livejournal really isn't in the same category as blogs. it's got a much greater community aspect. you have a friends list, and you can make entries that only pe

livejournal really isn't in the same category as blogs. it's got a much greater community aspect. you have a friends list, and you can make entries that only people on your friends list can see. lj has threaded comments that actually work, which is untrue of most of the rest of the blogosphere. there are standalone lj communities, which blogging platforms don't have. and so on.