Advantages: Quick sign help, helpful support, vast range of communities Disadvantages: limited customisation, occassional database problems
I always liked the romantic ideals around keeping a diary, being able to read them back in 10 years time and cringe when you read about your crush for that day. In practice though it was a lot harder and by about the 5th January I'd usually give up.
When I stumbled across LiveJournal I thought I'd have a go at keeping a diary again, I was older (apparently wiser too) and in this technological age had friends scattered across the world or on the ... ...online dairy would be a better way of keeping in touch.
Creating a Journal
When I signed up with LiveJournal it was either 'invite only' (where a LiveJournal user would give you an invite code to allow you to sign up for free) or Purchase a Paid Account straight off, (but more on paid accounts later).
However, now the process is a lot simpler and you can pick either a free account or a paid account when you sign up. The sign up itself is quite ...
juliaf1 18.01.2005
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Advantages: Easy to use, communities feature, better than myspace! Disadvantages: Hard to find good, useable layouts
...**What is it?**
LiveJournal.com is, in essence, a blogging site. LiveJournal was founded in 1999, and so you could say it is the original blogging website. There's a lot you can do on LiveJournal, but I will cover each feature in its own section. In the past, you had to be given an invite code from a current user of the site, but now it is open for anyone to sign up, and still attracts members in their droves.
**What can I do?**
On LiveJournal, ... ...you have signed up, you get your own page, which you can customize how you wish, and post to whenever you want.
At its heart, this is the basis of LiveJournal, but there are a lot of social-networking aspects as well.
**Friends and the 'Flist'**
Every LiveJournal member has the opportunity to add other's to their friends list, which is more commonly known as 'flist'. There's no limit to the number of friends you can add, and there are several ...
amytheduck 25.05.2007 (08.11.2007)
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Advantages: Easy way to write down your thoughts and keep in touch with people Disadvantages: Careful who's reading them...
www.livejournal.com is a service I used ages ago, lost interest and have some back to fairly recently. The basic idea is very simple, it's an online diary, you write your thoughts, feelings etc and post them on your journal or you comment on other people's diary entries.
Creating an account
Creating an account is very simple, on first going on to the site at the top left there is a link stating 'create an account'. Click on said link and you will ... ...know is username, email address, password, and birthdate. Apparently it used to be invite or paid account only but it isn't now. You are then given the choice of account you want.
Account type
Live journal has 5 account types:
Basic: The very basic features for free, up to 6 userpics, no scrapbook, can't post via a mobile, styles limited, no use of advanced search features.
Early Adopter: These are the accounts that were created before Sept 2000, ...
Secre 10.10.2006 (12.10.2006)
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Advantages: Well designed site, easy to use, non profit making, innovative. Disadvantages: A bit of a hassle to join, the worry that someone unwanted may read your private thoughts.
I kept a diary from the age of 10 up till I was 17. I used to write in it nearly every night, and used it to sort out the feelings and thoughts rushing through my mind. I always felt better after writing it and like to read back on them when time has passed to see how I had changed. I'm 20 now and not used to writing my feelings down, but am eager to do so because I enjoy it, and it is good for my writing skills.
I belong to an online community ... ...talking about their 'livejournal'. I wandered over to the site, at www.livejournal.com to have a look. I like the simple design and it's easy to find out what it is all about. Livejournal is an online diary site, or 'journal' as the Americans like to call it. Part of me thinks this is strange, why would anyone want to make their most personal thoughts available to anyone who comes across them on the internet? I browse though some of the journals, ...
MissDirect 22.10.2002
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Advantages: Large userbase, genuine community feel Disadvantages: Uneven speed
LiveJournal (hereafter generally abbreviated to LJ) is the biggest and probably the best known of the slew of "online diary" sites that pepper the web. Mind you, its name might not be thought terribly promising. "LiveJournal." For one thing, what is "Live" supposed to mean? That it's regularly updated? Well, isn't that the point of a diary in any case? Neither does that internal capitalisation help matters. But still, these are minor quibbles. Let's ... ...to most of us, which is to say money. LJ tries hard to get its users to subscribe to a "paid account", which costs US$25 a year. (You can also pay for shorter periods - two months will set you back $5, while six months costs $15.) Payment - which is processed promptly - can be made by credit card, PayPal or even - although it's discouraged - cash through the post. No cheques or postal orders, though, at least not British ones.
