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LiveJournal vs Twitter / X

LiveJournal started first, in 1999, 7 years before Twitter / X.

LiveJournal 27y 155d since 1999 · Hollow started first Twitter / X 20y 180d since 2006 · Wavering

Why LiveJournal lasted

  • A Russian-speaking and fandom diaspora that never fully moved.
  • The blog-before-blogs culture still has archives that matter to the people in them.

Why Twitter / X lasted

  • It is still where news breaks and where a class of people performs being informed.
  • The graph of journalists, politicians, and engineers did not actually move to one place.

Questions

Which is older, LiveJournal or Twitter / X?

LiveJournal started first, in 1999, 7 years before Twitter / X.

How long has LiveJournal been running?

LiveJournal has been up 27 years 155 days, since 1999-04-15.

How long has Twitter / X been running?

Twitter / X has been up 20 years 180 days, since 2006-03-21.

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