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(max-width: 700px) 80vw, (-webkit-min-device-pixel-ratio: 2.5) and (max-width: 700px) 80vw, (min-resolution: 2dppx) and (max-width: 700px) 100vw, (-webkit-min-device-pixel-ratio: 2) and (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px"/><img alt="" class="bh hg hh c" width="700" height="394" loading="eager" role="presentation"/></picture></div></div></figure><p id="f5fc" class="pw-post-body-paragraph ok ol ho om b im on oo op ip oq or os ot ou ov ow ox oy oz pa pb pc pd pe pf go bk">The first time that I wrote about building a better internet, <span class="jy"><span class="jy" aria-hidden="false"><a class="pm jz fe" href="https://medium.com/u/9ab086a8e69f?source=post_page---user_mention--c54d1706a9b4--------------------------------" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Ryan Rucker</a></span></span>, who is both a Medium reader and Medium writer, wrote a response that started out by talking about Vermont.</p><p id="93ab" class="pw-post-body-paragraph ok ol ho om b im on oo op ip oq or os ot ou ov ow ox oy oz pa pb pc pd pe pf go bk">For our global audience who might not already know this, Vermont is part of the United States and is often considered one of our gems. Ryan <a class="af pn" href="https://medium.com/@ryanrucker/the-first-time-i-drove-through-vermont-as-an-adult-i-felt-at-peace-looking-at-the-beauty-and-5c01a323b2ed" rel="noopener">wrote</a> to say why. He said:</p><figure class="ph pi pj pk pl hb gt gu paragraph-image"><div role="button" tabindex="0" class="hc hd fj he bh hf"><div class="gt gu pg"><picture><source srcSet="https://miro.medium.com/v2/resize:fit:640/format:webp/1*W_yAJ1Vmb9L0gt7RiiyXNw.png 640w, https://miro.medium.com/v2/resize:fit:720/format:webp/1*W_yAJ1Vmb9L0gt7RiiyXNw.png 720w, https://miro.medium.com/v2/resize:fit:750/format:webp/1*W_yAJ1Vmb9L0gt7RiiyXNw.png 750w, https://miro.medium.com/v2/resize:fit:786/format:webp/1*W_yAJ1Vmb9L0gt7RiiyXNw.png 786w, https://miro.medium.com/v2/resize:fit:828/format:webp/1*W_yAJ1Vmb9L0gt7RiiyXNw.png 828w, https://miro.medium.com/v2/resize:fit:1100/format:webp/1*W_yAJ1Vmb9L0gt7RiiyXNw.png 1100w, https://miro.medium.com/v2/resize:fit:1400/format:webp/1*W_yAJ1Vmb9L0gt7RiiyXNw.png 1400w" sizes="(min-resolution: 4dppx) and (max-width: 700px) 50vw, (-webkit-min-device-pixel-ratio: 4) and (max-width: 700px) 50vw, (min-resolution: 3dppx) and (max-width: 700px) 67vw, (-webkit-min-device-pixel-ratio: 3) and (max-width: 700px) 65vw, (min-resolution: 2.5dppx) and (max-width: 700px) 80vw, (-webkit-min-device-pixel-ratio: 2.5) and (max-width: 700px) 80vw, (min-resolution: 2dppx) and (max-width: 700px) 100vw, (-webkit-min-device-pixel-ratio: 2) and (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px" type="image/webp"/><source data-testid="og" srcSet="https://miro.medium.com/v2/resize:fit:640/1*W_yAJ1Vmb9L0gt7RiiyXNw.png 640w, https://miro.medium.com/v2/resize:fit:720/1*W_yAJ1Vmb9L0gt7RiiyXNw.png 720w, https://miro.medium.com/v2/resize:fit:750/1*W_yAJ1Vmb9L0gt7RiiyXNw.png 750w, https://miro.medium.com/v2/resize:fit:786/1*W_yAJ1Vmb9L0gt7RiiyXNw.png 786w, https://miro.medium.com/v2/resize:fit:828/1*W_yAJ1Vmb9L0gt7RiiyXNw.png 828w, https://miro.medium.com/v2/resize:fit:1100/1*W_yAJ1Vmb9L0gt7RiiyXNw.png 1100w, https://miro.medium.com/v2/resize:fit:1400/1*W_yAJ1Vmb9L0gt7RiiyXNw.png 1400w" sizes="(min-resolution: 4dppx) and (max-width: 700px) 50vw, (-webkit-min-device-pixel-ratio: 4) and (max-width: 700px) 50vw, (min-resolution: 3dppx) and (max-width: 700px) 67vw, (-webkit-min-device-pixel-ratio: 3) and (max-width: 700px) 65vw, (min-resolution: 2.5dppx) and (max-width: 700px) 80vw, (-webkit-min-device-pixel-ratio: 2.5) and (max-width: 700px) 80vw, (min-resolution: 2dppx) and (max-width: 700px) 100vw, (-webkit-min-device-pixel-ratio: 2) and (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px"/><img alt="" class="bh hg hh c" width="700" height="394" loading="eager" role="presentation"/></picture></div></div></figure><blockquote class="po pp pq"><p id="10b0" class="ok ol pr om b im on oo op ip oq or os ot ou ov ow ox oy oz pa pb pc pd pe pf go bk">The first time that I drove through Vermont, I felt at peace looking at the beauty.</p><p id="ccaf" class="ok ol pr om b im on oo op ip oq or os ot ou ov ow ox oy oz pa pb pc pd pe pf go bk">Later I learned that Vermont had banned billboards so that people could better enjoy this beauty.</p><p id="2aad" class="ok ol pr om b im on oo op ip oq or os ot ou ov ow ox oy oz pa pb pc pd pe pf go bk">Medium reminds me of Vermont. Too many places are littered with ads which then make the experience more stressful than it is worth.</p><p id="113d" class="ok ol pr om b im on oo op ip oq or os ot ou ov ow ox oy oz pa pb pc pd pe pf go bk">So then I come to Medium. I read articles from <strong class="om hp">seriously talented writers</strong> and I feel refreshed, informed, and far more connected. ~ edited version of <a class="af pn" href="https://medium.com/@ryanrucker/the-first-time-i-drove-through-vermont-as-an-adult-i-felt-at-peace-looking-at-the-beauty-and-5c01a323b2ed" rel="noopener">Ryan’s comment</a>.</p></blockquote><p id="20e1" class="pw-post-body-paragraph ok ol ho om b im on oo op ip oq or os ot ou ov ow ox oy oz pa pb pc pd pe pf go bk">Thanks, Ryan.</p></div></div></div><div class="ab cb oc od oe of" role="separator"><span class="og by bm oh oi oj"></span><span class="og by bm oh oi oj"></span><span class="og by bm oh oi"></span></div><div class="go gp gq gr gs"><div class="ab cb"><div class="ci bh ga gb gc gd"><p id="2e5b" class="pw-post-body-paragraph ok ol ho om b im on oo op ip oq or os ot ou ov ow ox oy oz pa pb pc pd pe pf go bk">Like Vermont, we have said no to ads because they are a distraction from what you’re here to do. We are building a better place on the internet that treats you the way Vermont treats you as opposed to say, the way a Las Vegas casino treats you. We want you to be part of this.