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We've got some exciting updates this week, so sit tight and we'll get started. Of course, news would not be complete without a special gift from Frank. It appears that he neglected to celebrate birthdays this month. So, in the spirit of better late than never, please rip a zippy yippee if you were born in August, and Frank'll send you a ginger

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[jaguarjg]

I just realised. You were expecting this reaction. This whole mess was anticipated wasn't it? And the (so far) 10,000 users that have jumped ship because of this. Yeah fuck it, let them leave, the people that don't care for privacy will stay and advertise our shit all over the biggest social web site in the world and we will get twice maybe 3 times as many people joining because of that.

I can think of no other reason for this shit. I reckon you did your homework regarding the twitter and fb numbers and sold the fuck out.

[ext_245663]

This.

[shanny_w]

Pretty much.

[willful_zephyr]

Yep, this is what I thought, too.

They want LJ to become the blogging/diary partner service to FB. Not a bad idea, from a business perspective, and they are now very much a business.

So, off to find somewhere else with a different business model.