The first Russian-speaking blogger appeared in LiveJournal in 1999. Since then, the service has evolved into Russia’s major blog-platform, with over two and a half million registered users from the country. The time has come for a more powerful, lean, and efficient interface. The newly designed front page is more flexible and trim, featuring new widgets and lacking some unnecessary elements.
![livejournal main](livejournal-main.jpg)
The posting page slimmed down too. Icons and comments managing links only appear when a comment is pointed at with a cursor. Most of the functions are now available on you current page, skipping annoying reloading.
![livejournal blog](livejournal-blog.jpg)
Adding images and videos to comments is a breeze: Just upload your pictures right on your current page or choose from those already uploaded to photo albums.
![livejournal add comment](livejournal-add-comment.jpg)
The new design eliminates any questions about whether you’re posting to a community or to your own blog. All auxiliary post parameters are shown to the right. Everything which could be tucked in is waiting under pseudo-links. The stage is dominated by two main elements—the subject and the text of the entry.
![livejournal add entry](livejournal-add-entry.jpg)
Updated friends managing page offers functions previously spread over different site sections. The new design allows you to choose and edit all settings—tagging, grouping, and banning—in one place.
![livejournal friends list](livejournal-friends-list.jpg)
Stats are truly useful now. You are not limited by one month-period anymore. All peaks are accompanied by links to the highest-scoring posts. Analysis and forecasting became more inspiring.
![livejournal statistics](livejournal-statistics.jpg)