</p><p id="1ea7" class="pw-post-body-paragraph ok ol ho om b im on oo op ip oq or os ot ou ov ow ox oy oz pa pb pc pd pe pf go bk">Instead of ads, we’ve chosen to be member supported and you, thankfully, have given a lot of that support. About half of the attendees today are members.</p><p id="7619" class="pw-post-body-paragraph ok ol ho om b im on oo op ip oq or os ot ou ov ow ox oy oz pa pb pc pd pe pf go bk">For the half of you that aren’t members yet, I’m not here to sell you. I’m just going to tell you what we are doing and how we are doing it. And if that seems like that’s something you want to be a part of, then today is a great day to <a class="af pn" href="https://medium.com/membership" rel="noopener">become a member</a>.</p></div></div></div><div class="ab cb oc od oe of" role="separator"><span class="og by bm oh oi oj"></span><span class="og by bm oh oi oj"></span><span class="og by bm oh oi"></span></div><div class="go gp gq gr gs"><div class="ab cb"><div class="ci bh ga gb gc gd"><p id="4418" class="pw-post-body-paragraph ok ol ho om b im on oo op ip oq or os ot ou ov ow ox oy oz pa pb pc pd pe pf go bk">So let’s talk about why the rest of the internet doesn’t feel like Vermont. We know the internet is broken and getting worse. It’s flooded with ads, spam, misinformation, disinformation, division, anger, and hate.</p><p id="dd31" class="pw-post-body-paragraph ok ol ho om b im on oo op ip oq or os ot ou ov ow ox oy oz pa pb pc pd pe pf go bk">The villain is ads. They make businesses care more about your attention than they do about serving you. It’s as simple as incentives: When a business is paid for by ads, you stop being their customer.</p></div></div></div><div class="ab cb oc od oe of" role="separator"><span class="og by bm oh oi oj"></span><span class="og by bm oh oi oj"></span><span class="og by bm oh oi"></span></div><div class="go gp gq gr gs"><div class="ab cb"><div class="ci bh ga gb gc gd"><p id="e7a8" class="pw-post-body-paragraph ok ol ho om b im on oo op ip oq or os ot ou ov ow ox oy oz pa pb pc pd pe pf go bk">However, because we are member-supported, we get to build our space on the internet very differently. I’m going to go deep on three keys that are only possible because we are supported by members.</p></div></div></div><div class="ab cb oc od oe of" role="separator"><span class="og by bm oh oi oj"></span><span class="og by bm oh oi oj"></span><span class="og by bm oh oi"></span></div><div class="go gp gq gr gs"><div class="ab cb"><div class="ci bh ga gb gc gd"><figure class="ph pi pj pk pl hb gt gu paragraph-image"><div role="button" tabindex="0" class="hc hd fj he bh hf"><div class="gt gu pg"><picture><source srcSet="https://miro.medium.com/v2/resize:fit:640/format:webp/1*DPcGLdKCgTSipvC_yHC78w.png 640w, https://miro.medium.com/v2/resize:fit:720/format:webp/1*DPcGLdKCgTSipvC_yHC78w.png 720w, https://miro.medium.com/v2/resize:fit:750/format:webp/1*DPcGLdKCgTSipvC_yHC78w.png 750w, https://miro.medium.com/v2/resize:fit:786/format:webp/1*DPcGLdKCgTSipvC_yHC78w.png 786w, https://miro.medium.com/v2/resize:fit:828/format:webp/1*DPcGLdKCgTSipvC_yHC78w.png 828w, https://miro.medium.com/v2/resize:fit:1100/format:webp/1*DPcGLdKCgTSipvC_yHC78w.png 1100w, https://miro.medium.com/v2/resize:fit:1400/format:webp/1*DPcGLdKCgTSipvC_yHC78w.png 1400w" sizes="(min-resolution: 4dppx) and (max-width: 700px) 50vw, (-webkit-min-device-pixel-ratio: 4) and (max-width: 700px) 50vw, (min-resolution: 3dppx) and (max-width: 700px) 67vw, (-webkit-min-device-pixel-ratio: 3) and (max-width: 700px) 65vw, (min-resolution: 2.5dppx) and (max-width: 700px) 80vw, (-webkit-min-device-pixel-ratio: 2.5) and (max-width: 700px) 80vw, (min-resolution: 2dppx) and (max-width: 700px) 100vw, (-webkit-min-device-pixel-ratio: 2) and (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px" type="image/webp"/><source data-testid="og" srcSet="https://miro.medium.com/v2/resize:fit:640/1*DPcGLdKCgTSipvC_yHC78w.png 640w, https://miro.medium.com/v2/resize:fit:720/1*DPcGLdKCgTSipvC_yHC78w.png 720w, https://miro.medium.com/v2/resize:fit:750/1*DPcGLdKCgTSipvC_yHC78w.png 750w, https://miro.medium.com/v2/resize:fit:786/1*DPcGLdKCgTSipvC_yHC78w.png 786w, https://miro.medium.com/v2/resize:fit:828/1*DPcGLdKCgTSipvC_yHC78w.png 828w, https://miro.medium.com/v2/resize:fit:1100/1*DPcGLdKCgTSipvC_yHC78w.png 1100w, https://miro.medium.com/v2/resize:fit:1400/1*DPcGLdKCgTSipvC_yHC78w.png 1400w" sizes="(min-resolution: 4dppx) and (max-width: 700px) 50vw, (-webkit-min-device-pixel-ratio: 4) and (max-width: 700px) 50vw, (min-resolution: 3dppx) and (max-width: 700px) 67vw, (-webkit-min-device-pixel-ratio: 3) and (max-width: 700px) 65vw, (min-resolution: 2.5dppx) and (max-width: 700px) 80vw, (-webkit-min-device-pixel-ratio: 2.5) and (max-width: 700px) 80vw, (min-resolution: 2dppx) and (max-width: 700px) 100vw, (-webkit-min-device-pixel-ratio: 2) and (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px"/><img alt="" class="bh hg hh c" width="700" height="394" loading="eager" role="presentation"/></picture></div></div></figure><h1 id="11f1" class="ps pt ho bf pu pv pw io px py pz ir qa qb qc qd qe qf qg qh qi qj qk ql qm qn bk">First, we are building a place that recommends great writing, not the loudest writers.</h1><p id="0011" class="pw-post-body-paragraph ok ol ho om b im qo oo op ip qp or os ot qq ov ow ox qr oz pa pb qs pd pe pf go bk">This is the most important thing we’re doing, so I’m going to spend the most time on this.