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Some features LJ has aren't going to be available in Dreamwidth, at least at launch. Some of these will never be put into Dreamwidth while others are just too difficult for now but will be added later. You may also wish to see the [[Dreamwidth_changes_from_LJ|changes from LiveJournal]] page which lists things that have been added or changes, as well as those which have been removed.
 
Some features LJ has aren't going to be available in Dreamwidth, at least at launch. Some of these will never be put into Dreamwidth while others are just too difficult for now but will be added later. You may also wish to see the [[Dreamwidth_changes_from_LJ|changes from LiveJournal]] page which lists things that have been added or changes, as well as those which have been removed.
  
== S1 Journal Style System ==
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= Working on implementing =
  
Maintaining and documenting S1 is a lot of work that we would rather put into updating and fixing the newer S2 system. This will never be available on Dreamwidth.
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These features all have implementation plans, although we can't guarantee when anything will be finished.
  
== Scrapbook Photo Hosting ==
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== LiveJournal.app iPhone/iPod Touch Client ==
  
This is absent for technical reasons; we hope to eventually add our own photo hosting service with better integration and usability.
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An iPhone/iPod Touch/iPad client is being developed for GSoC '10.
  
== Phone Posts ==
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== Scrapbook Photo Hosting ==
  
We hope to add the phone posting ability some day but would have to re-write it from scratch and negotiate contracts with each country's phone providers which is difficult and expensive.
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This is absent for technical reasons; we hope to eventually add our own media hosting service with better integration and usability, but it's a big project.
 
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== TxtLJ ==
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We're in the same situation with this as phone posts.
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== Pingbacks ==
 
== Pingbacks ==
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This is LJ's new mobile interface; ours is still the old one that was from livejournal.com/mobile.
 
This is LJ's new mobile interface; ours is still the old one that was from livejournal.com/mobile.
  
== Automatic Location Detection ==
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== Integration with Facebook ==
  
We don't have this right now.  Read more about this feature on LJ [http://www.livejournal.com/support/faqbrowse.bml?faqid=297 here].
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Haven't gotten around to this yet, either.
  
== last.fm Integration ==
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= Uncertain futures =
  
We didn't want to put this in because it'd required other sites using the code to apply for a license.  We also didn't feel comfortable with the TOS requirements.
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These features are in limbo; they either have big problems to surmount in implementing them, or the demand for them is unsure and they haven't been suggested yet.
  
== LJTalk ==
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== A la carte userpics ==
  
DW doesn't have a Jabber service yet, but it's possible.
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This feature has two great difficulties to overcome:
  
== Many of LJ's popular layouts ==
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* They are a very difficult thing to integrate into the codebase. 
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* They can be counterproductive for business, by undercutting one of the main reasons people buy paid accounts, yet comprising some of the greatest costs of having an account.
  
Many of LJ's popular layouts aren't open source, including popular layouts such as Smooth Sailing and Flexible Squares.
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== Phone Posts ==
  
== LJ Messenger ==
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We hope to add the phone posting ability some day but would have to re-write it from scratch and negotiate contracts with each country's phone providers which is difficult and expensive, so it's not likely any time soon.
  
So far, we haven't heard about a demand for this.  MSN's requirements that users sign up for promotional email is also a little offputting.
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== TxtLJ ==
  
== Todo Lists ==
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We're in the same situation with this as phone posts.
  
This never came out of beta on LiveJournal and has not been used much. If we add something similar it will be re-written with better integration and usability.
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== Automatic Location Detection ==
  
== Your Journal, Your Money ==
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We don't have this right now.  Read more about this feature on LJ [http://www.livejournal.com/support/faqbrowse.bml?faqid=297 here].
  
We took out the ad code, and it's probably not going to be added back.
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== LJTalk ==
  
== My Guests ==
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DW doesn't have a Jabber service yet, but it's possible we might in the future.
  
This hasn't been released on LJ yet, but DW won't have it.  We give Google Analytics to paid users instead.
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== Todo Lists ==
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This never came out of beta on LiveJournal and has not been used much. If we add something similar it will be re-written with better integration and usabilityIt's possible this may be implementing during GSoC '10 as part of the calendar project.
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== My Guests and Stats ==
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Dreamwidth does give paid users and paid communities the ability to put Google Analytics on their jorunals, however.
  
 
== MySpace Widget ==
 
== MySpace Widget ==
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Haven't heard any demand for this one yet.
 
Haven't heard any demand for this one yet.
  
== Integration with Facebook Beacon ==
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= Not to be implemented =
  
Haven't gotten around to this yet, either.
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These are features that we have no plans on implementing at this time.
  
== Snap.com previews ==
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== Many of LJ's popular layouts ==
  
This won't be added - we generally think it's better off dead. People who like them can install Snap.com's technology on their browser anyway.
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Many of LJ's popular layouts aren't open source, including popular layouts such as Smooth Sailing and Flexible Squares, and we can't convert those at all to our system.
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 +
== S1 Journal Style System ==
 +
 
 +
Maintaining and documenting S1 is a lot of work that we would rather put into updating and fixing the newer S2 system. This will never be available on Dreamwidth.
 +
 
 +
== Your Journal, Your Money ==
 +
 
 +
We took out the ad code, and it's probably not going to be added back.
 +
 
 +
== last.fm Integration ==
 +
 
 +
We didn't want to put this in because it'd required other sites using the code to apply for a license.  We also didn't feel comfortable with the TOS requirements.
 +
 
 +
== LJ Messenger ==
 +
 
 +
So far, we haven't heard about a demand for this.  MSN's requirements that users sign up for promotional email is also a little offputting.
  
