Good luck to Brad at Google.

[icarus]

Learned from copperbadge's LJ:

Brad Fitzpatrick, the founder of LJ, is leaving for Google.

Good move, Brad. Best of luck to you.

I'd say we'll miss you but that's been true for two years. And really true the last couple months. Do you think Six Apart will stop digging once they hit China?

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[slb44.livejournal.com]

When the captain leaves the sinking ship before the rats have a chance to it's not good is it? ;-)

Thanks for the info.

[icarusancalion.livejournal.com]

Back up your LJ and get ready to bail, says this rat.

This is what I found most interesting: But I know that he's moved into a corporate-development role -- which I think is Silicon Valley code for "trying to find someone to buy the company."

Ahhh.

[theemdash]

Kind of makes the "clean up" make more sense, actually. First thing you want to do before you start showing your house is clean up all the dirt.

[icarusancalion.livejournal.com]

Yep. It could be that stewardess called it.

Icarus

[slb44.livejournal.com]

I'm over on InsaneJournal already. *g*

Yeah, a friend of mine who is a stock broker has told me that they've given up on the 6A ISO which was much anticipated for some time.

[icarusancalion.livejournal.com]

Yeah, a friend of mine who is a stock broker has told me that they've given up on the 6A ISO which was much anticipated for some time.

Oh? Why did they give up on the 6A ISO? (Obviously a stock broker's issues wouldn't be the same as ours.)

I've elected to back my stuff onto GreatestJournal (http://www.greatestjournal.com/icarusancalion) for the time being. InsaneJournal has an f-list limit of 100, which ruins my use of LJ as a broadcast medium for new fics.

Icarus

[slb44.livejournal.com]

Apparently its just not going to be happening any time soon. They're looking for a buyer and they don't often put out an ISO when a company is up for sale.

I do believe the 100 friends limit is only for free accounts. Besides I figure that's a nice round number. Mind you with the cheapness of a permanent account on IJ I'm tempted to go that way and get the full upgrade. Only time will tell.

[icarusancalion.livejournal.com]

I've never paid for LJ, although occasionally I've been gifted LJ time by generous people (I'd rather they give to a foodbank). I've had this free account for four years and have never been tempted by extra icons et al.

I have stories I'm trying to get out there so I need to reach as many people as possible. InsaneJournal with its f-list limit is not an option as far as I'm concerned, and I have a feeling that other people with large, greedily collected flists ;) (cesperanza, seperis, astolat, thefourthvine, etc.) will feel the same.

Icarus

[slb44.livejournal.com]

I've always been gifted my LJ time. Don't really care for icons etc. either.

Actually I do believe that most if not all of those folks are over on IJ as well as GJ. They know folks will spread the word on fic being posted just as it happens now. *g*

[icarusancalion.livejournal.com]

My fic (fortunately) is all housed on my website. So LJ could vanish from the face of the earth tomorrow and the loss would only be mine. :)

Icarus

[icarusancalion.livejournal.com]

Er. That should be:

http://www.greatestjournal.com/users/icarusancalion

I'm hanging out here, in hopes that a fannish option will materialize first.

Icarus

[slb44.livejournal.com]

Got yah!

I might grab my handle there as well.

As you say though a fannish option would be best. At the moment I believe IJ is the closest we'll get to that.