</p><p id="8579" class="pw-post-body-paragraph ok ol ho om b im on oo op ip oq or os ot ou ov ow ox oy oz pa pb pc pd pe pf go bk">Medium is about connecting you to great writing.</p><p id="0aa4" class="pw-post-body-paragraph ok ol ho om b im on oo op ip oq or os ot ou ov ow ox oy oz pa pb pc pd pe pf go bk">On Medium, we’ve often found that the most interesting writers rarely have the time, or desire, to learn to play the attention-grabbing game. Medium is built differently so that we can find and share these writers with you. Great writing comes from writers who are busy living, not busy hustling.</p><p id="fa62" class="pw-post-body-paragraph ok ol ho om b im on oo op ip oq or os ot ou ov ow ox oy oz pa pb pc pd pe pf go bk">Here are three examples of perspectives that shine on Medium.</p><figure class="ph pi pj pk pl hb gt gu paragraph-image"><div role="button" tabindex="0" class="hc hd fj he bh hf"><div class="gt gu pg"><picture><source srcSet="https://miro.medium.com/v2/resize:fit:640/format:webp/1*m-vu3_82PT1ZyzXKpKK7cg.png 640w, https://miro.medium.com/v2/resize:fit:720/format:webp/1*m-vu3_82PT1ZyzXKpKK7cg.png 720w, https://miro.medium.com/v2/resize:fit:750/format:webp/1*m-vu3_82PT1ZyzXKpKK7cg.png 750w, https://miro.medium.com/v2/resize:fit:786/format:webp/1*m-vu3_82PT1ZyzXKpKK7cg.png 786w, https://miro.medium.com/v2/resize:fit:828/format:webp/1*m-vu3_82PT1ZyzXKpKK7cg.png 828w, https://miro.medium.com/v2/resize:fit:1100/format:webp/1*m-vu3_82PT1ZyzXKpKK7cg.png 1100w, https://miro.medium.com/v2/resize:fit:1400/format:webp/1*m-vu3_82PT1ZyzXKpKK7cg.png 1400w" sizes="(min-resolution: 4dppx) and (max-width: 700px) 50vw, (-webkit-min-device-pixel-ratio: 4) and (max-width: 700px) 50vw, (min-resolution: 3dppx) and (max-width: 700px) 67vw, (-webkit-min-device-pixel-ratio: 3) and (max-width: 700px) 65vw, (min-resolution: 2.5dppx) and (max-width: 700px) 80vw, (-webkit-min-device-pixel-ratio: 2.5) and (max-width: 700px) 80vw, (min-resolution: 2dppx) and (max-width: 700px) 100vw, (-webkit-min-device-pixel-ratio: 2) and (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px" type="image/webp"/><source data-testid="og" srcSet="https://miro.medium.com/v2/resize:fit:640/1*m-vu3_82PT1ZyzXKpKK7cg.png 640w, https://miro.medium.com/v2/resize:fit:720/1*m-vu3_82PT1ZyzXKpKK7cg.png 720w, https://miro.medium.com/v2/resize:fit:750/1*m-vu3_82PT1ZyzXKpKK7cg.png 750w, https://miro.medium.com/v2/resize:fit:786/1*m-vu3_82PT1ZyzXKpKK7cg.png 786w, https://miro.medium.com/v2/resize:fit:828/1*m-vu3_82PT1ZyzXKpKK7cg.png 828w, https://miro.medium.com/v2/resize:fit:1100/1*m-vu3_82PT1ZyzXKpKK7cg.png 1100w, https://miro.medium.com/v2/resize:fit:1400/1*m-vu3_82PT1ZyzXKpKK7cg.png 1400w" sizes="(min-resolution: 4dppx) and (max-width: 700px) 50vw, (-webkit-min-device-pixel-ratio: 4) and (max-width: 700px) 50vw, (min-resolution: 3dppx) and (max-width: 700px) 67vw, (-webkit-min-device-pixel-ratio: 3) and (max-width: 700px) 65vw, (min-resolution: 2.5dppx) and (max-width: 700px) 80vw, (-webkit-min-device-pixel-ratio: 2.5) and (max-width: 700px) 80vw, (min-resolution: 2dppx) and (max-width: 700px) 100vw, (-webkit-min-device-pixel-ratio: 2) and (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px"/><img alt="" class="bh hg hh c" width="700" height="394" loading="lazy" role="presentation"/></picture></div></div></figure><p id="ef24" class="pw-post-body-paragraph ok ol ho om b im on oo op ip oq or os ot ou ov ow ox oy oz pa pb pc pd pe pf go bk">First, a year ago, generative AI hit the news hard and <a class="af pn" href="https://www.nytimes.com/2023/12/03/technology/ai-key-figures.html" rel="noopener ugc nofollow" target="_blank">the NYTimes was on it</a> by publishing 12 names you absolutely needed to be paying attention to. The problem was that they only named men. This was <a class="af pn" href="https://x.com/karaswisher/status/1731367084070695184?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1731369148654260406%7Ctwgr%5E843aa2f590d04774b44c17dc602081224113b606%7Ctwcon%5Es3_&amp;ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fcdn.embedly.com%2Fwidgets%2Fmedia.html%3Ftype%3Dtext2Fhtmlkey%3Da19fcc184b9711e1b4764040d3dc5c07schema%3Dtwitterurl%3Dhttps3A%2F%2Ftwitter.com%2Fdrfeifei%2Fstatus%2F17313691486542604063Fref_src3Dtwsrc255Etfw257Ctwcamp255Etweetembed257Ctwterm255E1731369148654260406257Ctwgr255E143c2b9a9b6947e8da8ad8ae31449d42c9d79b60257Ctwcon255Es1_c1026ref_url3Dhttps253A252F252Fpublish.twitter.com252F253Furl253Dhttps253A252F252Ftwitter.com252Fdrfeifei252Fstatus252F1731369148654260406image%3Dhttps3A%2F%2Fi.embed.ly%2F1%2Fimage3Furl3Dhttps253A252F252Fabs.twimg.com252Ferrors252Flogo46x38.png26key3Da19fcc184b9711e1b4764040d3dc5c07" rel="noopener ugc nofollow" target="_blank">such a bad miss</a> that it even left out the chief technology officer of OpenAI. Soon after, <span class="jy"><span class="jy" aria-hidden="false"><a class="pm jz fe" href="https://medium.com/u/93746fde0d3f?source=post_page---user_mention--c54d1706a9b4--------------------------------" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Séphora Bemba</a></span></span>, who isn’t a journalist but rather a professional in this field, published <a class="af pn" href="https://medium.com/womenintechnology/ny-times-missed-these-12-trailblazers-meet-the-women-transforming-ai-ae522f52a8b7" rel="noopener">suggested corrections on Medium</a>.