Medium continues the change to their attempts to remain viable.
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Interesting news from the Medium CEO. A large chunk of the Medium team has been let go and they’re trying to figure out how to make money. On the one hand, I chuckle a little and think, “Here we go again.” Medium is Ev’s third company that he has built that has not made a profit while he’s in charge. And the news is not surprising at all. On the other hand, I do admire them for being willing to attempt to monetize in some new fashion, rather than the tired model of current web publishing. Ev…
Another week, another article talking about Medium. I’m a sucker for this! This time, I have some positive things to say. Medium is testing some new options, allowing publishers to use the Medium platform in all its glory, plus with two new options to earn income. The options? Promoted posts and paid memberships. Now, promoted posts will be quite ad-like. Similar to a promotion in an RSS feed, the promoted post could be simply a longer, text based advertisement. Oh, there will be media involve…
The Internet of the early aughties was less about platform and more about the individual. Are we losing that? And should we even care?
Are email newsletters really a good way to deliver content to your readership?
Lest I mislead you with this title, I’m focused mostly on personal sites here. I don’t care much for the trends of bigger publications; those with their overlaid ads or “enjoy 1 of 5 free articles” banners. But the trend I’m referring to for smaller, more personal and less corporate sites is a move away from the structure of the traditional blog towards a larger focus. In talking about relevancy vs. recency [http://shawnblanc.net/2015/11/relevancy-vs-recency/], my pal Shawn Blanc discussed his…
With Medium's new publishing API, is the focus shifted from a writing tool to a sharing tool? Is it now less about writing and more about networking?
A description of how I made version control a part of my process for writing and working on my personal site.