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- From: Nimer Jaber <nimerjaber1@xxxxxxxxx>
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- Date: Fri, 17 Apr 2009 23:03:14 -0600
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Subject: LiveJournal Announcement: Happy Birthday, LiveJournal!
Date: Sat, 18 Apr 2009 01:18:19 UT
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There is a new announcement <http://news.livejournal.com/114780.html> in
[info] <http://news.livejournal.com/profile>*news*
<http://news.livejournal.com/>
*Happy Birthday, LJ!*
Cue the cake and candles, it's our birthday! On April 15, 1999, [info]
<http://brad.livejournal.com/profile>*brad*
<http://brad.livejournal.com/> registered the LiveJournal.com domain
name, giving birth to the web's original community blogging platform.
Ten crazy years later (and not without some growing pains), LiveJournal
is still going strong and we're ready to celebrate. It's not every year
that you turn 10, so we have lots of things lined up over the next few
months.
*Birthday Theme Design Contest*
Everyone likes to get dressed up for their birthday and we thought it
would be fun to come up with some new birthday suits for the site. Or
rather, that it might be fun for you (if you're into S2 and CSS) to come
up with some new outfits i.e. journal themes. If you love making new
themes for styles like Bloggish and Flexible Squares, the LiveJournal
Birthday Theme Contest is for you. Submissions open on April 29 and we
want to give you time to fire up your imagination. The theme of this
theme contest is "LiveJournal Turns 10," but other than that we're
leaving it as open as possible so as not to stifle your creativity. You
can use Frank, the LiveJournal logo, base your theme on an existing or
past LiveJournal site scheme, or any number of things relating to LJ's
tenth birthday. Winning entries will be featured in the Journal Themes
on the customize <http://www.livejournal.com/customize> page. We'll
announce all the rules and technical requirements here and in [info]
<http://community.livejournal.com/lj_design/profile>*lj_design*
<http://community.livejournal.com/lj_design/> on April 29 when the
contest officially starts. We can't wait to see what you come up with.
*Commemorative Writer's Block and LJ Spotlight*
Part of getting older is looking back on your life and reflecting on
those special moments. For the next several weeks we'll be running
Writer's Block questions about milestones in your own LiveJournal life.
We're mixing these in with the regular questions, so keep an eye on your
Home <http://www.livejournal.com> page for your chance to wax nostalgic
about topics like your first post ever
<http://www.livejournal.com/misc/latestqotd.bml?qid=849> and more.
We don't want LJ Spotlight to feel left out of the celebrating, which is
why starting on April 20, the Spotlight will be shining its bright light
back on some old favorites. Each week we're going to feature a popular
pick from the past (kind of like the Greatest Hits of Spotlight)
alongside two newcomers. That way we can all make new friends but keep
the old.
*Sneak Peek at the Birthday Book*
One birthday plan we've had in the works for a while now is an anthology
of LiveJournal entries
<http://community.livejournal.com/lj_turns10/573.html> from the past 10
years. (Maybe we've mentioned this before
<http://news.livejournal.com/tag/anniversary+anthology>?) We're very
busy finalizing the content of the book (let's just say we have new
respect for all the work that goes into creating a book) but we wanted
to give you a little advance preview of what's in it. Starting today,
we'll be posting a weekly excerpt from the book over at [info]
<http://community.livejournal.com/lj_turns10/profile>*lj_turns10*
<http://community.livejournal.com/lj_turns10/>. First up, it's Frank
<http://community.livejournal.com/lj_turns10/26904.html>!
*Coming Soon to a Journal Near You: Attack of the Blog Slurper!*
We're using Blurb <http://www.blurb.com> to make our book, and we're
having so much fun that we want you to get in on the bookish good times,
too. That's why we're super-excited (!!) to announce our new partnership
<http://www.blurb.com/partner/livejournal> with the friendly folks at
Blurb. Blurb makes it easy to create your own bookstore-quality books,
using their free BookSmart software and your content. Even better, Blurb
makes it easy to turn your journal into a book with their Blog Slurper.
In just a few short clicks, the Blog Slurper pulls (or slurps, if you
will) your journal entries into the BookSmart software, where you can
format it to your heart's desire. In less than a week your book will be
printed, bound, and on its way to you. So if you've always wanted to
hold your LJ in your hands, this is your chance.
Photographers should definitely check out the Blurb Photography Book Now
<http://pbn.blurb.com> contest. With a distinguished panel of jurors
<http://pbn.blurb.com/juror1> and a Grand Prize of $25,000, the contest
is a great opportunity to showcase your work to an international audience.
To get you started, Blurb is offering LiveJournal users a little
birthday discount. From now through June 30, 2009, you can get $10 off
the price of a $29.95 book. Just enter promo code *livej10anv* when you
order your book. Click here <http://www.blurb.com/partner/livejournal>
to let the books begin.
*Tell Your Story*
That's enough about us for one news post. Let's talk about you. We're
sure you have a story of greatness to share, and our friends at Nature
Made want to hear it.
Greatness doesn't have to come in big packages. Whether you volunteer at
an animal shelter, play in a band, or try to live a green life, it's the
impact and inspiration of your personal story that matters. Answer
today’s Writer’s Block
<http://www.livejournal.com/misc/latestqotd.bml?qid=859>: “What change
have you made in your life that you're most proud of?” to share your
story and inspire others.
After you’ve answered the Writer’s Block, you can submit your story of
greatness at NatureMade.com
<http://www.naturemade.com/ProductDatabase/prd_greatness.asp?src=hmpg&id=flsh>
and enter to win $1000 and a spot in the Nature Made “Fuel Your
Greatness” documentary. If you have a Basic, Paid, or Permanent account
and want to share your story with Nature Made, click here
<http://www.livejournal.com/misc/latestqotd.bml?qid=859> to answer the
question.
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