</p></div></div></div><div class="ab cb oc od oe of" role="separator"><span class="og by bm oh oi oj"></span><span class="og by bm oh oi oj"></span><span class="og by bm oh oi"></span></div><div class="go gp gq gr gs"><div class="ab cb"><div class="ci bh ga gb gc gd"><p id="4a18" class="pw-post-body-paragraph ok ol ho om b im on oo op ip oq or os ot ou ov ow ox oy oz pa pb pc pd pe pf go bk">When the U.S. Supreme Court issued a <a class="af pn" href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/23pdf/23-939_e2pg.pdf" rel="noopener ugc nofollow" target="_blank">recent ruling on immunity</a>, <a class="af pn" href="https://www.latimes.com/opinion/story/2024-07-01/immunity-donald-trump-supreme-court" rel="noopener ugc nofollow" target="_blank">partisan opinions</a> popped up all over the internet. But in the <a class="af pn" href="https://medium.com/i-taught-the-law" rel="noopener">I Taught the Law publication on Medium</a>, <span class="jy"><span class="jy" aria-hidden="false"><a class="pm jz fe" href="https://medium.com/u/4062ff7345ea?source=post_page---user_mention--c54d1706a9b4--------------------------------" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Dan Canon</a></span></span>, who is a Brandeis Professor of Law, <a class="af pn" href="https://dancanon.medium.com/with-fear-for-our-democracy-e77c8607170e" rel="noopener">put the news into legal context for everyone</a>.</p></div></div></div><div class="ab cb oc od oe of" role="separator"><span class="og by bm oh oi oj"></span><span class="og by bm oh oi oj"></span><span class="og by bm oh oi"></span></div><div class="go gp gq gr gs"><div class="ab cb"><div class="ci bh ga gb gc gd"><p id="b3d7" class="pw-post-body-paragraph ok ol ho om b im on oo op ip oq or os ot ou ov ow ox oy oz pa pb pc pd pe pf go bk">Fans of <a class="af pn" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andr%C3%A9_3000" rel="noopener ugc nofollow" target="_blank">Andre 3000</a> had been waiting for years for him to release another rap album. Instead, and surprisingly, he released <a class="af pn" href="https://open.spotify.com/track/1lbjDy6IIerHFGZWKG0hno" rel="noopener ugc nofollow" target="_blank">an instrumental flute album</a>. On Medium, <span class="jy"><span class="jy" aria-hidden="false"><a class="pm jz fe" href="https://medium.com/u/91bd7a160d0c?source=post_page---user_mention--c54d1706a9b4--------------------------------" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Joah Spearman</a></span></span> <a class="af pn" href="https://medium.com/rock-nheavy/is-andr%C3%A9-3000-the-most-free-black-man-in-america-3e25491dafc9" rel="noopener">wrote about hearing him perform it live</a>, saying “Last night, I witnessed a performance that moved me to tears.”</p></div></div></div><div class="ab cb oc od oe of" role="separator"><span class="og by bm oh oi oj"></span><span class="og by bm oh oi oj"></span><span class="og by bm oh oi"></span></div><div class="go gp gq gr gs"><div class="ab cb"><div class="ci bh ga gb gc gd"><p id="e14f" class="pw-post-body-paragraph ok ol ho om b im on oo op ip oq or os ot ou ov ow ox oy oz pa pb pc pd pe pf go bk">Those three stories represent three examples of how all of us are filled with expertise. The first is expertise about your profession. The second is academic expertise earned through research and scholarship. The last is lived expertise.</p><p id="6ce9" class="pw-post-body-paragraph ok ol ho om b im on oo op ip oq or os ot ou ov ow ox oy oz pa pb pc pd pe pf go bk">By definition, all of us have expertise about what we have lived through. The magic of blogging is that you come to discover how often one person’s experiences, big or small, ends up being a big help to the people that read these experiences.</p><p id="2c2f" class="pw-post-body-paragraph ok ol ho om b im on oo op ip oq or os ot ou ov ow ox oy oz pa pb pc pd pe pf go bk">This is why we focus on the best writers, not the loudest ones: We want to help writers spend more time living and less time hustling the attention economy.</p></div></div></div><div class="ab cb oc od oe of" role="separator"><span class="og by bm oh oi oj"></span><span class="og by bm oh oi oj"></span><span class="og by bm oh oi"></span></div><div class="go gp gq gr gs"><div class="ab cb"><div class="ci bh ga gb gc gd"><h2 id="d44e" class="qt pt ho bf pu qu qv dy px qw qx ea qa ot qy qz ra ox rb rc rd pb re rf rg rh bk"><strong class="al">How do we help readers find these great stories?</strong></h2><p id="0bc6" class="pw-post-body-paragraph ok ol ho om b im qo oo op ip qp or os ot qq ov ow ox qr oz pa pb qs pd pe pf go bk">There are more than 300 publications on Medium that accept submissions. Of course, they have standards. I’m pretty sure you have to have a law background to write for the I Taught the Law pub. And that’s the point. Each publication is a curator of a level of quality and a point of view.</p><p id="1327" class="pw-post-body-paragraph ok ol ho om b im on oo op ip oq or os ot ou ov ow ox oy oz pa pb pc pd pe pf go bk">A huge portion of what you read on Medium was published and edited by one of these community publications. But what you probably don’t know unless you are a writer or editor here is how much time some editors spend.</p></div></div></div><div class="ab cb oc od oe of" role="separator"><span class="og by bm oh oi oj"></span><span class="og by bm oh oi oj"></span><span class="og by bm oh oi"></span></div><div class="go gp gq gr gs"><div class="ab cb"><div class="ci bh ga gb gc gd"><p id="5813" class="pw-post-body-paragraph ok ol ho om b im on oo op ip oq or os ot ou ov ow ox oy oz pa pb pc pd pe pf go bk">In May, we were lucky enough to have two editors come speak to Medium staff. This is <span class="jy"><span class="jy" aria-hidden="false"><a class="pm jz fe" href="https://medium.com/u/560fd9ef9973?source=post_page---user_mention--c54d1706a9b4--------------------------------" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Debra G. Harman, MEd.