LiveJournal was founded in 1999 by Brad Fitzpatrick as a personal journaling application designed to help him stay connected with his school friends, combining elements of blogging and social networking inspired by earlier platforms like the WELL.

Fitzpatrick transformed LiveJournal from a private tool into a public platform by enabling users to publish their own entries, comment on others’ posts, and create communities, fostering a unique blend of personal expression and social interaction.

LiveJournal distinguished itself from other blogging platforms by integrating social networking features, allowing users to maintain journals while interacting with friends in a community-driven environment.

Key functionalities included customizable privacy settings for posts, enabling users to share entries with specific groups or individuals, and the ability to create and join interest-based communities, fostering deeper engagement among users.

LiveJournal also introduced tools such as 'friends lists' for tracking updates from selected users and integrated commenting systems, which enhanced user interaction and made it a precursor to modern social media platforms.

During its peak years, LiveJournal attracted a predominantly youthful user base, particularly teens and young adults, who were drawn to its combination of blogging and social networking features, such as customizable journals and community groups.

This demographic contributed to a vibrant culture of self-expression, creative writing, and personal storytelling, often shared within tightly-knit communities reflecting users' specific interests and identities.

LiveJournal’s open-source model fostered a collaborative environment where users could contribute to the platform’s development, enhancing its appeal as a community-driven blogging site.

The open-source approach allowed LiveJournal to adapt quickly to user needs, enabling features like collective blogs and personalized friend feeds, which strengthened its community-centric identity.

However, the open-source model also exposed LiveJournal to vulnerabilities, such as regulatory challenges in countries like Kazakhstan, where the platform faced temporary bans due to user-generated content deemed illegal.

LiveJournal’s decline in popularity after its peak in 2005 was influenced by the rapid emergence of competing platforms like Facebook and MySpace, which offered more advanced tools for user interaction and broader appeal.

The platform struggled to adapt to the evolving internet landscape, including the shift towards economies of scale that concentrated innovation among a few dominant players.

Additionally, LiveJournal lacked features such as enhanced customization and real-time social connectivity, which newer platforms provided to align with changing user preferences.

LiveJournal's acquisition by Six Apart in 2005 marked a significant shift in its operations, as the new ownership focused on monetization strategies and introduced changes like advertising and subscription models that alienated some users.

The subsequent sale to SUP Media, a Russian company, in 2007 further impacted user trust, as concerns arose over data privacy and the platform's alignment with Russian regulations.

These ownership changes, combined with the rise of competing platforms like Facebook and Twitter, contributed to LiveJournal's gradual decline as users sought alternatives with more modern features and broader global reach.

LiveJournal faced criticism for increasing censorship, as users reported that posts were being removed or frozen shortly after publication, alienating many who valued the platform for its freedom of expression.

The platform's decision to comply with judicial authorities in Kazakhstan by removing materials deemed as propaganda of terrorism and religious extremism led to concerns about its willingness to restrict content under external pressures.

LiveJournal's management decisions, including changes in content moderation and its perceived prioritization of commercial interests over user experience, contributed to dissatisfaction among its user base.

LiveJournal's popularity in Russia and other non-English-speaking regions played a significant role in its later years, as the platform became a hub for Russian-speaking users, including journalists, activists, and bloggers.

The platform's prominence in Russia was bolstered by its ability to host long-form content and foster interactive communities, appealing to users seeking alternatives to traditional media during periods of political unrest.

However, LiveJournal's reliance on its Russian user base also contributed to its decline in global relevance, as censorship and restrictions imposed by Russian authorities alienated international users.

George R. R. Martin utilized LiveJournal to connect with fans and share updates about his work, leveraging its community-oriented features to foster direct engagement.

Other notable figures also used LiveJournal to build personal-centered communities, highlighting the platform's ability to support personalized engagement.

LiveJournal's legacy persists in today's blogging and social media platforms through its pioneering combination of blogging and social networking features, which inspired later platforms like Facebook and MySpace.

The concept of 'citizen journalism,' which gained traction through platforms like LiveJournal, has evolved into a widespread phenomenon influencing modern social media.

LiveJournal's emphasis on user-generated content and community interaction laid the groundwork for platforms like WordPress and Blogger, contributing to the rise of blogging as a professional activity.

LiveJournal faced significant technical challenges as it tried to scale its operations during its peak, including managing increasing user demands for interaction and control.

The platform struggled with economies of scale, as innovation and competition in the early internet era were rapidly evolving, making it difficult to keep up with resource-intensive competitors.

Additionally, LiveJournal's reliance on older technologies and its inability to adapt quickly to emerging trends contributed to its operational limitations and eventual decline.

LiveJournal’s community-driven features, such as 'friends lists' and 'communities,' fostered user engagement by enabling individuals to curate personalized networks and interact through shared interests.

The 'friends feed' feature allowed users to follow updates from their selected friends and communities, encouraging regular content creation and interaction.

These features contributed to LiveJournal’s initial success, but as newer platforms with more advanced tools emerged, LiveJournal struggled to retain its user base.

LiveJournal faced significant economic challenges as the advertising-based revenue model became less viable due to changes in consumer behavior and increased competition.

The platform struggled to maintain its user base as competitors like Facebook and Instagram offered more advanced features and broader appeal.

LiveJournal's decline was exacerbated by its inability to effectively monetize its services in a market increasingly dominated by subscription-based models.

LiveJournal initially embraced a liberal approach to content moderation, allowing users to freely express themselves and share diverse opinions.

Over time, LiveJournal's policies evolved, particularly after its acquisition by SUP Media, leading to stricter content moderation practices and censorship.

These changes in moderation policies, combined with competition from newer platforms, significantly contributed to the decline of LiveJournal's user base.

LiveJournal's rise was fueled by its unique combination of blogging and social networking features, allowing users to interact with friends through tools inspired by earlier platforms like the WELL.

One key lesson from LiveJournal's decline is the importance of adapting to technological and market changes, as newer platforms offered more advanced tools and broader appeal.

LiveJournal's experience highlights the need for developers to continuously innovate and address user needs to avoid losing relevance over time.

LiveJournal was founded in 1999 by Brad Fitzpatrick as a personal journaling application designed to help him stay connected with his school friends, combining elements of blogging and social networking inspired by earlier platforms like the WELL.

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Content: Regulators Seem to Think That Facebook Is the Internet

That’s a problem.

In 1997, SixDegrees.com was the first real attempt at social networking, creating a space where users could upload their information and list their friends. The site peaked at approximately 3.5 million users before it shut down in 1999.

Since then, a series of social networking business models have emerged, each time offering more advanced tools for user interaction. LiveJournal, a site for keeping up with school friends, combined blogging and social networking features inspired by the WELL; Friendster was a social network that allowed for increased interaction and control by users; Myspace had open membership and gave users the freedom to customize their pages. In 2005, it—and its 25 million user base—was sold to News Corp. But within three years, Myspace had been surpassed by Facebook, which launched in 2004 for college students and opened to everyone in 2006.

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As that history shows, in the early days of the internet, disruption was profound and constant: New companies emerged in music, video, e-commerce, publishing, and telephony on an almost yearly basis. The internet appeared to be a space where competition could thrive.

Not anymore.

Today, disruption happens in much smaller ways. The examples are getting fewer because economies of scale have concentrated innovation in the hands of a few players.

More often, disruption comes from regulation—for better or, often, for worse. Current regulation attempts focus on the actions and behavior of some actors—chiefly Facebook—while creating unintended consequences for the internet, particularly fragmentation, or the splintering of the global internet into one that more closely hews territorial borders.

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It’s understandable that both the public and regulators might think that regulating “the internet” means focusing on the biggest players. Much of it has to do with the fact that users are often exposed to various types of illegal behavior and content through some of the most popular services that exist on the internet. Fix misinformation, or extremism, or ideological silos, or security on Facebook, the thinking goes, and you’ve fixed it on the internet as a whole.

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But this is an unhelpful and misguided narrative. First, the internet is not a monolith, so treating it as if it is simply will not work. Second, many of the issues regulators are trying to address are not internet problems; they are societal. Terrorism, child abuse, and mis- and disinformation are not an offspring of the internet; they existed before the internet, and they will continue to exist after it as they are ingrained in human societies. Yet, they are treated as if they are exclusively internet problems. Third, and most importantly, regulators should stop thinking of the internet as Facebook and treating it as such. In the internet regulatory landscape, there is a mixed bag of different issues, and Facebook’s involvement in all of them, direct or indirect, adds to the current complexity. Content moderation, privacy, intermediary liability, competition, encryption—these are all broader issues related to the internet, not just Facebook. Yet, the pattern that has emerged is to treat them as Facebook issues. What this means is that, instead of focusing on trying to address them in ways appropriate for the entire internet ecosystem, they are addressed through the Facebook lens. This has been quite accurately characterized as the “Facebook Derangement Syndrome.”

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The global regulatory agenda is replete with such examples. In the United Kingdom, the Online Safety legislation wants to ban end-to-end encryption because of Facebook’s plan to introduce it as a default setting in its Messenger service. On the other side of the Commonwealth, Australia recently introduced a media bargaining code mainly targeting Facebook. Facebook famously “left” the country before renegotiating a new agreement. Similarly, in what seems to be a coordinated effort, Canada has vowed to work with Australia in an attempt to impose regulatory restrictions on Facebook.

And this trend is not limited to the Commonwealth.

India’s new intermediary guidelines aim at tightening a regulatory grip on Facebook and its partner company WhatsApp while Brazil’s fake news bill, which got approved by the Senate, is focusing on content moderation on Facebook and traceability on WhatsApp. In France, there have been conversations about the introduction of “new rules” for Facebook, while Germany’s Network Enforcement Law—NetzDG—was drafted with the primary focus of taming Facebook. Finally, in the United States, the Trump administration issued an unsuccessful executive order that aimed to regulate Facebook for bias.

