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Friends! Do you know that if you don’t see 2024 off properly, the new year won’t come in all its splendor? Superstitions are often anchored in reality, so let’s treat it seriously. We’d like to invite you to remember bright moments and stories you shared in 2024 on the ‘Pictures of 2024’ page. Let’s find out more! #2024inpictures Your goal is to: Check out the ‘Pictures of 2024’ page and get a selection of 5 images you uploaded this year. Doesn’t it…

Friends! News for everyone who likes to share their opinion and writes comments actively! Behold a new achievement! Now your activity regarding LJ posts won’t just help authors promote them, but will also bring you a new achievement! Comment on LJ authors' post to get new achievements The new achievement system consists of 6 stages. Each of them represents your contribution to promoting other users’ content: Debate Initiator. Leave the first comment to any…

Friends! It's time for good news for all active LJ users! We’re happy to present a new special achievement for Likes. From now on, supporting posts of beloved authors can bring you unique badges. Like LJ users' post to get new achievements The new achievement system consists of 5 stages. Each of them represents your contribution to promoting other users’ content: Friendly Liker. You get this one for Liking posts 10 times. Jolly Liker. 500 Likes will bring…

Folks! The anniversary hashmob #LJ25, where we asked everyone to tell the world about themselves and their blog within the 25 point questionnaire, is over. All participants had an opportunity to show the readers and friends their new, previously unknown sides. Thanks a mil for your participation! And the authors of the most unique entries will be given 5 Professional packages! The jury has already reached the decision, so now the only thing that remains is to announce the results. Here…

Friends, hot off the press! Now in LiveJournal you can get your accounts verified and receive a checkmark beside the journal or community name. LJ verification checkmark The verification checkmark means that the account is maintained officially on behalf of a famous person or an organization — it's neither a fan page nor a hoax. The checkmark doesn't imply any additional privileges or rewards for the author. How to get an LJ verification checkmark You can receive a…

So, our beloved LJ is turning 25 – quite a serious date! They say a human personality is finally formed at this age. And what about LJ? Our personality is… you, dear users. We’re ready to share some more news about you and us – enjoy the reading! We’ve found out that 95% of LJ bloggers are trying the platform’s new features – functions, designs, services – while 5% stay loyal to the original functionality. We value both parties! So in honor of the platform’s 25th anniversary, we’ve prepared…

Folks! LiveJournal turns 25! We’re inviting everyone to celebrate the jubilee together by participating in the #LJ25 hashmob! Authors of the best entries will get rewards from LiveJournal! Over numerous years spent together, we’ve gotten to know each other quite well; but in the new #LJ25 hashmob you’ll have a chance to view your blog pals from a new angle! Use our 25-point questionnaire to tell the world about yourself and your LJ blog, or collect your own set of 25 interesting facts…

Folks! Hurray! Today LiveJournal turns 25! Over all these years, you’ve been passionately telling stories, reading them, discussing them in the comments, learning new stuff, making friends, sharing impressions, traveling... Thank you for staying with us! Of course, none of this would be possible without the efforts of LiveJournal creator Brad Fitzpatrick…

Folks, April the 15th is coming! What makes this spring date so special? Well… On April 15th, 1999, 19-year-old student Brad Fitzpatrick opened a new page in history – he registered the livejournal.com domain. And the most attentive will notice that almost 25 years have passed since then! For the LJ anniversary, we’ve prepared a holiday festival – LJ 25! We'll be sharing festival activities and news with you for the whole next week! Don’t miss it. See you on April the 15th!…

Folks, It's April — so, LJ is about to celebrate its 25th anniversary! This time we want to organize something special — not a mere birthday party, but a real festival with raffles, gifts, and unique jubilee memorabilia. There will be a ton of activities in April. Here comes the first one we'd like to tell you about — LJ birthday festival achievements! Getting some of them will be a piece of cake, and others will require imagination. Go for it! Achievements are your…

Folks, Let us distract you for a moment from the holiday preparations: we still haven’t run out of good news! And we can’t wait to share them with you! Each of you can get a card with a personal creative review of the year 2023. That’s how you can do it! Summing up the Year Together, in 2023 we’ve written millions of posts, posted and received millions of comments and reactions. But it’s still interesting what your personal contribution is, right? Tap here to get…