The good news is that ...
davidbuttery 09.02.2004
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Advantages: excellent service, styles to suit you, make friends, Disadvantages: slow and unreliable service at peak times
...a paid account:
*A LiveJournal.com email address. All mail to this address will be forwarded to your ordinary email address. This lets you get emails from other users, without revealing your personal email address.
*A shorter URL to your journal. URLs for Free Users are usually livejournal.com/users/username. With a paid account, your journal is located at http://username.livejournal.com/
*Faster servers. Paid users surf the site on faster, more ... ...your own journal styles to customize your journal even more - perfect for making your journal look like part of your website.
*Text messaging. Users will be able to send you a text message online - without you revealing your number.
*More user pictures. Paid users are allowed to upload up to 10 user pictures, compared with the 3 that Free Users are allowed.
*Access to the poll creation page. You will be given access to a page which allows you ...
Simmer 20.04.2002
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Advantages: Free to use, community feel, customisable, better than a paper diary Disadvantages: Difficult to customise, poor searching and downloading
Livejournal is a website that allows you create you an on-line diary, or blog as they are sometimes known. I have had a livejournal account for nearly four years and I am a big fan!
SIGN UP
You can set up a livejournal account for free. Previously an invite system was required, but this has now been removed and the signing up procedure is now very easy. All you need is an email address; it only takes a few minutes. There are two levels of account: ... ...has more features, but I started with a free account and then when I decided I liked it upgraded to a paid account. A paid account costs $25 per year, but the best ideal seems to be to start with a free account. Free accounts offer most of the same functionality as paid accounts.
When you have a created an account you can set up a profile which gives various information about you such as your name, interests and location. You can also add contact ...
Fantasyman 14.04.2004
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Advantages: easy to sign up and use, can control who sees entries, communities so you can find like-minds, free (or you can pay to get extras) Disadvantages: you may prefer handwritten
...use to log into the LiveJournal.com server. It also shows up when you post comments in other people's journal." You choose a password and account type too. Signing up is very easy and quick
USING LIVEJOURNAL
Writing an entry
Once you're all ready to go, you can write your first entry by clicking 'update.' There is then a large typing space where you can write your entry. I'm not sure what the length limit is, but I've written so pretty long ones ... ...you will see an option to change to the 'rich text' mode. This might be more convenient for you if you want to format your text but are unfamiliar with HTML tags. You can change the text colour and size, add images, make a bullet point list, link to another LJ user etc. I don't ever use this mode but it seems pretty useful actually.
Once you have typed your entry into the box, there are some options to choose. You can set the entry so that only ...
pragmatik 26.07.2005
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Advantages: Simple design, free, communities, easy to keep in touch with friends Disadvantages: Some features only available to paid members
The number of diaries I've had is uncountable. Switching from one to another constantly as I ran out of room used to annoy me so much! Even more annoying was the fact my mum kept 'accidentally' reading them. So, one day I'd finally had enough. Being such an internet addict, I decided to look online and was away 'googling' for a quicker and more secure way to lock down my everyday teenage ramblings.
I stumbled across many 'blogging' sites, but LiveJournal ... ...have a cute goat called Frank on the homepage)
»History«
In 1999 Brad Fitzpatrick, a Computer Science major, created livejournal.com. Using a database-driven method he'd made and used for his own personal online journal, he soon extended it so his friends could use it too. After the success, it soon became impossible to manage by just one person. A small number of staff were hired plus a team of volenteers to work with the creator. The site is ...
cloudedmind 09.09.2005 (30.04.2006)
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Advantages: Exciting way to keep a journal and in contact with friends Disadvantages: Sometimes slow or inaccessable
Let me tell you about LiveJournal. It’s basically a website that allows you to keep a journal that is “live”, hence the name of the site. Any entries that are made can be kept in four ways: either
1. Public: anyone these wishes to see that entry can do so
2. Friends: People that you have on your list (which also needs to be mutual) can see any entries marked “friends only”
3. Custom: you can divide your friends list into sub-groups, and you can ... ...only you can see entries that are marked private.
This is great because you don’t have to have all entries at the same “security” level, and you can pick and choose the security level as you make each entry. You can make as many entries as you wish each day, and there is no limit to how long they have to be! This is a wonderful to let out any pent up frustration etc, and it doesn’t matter; you can add quiz results from such sites as quizilla.com ...
