Its official now – Six Apart has announced the acquisition. “This was a match made in heaven,” Six Apart CEO Barak Berkowitz told Associated Press. Live Journal will operate as a separate division and will move from Portland to Oregon, including founder Brad Fitzpatrick. The news was first reported here yesterday. Reactions from the web are here via Technorati’s hot new watch lists! Also read Cultural Divide by Danah Boyd Mena says and Brad adds.
Just a small clarification on your report: “live journal will move from Portalnd to Oregon” is not that signficant a move.