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One thing I don't understand about human intelligence: Why do instances like this one publish their articles on Medium? As a reader, I am annoyed that Medium p
by TekMol 9y ago
One thing I don't understand about human intelligence:
Why do instances like this one publish their articles on Medium? As a reader, I am annoyed that Medium puts two dick bars on the page so it is hard to read. As a writer, I would not want to have my content controlled by a third party. And not have all these links to the third party on my content. What counterweights this? Are there any benefits of giving your content to Medium?
- juanmirocks 9y agoEh... extremely much larger exposure? Those playing the game of posting on Medium and Linkedin are gaining the game of reachability. That's the point of publishing out content.
- TekMol 9y agoWhat is that large exposure? How does the article reach more readers because it is on Medium?
- juanmirocks 9y agoBecause: * It is linked (vs. a post in a personal blog post which would only be indexed by search engines) * There is a large community of users on Medium, and posts are easy to share. * Medium highlights popular posts.
- TekMol 9y agoIt is linked Linked from where? Posts are easy to share How can sharing be easier then ' read this: https://blog.ai-academy.com/3a79cac4c9c2 https://blog.ai-academy.com/3a79cac4c9c2 '? Medium highlights popular posts But is it worth all the downsides? The post is on the HN frontpage, yet it only has 51 likes on Medium. How much additional readers does such a post get from Mediums free marketing?
- fishmeat 9y ago>As a reader, I am annoyed that Medium puts two dick bars on the page so it is hard to read. This, I remember blocking those bars a month ago with uBlockOrigin. It was very, very annoying the first time around now that you reminded me.
- wepple 9y agoThe benefits are that Medium is now more of a social network than a writing platform: you can follow people and give them digital applause (claps) if they’re doing some fine thought leadering. The downside, as you’ve pointed out, is that content is becoming watered down and the UX of Medium is going downhill.