Barbsie 13.02.2003
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Advantages: great friends, a place for your thoughts, customiseable, something for everyone Disadvantages: none!
I have been a 'blogger' on Livejournal, or LJ for short for around 5 years now. It's part of my life now. If something good happens, the first thing I will do is write about it, same for the bad. Livejournal is a free online blog, or online journal site. Anyone can sign up and have their own little corner of the internet in minutes. And once it's yours you can pretty much do what you like with it! Your journal is yours to customise however you like. ... ...your own layouts using CSS (Cascading Style Sheets) which can be a bit fiddly, but you will get the hang of it. Or if you prefer a quick fix there are hundreds of pre-made layouts to choose from, either made by other members and posted in communities, or offical Livejournal settings. It's up to you what you write in your blog, but the majority of journals on LJ are 'online diaries' where you write about everything going on in your life. You can jazz ...
Poppetshop 25.02.2009
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Advantages: thriving communities Disadvantages: the developers would like to be able to add more features more quickly
Have you ever wondered what a teenage goth living in new york might have thought of the events of 11th september 2001? Do you wonder what day to day life in germany is like? Are you lacking friends that share your love of the latest rock band? Livejournal may be able to answer your needs. The site is an invitation to create your own online diary and let people know what you're thinking. It is a great resource for doing so, and there are lots of tools ... ...own area of the web that you update whenever you want to without knowing a single bit of html. But this is not where livejournal comes into its own. the best part of livejournal is that there are numerous communities you can join or browse, you really can get a window on the world from another person's perspective. It's raw, and in some respects very messy. Most livejournallers are American teens, many can't spell. Many of their interests and experiences ...
hawkida 19.02.2004
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Advantages: user-friendly website Disadvantages: very poor customer support, they tend to take the opinion of the majority, they make up lies
My name is Nathan and until about 2002 I enjoyed using the internet with no worries. I had even run my own internet chat site (it's called a talker), had made improvements to its code, had played about with various games, used ICQ and got to know a wide range of people and had a great time getting to know them. The internet is a great thing to use. For 7 or 8 years I had used it peacefully, happily, with a few ups and downs but generally pretty happy ... ...When I first joined social networking site LiveJournal, my experiences were quite pleasant. I wrote blogs, had many friends, and enjoyed it so much that I paid for a permanent account, something which was supposed to mean that I would be with Live Journal forever. I also worked on their support desk, helping people deal with any problems. I should have been a trusted person. The problems began when trolling site LiveJournal Drama (LJ Drama) found ...
nathanrdotca 04.11.2009
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Advantages: Free (unless you want to pay), Fairly easy to customize Disadvantages: Abuse team are patchy and rude, occasional server problems.
Live journal was one of the first websites I signed up to when I got onto the internet. It's an interesting idea - the online diary that you can use to keep in touch with people. These days it's one of the easiest ways to keep in touch with most of my friends - most people I know have a Live Journal now and it's quite convenient to be able to read all their news on one page!
There's a community for pretty much anything you can think of on there ... ...free! You can also search for communities and other Live Journal users by interest.
While some of the layouts are quite difficult to customize, there are a number of communities that will either help you learn how to customize them yourself or offer free layout designs to personalize your journal. There are hundreds of communities that are also dedicated to making User icons, mood themes and other graphics that you can use to personalize your journal.
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Neftoon_Zamora 12.11.2008
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Advantages: cathartic, feedback from other users Disadvantages: can slow right down at peak times
When I was much younger I tried keeping a diary but could never find anything of interest to put in it. The type of diary I'm talking about is "pen to paper". Often this type of diary limits how much you can say by the size of the page. This isn't the case with an online diary/journal where I can ramble on for literally ages and page space has never come in to question.
I had often read the journals of other people I've met through the internet ... ...and the accounts of daily life. It becomes quite a habit reading other peoples lives. One could say "voyeuristic"!
About a month ago I thought that if they can do it then so can I so I created a journal on another site and all was fine. Being able to open up to my journal has been a great release for me. I've been serious, deep, factual and funny. At times I've just waffled on about nothing. I can do this because it's my journal! You don't have ...
witchwinterburn 17.07.2003
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