From Russia, with love: Livejournal lays off a dozen

From Russia, with love: Livejournal lays off a dozen

Livejournal, one of the earliest blogging services, is letting go of 12 employees, a little under 20 percent of its staff. Yahoo product manager Matthew Berardo, who was hired as Livejournal’s general manager in the U.S., was also laid off.

The company, known for the quirky-interest… Continue Reading

Russian media company buys online community LiveJournal

Russian media company buys online community LiveJournal

SUP, a Russian media company, has bought online blog community site LiveJournal from San Francisco blog company Six Apart.

LiveJournal claims to have more than 18 million unique visitors per month, worldwide, with 28 percent coming from Russia. Six Apart previously cut a deal with SUP… Continue Reading