Protest results...

[alexpgp]

According to the Yandex blog for today, the number of Russian LJers posting last Friday was about 15% less than usual (this is according to their count, apparently calculated for a 21-hour period between 0300 and 2400 Moscow time for the past 5 weeks, and shown in the top graphic).

Breaking the number down further, according to the blog, it turns out the reduction among bloggers who have been around on LJ for 3 years or more was greater (20.27%) than for those who have been around for more than a year (18.79%) or for those who started their account two months ago (13.41%). This is shown in the bottom graphic. (Speaking for myself, I would doubt that these percentages warrant four significant figures.)

Again according to the blog, more than two-thirds of active LJers (and I expect all these numbers refer only to the Russian-speaking portion of LJ) have been blogging for more than a year. In the opinion of Anton Volnukhin, the author of the piece, last Friday's action was "noticeable."

Cheers...

Comments

[bandicoot.livejournal.com]

You can sell dead pigs with pretty charts ;)

[alexpgp.livejournal.com]

Well, I think the author's own statement about the strike says it all: it appears to have caused a blip in the numbers.

That said, I'm pretty sure nothing else will change.

Cheers...

[velvet-granat.livejournal.com]

I am still not looking forward to being forced onto a Plus account. Even though I use Firefox and it's (excellent) adblockers, ads still suck and being forced into something that I don't like really doesn't appeal...

[alexpgp.livejournal.com]

My understanding is that only those who create an LJ account after 12 March will be unable to opt for Basic. According to what I've heard, people who signed up before 12 March are not affected, and can even downgrade from Plus or Paid to Basic if they want.

Cheers...