The whole LJ deletion controversy....

[estirose]

Made it onto cnet news.com.

Sorry I don't have the link as I'm blogging from my cellphone, but cnet is www.news.com and it's on the front page.

This so does not look good for me renewing my paid accounts. I'm likely moving/backup posting to gj and doing my own blog.

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[sinanju.livejournal.com]

Don't expect much. I've watched LJ since before they were acquired by Six Apart. I saw the uproar over the "nipple" icons, the uproar over the introduction of ads despite the "never ever!" pledge, the introduction of "sponsored" communities and many other events.

SA/LJ is seriously tone deaf about the handling of, well, just about everything. Even when there may be a defensible reason for something, they invariably execute it in the most offputting, customer-angering way possible. This is no different.

And I fully expect the same ultimate response: "tough shit."

Oh, they won't say it in so many words. They'll sugar coat it and dip it in honeyed words, but the advertisers are firmly in the driver's seat. Mere journalists are a resource, not customers.