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The case for anonymity in fandom

The moderator for LiveJournal's Fail Fandom Anon discusses memes, privacy, and fandom wank.

On Sep 13, 2012 by Aja Romano

IRL

The pros and cons of fandom on Tumblr

Tumblr is making fandom more visible and accessible than ever, but at what cost?

On Sep 10, 2012 by Aja Romano

Society

Infographic: Tracking LiveJournal’s fandom diaspora

The era of the single-platform fandom community is effectively over. So where have all the fans on LiveJournal gone?

On Sep 7, 2012 by Aja Romano

Internet Culture

The demise of a social media platform: Tracking LiveJournal’s decline

LiveJournal, once among the Web's most influential sites, has steadily lost users in recent years due to a string of unpopular changes.

On Sep 6, 2012 by Aja Romano

Culture

Blog translates British English for American Doctor Who fans

American Doctor Who fanfiction writers get schooled at this entertaining LiveJournal blog.

On Aug 31, 2012 by Lauren Rae Orsini

Streaming

LiveJournal’s fbr_trash is less about trashing bands, more about inside jokes

The fbr_trash community, which sometimes trolls Fueled by Ramen bands like Cobra Starship and Gym Class Heroes, has its own culture of random discussion that only longtime commenters seem to understand.

On Aug 24, 2012 by Lauren Rae Orsini

Streaming

Inception fandom celebrates film’s second anniversary

The Dark Knight trilogy has its fans, but another Christopher Nolan film has a fandom that goes even deeper.

On Aug 17, 2012 by Aja Romano

Streaming

Where to find the good fanfiction porn

As '50 Shades of Grey' has proven, readers need more quality, erotic fiction. Here's where to look.

On Aug 17, 2012 by Aja Romano, Gavia Baker-Whitelaw

Internet Culture

LiveJournal’s Too Much Info builds community around life’s grossest moments

Do not click this story unless you really want to be grossed out.

On Aug 17, 2012 by Lauren Rae Orsini

IRL

5 cool finds from LiveJournal’s Geek Crafts

Have you ever wanted to crochet something based on a TV show? This is the LiveJournal community for you.

On Aug 13, 2012 by Lauren Rae Orsini

IRL

LiveJournal’s SixWordStories community does Hemingway proud

In six words: LiveJournal community likes its stories short.

On Jul 26, 2012 by Lauren Rae Orsini

Streaming

Russia’s new censorship bill, 89417-6, temporarily takes out LiveJournal

LiveJournal Russia, Russia's most popular blogging platform, was blocked by a major Russian Internet provider under the country's new "Internet blacklist bill." LiveJournal's U.S. office wasn't informed.

On Jul 25, 2012 by Lauren Rae Orsini

Tech