SixApart acquiert officiellement LiveJournal

C'est officiel : la société SixApart (MovableType, TypePad) acquiert la plate-forme de blogging LiveJournal : le communiqué de Presse.

Lire à ce propos le long article de l'étudiante et chercheuse Danah Boyd qui montre le fossé culturel entre SixApart et Live Journal : The Cultural Divide Between LiveJournal and Six Apart :

"While many bloggers love to talk about LJ with disdain, as a low-brow version of the culture, i adore LJ from the bottom of my heart and i'm truly concerned that LJ's culture will be corrupted by an acquisition. It is not like any other blogging service and the needs that it serves are fundamentally different. I understand that Brad would gain much from selling, but it breaks my heart all the same. I can totally understand what he will gain, what Six Apart will gain... but what will LJ folks gain?"