Brad Fitzpatrick
Programmer, creator of LiveJournal
Born
February 5th, 1980
45 years ago
Category
Scientists & Innovators
Country
United States
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A programmer developed LiveJournal, a pioneering platform for social networking and online journaling, facilitating user-generated content and personal expression. The platform gained popularity in the early 2000s, allowing users to share thoughts and connect with others through blogs. Fitzpatrick contributed significantly to the open-source community and was involved in projects like the Metaweb Foundation and the development of the OpenID protocol.
Created LiveJournal in 1999
Contributed to OpenID protocol development
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