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<chapter id="lj.intro.story">
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<title>The Story Behind LiveJournal</title>
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<para>
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LiveJournal.com, a website and online community built around
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personal journals, was created by Brad Fitzpatrick in March of
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1999 for himself and some of his friends. Friends told friends
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and it became a huge success, soon growing bigger than a single
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person could easily handle.
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</para>
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<para>
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As a result, a team of volunteers working with LiveJournal's
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creator have transformed LiveJournal into a Webby Award winning
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site used by over one million people worldwide. The site is now an
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open-source software development project funded entirely by its
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members, assisted by numerous volunteers and developers, and
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overseen by a small paid staff. It's been expanded to allow easy
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creation of journals, weblogs, and even interest-based online
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communities.
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</para>
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</chapter>
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