</a></span></span> and <span class="jy"><span class="jy" aria-hidden="false"><a class="pm jz fe" href="https://medium.com/u/4273ee0d242f?source=post_page---user_mention--c54d1706a9b4--------------------------------" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Judy Walker</a></span></span> from the <a class="af pn" href="https://medium.com/parasol-publications" rel="noopener">Parasol Publications</a>. They don’t work for us, they work for themselves and for their community of writers.</p><figure class="ph pi pj pk pl hb gt gu paragraph-image"><div role="button" tabindex="0" class="hc hd fj he bh hf"><div class="gt gu ri"><picture><source srcSet="https://miro.medium.com/v2/resize:fit:640/format:webp/0*PelSyhjLp8aiiPY4 640w, https://miro.medium.com/v2/resize:fit:720/format:webp/0*PelSyhjLp8aiiPY4 720w, https://miro.medium.com/v2/resize:fit:750/format:webp/0*PelSyhjLp8aiiPY4 750w, https://miro.medium.com/v2/resize:fit:786/format:webp/0*PelSyhjLp8aiiPY4 786w, https://miro.medium.com/v2/resize:fit:828/format:webp/0*PelSyhjLp8aiiPY4 828w, https://miro.medium.com/v2/resize:fit:1100/format:webp/0*PelSyhjLp8aiiPY4 1100w, https://miro.medium.com/v2/resize:fit:1400/format:webp/0*PelSyhjLp8aiiPY4 1400w" sizes="(min-resolution: 4dppx) and (max-width: 700px) 50vw, (-webkit-min-device-pixel-ratio: 4) and (max-width: 700px) 50vw, (min-resolution: 3dppx) and (max-width: 700px) 67vw, (-webkit-min-device-pixel-ratio: 3) and (max-width: 700px) 65vw, (min-resolution: 2.5dppx) and (max-width: 700px) 80vw, (-webkit-min-device-pixel-ratio: 2.5) and (max-width: 700px) 80vw, (min-resolution: 2dppx) and (max-width: 700px) 100vw, (-webkit-min-device-pixel-ratio: 2) and (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px" type="image/webp"/><source data-testid="og" srcSet="https://miro.medium.com/v2/resize:fit:640/0*PelSyhjLp8aiiPY4 640w, https://miro.medium.com/v2/resize:fit:720/0*PelSyhjLp8aiiPY4 720w, https://miro.medium.com/v2/resize:fit:750/0*PelSyhjLp8aiiPY4 750w, https://miro.medium.com/v2/resize:fit:786/0*PelSyhjLp8aiiPY4 786w, https://miro.medium.com/v2/resize:fit:828/0*PelSyhjLp8aiiPY4 828w, https://miro.medium.com/v2/resize:fit:1100/0*PelSyhjLp8aiiPY4 1100w, https://miro.medium.com/v2/resize:fit:1400/0*PelSyhjLp8aiiPY4 1400w" sizes="(min-resolution: 4dppx) and (max-width: 700px) 50vw, (-webkit-min-device-pixel-ratio: 4) and (max-width: 700px) 50vw, (min-resolution: 3dppx) and (max-width: 700px) 67vw, (-webkit-min-device-pixel-ratio: 3) and (max-width: 700px) 65vw, (min-resolution: 2.5dppx) and (max-width: 700px) 80vw, (-webkit-min-device-pixel-ratio: 2.5) and (max-width: 700px) 80vw, (min-resolution: 2dppx) and (max-width: 700px) 100vw, (-webkit-min-device-pixel-ratio: 2) and (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px"/><img alt="" class="bh hg hh c" width="700" height="576" loading="eager" role="presentation"/></picture></div></div><figcaption class="hi ff hj gt gu hk hl bf b bg z du">Deb Harman &amp; Judy Walker take time to pose with a fan.</figcaption></figure><p id="508b" class="pw-post-body-paragraph ok ol ho om b im on oo op ip oq or os ot ou ov ow ox oy oz pa pb pc pd pe pf go bk">They were just awesome and as generous with us as they are with Medium writers.</p><p id="5583" class="pw-post-body-paragraph ok ol ho om b im on oo op ip oq or os ot ou ov ow ox oy oz pa pb pc pd pe pf go bk">We asked them what their editing process is and it’s so extensive that I felt like I needed a second talk just to summarize it. There’s the acceptance step, the editing and formatting step, the discussion amongst the editors step, and then, the working a piece up so that it is boost-worthy step. These steps all involve different editors in their publication and a direct human touch between editor and author.</p><p id="ae9a" class="pw-post-body-paragraph ok ol ho om b im on oo op ip oq or os ot ou ov ow ox oy oz pa pb pc pd pe pf go bk">I give this example because a lot of supposedly human interactions on the internet are actually pretty transactional. Retweeting someone is not the same as knowing them.</p><p id="36d2" class="pw-post-body-paragraph ok ol ho om b im on oo op ip oq or os ot ou ov ow ox oy oz pa pb pc pd pe pf go bk">Medium is far from that transactional world. If you are part of this community, you’re going to meet real people, get real feedback, have real conversations. Many of you will end up meeting in person.</p></div></div></div><div class="ab cb oc od oe of" role="separator"><span class="og by bm oh oi oj"></span><span class="og by bm oh oi oj"></span><span class="og by bm oh oi"></span></div><div class="go gp gq gr gs"><div class="ab cb"><div class="ci bh ga gb gc gd"><h1 id="3e3c" class="ps pt ho bf pu pv rj io px py rk ir qa qb rl qd qe qf rm qh qi qj rn ql qm qn bk">The second way we’re building a better internet is by respecting your time, free from ads.</h1><p id="8574" class="pw-post-body-paragraph ok ol ho om b im qo oo op ip qp or os ot qq ov ow ox qr oz pa pb qs pd pe pf go bk">A huge swath of the internet is supported by ads. But I don’t think you can build anything healthy if that’s your business model.</p><p id="caf6" class="pw-post-body-paragraph ok ol ho om b im on oo op ip oq or os ot ou ov ow ox oy oz pa pb pc pd pe pf go bk">With ads, publishers get paid for your attention, rather than the value they provide. That is why the rest of the internet has so much clickbait, doom-bait, rage-bait, all the baits — they all grab your attention just long enough to show you an ad. But do they make your life better? No.</p><p id="60f0" class="pw-post-body-paragraph ok ol ho om b im on oo op ip oq or os ot ou ov ow ox oy oz pa pb pc pd pe pf go bk">In 2017, Medium decided that we’d be member-supported rather than ad-supported. So, we don’t show ads at all.