Folks, we've considered different ways to thank our active authors. These brave people who don't forget about their audiences despite all the holiday fuss, all the gifts, mistletoe, and roasted birds! For a month we'll disable ads for all the LJ authors who remain active from December 14 till January 8! Those who have the Professional package will have it extended for a month. You can learn more about the ad-free month in the LJ FAQ. With love , LJ Team

Folks, We've got a couple things to tell you: how to decorate your blog for the winter time and how to share photos only with the nearest and dearest. Let's go! LJ News #1. Cover the blog from the cold! Some news for those using the standard journal design style — Air. We've added a few covers filled with the spirit of winter. There are holiday-themed, winter-themed, and simply cozy ones. The choice is yours! You…

Folks, each photo is a kind of a time machine — it can deliver us to the past and remind about long forgotten events and sensations. We're inviting you to take part in the 2023 Photochallenge that will go on till December 3, 2023. All participants​* will be rewarded with camera-wielding userheads. #photochallenge2023 I wanna participate. What should I do? Pick a few (or all five) photos from the selection on the challenge page. Is the selection not to your…

Folks, we've got some good news to share. Let us introduce the updated photo albums — otherwise known as LJ Photo! LJ presents: LJ Photo What's new? LJ photo has received a brand new interface that will let you enjoy your photo collection in its full glory. The pictures from our dearest Frank's archives! In the album, photos are presented in their original scale and in the new 'mesh' — connoisseurs of horizontal and vertical shots will appreciate…

Friends, Today LiveJournal turns 24. Balloons are in the air, candles are lit – it’s time to celebrate! LJ24! We’d like to share this glorious day with you, our dear users. Thank you for being with us throughout all these years, sharing your joys and pains on the journal pages, breathing life into the digital space. It is your love and support that help us improve and grow. And we are happy to do our best for you Tell us about your LJ life, share your experiences and…

Friends, you often asked for an opportunity to express your creative side with the Air design style. So, we're proud to report that it's done! Now you can tune up your blog design to reflect all that's dear and interesting to you! Let's have a look! New blog design features The main page of a blog using the Air style can look like this: What features are available to blogs utilizing the Air style: Set up a blog cover (select one from the pre-set…

Friends! We have upgraded the comment reactions. Now there are sixteen of them! A whole treasure trove of feelings. Strangest things Prologue Comment reactions were introduced in LJ more than three years ago. And we all got used to the fact that our intense feelings could be expressed without trivial words, just by picking a reaction. Yet this approach, however quick and succinct, had a flaw: there were too few reactions! Human emotion range is so wide, it cannot fit into…

Friends, we have good news! From now on, it’s become easier to support your favorite LJ blogger and send them a donation. What is a donation, how to send one, and how to add a button for receiving donations if you’re an author? You’re gonna learn soon! It’s become easier to support your favorite LJ blogger and send them a donation What is a donation? It’s a small monetary gift awarded to a content creator. According to Wikipedia, A donation is a gift for charity,…

Dear Friends, Another year is coming to an end. 2023 is just around the corner! LJ 2023 This year the LiveJournal Team has put a lot of effort into making our platform and mobile app better and more comfortable for you. And we plan to do much more in the future! You are our most valuable treasure and we are so happy to have all of you. We wish you all the love and happiness, the best subscribers and posts, many comments and likes in the coming year and always. We wish…

Friends, we have really great news for you today! LJ News Sometimes emotions are so overwhelming that there are no words to describe them. And that's where GIF would be the best choice! From now on, it is possible to add a gif image to your comment directly from the comments form. Just click on the GIF-icon in the comments panel, choose from the suggestions or type in the search form what you want to get. So easy! Search for GIFs Gifs are provided by the…

Friends, we have a couple new features for those who uses LJ on desktop: QR-code Now you can easily login to your LiveJournal account on desktop if you are logged in your account on your smartphone! Open log in page on computer where you want to log in and click "QR-code button" Scan this QR-code with camera on the smartphone where you're already logged to your account in browser or LJ App (don't forget to update it to the latest version!) On iOS…