nature of livejournal

[cimorene]

i have to introduce this thing with some explanation of livejournal, i think, in addition to my explanation of im, because i'm effectively studying a community connected to livejournal. so.

how would you describe livejournal?

Comments

[hetrez.livejournal.com]

Private soapbox. Connections between people; going from the ether and message boards to emails to friendship to (if you're into that sort of thing) real-life meetings. Home for slash, outside of mailing lists. A place to find people you like, who could possibly like you, and you might not see them in their own light anywhere else. Regular diary. Punching bag. Siphon for an overactive imagination. Place to pimp your wares (website, fanfic, manips, anything). Another link in the Internet chain, another link between people and ideas, languages and interests. A place to form your own cliques, a place to feel cool or uncool, a place to read other people's thoughts, and see what they think of LJ, see what they expect life to be, what they like to watch or read or imagine. To see people. To exist.

Or something less freewritten, maybe proof-read or thought-out or something.

[kwirbx.livejournal.com]

It's sorta like email, cept anyone can see it...not just the government. I can see how someone's doing without even talking to them. People can do research on lj too. i'll think of more as it comes...must go play mvc2...