</p><p id="165d" class="pw-post-body-paragraph ok ol ho om b im on oo op ip oq or os ot ou ov ow ox oy oz pa pb pc pd pe pf go bk">As a result, Medium lets you focus on the story. That’s the obvious benefit. No distractions.</p><p id="cb4d" class="pw-post-body-paragraph ok ol ho om b im on oo op ip oq or os ot ou ov ow ox oy oz pa pb pc pd pe pf go bk">The even bigger benefit is what it means to be member-supported and know it. We learned the hard way that there is a big difference between what a member will click on and what they will be happy to have paid to read.</p><p id="7d6d" class="pw-post-body-paragraph ok ol ho om b im on oo op ip oq or os ot ou ov ow ox oy oz pa pb pc pd pe pf go bk">Our business only works if we hit a very high bar, which is that you read things that you are happy to have paid to read.</p></div></div></div><div class="ab cb oc od oe of" role="separator"><span class="og by bm oh oi oj"></span><span class="og by bm oh oi oj"></span><span class="og by bm oh oi"></span></div><div class="go gp gq gr gs"><div class="ab cb"><div class="ci bh ga gb gc gd"><h1 id="c68c" class="ps pt ho bf pu pv rj io px py rk ir qa qb rl qd qe qf rm qh qi qj rn ql qm qn bk">The third way we’re building a better internet is that we protect you from spam, fraud, trolls, and AI-generated content.</h1><p id="92de" class="pw-post-body-paragraph ok ol ho om b im qo oo op ip qp or os ot qq ov ow ox qr oz pa pb qs pd pe pf go bk">These are the bad actors of the internet.</p><p id="7abd" class="pw-post-body-paragraph ok ol ho om b im on oo op ip oq or os ot ou ov ow ox oy oz pa pb pc pd pe pf go bk">Last <em class="pr">year</em>, Medium removed one million spam posts from your feeds every month. Last <em class="pr">month,</em> we removed nearly ten million. That increase represents a deluge of digitally-assembled nonsense that is hitting every part of the internet.</p><p id="b304" class="pw-post-body-paragraph ok ol ho om b im on oo op ip oq or os ot ou ov ow ox oy oz pa pb pc pd pe pf go bk">We’re able to do this because of our engineers, because of our trust and safety and curation teams, and because publications are great curators. They pick the treasures so that you don’t see the trash.</p><p id="bd94" class="pw-post-body-paragraph ok ol ho om b im on oo op ip oq or os ot ou ov ow ox oy oz pa pb pc pd pe pf go bk">It does another important thing, which is that it makes Medium feel like a place where you can have a discussion, rather than a place where you are bound to have an argument.</p><p id="e754" class="pw-post-body-paragraph ok ol ho om b im on oo op ip oq or os ot ou ov ow ox oy oz pa pb pc pd pe pf go bk">The more we do to hold back bad actors, the more space we create for free speech.</p><p id="6ec4" class="pw-post-body-paragraph ok ol ho om b im on oo op ip oq or os ot ou ov ow ox oy oz pa pb pc pd pe pf go bk">So that combination of things — the way we focus on humans as writers, readers, editors; the fact that we’re member-supported rather than ad-supported; and the attention we pay to fighting bad actors — all of that is why Medium feels like a better internet. We’re working hard to keep it beautiful.</p></div></div></div><div class="ab cb oc od oe of" role="separator"><span class="og by bm oh oi oj"></span><span class="og by bm oh oi oj"></span><span class="og by bm oh oi"></span></div><div class="go gp gq gr gs"><div class="ab cb"><div class="ci bh ga gb gc gd"><figure class="ph pi pj pk pl hb gt gu paragraph-image"><div role="button" tabindex="0" class="hc hd fj he bh hf"><div class="gt gu pg"><picture><source srcSet="https://miro.medium.com/v2/resize:fit:640/format:webp/1*unq7SXy5QxL0iIZWtXg44g.png 640w, https://miro.medium.com/v2/resize:fit:720/format:webp/1*unq7SXy5QxL0iIZWtXg44g.png 720w, https://miro.medium.com/v2/resize:fit:750/format:webp/1*unq7SXy5QxL0iIZWtXg44g.png 750w, https://miro.medium.com/v2/resize:fit:786/format:webp/1*unq7SXy5QxL0iIZWtXg44g.png 786w, https://miro.medium.com/v2/resize:fit:828/format:webp/1*unq7SXy5QxL0iIZWtXg44g.png 828w, https://miro.medium.com/v2/resize:fit:1100/format:webp/1*unq7SXy5QxL0iIZWtXg44g.png 1100w, https://miro.medium.com/v2/resize:fit:1400/format:webp/1*unq7SXy5QxL0iIZWtXg44g.png 1400w" sizes="(min-resolution: 4dppx) and (max-width: 700px) 50vw, (-webkit-min-device-pixel-ratio: 4) and (max-width: 700px) 50vw, (min-resolution: 3dppx) and (max-width: 700px) 67vw, (-webkit-min-device-pixel-ratio: 3) and (max-width: 700px) 65vw, (min-resolution: 2.5dppx) and (max-width: 700px) 80vw, (-webkit-min-device-pixel-ratio: 2.5) and (max-width: 700px) 80vw, (min-resolution: 2dppx) and (max-width: 700px) 100vw, (-webkit-min-device-pixel-ratio: 2) and (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px" type="image/webp"/><source data-testid="og" srcSet="https://miro.medium.com/v2/resize:fit:640/1*unq7SXy5QxL0iIZWtXg44g.png 640w, https://miro.medium.com/v2/resize:fit:720/1*unq7SXy5QxL0iIZWtXg44g.png 720w, https://miro.medium.com/v2/resize:fit:750/1*unq7SXy5QxL0iIZWtXg44g.png 750w, https://miro.medium.com/v2/resize:fit:786/1*unq7SXy5QxL0iIZWtXg44g.png 786w, https://miro.medium.com/v2/resize:fit:828/1*unq7SXy5QxL0iIZWtXg44g.png 828w, https://miro.medium.com/v2/resize:fit:1100/1*unq7SXy5QxL0iIZWtXg44g.png 1100w, https://miro.medium.com/v2/resize:fit:1400/1*unq7SXy5QxL0iIZWtXg44g.png 1400w" sizes="(min-resolution: 4dppx) and (max-width: 700px) 50vw, (-webkit-min-device-pixel-ratio: 4) and (max-width: 700px) 50vw, (min-resolution: 3dppx) and (max-width: 700px) 67vw, (-webkit-min-device-pixel-ratio: 3) and (max-width: 700px) 65vw, (min-resolution: 2.5dppx) and (max-width: 700px) 80vw, (-webkit-min-device-pixel-ratio: 2.5) and (max-width: 700px) 80vw, (min-resolution: 2dppx) and (max-width: 700px) 100vw, (-webkit-min-device-pixel-ratio: 2) and (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px"/><img alt="" class="bh hg hh c" width="700" height="394" loading="eager" role="presentation"/></picture></div></div></figure><p id="46c5" class="pw-post-body-paragraph ok ol ho om b im on oo op ip oq or os ot ou ov ow ox oy oz pa pb pc pd pe pf go bk">All right, let’s talk about updates. I have nine to talk about.