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Why would Elon choose to post on Medium and not on the blog of Tesla? It would definitively bring more credence to post it on their official website. Until read

by doe88 13y ago

Why would Elon choose to post on Medium and not on the blog of Tesla? It would definitively bring more credence to post it on their official website. Until reading near the end I wasn't sure it was a Tesla employee/official or a third party story (and I use the term story here and not article on purpose because usually on Medium it is more stories than facts).

basicallydan 13y ago
I was wondering the same thing, perhaps they're just giving it a go to see if it's a better platform for getting people to read their blog?
corresation 13y ago
Add that to Julie Zhuo (Designer @ Facebook) doing the same thing just a few hours ago and it makes for a very curious confluence, in both cases diminishing the immediate credibility of the articles.
- steve_benjamins 13y ago
  Julie has been posting on Medium for a while though- this is I believe Elons first post on Medium.
001sky 13y ago
Maybe Medium's new business plan is to compete with PR Newswire. Seriously. Its a nice little niche.
whizzkid 13y ago
Kimbal Musk is CEO of Medium and his brother. I guess that is enough to explain why :)
- nbouscal 13y ago
  You're thinking of Me.dium, which turned into OneRiot and was then acquired by WalmartLabs. No relationship with Ev Williams's Medium. Also, Kimbal is on Tesla's board, so it's not just a family relationship.
- deleted 13y ago
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- laoba 13y ago
  I don't think you are correct. The only connection I can find between Kimbal and Medium is Me.dium.com, referenced on this page: http://www.techstars.com/program/mentors/kmusk/ http://www.techstars.com/program/mentors/kmusk/
lotsofmangos 13y ago
Until reading near the end I wasn't sure it was a Tesla employee/official or a third party story But, it says "By Elon Musk" in a large font slap bang in the middle of the screen just under the title of the piece when you open the page. I really think this might be down to your powers of observation rather than any oversight on their part.
- nailer 13y ago
  Medium is famous for internet drama, and more recently parody articles about Medium and internet drama. If I read something 'by Elon Musk' on Medium I normally: - Assume it's not Elon Musk, but rather someone who hates Elon Musk - Start reading it in an Elon-Musk-Bond-Villain persona
  - lotsofmangos 13y ago
    I haven't seen any fake Elon Musk articles on there. Can you show me some of them?
    - nailer 13y ago
      I didn't say any existed. Re-read the comment.
      - lotsofmangos 13y ago
        Huh? Are you completely and utterly mental? You were stating what you normally do when you read something saying that it is by Elon Musk on Medium. To claim that you have a normal behaviour for a given situation would usually presuppose that it is a situation you have previously encountered, more than once.
        nailer 13y ago
        http://ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html http://ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html
deletes 13y ago
Official blog: http://www.teslamotors.com/blog/tesla-adds-titanium-underbody-shield-and-aluminum-deflector-plates-model-s http://www.teslamotors.com/blog/tesla-adds-titanium-underbod...
prezjordan 13y ago
Looks like a mod changed the link, which is kind of a bummer.

by doe88 13y ago

basicallydan 13y ago

I was wondering the same thing, perhaps they're just giving it a go to see if it's a better platform for getting people to read their blog?

corresation 13y ago

Add that to Julie Zhuo (Designer @ Facebook) doing the same thing just a few hours ago and it makes for a very curious confluence, in both cases diminishing the immediate credibility of the articles.

steve_benjamins 13y ago
Julie has been posting on Medium for a while though- this is I believe Elons first post on Medium.

001sky 13y ago

Maybe Medium's new business plan is to compete with PR Newswire. Seriously. Its a nice little niche.

whizzkid 13y ago

Kimbal Musk is CEO of Medium and his brother. I guess that is enough to explain why :)

nbouscal 13y ago
You're thinking of Me.dium, which turned into OneRiot and was then acquired by WalmartLabs. No relationship with Ev Williams's Medium. Also, Kimbal is on Tesla's board, so it's not just a family relationship.
deleted 13y ago
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laoba 13y ago
I don't think you are correct. The only connection I can find between Kimbal and Medium is Me.dium.com, referenced on this page: http://www.techstars.com/program/mentors/kmusk/ http://www.techstars.com/program/mentors/kmusk/

lotsofmangos 13y ago

Until reading near the end I wasn't sure it was a Tesla employee/official or a third party story But, it says "By Elon Musk" in a large font slap bang in the middle of the screen just under the title of the piece when you open the page. I really think this might be down to your powers of observation rather than any oversight on their part.

nailer 13y ago
Medium is famous for internet drama, and more recently parody articles about Medium and internet drama. If I read something 'by Elon Musk' on Medium I normally: - Assume it's not Elon Musk, but rather someone who hates Elon Musk - Start reading it in an Elon-Musk-Bond-Villain persona
- lotsofmangos 13y ago
  I haven't seen any fake Elon Musk articles on there. Can you show me some of them?
  - nailer 13y ago
    I didn't say any existed. Re-read the comment.
    - lotsofmangos 13y ago
      Huh? Are you completely and utterly mental? You were stating what you normally do when you read something saying that it is by Elon Musk on Medium. To claim that you have a normal behaviour for a given situation would usually presuppose that it is a situation you have previously encountered, more than once.
      - nailer 13y ago
        http://ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html http://ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html

deletes 13y ago

Official blog: http://www.teslamotors.com/blog/tesla-adds-titanium-underbody-shield-and-aluminum-deflector-plates-model-s http://www.teslamotors.com/blog/tesla-adds-titanium-underbod...

prezjordan 13y ago

Looks like a mod changed the link, which is kind of a bummer.