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I hope that trying a non-ad based model will be successful for them. It would be a huge breakthrough if it happens.
by kevinwang 10y ago
I hope that trying a non-ad based model will be successful for them. It would be a huge breakthrough if it happens.
- minimaxir 10y agoSwitching away from ads from a moral standpoint as presented in the article is a harder sell when the content publishing industry as a whole is having issues making money off of it.
- barkingcat 10y agoAd driven media has been crumbling for decades. It's good that Medium is seeing the light. Even a startup gets blinded by the fake money that ads promise. I would hope that this move starts something in the media industry to stop thinking about ads as a revenue source.