</p></div></div></div><div class="ab cb oc od oe of" role="separator"><span class="og by bm oh oi oj"></span><span class="og by bm oh oi oj"></span><span class="og by bm oh oi"></span></div><div class="go gp gq gr gs"><div class="ab cb"><div class="ci bh ga gb gc gd"><h2 id="cf52" class="qt pt ho bf pu qu qv dy px qw qx ea qa ot qy qz ra ox rb rc rd pb re rf rg rh bk">Medium is profitable.</h2><p id="1527" class="pw-post-body-paragraph ok ol ho om b im qo oo op ip qp or os ot qq ov ow ox qr oz pa pb qs pd pe pf go bk">August is our first profitable month in the history of the company. We got here because more members are supporting us than ever before.</p><p id="762e" class="pw-post-body-paragraph ok ol ho om b im on oo op ip oq or os ot ou ov ow ox oy oz pa pb pc pd pe pf go bk">In April, we celebrated one million members. There’s a side story about how good engineering has saved us money on our server bills. But mostly it was as simple as making something members wanted to subscribe to.</p><p id="ae6f" class="pw-post-body-paragraph ok ol ho om b im on oo op ip oq or os ot ou ov ow ox oy oz pa pb pc pd pe pf go bk">This milestone is one thing that should be important to everyone here.</p><p id="b940" class="pw-post-body-paragraph ok ol ho om b im on oo op ip oq or os ot ou ov ow ox oy oz pa pb pc pd pe pf go bk">It’s that a better internet is possible. It’s not a fantasy. What we’re doing at Medium works.</p><p id="c338" class="pw-post-body-paragraph ok ol ho om b im on oo op ip oq or os ot ou ov ow ox oy oz pa pb pc pd pe pf go bk">[Note: After I gave this talk at Medium Day, <span class="jy"><span class="jy" aria-hidden="false"><a class="pm jz fe" href="https://medium.com/u/ee2bf37dc7e7?source=post_page---user_mention--c54d1706a9b4--------------------------------" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Richard Boekweg</a></span></span> from our engineering team gave a great talk about the second biggest factor in our path to profitability: cost savings. Below is the star slide about how smart engineering cut our AWS cloud bill in half.]</p><figure class="ph pi pj pk pl hb gt gu paragraph-image"><div role="button" tabindex="0" class="hc hd fj he bh hf"><div class="gt gu ro"><picture><source srcSet="https://miro.medium.com/v2/resize:fit:640/format:webp/1*nt7CptXqRXsvfTOtQNuCfw.jpeg 640w, https://miro.medium.com/v2/resize:fit:720/format:webp/1*nt7CptXqRXsvfTOtQNuCfw.jpeg 720w, https://miro.medium.com/v2/resize:fit:750/format:webp/1*nt7CptXqRXsvfTOtQNuCfw.jpeg 750w, https://miro.medium.com/v2/resize:fit:786/format:webp/1*nt7CptXqRXsvfTOtQNuCfw.jpeg 786w, https://miro.medium.com/v2/resize:fit:828/format:webp/1*nt7CptXqRXsvfTOtQNuCfw.jpeg 828w, https://miro.medium.com/v2/resize:fit:1100/format:webp/1*nt7CptXqRXsvfTOtQNuCfw.jpeg 1100w, https://miro.medium.com/v2/resize:fit:1400/format:webp/1*nt7CptXqRXsvfTOtQNuCfw.jpeg 1400w" sizes="(min-resolution: 4dppx) and (max-width: 700px) 50vw, (-webkit-min-device-pixel-ratio: 4) and (max-width: 700px) 50vw, (min-resolution: 3dppx) and (max-width: 700px) 67vw, (-webkit-min-device-pixel-ratio: 3) and (max-width: 700px) 65vw, (min-resolution: 2.5dppx) and (max-width: 700px) 80vw, (-webkit-min-device-pixel-ratio: 2.5) and (max-width: 700px) 80vw, (min-resolution: 2dppx) and (max-width: 700px) 100vw, (-webkit-min-device-pixel-ratio: 2) and (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px" type="image/webp"/><source data-testid="og" srcSet="https://miro.medium.com/v2/resize:fit:640/1*nt7CptXqRXsvfTOtQNuCfw.jpeg 640w, https://miro.medium.com/v2/resize:fit:720/1*nt7CptXqRXsvfTOtQNuCfw.jpeg 720w, https://miro.medium.com/v2/resize:fit:750/1*nt7CptXqRXsvfTOtQNuCfw.jpeg 750w, https://miro.medium.com/v2/resize:fit:786/1*nt7CptXqRXsvfTOtQNuCfw.jpeg 786w, https://miro.medium.com/v2/resize:fit:828/1*nt7CptXqRXsvfTOtQNuCfw.jpeg 828w, https://miro.medium.com/v2/resize:fit:1100/1*nt7CptXqRXsvfTOtQNuCfw.jpeg 1100w, https://miro.medium.com/v2/resize:fit:1400/1*nt7CptXqRXsvfTOtQNuCfw.jpeg 1400w" sizes="(min-resolution: 4dppx) and (max-width: 700px) 50vw, (-webkit-min-device-pixel-ratio: 4) and (max-width: 700px) 50vw, (min-resolution: 3dppx) and (max-width: 700px) 67vw, (-webkit-min-device-pixel-ratio: 3) and (max-width: 700px) 65vw, (min-resolution: 2.5dppx) and (max-width: 700px) 80vw, (-webkit-min-device-pixel-ratio: 2.5) and (max-width: 700px) 80vw, (min-resolution: 2dppx) and (max-width: 700px) 100vw, (-webkit-min-device-pixel-ratio: 2) and (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px"/><img alt="" class="bh hg hh c" width="700" height="520" loading="eager" role="presentation"/></picture></div></div></figure></div></div></div><div class="ab cb oc od oe of" role="separator"><span class="og by bm oh oi oj"></span><span class="og by bm oh oi oj"></span><span class="og by bm oh oi"></span></div><div class="go gp gq gr gs"><div class="ab cb"><div class="ci bh ga gb gc gd"><h2 id="040d" class="qt pt ho bf pu qu qv dy px qw qx ea qa ot qy qz ra ox rb rc rd pb re rf rg rh bk">Friends of Medium.</h2><p id="97b8" class="pw-post-body-paragraph ok ol ho om b im qo oo op ip qp or os ot qq ov ow ox qr oz pa pb qs pd pe pf go bk">Last fall, we released a higher priced membership tier that offered the ability to pay more money to the authors you read. It is literally just an opportunity to be generous.