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This approach of limiting regulation to Facebook is not entirely unusual. It reflects the principal-agent conundrum that, over the years, has allowed companies like Facebook to  propose policies and deploy tools that can have an impact on the way regulation gets to be enforced. The principal-agent problem is predominantly characterized by conflict of interest and moral hazards. Due to information asymmetries, the agent holds the bargaining power, and this creates a few unknowns: The principal is in no position to know the information the agent holds. Even when she does, she cannot be certain that the agent is acting to her best interest. So, the principal ends up focusing squarely on the agent, disregarding any peripheral issues that might be significant.

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The principal-agent problem may help explain why governments appear ready to introduce regulation targeting Facebook; however, it does not help explain why, in the process of doing so, the main loser is the internet and its users.

Over the past couple of years, Facebook has said, “We support regulation,” and “we want updated internet regulations to set clear guidelines for addressing today’s toughest challenges.” This statement would be significant if it did not come across as self-serving. At this stage, regulation is inescapable and Facebook knows it—as does the rest of big tech. In an effort to adapt to this new reality, companies often take advantage of their dominant position to drive regulatory processes, often at the expense of regulation itself.

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In this context, the question we should be asking is not whether regulation is appropriate, but what are the real implications of regulating in such a manner? There is already an argument that focusing on a few, big players has an impact on the health of innovation and the ability of newcomers to compete. And, then, there is the internet. The internet’s global reach is one of its main strengths. It is a feature, not a bug. Among other things, it allows the maintenance of supply chains all over the world; it allows people to communicate; it lowers costs; and it makes information sharing easier, all the while helping to address societal issues like poverty or climate change.

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To this end, the attempt to regulate based on one—or a handful—of companies can jeopardize this very important goal of the internet. It can create fragmentation, in the sense of not allowing data to flow across borders or networks to interconnect, and this can be very real and have a very big impact. It can impose limits on the way information and data gets to be shared and the way networks may interoperate. These are significant trade-offs, and they must be part of any regulation’s process.

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So where do we go from here?

For sure, the answer cannot be to stop regulating. We must accept, however, that the current approach often generates unintended consequences that only superficially affect those who must be regulated.

In this light, a possible way forward is to experiment with regulation. Experimental regulation is a relatively underused approach, yet it is flexible enough to accommodate dynamic markets, like the internet. Originally associated with the work of John Dewey, this idea is premised on the fact that, in policymaking, the way we approach theories and strategies of justice depends on “the experience of their pursuit; it is these changes that then allow us to consider how best to achieve our objectives.” The advantage of this thinking is that it considers unintended consequences as an opportunity to better define appropriate regulatory frameworks and how to achieve the desired goals.

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Internet regulation does not experiment enough, and when it does, it appears to have the wrong focus. In Australia, for instance, the effort to ensure robust journalism in an age of disinformation in social media platforms led to a “link tax” that undermines the architecture, history, and economics of the internet. This is partly due to the role big tech companies play in the regulatory process. One of the immediate things one can observe with internet regulation is the process some actors deploy: In the beginning, they operate in favor of sustaining existing policies and bureaucracies. The thinking is that longevity brings legitimacy, and as a result, the policy becomes its own cause. Once this strategy is embedded in process, these powerful forces move toward pushing their own regulatory agenda.

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It is for this reason that there is a certain appeal toward flexible regulatory systems that allow different units to experiment with different approaches and make room for assessments that separate the relevant from the nonrelevant and preexisting rules. Although experimentation neither offers a drastic approach nor aims to replace traditional routes of regulation, it can limit the risks of politicization, as politics become more context focused.

One of the first things we need is an internet impact assessment that looks at the different parts of the internet’s infrastructure and the effect that regulation may have. It is no longer just about regulating a few actors. It is about protecting the global infrastructure that we all depend on daily.

The internet has a Facebook problem, but the internet is not Facebook.

This article represents the views of the author and not those of his employer, the Internet Society. Facebook is an organization member of the Internet Society.

Future Tense is a partnership of Slate, New America, and Arizona State University that examines emerging technologies, public policy, and society.

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Fitzpatrick transformed LiveJournal from a private tool into a public platform by enabling users to publish their own entries, comment on others’ posts, and create communities, fostering a unique blend of personal expression and social interaction.

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Access to the "Live Journal" was restored after the administration of the LiveJournal blog platform executed the decisions of the judicial authorities of Kazakhstan on the removal of illegal materials posted on the resource.
Representatives of LiveJournal reported on the removal from the blogging platform of materials containing signs of propaganda of terrorism and religious extremism, public calls to commit acts of terrorism and the manufacture of explosive devices.
Earlier, the Saryarka court of Astana issued a decision to close access to the “Live Journal ” from August 20, 2011 due to the distribution of these materials.
As a result, the Committee of Communications, Informatization and Information of the Ministry of Investment and Development of the Republic of Kazakhstan decided to resume access to the resource on the territory of Kazakhstan from November 11 this year.
LiveJournal also plans to open a representative office in Kazakhstan and develop the Kazakhstan segment of the blogging platform.
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LiveJournal distinguished itself from other blogging platforms by integrating social networking features, allowing users to maintain journals while interacting with friends in a community-driven environment.

Key functionalities included customizable privacy settings for posts, enabling users to share entries with specific groups or individuals, and the ability to create and join interest-based communities, fostering deeper engagement among users.

LiveJournal also introduced tools such as 'friends lists' for tracking updates from selected users and integrated commenting systems, which enhanced user interaction and made it a precursor to modern social media platforms.

During its peak years, LiveJournal attracted a predominantly youthful user base, particularly teens and young adults, who were drawn to its combination of blogging and social networking features, such as customizable journals and community groups.

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This demographic contributed to a vibrant culture of self-expression, creative writing, and personal storytelling, often shared within tightly-knit communities reflecting users' specific interests and identities.

LiveJournal’s open-source model fostered a collaborative environment where users could contribute to the platform’s development, enhancing its appeal as a community-driven blogging site.

The open-source approach allowed LiveJournal to adapt quickly to user needs, enabling features like collective blogs and personalized friend feeds, which strengthened its community-centric identity.

However, the open-source model also exposed LiveJournal to vulnerabilities, such as regulatory challenges in countries like Kazakhstan, where the platform faced temporary bans due to user-generated content deemed illegal.

LiveJournal’s decline in popularity after its peak in 2005 was influenced by the rapid emergence of competing platforms like Facebook and MySpace, which offered more advanced tools for user interaction and broader appeal.

The platform struggled to adapt to the evolving internet landscape, including the shift towards economies of scale that concentrated innovation among a few dominant players.

Additionally, LiveJournal lacked features such as enhanced customization and real-time social connectivity, which newer platforms provided to align with changing user preferences.

LiveJournal's acquisition by Six Apart in 2005 marked a significant shift in its operations, as the new ownership focused on monetization strategies and introduced changes like advertising and subscription models that alienated some users.

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Content: Deadspin editor candidly tells Dan Le Batard details about the company's downfall

The state of journalism is in deep flux, and this week Deadspin was the latest domino to fall.

On Monday, G/O Media announced it would be selling the sports media outlet to a European firm called Lineup Publishing, and that it would be letting go of its entire staff.

The eclectic media outlet had published several massive stories in the sports space, including the article that alleged sexual misconduct of NFL quarterback Brett Farve against Jenn Sterger in 2010 and the hoax of the death of the girlfriend of Heisman trophy candidate Manti Te'o in 2013.

But on Monday, the firm suffered the same fate that the likes of Sports Illustrated and Vice have gone through over the last several months.

Deadspin editor Julie DiCaro joined "The Dan Le Batard Show" on Tuesday, Mar. 12 to and explained how it got to this point for the sports outlet.

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"We really became a game of how many readers can I get to read this rather than good journalism, which is what I think many of us went there intending to try to do," Dicaro said.

DiCaro joined the staff in 2019, a tumultuous time for the company as it was acquired by private equity firm G/O Media. Later in the year, the entire staff of Deadspin quit in protest to the way that the company was being run by its new management.

She explained that staff was really being pushed to change the content it was publishing.

"It's a thing of Google algorithms ruling everything, of being constantly encouraged to write not about what you want to write about and what's interesting or what you think your readers will find interesting, but what's trending on Google," DiCaro said.

She said that firms are clearly taking media outlets now, and they view them more for profit than for the journalism they produce.

"You've got these VC guys coming in to journalism, see it as a profit-making enterprise, and they come in and what equity firms do is strip away resources, layoffs, everything to squeeze every last dime out of a company before they still it for its parts," DiCaro said.

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Ultimately, DiCaro recognized that the media space is changing and people are getting their news from different places like social media. But she wished that more people valued the importance of news, especially now that false information is so rampant.

"People need to care where their news come from," DiCaro said. "When you're hearing that NFL wants to acquire part of ESPN, things like that. People need to realize if you don't like the news you're getting, you don't like things that are happening, it's because everything is being congealed into like one media company that is in bed with all the leagues."

And she ended with a very somber note about the state of journalism.

"It's hard because people just don't seem to care about journalism anymore," Dicaro said. "And I really fear not just for sports, but for the country."

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The subsequent sale to SUP Media, a Russian company, in 2007 further impacted user trust, as concerns arose over data privacy and the platform's alignment with Russian regulations.

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These ownership changes, combined with the rise of competing platforms like Facebook and Twitter, contributed to LiveJournal's gradual decline as users sought alternatives with more modern features and broader global reach.

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Content: A year after the sale of Brunswick News, local media more fragile than ever

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A year after the sale of Brunswick News newspapers to Postmedia, New Brunswick's three major English-language newspapers are printed only a few days a week, and jobs have been lost.

According to a media expert, all the changes feared in early 2022 when giant Irving sold Brunswick News Inc. (BNI) to conglomerate Postmedia did not happen exactly as feared.

We had thought that possibly there would be a merger of the three dailies , underlines Marie-Linda Lord, full professor of information-communication at the Université de Moncton, speaking of the Telegraph-Journal, the Times & Transcript and Daily Gleaner.

The three newspapers have kept their names, and their front pages generally refer to their region of origin, but it's still sort of a merger when you look at the content, says Ms. Lord.

