LiveJournal was the blogging community that fandoms, writers and teenagers had used since 1999. Owned by Russian company SUP since 2007, it was in slow decline in the English-speaking world by 2010 while remaining one of Russia's most important platforms.
- Domain in 2010
- livejournal.com
- Launched
- April 1999
- Founders
- Brad Fitzpatrick
- Owner in 2010
- SUP Media
- Status today
- Still active
What people used it for
- Personal journals with friends-only entries
- Fandom and interest communities
- Mood and music tags on every post
Interface characteristics
- Two-column journal layouts with sidebars
- Userpic icons beside comments
- Current mood and current music fields
Notable features
- Friends page aggregating others' journals
- Communities with moderators
- Cut tags hiding long posts
What happened later
LiveJournal moved its servers to Russia in 2016 and remains a Russian-language platform.
Archived on the Wayback Machine
Archived pages open on web.archive.org (Internet Archive). They are historical captures, not part of this exhibit.
