You might want to BACK UP YOUR LIVEJOURNALS. Like NOW.

[labelleizzy]

Google "Livejournal Layoffs"

and then there are links on magnificentmndi's post of today for some more information.

I am using a tool found Here created by orona_red to back up.

I may go check out DeadJournal or InsaneJournal for continued vivacity...

I will be damn sad if LJ does "go down" or in the words of eeyore42 "stagnate, which is the same thing", but I don't intend to lose my words, comments, friends.

So.

Proactive planning.

Comments

[temperance14.livejournal.com]

Y'know, I just started bookmarking and saving my diary pages...because a heck of a lot of my life the last 5 years went here instead of on paper.

And NOW my computer is down?! Argh!
(This argh was brought to you via laptop.)

[wintergr3y.livejournal.com]

The original source for this information was Valleywag, which frequently exaggerates things to the Nth degree. In a statement to CNet LJ says the cuts weren't that bad:

http://news.cnet.com/8301-13577_3-10132684-36.html

I'm unable to read the post you linked to -- it's friend-locked (also there's a formatting problem in your link).

[ophymirage.livejournal.com]

thank you for the debunk. Backing up is always good, but there's been a lot of "TEH SKY IZ FALLIN" on my friendspage today..

[labelleizzy.livejournal.com]

thank you for the headsup. I will ask Mindi if she will unlock the post, and will check my html..

[labelleizzy.livejournal.com]

I also appreciate the further linkage. thanks!
(I do sometimes overreact.)

[ribbin.livejournal.com]

Yes, there are layoffs, and everyon's freaking out about it going down, but frankly I haven't seen any evidence of that directly. Nothing happened when it was sold (and sold, and sold, and sold again like a cheap whore), nothing happened when they went to adds, and so far I haven't heard anything more substantial than speculations because of layoffs.

That having been said... know of any good backup tools for mac? :P

[ladykalessia.livejournal.com]

Quite frankly they moved their colo to the midwest, so I wouldn't be surprised if they're laying off SF staff (higher cost of living) to rehire more folks Out Over Yonder at a lower rate.

[labelleizzy.livejournal.com]

I can guess by context what "colo" means... and this idea is reassuring. I would rather stay where I am at home and know my way around, rather than migrate.

[ladykalessia.livejournal.com]

Their datacenter, basically. Where all the bits and bytes and bobs that make up your written words are housed.

See here.

[labelleizzy.livejournal.com]

and you can do what I did... which was google Livejournal backup... (but add "for macintosh", I would expect)

*shrug*

ah! info surfaces. try here, about halfway down, the thread that starts, "must be time to archive my journal again".