We have not yet made a total merger, but we obviously share the same editorials, a lot of reports that are there, the chronicles are also the same. The journal has thinned, too. Much fewer pages than before, she notes.

In fact, what is happening is that the edits are cut in half. So instead of having six editions a week, we have three. Both paper and digital, she mentioned in an interview on Friday.

Marie-Linda Lord, full professor of information-communication at the Université de Moncton.

On days when these publications are not in print, subscribers receive an email with the news. It shows that there is a lack of technological and digital expertise within the former Brunswick News to operate this way, believes Marie-Linda Lord.

She believes that there will be cause for concern for the future of local information, as long as we do not invest in quality information.

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“That's what we have to worry about, because without local news, it's endangering democracy . It's as simple as that. »

— Marie-Linda Lord, Professor of Information-Communication

Local, regional and provincial news are very important for people to stay informed, to be able to participate in this democracy that we value here in Canada, says Marie-Linda Lord.

The ways of obtaining information and the habits of the public have changed, but their thirst for quality remains, she says.

The new generation […] is a little less interested in traditional media than the students of 30 years ago, it is a reality, observes the professor. They may get information differently, but the fact remains that quality journalism is still and always in the traditional media, including the written press.

Investments are necessary , and the era of free is over, believes veteran journalist Don MacPherson. After twenty years at the Daily Gleaner, he accepted the severance package offered to him by his employer, even though he had not reached retirement age.

The people need to understand that producing news costs money, continues Don MacPherson. For a long time, people were made to believe that news was free. You turn on the radio or TV, there was news. For too long, newspapers have put their free content on the web and relied on print subscriptions and advertising to pay their bills. It has changed.

The public must realize that no news is free. And when it's free, maybe it's not the most professional, and doesn't have the weight to be trusted, he said in an interview. .

For quality journalism, you have to give yourself the means, sums up Marie-Linda Lord. It costs money.

“What is likely to happen is when the local news disappears, it's a whole political, economic, social, cultural fabric that disappears. This is dangerous for our democracy.

— Marie-Linda Lord, Professor of Information-Communication

L'Acadie Nouvelle — the only independent daily newspaper in New Brunswick — is printed and distributed by Brunswick News since 2012. No reduction in print frequency of print editions is anticipated.

We have an agreement for five days a week — printing and delivery — with Postmedia. We will simply ensure that our agreement is respected as we concluded it last fall, said Francis Sonier, editor-manager of Acadie Nouvelle in an interview with Radio- Canada last month.

Last week, he reiterated that the newspaper's goal is to continue to inform Francophones with the help of; a digital edition and a paper edition still printed five days a week.

Professor Marie-Linda Lord notes that Acadie Nouvelle wants to respect the desire of a certain public who wants to have the paper and argues that this medium makes great sacrifices to achieve this.

There is a certain attachment in Acadie for our language newspaper French. And that helps. Attachment is an element that helps keep the print media local, she says.

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LiveJournal faced criticism for increasing censorship, as users reported that posts were being removed or frozen shortly after publication, alienating many who valued the platform for its freedom of expression.

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The previous record was “frozen ” – this time literally an hour after publication.
The speed of censorship in LiveJournal is steadily increasing – it is impossible not to admit.
Really, it makes me unstoppably stupid.
Well, at least something in this country is growing.
And for the rest – there is my Telegram and FB.
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The platform's decision to comply with judicial authorities in Kazakhstan by removing materials deemed as propaganda of terrorism and religious extremism led to concerns about its willingness to restrict content under external pressures.

LiveJournal's management decisions, including changes in content moderation and its perceived prioritization of commercial interests over user experience, contributed to dissatisfaction among its user base.

LiveJournal's popularity in Russia and other non-English-speaking regions played a significant role in its later years, as the platform became a hub for Russian-speaking users, including journalists, activists, and bloggers.

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Content: The most popular social networks created in Russia

Kira Lisitskaya (Photo: Westend61/Getty Images; VK.com; OK.ru)
In addition to international social networks, which are used all over the world, services created in Russia itself are popular in Russia and the surrounding former USSR countries. Some of them are also gaining further international popularity.

The average Russian social network user spends just over 1.5 hours a day on them, slightly less in summer and more in winter. This is the data cited by ‘Mediascope’ in its research from March 2023.

The audience of social networks is growing year by year, even though some foreign social networks themselves have closed access to Russian users or were blocked in Russia in 2022 and are now inaccessible without a VPN. Because of this, many users have simply switched to Russian social networks.

1. VK (VK.com)

VK - abbreviation for ‘VKontakte’ (translation: ‘InContact’), which was the original name of this service. It is the most popular social network in Russia and was created by Pavel Durov back in 2006, inspired by Facebook*, which had also just launched at that time. In 2014, it was bought by Mail.ru, one of the largest Russian Internet companies and, eventually, was renamed to VK.

VK ranks first among all social networks in Russia, in terms of both population coverage and time of engagement. It is used by 44% of Russian residents over the age of 12 and its users spend an average of 45 minutes a day on it, according to ‘Mediascope’. Every month, 79.5 million Russians visit VK (if you count the foreign audience, it’s approx. 101.7 million users per month). According to ‘SimilarWeb’, VK is the twenty-fifth most popular website in the world.

In addition to personal profiles with news feeds, there are many different groups, media (here’s our page, by the way), celebrity profiles, urban communities, chat rooms and so on.

The social network also has its own music streaming service, a video hosting service, a gaming platform, as well as a huge number of other services and mini-apps. One of them, for example, allows you to compete with friends to see who can walk the most steps in a day. VK even has its own platform for buying and selling NFT (digital art) tokens.

One of VK’s latest features is short vertical clips, like Tik-Tok, that rack up hundreds of millions of views per day.

By the way, VK can also be viewed in 86 languages.

2. Telegram (telegram.org)

Another product developed by Pavel Durov is, first of all, a popular messenger, where you can exchange messages both privately and in groups.

What distinguishes ‘Telegram’ from other messengers is the presence of hundreds of thousands of channels on a wide variety of topics, from personal blogs to news media (have you subscribed to our channel yet?). Messages with text, photos and videos in the channels are displayed chronologically and there are no recommendation algorithms at all, which attracts many users who want to control their media consumption. Telegram’s signature feature is circular shaped video messages. Recently, Durov announced that Telegram will feature stories with flexible privacy settings.

The number of Telegram users is constantly growing and, at the moment, its reach is close to VK - 41% of Russians. Russians spend 39 minutes a day on average using this messenger. Telegram is also most popular among Russian youth (up to 24 years old) and people who work in IT.

By the way, Telegram is one of the five most popular messengers in the world.

3. Odnoklassniki (OK.ru)

This first social network in Russia was created in 2006, about six months earlier than VKontakte. It is more popular among the older generation. Approximately 18% of Russians log on to OK and spend 32 minutes a day there, according to Mediascope (yes, we have our own group there, too, and even our own stickers!).

The monthly audience of OK is more than 40 million people and the social network is also popular in CIS countries. Among OK’s features are branded stickers, virtual gifts and games.

‘Odnoklassniki’ is also now part of the VK holding company.

4. Dzen (dzen.ru)

While other social networks rely on short videos and posts, in Dzen, most of the content is limited to long texts.

Although videos and small posts with photos can also be published there. Each author can enable monetization and generate revenue from advertising if their content is popular among readers.

Dzen has many personal blogs of travelers, financial experts, writers, psychologists, tarologists, stylists and, of course, there are official media pages (yes, we publish interesting articles there, too).

According to Dzen, its audience at the end of 2022 reached 70 million monthly and 100,000 active authors per week. The core audience age is over 25 years old.

Dzen was originally a product of IT giant Yandex, but was also bought by VK in Fall 2022.

By the way, according to SimilarWeb, dzen.ru is the twenty-third most popular website in the world.

5. RUTUBE

Russia has its own equivalent of YouTube - it’s RUTUBE, which was created back in 2006. Despite the fact that YouTube is available in Russia without restrictions and enjoys great popularity, RUTUBE is now literally experiencing a rebirth. Perhaps the reason is that YouTube turned off monetization for Russian users in 2022.

Over the last year, the number of RUTUBE users grew by 36% to 23 million people (data cited by TASS). RUTUBE is aimed at people aged 25-34. There are about 300,000 channels with many popular Russian bloggers and journalists among their authors.

6. Yappy

The Yappy social network appeared only at the end of 2021 and, by the end of 2022, its audience had already exceeded 10 million users per month (data cited by TASS). It is an equivalent of Tik-Tok, i.e. a social network with a built-in video editor. Yappy is owned by Gazprom-Media.

However, Yappy has its own features. The main one is that authors can shoot and edit collaborative content in a virtual room (it can accommodate five people). Videos are limited in duration to a minute.

7. TenСhat

A business social network inspired by LinkedIn. As of July 2023, it has 2.5 million registered members. They use TenChat to search for jobs, tenders, employees, check contractors and organize auctions. Each contractor and customer has a rating, which is calculated by AI based on their reputation and the financial performance of the business.

What about the other social networks?

Social networks Tik-Tok, Instagram* and Facebook* that are popular abroad are still available to Russians via VPN services. According to Mediascope, 27% of Russians access Tik-Tok and spend 65 minutes a day there. But only 6% (17 minutes a day) and 2% (6 minutes) respectively go to the banned Instagram* and Facebook*.

*Owned by Meta (organization recognized as extremist and banned in Russia)

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After Russian users could no longer use foreign social networks, where did they post their blogs?

The platform's prominence in Russia was bolstered by its ability to host long-form content and foster interactive communities, appealing to users seeking alternatives to traditional media during periods of political unrest.

