LiveJournal Expands With Launch of LJ Media
Newly Created Publishing Group Transforms Existing LiveJournal Communities Into Media Sites
(firmenpresse) - SAN FRANCISCO, CA -- (Marketwire) -- 02/15/12 -- , the community-based social network, today unveiled LJ Media, a new social publishing group created to transform select LiveJournal communities into media sites. With this initiative, LiveJournal is mining its abundance of user-generated content to maximize the way visitors discover rich and engaging communities on the site. Those LiveJournal communities invited to join LJ Media receive promotional marketing and special technical features, as well as a custom redesign to help them succeed as a media site.
Celebrity gossip hub (ONTD) kicks off the LJ Media initiative along with six other communities: (Disney celebrity gossip), , (Japanese pop culture), (crafting and DIY), (women's health) and (video games). Additional communities in the LJ Media pipeline focus on popular themes such as LGBT, food, cats and fashion. LiveJournal expects 40 to 50 LJ Media sites by the end of 2012.
"With LJ Media, we are building upon LiveJournal's greatest appeal: its treasure trove of user-generated content and communities," said Anjelika Petrochenko, general manager, LiveJournal. "The formation of LJ Media is a natural progression for LiveJournal. We have been curating and facilitating the discovery of site content for a long time. LJ Media allows us to take this a step further by bringing interesting and active communities to the surface."
LiveJournal communities that accept the invitation to become a part of LJ Media are offered marketing support through homepage exposure, advertising, social media and promotions. Additionally, LJ Media provides these communities with special technical advantages such as custom widgets that highlight featured posts and top commenters. LJ Media communities can also elect to participate in an affiliate revenue program.
Currently ONTD is the most popular community on LiveJournal with more than 3 million monthly visitors, and it is the model upon which LJ Media was created. In early 2010, community owner Brenden Delzer joined LiveJournal as a full-time staff member, and is currently editor in chief of this celebrity gossip site.
"LJ Media provides the necessary tools and support for ONTD to reach a greater audience than ever before," said Delzer. "The success of ONTD has paved the way for additional communities to join LJ Media, and encouraged other owners to help transform their communities into media sites."
LiveJournal is a community-based social network built on the three pillars of community, creativity and confidentiality. Members can create, lead and participate in communities based on shared interests, and trust that their personal information remains private and secure. LiveJournal is home to 35 million accounts worldwide. In the U.S. alone, the site experiences 10 million monthly unique visitors and 170 million monthly pageviews. The company is located in San Francisco, and since 2007 has been a part of Moscow, Russia-based online media company . For more information about LiveJournal, visit .
LJ Media is an online publishing group launched in 2012 as a way to maximize how people discover content and communities on LiveJournal. Through this initiative, interesting and active LiveJournal communities are invited the opportunity to transform into media sites. Participating communities will be provided marketing, design and technology support, and can also participate in an affiliate revenue plan. For more information about LJ Media, visit .
Annie Meenan
SHIFT Communications
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