huh, imzy is closing down

[tielan]

Apparently they couldn't find their niche.

I stopped using it because it simply didn't suit me - I'm oldskool journal keeping. I don't need the new fancy details - hell, I used to HTML code my journal entries for a website I paid for, using a basic layout format and then adding the text, including <p> tags! LJ was a revelation - still the code, but all the design and layout functions made easy! And if there were more complicated things - like embedding vids or sound files, then you could do that easily enough with the WYSIWYG interface if the vids/sound sites didn't make it easy for you to embed by pre-producing the code.

And, too, the people connections weren't there for me in Imzy. I started out social media on LJ, which had a particularly fannish community feel back in the day. Friendships were made by interacting, by connecting over common interests and then commenting on each other's meta - holding conversations in text that couldn't be held in person or over the phone. Most of my connections on Tumblr and DW and a great many of my FB connections are from those old LJ interactions.

Imzy, in contrast, added nothing to my social media experience - I had no incentive to use it without a guarantee of interaction, and there is no guarantee of interaction in Imzy, let alone a way to interact without having to go back to Imzy and look through all the posts you'd previously commented in. It was (if I think about it) a bit like going to FFA - with even less way to track conversations that you were interested in.

So, not my thing. Apparently not many other peoples' thing either.

I'm sorry for the people whose style of social interaction/internet presentation Imzy suited, but it wasn't for me.

Comments

[scribblemyname]

While I respect your feelings, Imzy never lacked notifications. They slowly got more options, but I was getting comment notifications and post notifications almost right away. That said, I definitely get it not being your cuppa. I'm scrambling to relocate my favorite comms, particularly conlang, but there were really just the conlang and worldbuilding comms I'm feeling at a total loss with. I'll miss Imzy though. For me, it was a Tumblr alternative rather than a journal alternative.

[deird1]

Yeah, it seemed to be trying to fill a need that I wasn't needing...

If DW was a little more active (like LJ was in the old days), I'd be perfectly happy with what's on offer here. Imzy was interesting, but not interesting enough for me to ever get into it.

[monanotlisa]

I didn't use Imzy once, I'm afraid...

[kore]

hell, I used to HTML code my journal entries for a website I paid for, using a basic layout format and then adding the text

HAH ME TOO

Added to all that, it just wasn't accessible for me -- the design, the font, the way comments were done, all that. And they never addressed any of those issues. People complain about DW all the time, but at least they try to make the site accessible and listen to suggestions.

[novel_machinist]

I feel you. I wanted to really get going with IMZY, but in the end, it just doesn't appeal to me either. I'm really enjoying that I'm able to interact with people in a way I can look back on later here in DW. I really couldn't get the hang of plurk or tumblr either, to be honest.

[colls]

I staked my claim over there, but never got very engaged. I'm not surprised it didn't take off, too much competition with places like tumblr and reddit, I guess.

I didn't like the interface either.

[gaffsie]

I never even tried imzy. When it started getting buzz around fandom I'd already hit platform fatigue, so I was like, "hard pass."