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Content: Censorship in Russia
“We have no right to give up and shut up ”: what will happen to the publication of“ Medusa ”, declared illegal in the Russian Federation?
The Prosecutor General ’ s Office of the Russian Federation on Thursday, January 26, declared the Latvia-based Russian-language publication Meduza “undesirable ”.
We are talking about the fact that in the territory of the Russian Federation, the activities of the popular independent media are removed from the legal field.
Criminal prosecution threatens not only journalists of Meduza, but can threaten its readers.
The editorial board of Meduza said that it “has no right to give up and shut up ” and will continue its work.
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The popular Russian-language portal Meduza, created in Latvia in 2014, was declared a “foreign agent ” by the Russian authorities in April 2021.
The Meduza website was blocked by Roskomnadzor in March 2022, shortly after the start of Russia ’ s full-scale military intervention in Ukraine.
From now on, Medusa was recognized in the Russian Federation as an “undesirable organization ”.
This means that the work of Meduza is prohibited in Russia, and for “participation in activities ” and financing of the publication faces criminal liability.
The Prosecutor General ’ s Office of the Russian Federation in its statement on the recognition of Meduza as “undesirable organizations ” wrote that it was allegedly“ established ” that the work of Meduza “poses a threat to the foundations of the constitutional order and security of the Russian Federation. ”
No details or explanations are given in this statement.
In 2015, the Prosecutor General ’ s Office of the Russian Federation was granted the right to assign the status of “undesirable ” to any foreign or international non-governmental organizations if the agency considers that they pose a threat to“ the foundations of the constitutional system of the Russian Federation ”, “the country ’ s defense capacity or the security of the state. ”
Before Meduza, the status of an “undesirable organization ” in the Russian Federation was already assigned to the media.
We are talking about publications specializing in investigative journalism: The Project, Important Stories, The Insider, Bellingcat and the Center for Corruption and Crime Research (OCCRP).
A number of publications issued editorial statements in support of Meduza.
What is the status of an “undesirable organization ”?
According to Russian law, Meduza is now prohibited from opening its own units in Russia, conducting monetary transactions, and most importantly – distributing information materials.
The law of the Russian Federation prohibits in principle the distribution of materials of “undesirable organizations ”, which endangers the readers of“ Medusa ”.
Violation of Russian laws on “undesirable organizations ” is punishable by administrative or criminal liability.
The maximum punishment for “participation in activities ” is four years in the colony, for fundraising – five years, for organizing work – six years.
If for “participation in activities ” at first you can get off with an administrative fine (and criminal prosecution threatens only in case of repeated violation), the criminal article threatens immediately on charges of financing or organizing work.
In addition, in July 2022, amendments came into force in the Russian Federation, according to which it is possible to prosecute not only those who did it on the territory of the Russian Federation, but also those who did it abroad for participation in an “undesirable organization ”, financial assistance to it or organization of its work.
The Center for the Protection of Media Rights notes that even the presence at the event of the organization can be considered a violation.
Participation in activities is also considered to be the dissemination of information “undesirable organization ”, including in social networks.
De facto, for repost of the material of “Medusa ” can be punished under an administrative article, and in case of repeated repost, a criminal one may also be threatened.
Cases of bringing to responsibility for the distribution of readers' materials of "undesirable organizations" have already been.
“Meduza has worked, is working and will continue to work ”
In connection with the announcement of “undesirable ” in Russia, Meduza issued a statement saying that the editors are afraid for their readers, for those who have collaborated with Meduza for many years, for relatives and friends.
Nevertheless, the editorial office stressed that it believes in what it does, believes in freedom of speech and “democratic Russia ”.
“The stronger the pressure, the harder we resist it. (…) We have no right to give up and shut up, ” the publication says.
“We believe in solidarity.
We are encouraged by our colleagues from other publications that have already been declared “undesirable ” in Russia — but have not stopped their work.
For us, the support of our colleagues from the media and NGOs resisting the Russian authorities is very important, ” the editorial notes.
The Meduza website also published detailed material with tips on how to continue reading and supporting the publication without exposing yourself to danger.
It is addressed primarily to people reading Medusa in Russia.
The editorial board of Meduza advises people who are in Russia or plan to go there, among other things, to remove all reposts of Meduza materials, no matter when they were made.
The Center for the Protection of Media Rights explains that publications on the Internet are considered a “continuing offense ”: the statute of limitations for them is counted not from the moment of publication, but from the moment of detection by law enforcement agencies.
“Meduza has worked, is working and will continue to work – this is an editorial decision.
Naturally, we will do everything so that our readers can read us, but do not risk their money, security, freedom, or their nerves, ” said Galina Timchenko, co-founder and CEO of Meduza.
According to her, the editorial board understands that there will be quite a lot of people who can no longer cooperate with Meduza, and it will become harder to work.
Since Thursday, Meduza has stopped labeling its own publications with the “SMI-inagent ” label on its website and in social networks, and also stopped labeling publications of other organizations and people declared as“ foreign agents ” in this way in Russia.
Previously, the publication obeyed this demand of the Russian authorities and continued to do so even after the blocking in Russia.
Meduza is a popular independent Russian-language media outlet launched in Riga in 2014.
The backbone of the journalistic team at the time of launch were journalists who resigned from the censored online publication Lenta.ru.
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Content: The Prosecutor General ’ s Office of Russia recognized Medusa as an undesirable organization.
What does that mean?
The Prosecutor General ’ s Office of Russia recognized Medusa as an undesirable organization.
What does that mean?
The Prosecutor General ’ s Office of Russia recognized Medusa as an undesirable organization.
The publication has already been included in the register of “foreign agents ” in Russia.
"A decision was made to recognize the activities of a foreign non-governmental organization Limited liability company (SIA) Medusa Project (" Medusa Project "), the Republic of Latvia, as undesirable in the territory of the Russian Federation," the ministry said in a statement.
According to the prosecutor ’ s office, the publication ’ s activity “poses a threat to the foundations of the constitutional order and security of the Russian Federation
According to the law, after recognition of undesirable organization is obliged to stop work – its funds and property in Russia are blocked.
Entities on the list are prohibited from opening branches in Russia.
The status of an undesirable organization in Russia threatens criminal prosecution for people cooperating with it.
Russians are completely prohibited from participating in the work of undesirable organizations, including abroad, under penalty of criminal prosecution - for violation you can get up to four years in prison.
In addition, a criminal case can threaten those who donate money to Meduza, for financing undesirable organizations is punishable up to five years in prison.
In Russia, it is forbidden to distribute or link to materials of undesirable organizations - this means that quoting Meduza materials by other publications will be illegal and can lead to consequences (up to the blocking of these media).
“If the status of a“ foreign agent ” is a permitted activity, aggravated by additional restrictions, then the recognition of an undesirable organization is in fact a ban on any activity, ” human rights activist Pavel Chikov explained to the BBC.
“In contrast to the status of the media as a ‘ foreign agent ’, the recognition of an organization as undesirable is a complete taboo on work in Russia, cooperation, donations and any ties with this organization, ” Galina Arapova, head of the Media Rights Protection Center (recognized in Russia as an organization that performs the functions of a foreign agent), told the BBC.
Meduza is one of the most popular Russian-language online publications.
Telegram-channels "Medusa" - more than 1.2 million subscribers.
The portal was launched in the fall of 2014 by journalists who left the online publication Lenta.ru after a conflict with its owner Alexander Mamut.
After Mamut fired Galina Timchenko from the post of editor-in-chief of the publication in March 2014, the vast majority of employees left Lenta in protest.
The publication based in Riga received the status of a “foreign agent ” in April 2021.
“Medusa ” is subject to the law on“ foreign agents ” and marks its messages with a special die.
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George R. R. Martin utilized LiveJournal to connect with fans and share updates about his work, leveraging its community-oriented features to foster direct engagement.

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With Post officially launching the social news sharing app on Android, a new wave of excitement has swept the digital world. Post is an alternative to popular platforms like Twitter and X, powered by the vanguard company a16z.
In addition to this, Post has launched a series of novel tools designed to make it easier to share newsletter content on the platform.
Thanks to these enhancements, authors can find additional revenue streams for their existing publications — thanks in part to Post ’ s ingenious micropayment system.
The system enables users to pay a small fee to access different items in their news feeds.
Even before the launch of the new suite of tools, Post already had more than 100 partners echoing their content on its platform.
These partners include prominent media outlets such as The Boston Globe, Fortune, The Independent and The Los Angeles Times, as well as prominent entities such as the Brookings Institution and MIT Technology Review.
The recent introduction of the Creator Tool in Post ’ s Armory is bound to help small publishers, especially those who write personal newsletters.
The one-time setup sequence enables creators to absorb and distribute their content through the Post platform — a process similar to transmitting an RSS feed.
The company recently announced that it is working with 115 creators to ensure they are effectively leveraging new content, including global celebrities such as George Takei and Danrath.
Representative writers such as Robert Reich and Scott Galloway and Allison Gill of the famous podcast Mueller She Wrote are also involved in this exciting venture.
The impact of this collective group is impressive, with over 200,000 newsletter subscribers and a staggering 400,000 followers on the Post platform.
Post was conceived by Noam Bardin, who was at the helm of Waze when it was part of Google.
Post ’ s model revolves around a micro-payment scheme where users can purchase a large number of points in a package.
These can then be used as currency for accessing individual news articles; for example, 300 points is equivalent to $4.20, but you can enjoy a 9.5% discount on purchases of commodities up to 10,000 points at a cost of $126.70.
Post earns revenue by taking a small portion of those deals.
Bardin ’ s previous statement revealed that the average CPM revenue that publishers receive through the Post platform is $25 for paid posts.
The public debut of Creative Tools will be accompanied by Post ’ s Android app, which expands from existing apps on iOS and desktop.
These platforms include new features such as local video uploads, push notifications, hot topics, sharing capabilities, extended editing suites, and auto-save capabilities.
Post reported that the number of registered users reached 440,000 in June, and although it did not disclose an update on that number, it did say that the number of active users increased 30% month-on-month last quarter.
Users also spend considerable time on the platform, with an average stay of more than half an hour per day.
Post ’ s constant commitment to delivering perfect and intuitive applications and its commitment to providing best-in-class authoring tools are key factors in its rapid success.
The organization provides an easy way for creators to connect with new audiences while opening up new revenue streams with its highly efficient toolset.
However, it ’ s not just about making developers ’ lives easier and inspiring their creativity; platforms like PostAppMaster ’ s code-less platform are reshaping the way we conceive of digital applications and interact with them, making the whole process more accessible and efficient.
Features such as automatic ingestion, tipping and micropayments offered by Post are paving the way for the future, and content creators and publishers are more streamlined and easier to use than ever before.
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Other notable figures also used LiveJournal to build personal-centered communities, highlighting the platform's ability to support personalized engagement.

