LANDMARK MOMENT: The end of free, ad-less Livejournal accounts

[beandelphiki]

Wow.

Livejournal removes the ability to create a Basic Account.

Only journals created BEFORE...well...today will ever be able to switch between a Basic and a Plus account.

Any journals created from today on out will have only two account options: Plus or Paid.

For the second time today: WTF LJ?!


This would be so much less depressing if the available replacements for lj out there didn't all...well, suck. (GreatestJournal imploding, InsaneJournal also full of ads, etc.)

I believe we are truly seeing the start of the predicted end of the blogosphere. Within five years, I predict blogging will be nearly extinct, except for the die-hard bloggers and specialty blogs (i.e. journalist blogs and the like).

Sad, really. It was good and exciting while it was going.

Comments

[cmot-dribbler.livejournal.com]

this is why i have a permenant account, so i never havwe to worry :P

[emptygirl.livejournal.com]

the link does not work for me.

this is crazy, though. just doesn't seem right. i bet you're prediction is a dead on one.