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off-topic: how/why is medium still around with their very aggressive techniques? They started as a minimalist blogging platform, and once they acquired the cont
by obilgic 6y ago
off-topic: how/why is medium still around with their very aggressive techniques? They started as a minimalist blogging platform, and once they acquired the content, they started putting paywalls in front of their users' content.
- jelling 6y agoI don’t subscribe to Medium yet but I started using Apple News because the ad-driven model has led to publisher pages that are near unreadable / terrible UX. So I won’t be surprised if Medium is successful.
- lukestevens 6y agoFor better or worse, Medium is not just around, it’s growth is (apparently) accelerating: https://blog.medium.com/whats-around-the-corner-for-medium-b79e8764c9cd https://blog.medium.com/whats-around-the-corner-for-medium-b...
- cblconfederate 6y agonot so sure about that. alexa stats and every other stat show them on a downward trend
- kecupochren 6y agouse incognito mode
- AA-BA-94-2A-56 6y agoI don't even know how to find articles on Medium. There used to be a whole bunch of articles listed on the front page. Now it just seems like one big advertisement.
- redwall_hp 6y agoBecause it pays out well for popular posts and doesn't involve ads. I made a few hundred dollars off one that I published there over the summer.