[Way OT] Does anyone here use Live Journal?

[Lalato]

Tarrasque Wrangler... Livejournal isn't quite like blogger. While they do share a similar purpose (creating a journal/diary open for others to read), Livejournal has a larger community aspect that is missing from Blogger.

For instance, Livejournal allows for the creation of "community" journals where multiple people can add to the journal. This feature is sort of similar to the way a forum works. Kinda like ENWorld forums we're on right now. There are communities/forums for just about every topic imaginable on Livejournal. My gaming group uses the community feature to keep track of our campaign.

Livejournal also has built-in friend tracking. You can designate any number of people as your "friends". This allows you to post things to your journal that are "friends" only. You can also post things that are completely private. There is also a feature that lets you read all of your "friends" journals from one page. You can also designate a community as a "friend". This "friend" capability is one of the best parts of Livejournal.

Another thing that promotes community with Livejournal is that in order to get a free account an existing Livejournal user must give you a code. This means that Livejournals get spread from friend to friend thus expanding the community. I think it's rare for people to start off with a paid account. Most people start off with a free account and decide to get a paid account after they've used Livejournal for a while.

One might say that Livejournal takes some of the best aspects of Blogger and Friendster. Journaling plus Social Networking...

Anyway... that's my $0.02

--sam

 

[Jarval]

Maybe we should start up a thread where EN Worlders can post a link to their LiveJournal, Blog, or whatever? (Or just carry on using this one )

 

[Pramas]

I use Blogger. I was first exposed to it when the authors of Black Sails Over Freeport set up a group blog we could all post to during the development of the book. Recently, I set up a personal page and blogger's been good so far.

 

[Buddha the DM]

my lj is http://www.livejournal.com/users/buddha_the_dm/

 

[ArcOfCorinth]

I'm JeremyArc7 on LJ.

 

[mythusmage]

There are a number of blog hosts on the web. The Google Directory lists a few, and there are blog host directories with even more.

LJ seems to be the popular one. Alternatives include Blogger, Blog-City, and Free-Conversant. There are also smaller blog services with a more personal touch

Blog hosts can be divided into two main groups. The first are those who provide a place to jot down ideas, observations, etc for storage and/or others to read. Live Journal is one of these. Then you have community blogs, where the blog itself is established for the use of a group. Live Journal sort of does this, by allowing multiple users on what is essentially a private blog. Free-Conversant sets up true community blogs, in which people can sign up at a blog and if approved post there.

Which you sign up for depends on what you want out of a blog. If you want a private blog, and you can get an invite, go with Live Journal. If you don't want to wait for an invite, go with Blogger or Blog-City. If you want a community blog, Free-Conversant is my recommendation.

 

[MacMathan]

For what it is worth mine is at

http://www.livejournal.com/~macmathan/

but I do not get to update it often these days.

 

[masque]

I just post the stuff that happens to me, with occasional rants and a lot of quizzes.

<A HREF="http://www.livejournal.com/~death_masque">http://www.livejournal.com/~death_masque</A>

Edit: By the way, if anyone knows any sites for information on Japanese PS2 games, I'd appreciate it. I'm apparently not googling it right.

 

[Jarval]

Well, like I said, should someone have a LJ invite to spare that they could send in my direction...

 

[Tarrasque Wrangler]

Then you have community blogs, where the blog itself is established for the use of a group. (snip) Free-Conversant sets up true community blogs, in which people can sign up at a blog and if approved post there.

If you want a community blog, Free-Conversant is my recommendation.

FWIW, Blogger makes it very easy to add team members to a blog. You can assign admin or post-only status to them.