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Content: Building Celebrity Cult: Personal-Centered Search Engines
The following article will help you: Building Celebrity Worship: Personal-Centered Search Engines
What does pop singer Kevin Federline and Yahoo have in common?
Nothing but a wonderful collusion between celebrity brands and online search.
I refer, of course, to SearchWithKevin.com, a Yahoo powered search engine that lets you win prizes like a Kevin Federline shirt or a signature CD, when you search the web.
We ’ ve already seen other search engines to win like Blingo and Winzy but this is the first time I ’ ve seen a search engine built on promoting a single personality.
Selfish?
Absolutely. Profitable? Maybe.
Celebrities with a large fan base are likely to see a lot of active, consistent, and long-lasting activity on search engines.
Prodege is the company behind SearchWithKevin.com and seems to specialize in promoting celebrities through search engines and other marketing campaigns.
By personalizing and stimulating the search process, musicians, record companies, brands, nonprofits and lifestyle companies have a new opportunity to connect with fans, while fans have a new and exciting way to find information on the web.
Very interesting indeed.
Clicking on their blog will direct you to personal messages from Kevin Federline as well as information, event updates, and promotional contests for other Prodege celebrities, who also have their own search engines.
These celebrities include Andrew Dice Clay and Winona Judd.
Each celebrity search engine acts as a brand strategy that seeks to control the internet browsing habits of current and potential fans.
By offering free gifts that are constantly updated, these custom search engines attract ordinary internet surfers, promote the popular brand while passively interacting with fans on a daily basis through search-based gifts and contests.
It ’ s also helpful to have a search engine results page just one click away from the celebrity ’ s search engine homepage, which prominently links to their resume and message board as well as the online store.
Visual attention is directed towards the prominent images of each celebrity and users are also given the option to download the browser toolbar or search extension so they can browse the web while they are on other websites.
These tools are magnets that bring the regular “web browser ” to the homepage and search interface of each celebrity.
While the site designs for search engines have been a bit cliché, the concept of building communities around online search can be rather powerful, especially when the character in question enjoys widespread popularity.
I ’ m not going to make any bets, but we ’ re likely to see more personal-centric search engine communities in the near future.

LiveJournal's legacy persists in today's blogging and social media platforms through its pioneering combination of blogging and social networking features, which inspired later platforms like Facebook and MySpace.

The concept of 'citizen journalism,' which gained traction through platforms like LiveJournal, has evolved into a widespread phenomenon influencing modern social media.

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Content: Tuesday 10 October 2023
Chairman of the Board of Directors and Editors
Abdurrahim Ali
Editor-in-Chief
Dalia Abdul Rahim
Chairman of the Board of Directors and Editorial Board
Abdurrahim Ali
Editor-in-Chief
Dalia Abdul Rahim
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The citizen is a journalist by nature.
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The term citizen journalist came to us about ten years ago due to the impact of the great activity of users on social networks.
Ordinary users now report the news they go through by writing down the details that make it news in the journalistic sense, and they even document this news with photos and videos that can sometimes make it part of a TV news bulletin.
The growing number and quality of software used in this field has made it possible for everyone to have the tools of journalism "and you and your smarts remain."
This is not to say that the citizen has not been a journalist by nature since the beginning of professional reporting.
The truth is that journalism began as an individual rather than a professional, and this individuality is what made the world suffer from some difficulties in accepting this profession as a profession they can trust. For a long time, the world has seen the journalist as a "stirrer who conveys news to people and fears him because of this." The statements of the witnesses that Sadat ’ s lineage belongs to the dynasty of Hussein and that Ali Yusuf proved that his fourth grandfather was one of the people of the Book and he is a profession that is forbidden by law, as Sadat ’ s lawyer said.
Journalism, however, remained attractive to individuals who turned it into institutions, even though it began as a notorious profession.
The first forms of modern journalism began individually like all other professions, hence the citizen journalist existed from the beginning and used all the techniques available to professional journalists of all time, as the press was distinguished, unlike some other professions, by the availability of different technologies with the public, so that the printing press began and is still available to print as long as you pay for what is printed in most cases and in different forms to agree on it.
Making journalism technologies available to all, which is an inherent right that cannot be denied to all, but its misuse may increase the risk of the practice of journalism among non-professionals, especially as this practice may be defended by some in the name of freedom of opinion and may be very far from it.
Gazettes, primitive forms of single-leaf newspaper, began as newsworthy napkins prepared by individuals and distributed with porters at Naples pier and some Italian ports to tell long-time ships what they had missed in the world around that port.
It represented a primitive form of citizen journalism, as well as the news that was broadcast on the community radio stations in a small neighborhood, prepared by citizens of the neighborhood with music, represented citizen journalism, but in a primitive form.
If citizen journalism is an alternative to professional journalism in which the citizen uses communication technology to contribute to the creation of journalistic content and its dissemination in the virtual world, then we can look more deeply at this term "citizen journalism" and we will find that in most ages the citizen has been able to produce his own form of journalism using the communication technology available to him at the time.
Journalism is a tool of expression in which individuals do not authorize the journalist to do so.
And that is the issue.
While a journalist has a lot of facilities to practice his work, we cannot prevent the citizen from using many of these tools to express his opinion as long as he does not violate the rights of others or violate the law in his practice.
This is what makes journalists and citizens sources of information for each other.
But the development of modern technology during the last decade of the world has made the geographical and social proximity serve the citizen in the speed and accuracy of news transmission sometimes, to stand the journalist demanding more distinguished professionalism.
Citizen journalism does not mean that a journalist should take the news from the citizen as a reliable source. As this citizen does not work under a license that can be held accountable for what he publishes, we should always remember this.
Everyone who reads should know who is reading before he knows what to read, especially since the citizen is a journalist by nature sometimes.

LiveJournal's emphasis on user-generated content and community interaction laid the groundwork for platforms like WordPress and Blogger, contributing to the rise of blogging as a professional activity.

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Content: Will technology turn our media page?
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According to the media consultant dr.
A paradox that many people don ’ t pay attention to is that whenever new technology is introduced, the media evolves and not the other way around.
He gave the example of a fax when it was invented by the rise of news agencies (in the absence of the Internet).
When Gutenberg invented the printing press in Germany around 1440, a new dawn broke in the printing world, and with it humans were later able to publish paper newspapers that were the nucleus of our modern media.
When the radio appeared, radio stations proliferated, and with the introduction of the silver screen (television) to our homes, the media flew towards vast horizons of media richness, culture and visual entertainment.
In short, what we enjoyed on paper was seen on the screen.
I agree with dr.
Speaking yesterday at an Arab Media Summit in Dubai, Yasser said the same thing happened when the Internet was invented, as it contributed to the prosperity of online journalism that some veterans of traditional journalism fought or underestimated.
However, electronic journalism has withstood regional awards and is no less good than paper.
Thanks to the Internet, news details and updates were available around the clock, which was not available on paper.
With the advent of smartphones, there has been an incubator for media applications, news notifications have reached our pockets, and social media has found a way to follow us in the news and events as they occur.
The X stands for “What ’ s going on around you? ”
It is a question at the heart of journalistic work.
People want to know the event when it happens.
Not only that, but X has a feature in which we can limit ourselves to news or hashtags that occur in our geographic surroundings only (such as our neighborhood or the city where we work).
For the first time in history, ordinary people have experienced the pleasure of being a journalist, which we experienced as journalists in our beginnings.
When satellite broadcasting technologies developed, television channels found a window of opportunity to reach remote areas that had not been reached by local transmission.
This is all about the viewers ’ choices.
Behind this was undoubtedly the invention of satellites, which was the backbone of the transmission of news and events from around the world in record time and made it easy to transmit news from the battlefield and the event.
When scientists surprised us with the development of virtual reality (VR) technology, the media could enter a new era of live interaction, where the audience can immerse themselves in the event in 3D, adding a new dimension to the media and entertainment experience.
When video on demand (VOD) technologies, such as Netflix, YouTube, Shahid, and Kuwait TV 51, emerged, viewers could choose what they liked to watch, without committing to a time limit, as has been the case for decades.
A joke that some wished to pause television at bedtime became a reality, as one could complete one ’ s media and entertainment programs at any time later.
With the advent of live-streaming technologies, such as Instagram Live, Facebook and others, people were able to broadcast live to a large global audience, real-time interaction was possible.
We no longer need permission from the Ministry of Information to broadcast video in sports stadiums and public squares.
With the advent of blogging platforms such as Blogger and WordPress, individuals can also express their opinions and “citizen journalism ” has emerged.
3D has developed films, television production and electronic games.
Even artificial intelligence, which has been warned by specialists to destroy many media professions, has become a fountain of knowledge, wording and vocabulary that enhances the performance of the media.
Even the drones, who expected that they would enrich the Cameraman, became a small intensive course that would give him amazing skills in covering the event from higher angles that could not be reached by man alone in moments.
Even the automation of journalism, such as the use of robots to edit pieces of news, has actually accelerated news writing and improved the efficiency of the newsroom.
Technology will never cease to amaze us, and those who treat it like a hanger will not succeed in developing our media, let alone retaining what remains of their creativity.
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LiveJournal faced significant technical challenges as it tried to scale its operations during its peak, including managing increasing user demands for interaction and control.

The platform struggled with economies of scale, as innovation and competition in the early internet era were rapidly evolving, making it difficult to keep up with resource-intensive competitors.

Additionally, LiveJournal's reliance on older technologies and its inability to adapt quickly to emerging trends contributed to its operational limitations and eventual decline.

LiveJournal’s community-driven features, such as 'friends lists' and 'communities,' fostered user engagement by enabling individuals to curate personalized networks and interact through shared interests.

The 'friends feed' feature allowed users to follow updates from their selected friends and communities, encouraging regular content creation and interaction.

