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Livejournal is a blog community started by Brad Fitzpatrick back in 1999. It's changed hands a few times since then and the (huge) userbase has been pretty upset about how the new owners in Russia, SUP, running the show.
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== Backup Tools ==
 
LiveJournal does not currently have an official export function, but there are many alternatives.
 
* [http://fawx.com/software/ljarchive/ ljArchive] ''(Windows only)'' - A nice interface grabs the info from the servers and presents it in its own customizable templates within the program. Exports to HTML and XML. It's very easy to use and is currently being developed on Sourceforge.
 
* [http://www.offtopia.net/ljsm/index_en.html ljsm]
 
* [http://heinous.org/wiki/LiveJournal_XML_Export_Script Livejournal Export Script] - Pull Livejournal into a database (GDBM), allowing export into HTML or XML, and further import into [http://www.wordpress.org Wordpress] or other blog software.
 
* [http://www.ljbook.com/frontpage.php LJbook] ''(Currently overloaded)'' - Web interface exports LJ to a PDF suitable for printing on [http://www.lulu.com Lulu] or just backing up, with images and other options. Limited use per month for unpaid users.
 
* [http://hewgill.com/ljdump/ ljdump] - Python script that slurps everything down into a pile of XML files.
 
== Signs of Instability ==
 
* [http://www.alleyinsider.com/2009/1/livejournal-implodes-20-of-27-staff-let-go Livejournal Implodes: Staff Let Go]
 
* [http://community.livejournal.com/no_lj_ads/83519.html LJ in 2009 -- The Grim Purge]
 
* [http://valleywag.gawker.com/5124184/the-russian-bear-slashes-a-social-network The Russian Bear Slashes a Social Network]
 
--[[User:Ross|Ross]] 01:17, 8 January 2009 (UTC)

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