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So, if you go back to the very first entry on this diary you will see that it was dated 11th September 1999. Who would have thought that just two years later the USA and the entire Western World would be forever scarred by events that unfolded. We still remember. We will always remember.
But on 12th September, 2 years earlier, something far more uplifting happened. DearDiary.Org was registered. This is the domain we used initially, and switched to DearDiary.Net in mid-October. Nevertheless, the DearDiary.Org domain was the one we first used when Matt was setting up. I posted it earlier in the year, but looking below you can see the whois data.
Domain Name: deardiary.org
Registry Domain ID: 7e63848f2570491494df1b686ba93b2c-LROR
Registrar WHOIS Server: http://whois.cloudflare.com
Registrar URL: http://www.cloudflare.com
Updated Date: 2024-07-31T14:06:34Z
Creation Date: 1999-09-12T23:48:50Z
Registry Expiry Date: 2025-09-12T23:48:50Z
Today, is therefore the official birthday of DearDiary.Net. Sure, it changed its name by deed-poll but who hasn't?
So, as of today, DearDiary.Net is officially 25 years old, and officially re-launching.
With the help of a very generous donation received recently, we're ramping up the marketing for DearDiary.Net and very much looking forward to growing the userbase back to its former glory. There's some way to go on that front!
As part of the marketing strategy (a small part), I have created DearDiary.Net's own YouTube channel. It's available at https://www.youtube.com/@DearDiaryNet1999
Here will be our marketing videos, as well as bite-sized videos to help you navigate the new site. The first one is now available, although if you're on DD already you will have gone through that procedure. I'd love to hear your thoughts though.
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Thanks to our generous donator and to all who have been Patrons for these last years - you are the reason we exist. And the reason I am confident to keep moving forward. Each and every one of you, thank you for the last 25 years!
(Stop it, you'll make me start tearing up)
Uhmmm, who let you in here? You're supposed to be over at someone else's diary aren't you?
(I'm just visiting for the celebration)
OK, well you're obviously welcome too 😀
(Thanks)
Here's to another 25 years of DearDiary.Net - and let's get sharing and caring and grow that userbase!
And now, a word from Queen and Adam Lambert that sums up all of you!
(And I'd love to see Adam Lambert's team win The Voice Australia this year 😀)
(Oi, stop pretending to be me)