 
== Singles ==
 
== Singles ==
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We're not in the business of getting Brad laid.
 
We're not in the business of getting Brad laid.
 
''(and, sadly, it never worked for the rest of us)''
 
''(and, sadly, it never worked for the rest of us)''
 
== LiveJournal.app iPhone/iPod Touch Client ==
 
 
It's not available to us. Potential replacements include [http://www.shozu.com/portal/index.do ShoZu] and [http://blogpress.coollittlethings.com/ BlogPress] if they allow you to specify a URL to post to.
 
  
 
== Nudge ==
 
== Nudge ==
  
Nudge is the work of the devil and has been removed with great glee on the part of our developers.
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If you want to nudge a user, you'll have to do it yourself manually; we don't plan on implementing automatic ways to poke people into posting.  However, we do have a planned feature where you can sign <i>yourself</i> up to be nudged to post, which we find to be much more palatable.
  
 
== Ads ==
 
== Ads ==
  
See also "nudge".
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Ads can help fund features for users that can't or don't want to pay for a journal, but we feel like we are better served by doing our best to make a service that people want to pay for, instead of depending on monetizing through third party service.  By making sure that Dreamwidth's funding depends on being paid directly by its users, it gives us more incentive to make a better service for our users, instead of better opportunities for advertisers.
  
 
[[Category: Brainstorming]]
 
[[Category: Brainstorming]]
 
[[Category: Development]]
 
[[Category: Development]]
 
[[Category: Dreamwidth.org]]
 
[[Category: Dreamwidth.org]]

Revision as of 02:35, 4 May 2010

Some features LJ has aren't going to be available in Dreamwidth, at least at launch. Some of these will never be put into Dreamwidth while others are just too difficult for now but will be added later. You may also wish to see the changes from LiveJournal page which lists things that have been added or changes, as well as those which have been removed.

Working on implementing

These features all have implementation plans, although we can't guarantee when anything will be finished.

LiveJournal.app iPhone/iPod Touch Client

An iPhone/iPod Touch/iPad client is being developed for GSoC '10.

Scrapbook Photo Hosting

This is absent for technical reasons; we hope to eventually add our own media hosting service with better integration and usability, but it's a big project.

Pingbacks

We're working on this one--we don't want to implement it the same way LJ did.

Notes

We want to add this, but haven't yet! See more about this feature on LJ here.

m.livejournal.com

This is LJ's new mobile interface; ours is still the old one that was from livejournal.com/mobile.

Integration with Facebook

Haven't gotten around to this yet, either.

Uncertain futures

These features are in limbo; they either have big problems to surmount in implementing them, or the demand for them is unsure and they haven't been suggested yet.

A la carte userpics

This feature has two great difficulties to overcome:

  • They are a very difficult thing to integrate into the codebase.
  • They can be counterproductive for business, by undercutting one of the main reasons people buy paid accounts, yet comprising some of the greatest costs of having an account.

Phone Posts

We hope to add the phone posting ability some day but would have to re-write it from scratch and negotiate contracts with each country's phone providers which is difficult and expensive, so it's not likely any time soon.

TxtLJ

We're in the same situation with this as phone posts.

Automatic Location Detection

We don't have this right now. Read more about this feature on LJ here.

LJTalk

DW doesn't have a Jabber service yet, but it's possible we might in the future.

Todo Lists

This never came out of beta on LiveJournal and has not been used much. If we add something similar it will be re-written with better integration and usability. It's possible this may be implementing during GSoC '10 as part of the calendar project.

My Guests and Stats

Dreamwidth does give paid users and paid communities the ability to put Google Analytics on their jorunals, however.

MySpace Widget

Haven't heard any demand for this one yet.

Not to be implemented

These are features that we have no plans on implementing at this time.

Many of LJ's popular layouts

Many of LJ's popular layouts aren't open source, including popular layouts such as Smooth Sailing and Flexible Squares, and we can't convert those at all to our system.

S1 Journal Style System

Maintaining and documenting S1 is a lot of work that we would rather put into updating and fixing the newer S2 system. This will never be available on Dreamwidth.

Your Journal, Your Money

We took out the ad code, and it's probably not going to be added back.

last.fm Integration

We didn't want to put this in because it'd required other sites using the code to apply for a license. We also didn't feel comfortable with the TOS requirements.

LJ Messenger

So far, we haven't heard about a demand for this. MSN's requirements that users sign up for promotional email is also a little offputting.

Singles

We're not in the business of getting Brad laid. (and, sadly, it never worked for the rest of us)

Nudge

If you want to nudge a user, you'll have to do it yourself manually; we don't plan on implementing automatic ways to poke people into posting. However, we do have a planned feature where you can sign yourself up to be nudged to post, which we find to be much more palatable.

Ads

Ads can help fund features for users that can't or don't want to pay for a journal, but we feel like we are better served by doing our best to make a service that people want to pay for, instead of depending on monetizing through third party service. By making sure that Dreamwidth's funding depends on being paid directly by its users, it gives us more incentive to make a better service for our users, instead of better opportunities for advertisers.