Those Damn Buttons

[poliphilo]

Numbers of my friends seem to be abandoning LJ- upping sticks and moving elsewhere. For many it seems those damn buttons that link us to Facebook and Twitter were the final straw. Silly old LJ, for doing that!  I mean, did they consult with anyone beforehand? Me, I've always been careful never to put anything here that I wouldn't be happy to see published with my name attached, so you can link me to Facebook as much as you like, and I won't care. Not that any of you would.

I'm sad about what's happening, but I've got a lot invested here, I like the company- what's left of it- and I'm not moving.

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[michaleen.livejournal.com]

I thought LJ is owned by teh great Google? It's possible that they might pull the plug, after assimilating LJ's uniqueness, but it seems somewhat unlikely.

I despise Facebook with a passion. I have an account, unfortunately, and the part with connections to me is populated by Murdock's hysterical peasants, god botherers, teabaggers, neo-Confederates and other white supremacists, the usual lunatics in general, but most are my blood relations and suppose I'm stuck with them.

Your LJ is the clean part of the Internet, the part I turn to each morning for a coherent thought, or a glimpse of something beautiful, from someone I love and respect. If you go, my involvement with LJ will cease to have purpose.

My own journal -- untouched for about a month now, alas -- is on Blogger. I'm honestly not sure why.

[poliphilo.livejournal.com]

Thank you.

I don't have a Face Book. I don't want that kind of drama in my life.

I wish you'd blog more. LJ needs you. :)

[michaleen.livejournal.com]

Thank you. I shall be blogging more. I have spent the past month working as a carpenter's helper, on a construction project in my mother's garden, and being away from the keyboard has got me itching to write, again.

[wlotus.livejournal.com]

According to this Wikipedia article (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LiveJournal) (check the references, as it is Wikipedia, after all), LJ is owned by SUP, a Russian media company that also owns a 10% share in Facebook.

[michaleen.livejournal.com]

Many thanks for the correction.