| LiveJournal Major Notes: March header, Charitable vgift, Squirrels in love |
[Мар. 11, 2010|04:11 pm] |
| We're finishing up a few odds and ends before our next major release. Our mighty Ops guys continue to slay spambots and balance load times on a highwire without a safety net (which is kind of tough dressed in full ninja gear). Down on solid ground, we're celebrating this week's virtual birthday party with a warm toast to pants. If you can rearrange the letters of your favorite city, state, and/or country (feel free to combine these elements) to spell one of Frank's favorite treats (e.g., pants, wire, paper, etc.), he'll send you over a can of whipped cream to top it all off (provided you return the empty can for his midnight snack)! And, with that, let the word scrambling commence!
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Stuff you should know:
- We're still working on the delayed/missing notifications issue. Sorry, we're frustrated too. We'll keep you posted.
- Last week, we became aware that a recently-implemented script was overwriting affiliate referral fees for some of our users. Once we confirmed this, our Ops team quickly removed the script. Please be aware that, while we may beta-test other affiliate scripts down the line, we will take greater measures to ensure that no existing user-referral arrangements are impacted in any way.
- While we plan to stick to a weekly news schedule, if we have a release in between regular newsletters, we'll post here to keep you informed. You can also check
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To our paid users, we send squirrels in love!
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If you have a paid or permanent account, you can send five free Squirrels in love vgifts through Monday, March 15th at 4pm, PST! You'll see both the free and the $0.99 squirrels displayed until they've scurried off to their new homes. Please send only one vgift at a time. In other words, you'll need to complete check-out and start a new order for each vgift you send. If you're not receiving vgifts (from friends and/or Frank), you may have disabled them. To enable vgifts, visit Edit profile (under Profile), scroll down to the bottom of the page, and select 'Do not disable' from the drop-down menu. Have fun!
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Help is on the way!
| We're pleased to announce the winner of our first charitable vgift poll, Doctors without Borders / Médecins Sans Frontières, which provides critical medical care to under-served populations around the world. Priced at $2.99, we'll donate 100 percent of the proceeds we raise from the sale of this vgift (we'll cover credit card fees). We invite you to start recommending nonprofits for our next fundraising drive at ljnewscontests. We'll take suggestions through the month and post a poll in the news during the first week of April to let you choose the recipient. We thank you, again, for your passion and generosity. |  |
We've crowned a header
Congratulations to ![[info]](http://l-stat.livejournal.com/img/userinfo.gif) ohterlus for submitting the winning header, which will go live next week and keep us leafy through mid-April! You can submit designs for our next header contest at ljnewscontests now until March 31st. We'll post a poll in the news to let you decide which header will sit at the top of LiveJournal from mid-April to mid-May. All artistic interpretations are welcome. The winner will get a $25 LiveJournal gift certificate. All other contributors will receive $5 gift certificates. Our heartfelt appreciation for sharing your talent and creativity! |
For this week's winning photo and more adventures with Frank & Meme, we'll catch you under the cut! ( Read more... ) |
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| Twitter начал следить за ссылками |
[Мар. 11, 2010|02:10 pm] |
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Originally published at Интернетные штучки. Please leave any comments there.  Twitter продолжает совершенствовать механизмы защиты своих пользователей. Несколько недель назад по Twitter прокатилась очередная фишинговая атака, состоявшая в рассылке через личные сообщения ссылок, переход по которым угрожал пользователям потерей контроля над своим аккаунтом. Перехваченный таким образом аккаунт, в свою очередь, принимал участие в дальнейшем распространении фишинговой атаки. Среди пострадавших, счет которых уже составляет несколько сотен, есть достаточно известные личности и компании (к примеру, известный колумнист Джон Дворак, а также медиа-компания NBC).
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| Скринкаст: еще 11 способов слушать музыку бесплатно |
[Мар. 10, 2010|04:16 pm] |
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Originally published at Интернетные штучки. Please leave any comments there. Недавно мы уже писали о том, как сейчас можно относительно законно послушать музыку в интернете, и наши читатели (и вы в том числе!) в очередной раз подтвердили звание лучших и самых эрудированных — в комментариях к той статье было упомянуто столько интересных и заслуживающих внимания сервисов, что мы просто не могли пройти мимо и не написать материал по этому поводу.
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| Твое радио: еще один Last.fm внутри В контакте |
[Мар. 10, 2010|10:25 am] |
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Originally published at Интернетные штучки. Please leave any comments there.  Многие физические законы зачастую носят сразу несколько фамилий первооткрывателей. Было бы немного наивно думать, что сегодня хорошие идеи прекратили витать в воздухе и посещать нескольких людей одновременно. Новое приложение «Твое радио» для социальной сети «В контакте» успешно подтверждает этот тезис.
Так же, как и автор недавно вышедшего приложения Freelast radio, создатель нового приложения реализовал бесплатный аналог радио «Ластэфэма». Фокус прост — в последнем вы платите за доступ к базе данных лицензионного контента, в то время как во «В контакте» накоплено немало пользовательской музыки.
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| LinguaLeo: освоение английского посредством медиа |
[Мар. 9, 2010|05:53 pm] |
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Originally published at Интернетные штучки. Please leave any comments there.  Новый проект LinguaLeo — это сервис для изучения английского языка. Подача материала осуществляется через видео- и аудиофайлы, комбинированные с текстом. Он подойдет тем людям, которые уже что-то понимают в грамматике английского, но хотят улучшить восприятие языка на слух и увеличить словарный запас. От тысяч подобных сайтов LinguaLeo отличается не совсем обычным подходом к мотивации пользователей.