These features contributed to LiveJournal’s initial success, but as newer platforms with more advanced tools emerged, LiveJournal struggled to retain its user base.

LiveJournal faced significant economic challenges as the advertising-based revenue model became less viable due to changes in consumer behavior and increased competition.

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I have a simple answer: When readers and advertisers want to pay double.

I don’t mean to be irreverent; it’s the truth. But we’re incredibly flattered when readers ask. It makes a good case for continued interest in a printed newspaper.

We’ve noodled over the scenario of increasing our frequency but don’t think we can make the numbers work. We believe the cost of production and distribution would outpace the demand.

There is a reason daily papers are eliminating some of their printed days and worse, something like 100 local newspapers close each year. Not only has consumer behavior completely changed, but competing for people’s time and attention is harder. Also, the cost of paper has increased exponentially. The original advertising-based business model can’t support the operation entirely and those, like us, who remain are finding new ways to diversify the revenue.

El Paso Inc. continues to see strong support. It turns out that our weekly schedule is a nice counterpoint to the digital and media overwhelm. Recently a reader who renewed a digital-only subscription asked if she could upgrade back to the printed subscription. She missed getting her paper and found that she enjoyed reading it in print much more than online. We agree, it’s a better experience.

I consume a lot of news online, too. But the experience is more of a scan or browse. I have seen a study that says reading on paper is 10% to 30% faster than reading online. And other data has shown that readers spend 1 or 2 minutes reading an online article. The Washington Post used to report the time readers spent on their website. The last time they reported – about a year ago – readers spent an average of 16 minutes the whole month! So yeah, the print experience is better. Plus, you don’t run out of battery, you’re not interrupted to link away, you don’t have to log in and no one is tracking your every movement.

We do not take it for granted and are delighted to continue printing weekly. If we do increase the volume of news, we’d work on increasing digital frequency first. All the content would always make its way to the weekly printed product for a good recap.

Q. Could you deliver the paper Friday night or Saturday morning? That would certainly replace the now nondelivered El Paso Times.

That is an interesting consideration. It would upend the entire 26-year production schedule, but we need to be open to change if that’s what readers want. Part of this schedule was set up so we could include stock market closings on Friday. Of course, the Internet has changed that need. It wouldn’t be that big of a deal to change news and advertising deadlines. It’s a lot trickier to rearrange the printing and delivery crew schedules that are in place today. Still, we should pay close attention to this option and see what you want. I’d love to know your thoughts.

Q. Why don’t you have one of those digital editions of the printed paper?

The industry calls these e-editions or flip books. The short answer is that it takes more time and money to do it. One reader recently challenged me on this. He said he didn’t get it. Just PDF the pages and upload them. We could do that, but then you’d just have something like 50 to 70ish individual files sitting up on a webpage weekly, not very useful to anyone. You’d still incur the time to convert and upload the files – which would put our graphics team into overtime – and be charged additional bandwidth to host the files.

I’ve talked to some of our industry vendors and they confirm that there has been a resurgence of interest in e-editions. They almost died out a few years ago. No one is quite sure why there is renewed interest, but possibly older readers have grown accustomed to tablets and like this option. The software tries to emulate the printed reading experience, even with sound effects when turning the page to simulate the tactile nature of reading a newspaper.

Will we do it? If we can determine broader demand and financial support for it, yes.

One of the challenges smaller, independent news organizations face is an expectation to deliver an online product on par with national or global news outlets. But we don’t have access to the software, expertise and staffing they have. We’re on our own, and it’s expensive relative to our audience size. When you have millions of readers or are a company with hundreds of local daily newspapers that in aggregate have millions of readers, you have economies of scale and technology costs that make sense relative to your audience.

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Eighteen months ago, Outside Inc., then known as Pocket Outdoor Media LLC, was a smaller niche publishing company with a portfolio primarily consisting of consumer and business-to-business bicycling titles.

Since then, it has embarked on a string of fundraising and acquisitions that culminated in its purchase of the iconic Outside magazine and its affiliated brands and has positioned itself to be a major player in the media space.

The rapid growth of Outside Inc. is emblematic of the publishing industry in Boulder and its surrounding areas at large. The region has long been a hub for the publishing industry. Now it is in an era of growth and change. It’s been going on for some time — two years ago, Active Interest Media purchased Popular Woodworking, Writer’s Digest, Family Tree, Horticulture Magazine and six other niche interest titles at a bankruptcy auction from F+W Media.

The most aggressive expansion has come from Outside Inc. as it has acquired numerous brands over the past year.

As Pocket Outdoor, it acquired in August 2020 16 magazine titles from Active Interest. Those brands — including Yoga Journal, Ski, Climbing, Backpacker, Warren Miller Entertainment, Clean Eating, Vegetarian Times and Better Nutrition — made up Active Interest’s outdoors and healthy living divisions.

That acquisition also allowed Active Interest CEO Andrew Clurman to purchase 100% of Active Interest from the private equity group that previously owned it.

“(Outside) has been on an acquisition tear,” Clurman said. “They clearly have investors and believers in their business plan.”

In October and November, Outside, as Pocket Outdoor, purchased lifestyle publisher Big Stone Publishing Ltd. and endurance sports photography outlet FinisherPix. In December, it closed its Series A funding round with about $16.5 million.

It made its biggest splash in February when it acquired Outside Integrated Media LLC, the publisher of Outside magazine, and rebranded as Outside Inc. In addition to the venerable Outside magazine, that purchase also brought Outside Inc. Peloton magazine, Outside TV, navigation app Gaia GPS and event registration platform AthleteReg. The acquisition coincided with a $150 million Series B funding round.

“This is a transformational day for our company and our customers,” Robin Thurston, CEO of Outside Inc., said in a written statement when the acquisition closed. “Everything we do is driven by a belief that a hike, run, ride, or yoga practice can change your life, and these new brands will help us fulfill our mission to build the world’s best consumer experience across a wide range of activities. With these moves, we can now deliver world-class content 24/7 to almost every home in America across every platform, screen, and device.”

Outside didn’t stop there, either. In July, it acquired a trio of cycling brands — video-centric website Pinkbike, road biking and racing site Cycling Tips and GPS trail database Trailforks.

With all of that in its portfolio, Outside launched Outside+, an annual subscription service that gives customers access to all its content, training plans, adventure sports experiences, videos and events on a single platform.

“Our vision was transforming these from print companies to digital platforms,” Thurston told BizWest in an interview in May. “We want to bundle everything so we give you all you can eat of active interest media and activity. Whether it’s active lifestyle or home and cooking — these verticals will attract audiences back. All publishers have to get into the first-party data business and better understand their users to get people to sign in, to use all the services.”

Said Clurman: “That is not a traditional business model for publishing. They are going all-in on a membership approach with their audience.”

The new revenue paradigm

Indeed, the traditional business model for publishing has been to rely on advertising revenue, a source that has started to dry up as audiences moved from consuming content in print to consuming it digitally. Subscription-based models are becoming the norm all across the media landscape, from Paramount Plus to Disney+, and publishers are also seeing it as a long-term revenue stream. It’s not just Outside+. Clurman said that Active Interest has also been transitioning to a subscription model for its consumer publications.

“The subscription model is what continues to grow and grow and grow,” Clurman said. “The ad industry has been radically disrupted. Subs are a lot more stable and predictable of a business model than relying on ad revenue. It’s still very effective, but categorically it’s not growing.”

The challenge that every print media outlet has encountered in trying to transition to digital subscription-based revenue is finding the content that audiences are willing to pay money for. Getting people to pay for content they can generally find for free is nearly impossible, Clurman said. For example, the proliferation of free cooking and recipe websites harmed Active Interest’s cooking brands.

“If you don’t have something that is significantly better than free, you’re going to have a hard time competing,” Clurman said.

In contrast, Active Interest has found that its more niche, hobby-related brands, such as those focused on gardening and woodworking, have done a better job of attracting subscribers.

“If you’re a woodworker, you can’t build an elaborate project without a detailed plan,” Clurman said. “You might want everything you can get your hands on, so people are willing to pay for that. If you’re new to gardening, you need quality info and advice and expertise. People have shown they’re willing to pay for that.”

Writer’s Digest, one of the publications that Active Interest acquired in 2019 from the F+W Media bankruptcy auction, has also been a success with subscribers. Targeted at writers of novels and screenplays in fiction and nonfiction, Writer’s Digest also offers online classes and writing workshops, as well as manuscript competitions. Clurman said the brand really took off during the COVID-19 pandemic.

“People were at home and decided it was time to write their great American novel,” Clurman said. “It was a nice surprise for us that this 100-year-old brand has turned into this content machine.”

Business-to-business

Business-to-business publishers in the Boulder area have also had to deal with a shifting landscape, but in different ways. Advertising in business-to-business publications has been a more reliable and sustainable revenue stream than it has been for consumer publications, so they have not had to transition to a subscription-based model.

However, many business-to-business publishers in the area have heavy event and trade show aspects to their businesses that were hit hard by the pandemic and are only just recovering.

Boulder-based New Hope Network, focused on the natural and organic products industries, publishes titles such as Nutrition Business Journal and Natural Foods Merchandiser. It had a robust digital presence that it was able to leverage while it couldn’t hold in-person events. It launched a digital platform called Spark Change to provide virtual networking and educational opportunities, and that has evolved into a virtual expo New Hope will continue to host in the future, said Jessica Rubino, executive director of content for New Hope.

Rubino said that traditional ads have continued to go strong and are still a solid revenue stream. New Hope has also turned to content marketing, and that has become its main digital revenue driver. Rubino said New Hope’s high-quality editorial content helped it maintain the trust of its audience when the publisher first started putting out content marketing. And it has been a huge success.

“We have a very high editorial standard and are transparent [about what content is marketing],” Rubino said. “That has led to really great engagement with this stuff. It provides our audience with a better understanding of categories or themes or topics in the industry. They provide our community with valuable information. I’m really proud of what we’ve built. Our clients keep coming back for these types of content that go beyond superficial ad partnerships. We’re also lucky to work with companies who have amazing stories to tell.”

