LiveJournal, or Zhivoy Zhurnal (Russian: Живой Журнал) / LJ, or ZheZhe (Russian: ЖЖ) in Russia, is a social networking service based in San Francisco, California where Internet users can keep a blog, journal or diary. A wide variety of political pundits also use the service for political commentary, particularly in Russia, where it partners with the online newspaper Gazeta.ru.