Six Apart Sells LiveJournal
December 2, 2007
I just saw a couple of posts about Six Apart selling LiveJournal to SUP, a Russian media firm. My reaction to the news was similar to Om Malik’s.
The sale of LiveJournal shouldn’t come as a surprise to anyone. LiveJournal founder and lifeforce Brad Fitzpatrick recently left SixApart to pursue other opportunities. He currently works for Google.
Meanwhile, at Mashable, the headline states that: Six Apart Unloads LiveJournal. In the body of the article, Kristen Nicole puts a more positive spin on things, pointing out that SUP has managed the recent growth of LiveJournal in Russia.
December 3, 2007 at 3:08 pm
I’m suprise they selling that ,well what you can do.
http://www.kszysiek.wordpress.com
December 4, 2007 at 11:39 am
‘…growth of LiveJournal in Russia’?
I think Matthew’s WP Russia launch is much awaited, if not, they’re yet to set sights at the right place.
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