10 Years Ago…

[quasigeostrophy]

…today, no, I didn’t start this blog (it will be 3 years old at the end of next month), I made my first LiveJournal post (where this will be mirrored, too).  I won’t say it was the start of a lot of changes in my life, but it was close to the beginning of a number of big changes, and helped precipitate my opening up more socially.  I’ve met a lot of people through LJ, some with whom I no longer associate, but several who have remained good friends and even chosen family.  Since the explosion of Facebook and Twitter, I haven’t posted there as much, or, when I do, it’s like this – a mirrored post from my blog, but I still like it because it’s a more loose forum – posts can be longer than typical Facebook messages, and certainly longer than tweets.  Post and comment security is also a little more controlled and less arbitrary overall.  I’ll probably stay on LJ for the foreseeable future, too.

Originally published at Abnormality Locality. You can comment here or there.

Comments

[spacedlaw.livejournal.com]

LJ remains my favourite blogging platform, in particular because of the commenting format (so much better than Blogger).
As social media I prefer Twitter, in particular because I have found like minded people near me, with whom I can share immediate (or near immediate) information and set up appointments.

[hitchhiker.livejournal.com]

yeah, i'll be here (or possibly dreamwidth) for the foreseeable future too. facebook and twitter just aren't the same thing.