Many of my regular readers also happen to subscribe to this site via a LiveJournal syndication feed. Today the Valleywag blog brought the news that Sup, the Russian Internet startup that owns LiveJournal, has just laid off 2/3rds of the popular journaling site’s staff (though some argue it’s more like 1/2 than 2/3rds).

The bubble in social networking has burst, decisively. LiveJournal, the San Francisco-based arm of Sup, a Russian Internet startup, has cut 12 of 28 U.S. employees — and offered them no severance, we’re told … The company’s Moscow-based management has told employees it blames the “global economic downturn” — the kind of pat excuse every boss is giving for layoffs, even when mismanagement or a bad business plan is really to blame.

This has unsurprisingly caused many to wonder if the site will be around for much longer (others are urging people to refrain from panicking). Whatever the ultimate outcome, if this latest disturbance in the Force Internet has got you thinking about packing up and leaving for higher ground, The Wild Hunt has several subscription options so you can still keep track of us no matter where you go. There is a syndication feed at InsaneJournal, a haven for many LJ dissidents and free expression (and fanfic) proponents, a Twitter feed for fans of the popular micro-blogging site, and you can even have this blog’s posts delivered to you via e-mail. Of course you can always just visit us directly at wildhunt.org/blog/ or subscribe to the RSS feed (I’m a fan of Google Reader for keeping track of sites, personally) if you prefer the direct approach. Whatever the fate of LJ, I’ll hope you stick with us as we bring you the latest in Pagan news and views.

Tags: blogging, livejournal, syndication, The Wild Hunt, Twitter