Medium
Posts about the publishing platform Medium, which was founded by Ev Williams
Medium: a post-advertising business? Paid Members Public
Interesting summation of Medium’s current business philosphy [https://medium.com/@ev/its-about-business-model-4cb23333bc5d?source=linkShare-616a00ae793c-1502634346] from Ev Williams: > If remuneration is not part of the equation for why you publish, I can’t imagine a stand-alone web site serving you better than Medium in terms of cost, simplicity, and,
These are the days of the dickbar Paid Members Public
You know those little floating sharebars that appear on sites like Medium? You know, they look like this: [https://i1.wp.com/www.onemanandhisblog.com/content/images/2017/06/img_6334-1.png?ssl=1] Well, John Gruber is no fan [https://daringfireball.net/2017/06/medium_dickbars] : > I’m
How The Economist plays the platform game Paid Members Public
How do you recruit new subscribers - especially young ones? For The Economist, social platforms are a big part of the equation…
Medium, serialization and the death of Matter Paid Members Public
Talking of Medium, as we were [http://www.onemanandhisblog.com/archives/2017/02/medium-tech-startup-elte.html] , Matt Locke had a great idea on how Medium could bring a new but familiar business model to the journalism web [https://medium.com/storythings-ltd/the-future-of-medium-should-be-episodic-91a29467a14a#.mrzxsuhzj] : > There is another, intriguing possibility – building a
Medium is struggling to break out of the tech niche Paid Members Public
Interesting analysis of Medium’s audience [https://mondaynote.com/a-new-model-for-medium-3ad7cc638c13#.k4ef5accn] from Frederic Filloux, which I missed last month: > This is both good and bad news. On the plus side, Medium mostly addresses the tech elite. This is a premium audience, attracted by quality, more likely to pay for
Medium's strategy shift comes as surprise to revenue partners Paid Members Public
It looks like Medium rather botched the effective end of its publisher program, which included a beta of its ad-driven revenue service. Elizabeth Spiers is one of the people behind There is Only R [https://thereisonlyr.com], an online mag about all things VR/AR/MR – and it was part
Medium's direction shift: why we should welcome it Paid Members Public
Yesterday, the news broke that Medium has shifted direction [https://blog.medium.com/renewing-mediums-focus-98f374a960be#.matjqmcr2], and is laying off some people, and bashed out a quick post. With a night’s sleep (but not a good one, thanks to my youngest…) behind me, I have a slightly more nuanced take,
Medium: big job cuts and a direction change Paid Members Public
Ev Williams [https://blog.medium.com/renewing-mediums-focus-98f374a960be#.blb0hupeb]: > I’ll start with the hard part: As of today, we are reducing our team by about one third — eliminating 50 jobs, mostly in sales, support, and other business functions. We are also changing our business model to more directly drive