Dave Pomeroy, president of Broomfield-based business-to-business publisher National Business Media, said his company has been aggressively transitioning from print to digital for years, adding podcast and video content to its stable of publications that includes Graphics Pro, RV Pro and The Shop. In addition to industry news and events, Pomeroy said that case studies and business profiles have become increasingly popular content.

“Those have been resonating,” Pomeroy said. “What people like is looking at their own peers and seeing how they make things work.”

National Business Media also puts on the Graphics Pro Exposition, a massive trade show that it puts on in multiple cities across the country every year. Several of those events had to be canceled in 2020, but National Business Media has been able to hold four so far in 2021, with two more scheduled for Pittsburgh and Charlotte later this year.

New Hope Network faced similar challenges when it had to cancel its Natural Products Expo West and Expo East in 2020. It also had to cancel the Expo West this year, but plans to put on the Expo East next month for its first in-person event in two years.

What’s next?

As business-to-business publishers continue to celebrate the return of in-person events and the revenue they bring, consumer publishers test subscription models, and both explore new revenue streams, the Boulder area is poised to remain a hotspot for the publishing industry for years to come.

“Boulder has a lot going for it,” Clurman said. “It’s a magnet for the people who we need.”

The only limiting factor for Boulder’s attractiveness to the publishing industry, Clurman said, could be the dramatic increase in housing costs.

“When I started a business here, people could afford to live here,” he said.

However, he also said that Active Interest intends to stay in Boulder despite no longer publishing titles in the outdoor and fitness industries that are so linked to the area.

Pomeroy pointed to another relatively recent development as a reason to stay bullish on Boulder’s publishing industry going forward: the creation in 2015 of the College of Media, Communication and Information at the University of Colorado Boulder. Pomeroy said that CMCI has helped build a local talent pipeline that feeds directly into the companies in the area.

“That was a great move to keep the talent pool here well-prepared,” Pomeroy said. “We’re finding that they’re turning out good people who are ready to step into the media and publishing industry today. I think things like this are gonna ensure that this region remains really competitive.”

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“We are fully dedicated to collaborating with regulators in order to foster a safe and inclusive platform for all users,” the platform stated. With an unwavering focus on user safety, the company aims to protect its users from any form of harassment, discrimination, or harm.

While acknowledging the importance of user safety, the platform also recognizes the significance of freedom of expression. The company believes in creating a space where diverse opinions and ideas can be shared and discussed openly. It understands the value of allowing users to express themselves freely and encourages constructive dialogue.

With this commitment in mind, the platform will continue working tirelessly to strike a balance between ensuring user safety and promoting freedom of expression. As part of its ongoing efforts, the company remains dedicated to implementing robust safety measures, improving its reporting systems, and taking appropriate action against any violations of its community guidelines.

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Mr Pang Yiu-hung, a senior barrister representing Mr Lai, yesterday began interrogating the prosecution's former witness, Mr Cheung Chien-hung. He first mentioned that Mr Cheung had worked in a number of media organisations and was a senior journalist. He shared Mr Lai's belief in democracy, freedom of speech and freedom of the press.
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Zhang had earlier reiterated repeatedly in the prosecution's main question that he only acted according to Li's instructions. The defense pointed out in court yesterday that Zhang and Li had the same values, and Li did not need to give instructions at all. Zhang quickly refuted: "Even if they have (the same) values, it does not mean that Li did not give instructions, Li Sheng has absolutely given instructions."
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The defense filed the Editorial Charter yesterday, stating that Apple should not prohibit free speech commentary. The contract states that Apple has "editorial autonomy". Zhang responded that Apple has editorial autonomy ", but that" Lai's editorial policy, he told us to do it, we have no choice ", and" freedom of speech "does not include" no say to the boss. "".
Most people think of Apple together.
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The text establishes “rights and guarantees” for users of social networks and defines rules for the moderation of content on social networks. According to the text, it is necessary to have a “just cause” and “motivation” in cases of “cancellation or suspension of features of accounts or profiles maintained by users of social networks”.

Until then, the law said that internet service providers, such as social networks, could not be held responsible for content posted on the networks.

The MP can be challenged in court, through action in the Supreme Court.

From a political point of view, the MP can be confirmed or overturned in Congress. It starts to be processed in the Chamber and is later sent to the Senate for evaluation. If it is not voted on within 120 days (60 days extendable for another 60), it expires.

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Researchers pointed out that the decree goes against the Marco Civil da Internet, a law that defines rules on the use of the network in Brazil. Francisco Brito Cruz, lawyer and director of InternetLab, a law and technology research center, said that this is a “very problematic measure”.

“Social networks will not be able to act in cases of spam, harassment, bullying or misinformation, as the government does not consider it just cause. Freedom of expression will be jeopardized in an ocean of spam and toxic content,” he said.

Brito Cruz also said that the passage that prohibits platforms from moderating content that, according to the MP, “implies political, ideological, scientific, artistic or religious censorship”, is generic and “aims to make room for judicialization”.

Yasmin Curzi, a researcher at the Getúlio Vargas Foundation’s Center for Technology and Society (FGV-Rio), stated that the MP changes a lot of what is in the Marco Civil, without listening to the Internet Steering Committee in Brazil (CGI), a multi-sectorial structure responsible for coordinate initiatives related to the use and functioning of the internet in the country.

“[Isso] makes the MP illegal – because it directly conflicts with the law already in force; and it is unconstitutional because it is not up to the executive to promote this type of regulation via MP“, said the researcher.

Yasmin also said that the text could be overturned by the Supreme Court (STF) and that this could generate another point of tension between Bolsonaro supporters and the court.

Ivar Hartmann, a specialist in Digital Law and an associate professor at Insper, also stated that the MP is unconstitutional.

“From a formal procedural point of view, it is unconstitutional because this matter could not be an MP. There is no new fact, there is nothing urgent to justify the use of MP. But I think it’s unlikely that the STF, for example, will take down because of this“.

“There is incompatibility with the Constitution for establishing a series of rules that directly affect the exercise of freedom of expression in the country, including creating certain highly subjective decisions to be taken by social networks on a case-by-case basis,” he said.

The professor says that the text says that an administrative authority will decide whether the decisions of social networks comply with the MP. “That is, the Executive Branch itself will say whether that removal of content that the social network did was legal or illegal“he says.

“This in itself is already a clear and serious unconstitutionality, because it puts in the hands of the executive power to determine the limits. This would give the Executive Power enormous power to determine the limits of freedom of expression for Brazilians and Brazilian women,” he added.

Attorney Bruna Santos, a member of the Coalizão Direitos na Rede, which brings together activists and academics, pointed out an interference by the MP in the private sector.

“It seems to me to be unconstitutional given that it acts on the free initiative and economic freedom of these companies to determine the business model and how they operate. This seems to me to be a large and relevant interference and one that deserves some attention at this time,” he said.

The Secretariat of Communication of the Presidency of the Republic (Secom) published on its social network that the measure aims at “greater clarity regarding ‘policies, procedures, measures and instruments’ used by social network providers to cancel or suspend content and accounts”.

The publication also says that the intention of the measure is also to combat “the arbitrary and unreasonable removal of accounts, profiles and content by providers”.

In a note sent to G1, Facebook claims that the MP “significantly limits the ability to contain abuses on platforms.”

“This provisional measure significantly limits the ability to contain abuses on our platforms, which is fundamental to offering people a safe space for expression and online connection. Facebook agrees with the statement of several experts and lawyers, who claim that the proposal violates constitutional rights and guarantees”.

Twitter also stated in a note that the Marco Civil da Internet was “the result of a broad and democratic process of discussion with civil society, in which companies, academia, users and public bodies could participate” and that the MP ” it goes against everything that this process was and what it was built with”.

“The Marco Civil da Internet was the result of a broad and democratic process of discussion with civil society, in which companies, academia, users and public bodies were able to participate. This allowed the drafting of a law considered to be at the forefront of protection of users’ rights, preserving innovation and free competition. The proposition of this Provisional Measure, which brings changes to the Marco Civil, contradicts everything that this process was and what was built with it.”

Google says it analyzes the possible impacts of the MP:

“We are analyzing the possible impacts of Provisional Measure No. 1,068/2021 on platforms such as YouTube. We emphasize that our community policies are the result of a collaborative process with technical experts, civil society and academia. These guidelines exist so that we can guarantee a good user experience and preserve the diversity of voices and ideas that are characteristic of the platform. We believe that the freedom to apply and update rules is essential for YouTube to collaborate with the construction of the free and open internet that transforms the lives of millions of Brazilians every day. We will continue to work to demonstrate the transparency and importance of our guidelines, and the risks people run when we cannot apply them.”

Justice and social media actions

Recently, the Superior Electoral Court (TSE) ordered the suspension of payments to content producers from 14 channels investigated for spreading false information about the Brazilian elections.

Among the channels and pages included in the decision are some of the main support networks for Bolsonaro (without a party), such as the Terça Livre channel, Jornal da Cidade Online and the channel of Oswaldo Eustáquio, a supporter who was arrested in the investigation into the acts undemocratic. Eustace’s social networks were blocked on Monday.

Bolsonaro criticized the TSE minister’s decision in lives and interviews, saying that the decision was partial for withdrawing the transfer of money from right-wing pages that, according to the president, do not believe that electronic voting is fully trustworthy.

In April, videos of the president were deleted from YouTube after the platform updated its terms to ban content that recommended the use of hydroxychloroquine or ivermectin for the treatment or prevention of Covid-19 – drugs that have no medical proof for the disease.

