thing is so fucked up, I don't even have words for it.

Also, I predict the response to this will be going into hiding and hoping the shitstorm will be over in a few weeks. I don't think we're going to hear anything about this, as in a rollback or at least an apology. I suddenly have no idea why I even extended my paid account for another year, seeing as obviously, I'm not part of any group that's of interest to the people I just paid money to (longtime user and German...).

[kajivar]

We already suspected as much, but it's so lovely to have confirmation that Livejournal doesn't care about their (formerly) loyal users.