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Folks!

The anniversary hashmob #LJ25, where we asked everyone to tell the world about themselves and their blog within the 25 point questionnaire, is over.

All participants had an opportunity to show the readers and friends their new, previously unknown sides. Thanks a mil for your participation! And the authors of the most unique entries will be given 5 Professional packages! The jury has already reached the decision, so now the only thing that remains is to announce the results.

Here they come!

Friends,

hot off the press! Now in LiveJournal you can get your accounts verified and receive a checkmark beside the journal or community name.

The verification checkmark means that the account is maintained officially on behalf of a famous person or an organization — it's neither a fan page nor a hoax.

The checkmark doesn't imply any additional privileges or rewards for the author.

So, our beloved LJ is turning 25 – quite a serious date! They say a human personality is finally formed at this age. And what about LJ? Our personality is… you, dear users. We’re ready to share some more news about you and us – enjoy the reading!

We’ve found out that 95% of LJ bloggers are trying the platform’s new features – functions, designs, services – while 5% stay loyal to the original functionality. We value both parties! So in honor of the platform’s 25th anniversary, we’ve prepared two new achievements — Keeper of traditions and Pioneer of changes.

Folks!

LiveJournal turns 25! We’re inviting everyone to celebrate the jubilee together by participating in the #LJ25 hashmob! Authors of the best entries will get rewards from LiveJournal!

Over numerous years spent together, we’ve gotten to know each other quite well; but in the new #LJ25 hashmob you’ll have a chance to view your blog pals from a new angle! Use our 25-point questionnaire to tell the world about yourself and your LJ blog, or collect your own set of 25 interesting facts about yourself!

Now let’s have a look at the details!

Folks! 

Hurray! Today LiveJournal turns 25! 

Over all these years, you’ve been passionately telling stories, reading them, discussing them in the comments, learning new stuff, making friends, sharing impressions, traveling... Thank you for staying with us!

Of course, none of this would be possible without the efforts of LiveJournal creator Brad Fitzpatrick brad. Brad, congratulations and lots of love!

We, the LJ team, have prepared for you the LJ 25 festival with a ton of activities and nice surprises. We’ll be sharing all this with you throughout the holiday week.

Today we’ll talk about just a few. Let’s celebrate the anniversary together!

Folks, 

April the 15th is coming! What makes this spring date so special? Well…

On April 15th, 1999, 19-year-old student Brad Fitzpatrick opened a new page in history – he registered the livejournal.com domain. And the most attentive will notice that almost 25 years have passed since then!

For the LJ anniversary, we’ve prepared a holiday festival – LJ 25! We'll be sharing festival activities and news with you for the whole next week!

Don’t miss it. See you on April the 15th!

With love ❤️, 

LJ team

Folks,

It's April — so, LJ is about to celebrate its 25th anniversary! This time we want to organize something special — not a mere birthday party, but a real festival with raffles, gifts, and unique jubilee memorabilia.

There will be a ton of activities in April. Here comes the first one we'd like to tell you about — LJ birthday festival achievements!

Getting some of them will be a piece of cake, and others will require imagination. Go for it! 😉

Folks,

Let us distract you for a moment from the holiday preparations: we still haven’t run out of good news! And we can’t wait to share them with you!🎊🎄🎁

Each of you can get a card with a personal creative review of the year 2023. 

That’s how you can do it!

Folks,

we've considered different ways to thank our active authors. These brave people who don't forget about their audiences despite all the holiday fuss, all the gifts, mistletoe, and roasted birds!🎁🎅🎄

For a month we'll disable ads for all the LJ authors who remain active from December 14 till January 8! Those who have the Professional package will have it extended for a month.

You can learn more about the ad-free month in the LJ FAQ.

With love ❤️🔥,
LJ Team

Folks,

We've got a couple things to tell you: how to decorate your blog for the winter time and how to share photos only with the nearest and dearest. Let's go!