Where to publish something has becoming a difficult decision for a lot of businesses. You read so many stories about using various channels to distribute content and grow traffic, it’s hard to know what does and doesn’t work. Medium, in particular, has become a major player in the world of startup content, but is it really that great?
We shouldn't wait for Medium
Medium has to create a miracle in the economics of publishing. But the users of Medium just want an easy and elegant blogging system. It doesn't seem like a match, long-term.
Medium has been great for us
More readers, wider distribution, new audiences. An enjoyable place to write. Win, win, win. Win. Just about a year ago we switched this blog, Signal vs. Noise, to Medium. Here’s the post announcin…
Medium acquires Superfeedr
Publishing on the web is changing drastically. Medium is one of these few companies which are building the future of publishing and reading. We're excited to join forces with them and continue building the open web in this new era!
How to write Medium stories people will actually read
More than 30 million people use Medium each month. They come here in search of something worth reading. Something substantial. And you can give it to them. Medium’s algorithms put you on a level playing field. Your stories can dominate news feeds. Yo...
Medium: Read and write stories.
On Medium, anyone can share insightful perspectives, useful knowledge, and life wisdom with the world.
How I’ve Attracted The First 500 Paid Users For My SaaS That Costs $5/mo
You Don’t Have To Get Covered on Large Blogs, Why Churn Rate is Surprisingly Low, Spend a Lot of Time At User Forum, etc..
Is Self Hosted Blogging Dead?
Or, the case against hosted blogging options. More and more I find myself reading articles on blog networks, and by networks I mean Medium. There was a promising short lived moment where smaller, topic-oriented blog networks like Svbtle (amongst others) started appearing, but even those seem to have gone by
Death by a thousand likes: How Facebook and Twitter are killing the open web
Here’s one way to understand the symbiotic relationship between publications and platforms in the digital age. Publications depend on advertising dollars to keep producing content, so they need to hold readers’ attention. Big platforms like Facebook and Twitter already have plenty of attention, but they need vast quantities of content to fill up their newsfeeds. It seems natural, then, that publications have started relying on platforms to drive readership.
Signal v. Noise moves to Medium
When Jason Fried a few months ago suggested that we should start posting articles on Medium, I was skeptical. What possible gain could we have from sharing our stories on someone else’s platform ra…
Early returns on creator journalism make clear – it's a poly-platform path forward
No single platform can carry a journalism business. These creators are building ecosystems instead.
The Dark Forest Theory of the Internet
Why the dark forests of the internet — podcasts, newsletters, and other private channels — are growing, and why might that pose a problem
Micro.blog Surpasses Kickstarter Funding Goal, Set to Launch New Social Network for Independent Microblogs
Developer Manton Reece is on a mission to take back short form content for the open web by providing better tools for independent microblogging. Most short form content today is posted through cent…
Inside Medium: an attempt to bring civility to the internet
Long-form writing site Medium has become a megaphone for the powerful and powerless alike - the BBC meets its creator.
Medium CEO Tony Stubblebine on AI Slop, Quality Content & Social Media Fragmentation
