User:	__fantasynovel (posted by danaewinters)
	Date:	2009-11-12 15:04
	Subject:	It's been a good month...
	Security:	Public

I just wanted to share with you guys two giant leaps in the creative process for me. First, I got my first voice-acting role in the Metamor City fantasy podcast. It's written by a great author, Chris Lester, and can be downloaded here:
http://www.metamorcity.com/2009/11/11/mcp-042-whispers-in-the-wood-part-1/

And also, I'm celebrating the release of "Creatures of the Night" a fiction anthology with two of my short stories in it - the first work of mine that's managed to get it's own ISBN# to it (needless to say, I am duly stoked). One of the stories, "Buttons Almighty" is about a teenage witch and a cat she thinks is her familiar, but is really an incarnation of Bastet, who's just trying to keep her from damaging herself or the surrounding cities. The second, "The Full Treatment" is a dark comedy about an ayurvedic health spa run by directors who aren't exactly what they seem. Can't give more of that story without giving it away, but it's my favorite of the two. We're doing an Amazon chart rush on Saturday, between noon and 3 PST, if you want to click on the link to check it out. http://www.amazon.com/Creatures-Night-Absolute-Fiction-Challenge/dp/1770530029/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&&tag=edgescienceficti

Thanks for the support in this community!

	User:	news (posted by theljstaff)
	Date:	2009-11-12 13:53
	Subject:	LiveJournal Major Notes: Notes, Tweaks, Bug Kills, LJ_Cares!
	Security:	Public

Notes augmented

We've enhanced and de-bugged Notes. If you haven't tried it yet, now's the time! You can create a private note when you ban multiple users. You can also delete multiple notes at once. Lastly, paid users have the option to add a note (visible only to you) whenever you add or remove a friend (guaranteed to avoid embarrassing social mishaps). If you don't currently have a paid account, you can upgrade now! It only takes a few minutes and costs less than a bad shopping mall haircut (plus, it's way more fashionable)!

Product tweaks and bug kill

1. In another effort to zap spam, comments containing links from domains LiveJournal deems untrustworthy are now automatically screened
2. The issue causing random comments to vanish has been fixed!
3. If you visit a LiveJournal page and get prompted to log in, you'll be returned to the same page after you sign in (Thanks, Dreamwidth)!
4. If you don't edit the timestamp for an entry at all, the entry timestamp will indicate the time the entry was posted instead of the time the Update Journal page was loaded
5. Comments with paddings/backgrounds render correctly within the comment box (and will no longer wrap outside the box and break frames/margins)

New FCK fixes rich text editor!

1. We've updated our RTE (Rich Text Editor) to FCKeditor version 2.6.5
2. When switching from the RTE to HTML editor, links for syndicated feeds are no longer broken
3. RTE now functions properly in Safari 4.0
4. An extra line/space will not be auto-inserted whenever you switch from RTE to HTML editor
5. The insert image link now works correctly in all browsers

LiveJournal Cares

We’re pleased to introduce you to lj_cares, a new LiveJournal community dedicated to raising awareness and funds for U.S. charitable organizations that improve the health and well-being of people around the world. Each month, we’ll spotlight a nonprofit that is making a significant global impact through medical research, public outreach, and/or humanitarian social programs. Charities will be selected in accordance with the U.S. calendar of national health observances based on a high rating (of over 60%) on Charity Navigator and global scope of impact.

In this, our inaugural month of November, we will celebrate national adoption month by offering a charitable virtual gift (priced at $2.99) to support Love Without Boundaries, an organization that saves the lives of orphans with life-threatening diseases and places them in loving homes around the world. LiveJournal will donate 100% of the proceeds from the sale of charitable vgifts (we'll cover the cost of credit card transaction fees). To learn more about Love Without Boundaries, please visit lj_cares and read about how they helped save Baby Kang and the Rainbow Twins from fatal illnesses, who are now thriving in nurturing families. You can purchase your Love Without Boundaries gifts in the Virtual Gift shop.

Papered in postcards

A couple of weeks ago, we asked you to send in postcards to surround us with LiveJournal community. Thanks for coming through! We've received postcards all the way from Germany, Finland, and Canada and from all over the US, including Texas, Florida, Alaska, Montana, Wyoming, Indiana, Hawaii, and Oklahoma just to name just a handful. We're thrilled with our improved decor.

Please keep the love coming for one more week by writing to Frank the Goat, Esq., c/o LiveJournal, Inc., 539 Bryant Street, Suite 210, San Francisco, CA 94107. Be sure to include your username, since we'll be drawing the names of ten random contributors next Thursday to win paid account credits!

Photos of the week

We have more dazzling images posted by talented LiveJournal photographers from around the world. We're hoping to span the entire globe, so please continue posting and tagging. Of course, you can also sit back and enjoy the view at lj_photophile.

You can see a sample of this week's gorgeous photos and check out spotlight communities and awesome user content after the jump!

Curtains

We thank you, once again, for joining us. See you next week!

	User:	news (posted by theljstaff)
	Date:	2009-11-05 13:15
	Subject:	LiveJournal Major Notes: Spam counter-attack, RSS feeds again, CSI Deadly Intent contest
	Security:	Public

The empire strikes back

RSS feeds again

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Wii have killer CSI Deadly Intent contests!

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Enveloped in postcards

Photos of the week

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