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Organizations use Medium instead of their own platforms to try to create a sort of social signalling--like, "this is not the usual old-school BS you'd expect fr
by snowwrestler 9y ago
Organizations use Medium instead of their own platforms to try to create a sort of social signalling--like, "this is not the usual old-school BS you'd expect from us--this is cool design or tech content."
Whether that actually works is up for debate...
- kzrdude 9y agoMedium has already turned around to just be uncool and pushing stupid bars and buttons in front of the text. So they are late to the party.
- JetSpiegel 9y agohttps://daringfireball.net/linked/2011/03/06/dickbar https://daringfireball.net/linked/2011/03/06/dickbar
- rainbowmverse 9y agoI've had this vague sense all year that someone gave it a term and wrote a post on it and I read it, but it never reached the level of consciousness where I'd actually look it up. Thanks for pointing the way.
- tedmiston 9y agoOn iOS, the app Unobstruct is a lifesaver for these. https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/unobstruct/id1255281426?mt=8 https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/unobstruct/id1255281426?mt=8