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| Comindwork: управление проектами для бизнеса |
[Мар. 6, 2010|02:59 pm] |
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Originally published at Интернетные штучки. Please leave any comments there.  В веб 2.0 уже поверили не только обычные пользователи, но и крупные компании. Об этом свидетельствует появление онлайновых сервисов, ориентированных на корпоративный рынок. Наиболее крупным проявление этого является, конечно же, активное развитие облачных вычислений. Но появляются и другие сервисы, которые будут интересны для средних и больших компаний. Именно таким инструментом является Comindwork — система онлайнового управления проектами.
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| Вкорзину: личный интернет-магазин в два клика |
[Мар. 5, 2010|04:42 pm] |
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Originally published at Интернетные штучки. Please leave any comments there.  Сервис «Вкорзину» будет интересен тем, кто хочет создать свой собственный интернет-магазин. С его помощью сделать это будет совсем просто даже неопытному пользователю. Сразу после регистрации пользователь получит готовый работающий интернет-магазин, а посидев немного над настройкой, можно превратить его в свой собственный уникальный веб-сервис для продажи товаров и услуг.
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| Help Chile, Charitable vgift, March header contest, Frank & Meme |
[Мар. 4, 2010|03:20 pm] |
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| We're gearing up for a couple of major releases over the next few weeks, so there's not much in the way of bug fixes or product announcements this week (other than our spiffed up news template). We promise to have exciting "real news" for you very soon! In the meantime, Frank is so grateful that he can count on you that he'd like you to count on him too! To celebrate his freedom from ice-skating (both viewing and participating), his good friend, Sheldon, suggested we honor the Figure 8! If at least two elements of your birthday (month + day; day + year; month + day + year; etc.) add up to 8, Frank'll glide you over a pair of skates. In other words, if you were born on May 3rd (5+3), bazinga! If you were born on April Fools, 1992 (4+1+1+9+9+2=26; 2+6=8), double bazinga!! Creative calculations are most welcome. Let the math festivities begin! |
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Stuff you should know
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- We received a number of wonderful suggestions for our next charitable vgift drive. You can help us select a nonprofit by voting in our poll, which we'll keep open until Monday, March 8th, at noon, PST. Keep in mind that some of these organizations (including Doctors without Borders) are supporting emergency care in Chile.
- Thanks to a user suggestion, we're offering a Help_Chile charitable vgift. Priced at $9.99, we'll donate all proceeds (we'll cover credit card fees) to support relief efforts in Chile. Remember that whenever you receive $10 in vgifts (rounded up) within a two-week period, you get two months of paid account time. A heartfelt shout out to help_chile for creating a UNICEF support page for LiveJournal. All proceeds raised will benefit Help_Chile LiveJournal on UNICEF. Be sure to tell us about other communities that are making a difference in the comments below!
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Head[er]s up!
- Color us dazzled. We loved each and every one of your March header designs. That's why we're so relieved that we don't have to choose a winner ourselves. Please check out our March header poll and let us know which design you'd like to see on the top of LiveJournal up through the first week of April. The polls stay open until Monday, March 8th, at noon, PST.
- You can start posting April headers (900x90 pixels) now through the end of the month at ljnewscontests. From flower power to April showers, let your imagination run wild (just keep it youth-friendly). The winner will receive an annual paid account credit (which you can keep or give to a friend). We'll award all other participants who submit one or more valid entries one month of paid time (which you can also give to a friend if you'd like). We thank you for sharing your talent and creativity!
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| March Header Design Contest |
[Мар. 1, 2010|06:44 pm] |
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So... I've never done anything like this before so please be kind!! :) *iz a noob* I also couldn't decide on what theme to go with, and since RL's not so hot right now and I welcomed the distraction there's 3 different headers to choose from... Enjoy!! *fingers crossed*
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♥ Angie |
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| Homepage Spotlight 3/01/10 |
[Мар. 1, 2010|09:22 am] |
ljgenie
Do you have a burning question that requires extraordinary insight and diplomacy? You've come to the right place. No matter if you're having trouble with a boundary-less roommate, a back-stabbing coworker, or an unresponsive agent representing your debut novel, simply post your detailed query, and magical help is on the way. |
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| Homepage Spotlight 3/01/10 |
[Мар. 1, 2010|09:21 am] |
booju_mooju
For parents and parents-to-be, little questions, like whether to use cloth or disposable diapers or the going rate of allowance for high schoolers, can inspire lively debate. If you have a parenting dilemma that warrants discussion, bring it! From baby food to video gaming, you can meet, and gain wisdom from, other folks who are tackling the same issues. And, if you're a teen, first-hand insight is especially welcome. |
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| Homepage Spotlight 3/01/10 |
[Мар. 1, 2010|09:20 am] |
ontdcreepy
A relatively new spin-off of the ever-popular ohnotheydidnt, this community found its inspiration in the under-representation of creepy posts. If you're a fan of urban legends, paranormal activities, and eerily disturbing images, you've found a new hang-out. Posts range from personal stories to odd pictures that highlight supernatural or unexplained phenomena. Be forewarned: It's weirdly addictive. |
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| March Header Design Contest |
[Мар. 1, 2010|10:36 am] |
I didn't put the LJ logo on it, because I figured LJ would do it themselves for whatever entry that won. I don't expect mine to, but I don't care. I entered for fun. (:
( Here's my entry. ) |
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