My life, my soul, my everything.... (livejournal.com)

Member Name: Poppetshop

Product:	livejournal.com
Date:	17/02/09 (103 review reads)
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Advantages: great friends, a place for your thoughts, customiseable, something for everyone

Disadvantages: none! :)

I have been a 'blogger' on Livejournal, or LJ for short for around 5 years now. It's part of my life now. If something good happens, the first thing I will do is write about it, same for the bad.

Livejournal is a free online blog, or online journal site. Anyone can sign up and have their own little corner of the internet in minutes. And once it's yours you can pretty much do what you like with it! Your journal is yours to customise however you like. If you are a geek like me you can code your own layouts using CSS (Cascading Style Sheets) which can be a bit fiddly, but you will get the hang of it. Or if you prefer a quick fix there are hundreds of pre-made layouts to choose from, either made by other members and posted in communities, or offical Livejournal settings.

It's up to you what you write in your blog, but the majority of journals on LJ are 'online diaries' where you write about everything going on in your life.
You can jazz your entries up with pictures, videos and even voice posts. Your space really is yours to express anything you want.

One of the best things about LJ are the people. I have made friends on there who are now my best friends in real life. They are so lovely give you so much support. When you post an entry it will show on your friends pages, so they can keep up with your news. You can then comment on each other and give advice etc. It's great getting to know people on there and finding out about their lives, I have friends in lots of different countries and its great finding out about how they live.

Lastly, it's great because of the communities. These are groups you can join and post on a 'communal journal' and are usually topical. There are communities on every topic you can think of, and are a great way of meeting new friends.

Overall it's a great site and I couldn't live without it. This year I met my best friend from LJ and we see each other lots in real life now. I urge everyone to claim their little corner of the internet and see where it leads you! :)

Summary: The greatest online blogging site there is...