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Actively expand and stimulate brand vitality (China Brand Day · Special Report)
May 11, 2022 05: 14 | Source: People's Daily - People's Daily
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Figure 1: The monitoring hall of Runze Technology Data Center.
Figure 2: A corner of Qingdao Brewery.
Figure ③: A double-sided printed large square towel schematic diagram of Master Li.
Photo: The Little Red Book Camp.
Figure 5: The appearance of the micro-bank office building.
All images in this edition are material images.
Continuous innovation spirit to enhance innovation ability
Huang Kexing, Party Secretary and Chairman of Qingdao Beer Group
Brand is one of the core competitiveness of high-quality development of economic entities.
In recent years, Tsingtao Brewery has promoted the brand ’ s vitality and high-quality development through comprehensive and systematic innovation led by scientific and technological innovation, and its business indicators have been continuously updated.
Innovation is not only age, not only industry.
To become a century-old brand, we should base ourselves on the times, continue to innovate and enhance our ability to innovate.
In recent years, Tsingtao Beer has launched innovations to meet the needs of the people for a better life and promote high-quality development.
In terms of product innovation, relying on the state key laboratory of the brewing industry, it has continuously met the diversified needs of consumers and enhanced the brand's innovative experience.
In terms of production innovation, it has promoted the intelligent transformation of informatization digitization, realized the shift from large-scale production to multi-variety small-batch, flexible production, met the characteristics and customized needs of consumers, and enhanced the brand's fashion experience.
In terms of logistics innovation, the transformation from traditional logistics to intelligent logistics has been realized to meet the needs of consumers for fresh delivery and timely delivery, and has enhanced the brand ’ s sense of fresh experience.
In the innovation of marketing mode, the new retail and immersive consumer experience meet the needs of consumers for convenience and scene, and enhance the brand's interactive experience.
Continuously promote the innovation of management mode, won the first prize of national enterprise management modernization innovation achievements, and enhanced the brand's charm perception.
In terms of cultural innovation, the corporate culture of "keeping the promise of new and farsighted" has enabled innovation and development and enhanced the vitality of sustainable development of the brand.
Brand continuous innovation, in order to make the development of "gold content" sufficient.
Nowadays, new culture, technology and demand have given new vitality and life to the brand, which not only promotes the improvement of the old name in the new era, but also changes and leads the way of consumption.
A brand that can span a hundred years must be upright and innovative, with a high sense of social responsibility and social value.
In the future, Tsingtao Beer will continue to firmly inherit the ingenuity of the century-old brand, continue to strengthen the main responsibility of innovation, enhance the ability of innovation and development, drive high-quality development with innovation, and take the responsibility of the century-old brand to forge ahead in the new journey of brand power.
Explore consumption scenarios to drive deep integration
Master Silk Chairman Li Jianhua
10 of the 27 creative expression, which is the design ability of the artificial intelligence art designer of Masterly Silk.
It is transformed from 350,000 basic pattern data, bringing together the color and structural aesthetic elements in the paintings of multiple artists.
This exciting customization method can now be achieved through the MasterCard artificial intelligence platform.
Consumers only need to provide their own zodiac, gender, favorite style and other information, you can have a unique silk scarf that fits their own aesthetic style.
In order to allow consumers to experience multi-dimensional consumption scenarios, Masterly combines artificial intelligence art design with digital collections to create a more youthful consumption scene and absorb young consumer groups.
At present, Master Silk has carried out a lot of practice in the field of exploring the interaction between virtual and real scenes.
In every way, silk from the past "gently soft" to the present rich sense of design, technology and fashion, giving people a new consumer experience, all of which can not be separated from the exploration and innovation with the times.
As a company with the core competitiveness of silk culture and innovation and high-tech silk technology, we have applied artificial intelligence, big data and other technologies to the industry and won the recognition of the market.
Taking digital intelligence technology innovation as a breakthrough, the proportion of research and development investment in silk has increased year by year, reaching 4.96% by the end of 2020.
At present, the number of patents held by the company reaches 112, including 27 invention patents, and also has a number of scientific research and innovation platforms such as national postdoctoral research workstations, and the company's independent research and development of artificial intelligence design, double-sided digital printing, digital green printing and dyeing technology has been in a leading position in the industry.
At present, in order to accelerate the intelligent development of the silk industry, the silk digital printing artificial intelligence factory project is accelerating the design and construction.
Not only that, the company also plans to build industrial brains and future factories, promote the deep integration of advanced manufacturing and modern service industries, and let the silk industry walk at the forefront of scientific and technological innovation and application.
Create a better life and build a bridge of value
Little Red Book Founder Qu Fang
People's yearning for a better life has spawned a large number of creators who love life.
The community atmosphere of Little Red Book has attracted hundreds of millions of users to share and exchange.
From fashion, food, travel, to education, the workplace, science, art, etc., people use notes to convey their love and support, and promote new formats and new consumption.
More and more excellent brands that pursue product quality and attach importance to innovation iteration, grasp the present and win the future in the small red book.
An entrepreneur told me that after his overseas travel business was affected by the epidemic, he decided to wade into the domestic market with 1 million yuan. In 2020, he set up his first camp in Sanya, and now his brand has nearly 6,000 experience notes on Xiaohong Books and more than 20 camps in 11 cities.
Over the past year, more than 350,000 users have shared their camping experience on Little Red Books, and more than 600,000 users have shared their ice and snow sports experience here.
More and more outdoor sports brands are thriving, which is the epitome of new formats and new consumption, reflecting people's pursuit of a better life, the strong resilience of China's economy and the great potential of new consumption.
At present, the consumption potential of the Chinese economy is constantly being released.
The small red book is witnessing and promoting the rapid development of domestic brands and adding bricks to a better life.
By the end of 2021, the number of domestic brands on Xiaohong Books exceeded 78,000, and users searched for domestic brands more than 1.2 billion times, with a total discussion volume of about 6 billion times.
Brands create products, users share experiences, and more users are attracted to consume, thus promoting the innovation of products and brands, and constantly spiraling to form a positive cycle.
Little Red Book has built a bridge for a better life and excellent brands, helping brands accurately find user value, and helping users find products and services that make their lives better.
Here, the connection between the brand and the consumer is more temperate, the new brand of small and beautiful is discovered by more people, and the traditional brand of large and strong is also revitalized.
Looking to the future, Chinese brands have a broad space for growth.
Valuable sharing and temperature connection make Little Red Book more and more promising in creating a better life and helping Chinese brand building.
Development of inclusive financial services small and micro enterprises
Li Nanqing, Secretary of the Party Committee and President of Weizhong Bank
In recent years, financial technology has made great achievements in promoting the development of digital financial services and improving the efficiency of inclusive financial services.
Finance is based on serving the real economy, and financial technology provides a new way to promote the development of inclusive finance. Over the past 7 years, Weizhong Bank has continuously developed the “ABCD ” (artificial intelligence, blockchain, cloud computing and big data) fintech strategy to achieve cost reduction and efficiency of inclusive finance.
Through the use of its own financial technology advantages, Weizhong Bank effectively reduces the problems of high risk cost, high customer acquisition cost and high service cost at the bank end, matches the capital needs of small and micro enterprise clients, resolves the structural contradictions between supply and demand, accurately drips small and micro enterprises, and continues to play the role of "blood transfusion" of finance into the real economy.
At present, Microfinance Bank's enterprise working capital loan products have reached more than 2.7 million small and micro enterprises and 890,000 credit customers, exploring a unique digital inclusive financial path, providing a new channel for solving the problem of serving small and micro enterprises.
Microfinance has three digital features: First, Microfinance relies on big data risk control to assess the main credit of enterprises and improve risk management and control capabilities; Second, through digital precision marketing, we can reach small and micro enterprises. Management, payment settlement, cash management and other appropriate financial services.
Focusing on the national science and technology innovation policy, MicroBank has maintained the successful model and distinctive advantages of microcredit, launched science and technology innovation loans, focusing on providing financial support to small and micro enterprises in scientific and technological innovation and strategic emerging industries.
By the end of 2021, microcredit science and technology loans have reached nearly 180,000 science and technology enterprises, and have granted credit of 111.5 billion yuan.
In the future, Weizhong Bank will always uphold the original intention, continue to apply financial technology to improve service quality and efficiency, and actively play the role of financial technology in bridging the digital divide, helping the digital transformation of the industry, and promoting the high-quality development of the digital economy.
Stick to the company 's initial heart to grasp development opportunities
Chairman of Runze Technology Development Co., Ltd. Zhou Chao Nan
In the era of digital economy, brand and brand strategy have become one of the key ways for enterprises to build market competitiveness.
How to build a strong brand, a good brand, and a characteristic brand should be a serious consideration for enterprises.
Since its establishment in 2009, Runze Technology has invested a lot of resources in technological innovation, improving customer experience, improving operational efficiency and exploring the development of green data centers.
At present, Runze Technology has built and operated large data centers and commercial computing centers in Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei, Yangtze River Delta, Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area, providing stable, safe and reliable large data centers and innovative application services for the development of the digital economy.
The pulsation of the enterprise resonates with the same frequency of the times.
Over the years, Runze Technology has closely followed the policy guidance, grasped the opportunity to develop the digital economy, built a national integrated data center, and actively integrated into the East and West computing project.
At the same time, Runze Technology actively conveys the positive energy of the enterprise brand, adheres to the user-centered, continuously iterates and upgrades green and low-carbon big data centers, serves thousands of households with commercial computing power, empowers small and medium-sized enterprises with digital technology and rural revitalization, promotes industrial digitalization with data elements, and continuously enriches the brand connotation and builds a good brand in the data center industry.
Throughout the world of successful enterprises, the adherence to the original intention and the love of the brand are attached special importance.
Since its establishment, Runze Technology has made it clear that it should be guided by the brand strategy of "The Great Wall of Information Security", not forgetting its original intention and adhering to its brand awareness.
Enterprise construction and operation of Runze International Information Port, adhere to self-investment, self-construction, self-holding, self-operation, with years of struggle and effort to set up Runze characteristic brand, won a side of the world.
Runze Technology will continue to adhere to quality, continuous innovation, constantly improve the ability of enterprises to serve the society, seize the opportunities of digital economic development, digital industrialization service industry digitalization, red party building culture to lead the development of enterprises, build national brands, and make positive contributions to the high-quality development of China's economy.
Design: Zhang Danfeng
People 's Daily (May 11, 2022, 10 pages)
(Editor: Niu Yong, Yang Guangyu)
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