</p><p id="10f3" class="pw-post-body-paragraph ok ol ho om b im on oo op ip oq or os ot ou ov ow ox oy oz pa pb pc pd pe pf go bk">9,661 people are currently paying to be Friends of Medium.</p><p id="c462" class="pw-post-body-paragraph ok ol ho om b im on oo op ip oq or os ot ou ov ow ox oy oz pa pb pc pd pe pf go bk">All of this money goes to writers. Even as we cut other costs to make Medium profitable, we paid the writers more.</p><p id="6571" class="pw-post-body-paragraph ok ol ho om b im on oo op ip oq or os ot ou ov ow ox oy oz pa pb pc pd pe pf go bk">There is no better indication of the health of this community than the number of people who pay more just to be generous.</p></div></div></div><div class="ab cb oc od oe of" role="separator"><span class="og by bm oh oi oj"></span><span class="og by bm oh oi oj"></span><span class="og by bm oh oi"></span></div><div class="go gp gq gr gs"><div class="ab cb"><div class="ci bh ga gb gc gd"><h2 id="6bf7" class="qt pt ho bf pu qu qv dy px qw qx ea qa ot qy qz ra ox rb rc rd pb re rf rg rh bk">New icon and logo.</h2><figure class="ph pi pj pk pl hb gt gu paragraph-image"><div role="button" tabindex="0" class="hc hd fj he bh hf"><div class="gt gu pg"><picture><source srcSet="https://miro.medium.com/v2/resize:fit:640/format:webp/1*cRYZ_CFMCwxpO3Y9MkgFqA.png 640w, https://miro.medium.com/v2/resize:fit:720/format:webp/1*cRYZ_CFMCwxpO3Y9MkgFqA.png 720w, https://miro.medium.com/v2/resize:fit:750/format:webp/1*cRYZ_CFMCwxpO3Y9MkgFqA.png 750w, https://miro.medium.com/v2/resize:fit:786/format:webp/1*cRYZ_CFMCwxpO3Y9MkgFqA.png 786w, https://miro.medium.com/v2/resize:fit:828/format:webp/1*cRYZ_CFMCwxpO3Y9MkgFqA.png 828w, https://miro.medium.com/v2/resize:fit:1100/format:webp/1*cRYZ_CFMCwxpO3Y9MkgFqA.png 1100w, https://miro.medium.com/v2/resize:fit:1400/format:webp/1*cRYZ_CFMCwxpO3Y9MkgFqA.png 1400w" sizes="(min-resolution: 4dppx) and (max-width: 700px) 50vw, (-webkit-min-device-pixel-ratio: 4) and (max-width: 700px) 50vw, (min-resolution: 3dppx) and (max-width: 700px) 67vw, (-webkit-min-device-pixel-ratio: 3) and (max-width: 700px) 65vw, (min-resolution: 2.5dppx) and (max-width: 700px) 80vw, (-webkit-min-device-pixel-ratio: 2.5) and (max-width: 700px) 80vw, (min-resolution: 2dppx) and (max-width: 700px) 100vw, (-webkit-min-device-pixel-ratio: 2) and (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px" type="image/webp"/><source data-testid="og" srcSet="https://miro.medium.com/v2/resize:fit:640/1*cRYZ_CFMCwxpO3Y9MkgFqA.png 640w, https://miro.medium.com/v2/resize:fit:720/1*cRYZ_CFMCwxpO3Y9MkgFqA.png 720w, https://miro.medium.com/v2/resize:fit:750/1*cRYZ_CFMCwxpO3Y9MkgFqA.png 750w, https://miro.medium.com/v2/resize:fit:786/1*cRYZ_CFMCwxpO3Y9MkgFqA.png 786w, https://miro.medium.com/v2/resize:fit:828/1*cRYZ_CFMCwxpO3Y9MkgFqA.png 828w, https://miro.medium.com/v2/resize:fit:1100/1*cRYZ_CFMCwxpO3Y9MkgFqA.png 1100w, https://miro.medium.com/v2/resize:fit:1400/1*cRYZ_CFMCwxpO3Y9MkgFqA.png 1400w" sizes="(min-resolution: 4dppx) and (max-width: 700px) 50vw, (-webkit-min-device-pixel-ratio: 4) and (max-width: 700px) 50vw, (min-resolution: 3dppx) and (max-width: 700px) 67vw, (-webkit-min-device-pixel-ratio: 3) and (max-width: 700px) 65vw, (min-resolution: 2.5dppx) and (max-width: 700px) 80vw, (-webkit-min-device-pixel-ratio: 2.5) and (max-width: 700px) 80vw, (min-resolution: 2dppx) and (max-width: 700px) 100vw, (-webkit-min-device-pixel-ratio: 2) and (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px"/><img alt="" class="bh hg hh c" width="700" height="394" loading="eager" role="presentation"/></picture></div></div></figure><p id="0785" class="pw-post-body-paragraph ok ol ho om b im on oo op ip oq or os ot ou ov ow ox oy oz pa pb pc pd pe pf go bk">Over the years, we’ve changed our logos several times, first starting with a typographic approach and then moving to an ellipsis four years ago.</p><p id="ac62" class="pw-post-body-paragraph ok ol ho om b im on oo op ip oq or os ot ou ov ow ox oy oz pa pb pc pd pe pf go bk">The ellipsis approach was meant to convey that there is always more to the story and thus that there is always more for writers like you to contribute.</p><p id="8154" class="pw-post-body-paragraph ok ol ho om b im on oo op ip oq or os ot ou ov ow ox oy oz pa pb pc pd pe pf go bk">However, the typographic approach drew us back because it conveyed the timelessness of writing. I connect this to our business success. Medium is a stable and hopefully timeless company, and so is your writing.</p></div></div></div><div class="ab cb oc od oe of" role="separator"><span class="og by bm oh oi oj"></span><span class="og by bm oh oi oj"></span><span class="og by bm oh oi"></span></div><div class="go gp gq gr gs"><div class="hb"><div class="ab cb"><div class="nf rp ng rq nh rr cf rs cg rt ci bh"><div class="ph pi pj pk pl ab mb"><figure class="mx hb ru rv rw rx ry paragraph-image"><div role="button" tabindex="0" class="hc hd fj he bh hf"><picture><source srcSet="https://miro.medium.com/v2/resize:fit:640/format:webp/1*MK-E7C2rvLk3bzhJJL72ug.png 640w, https://miro.medium.com/v2/resize:fit:720/format:webp/1*MK-E7C2rvLk3bzhJJL72ug.png 720w, https://miro.medium.com/v2/resize:fit:750/format:webp/1*MK-E7C2rvLk3bzhJJL72ug.png 750w, https://miro.medium.com/v2/resize:fit:786/format:webp/1*MK-E7C2rvLk3bzhJJL72ug.png 786w, https://miro.medium.com/v2/resize:fit:828/format:webp/1*MK-E7C2rvLk3bzhJJL72ug.png 828w, 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tabindex="0" class="hc hd fj he bh hf"><picture><source srcSet="https://miro.medium.com/v2/resize:fit:640/format:webp/1*pT4Guwu5KJCkZtKeqpMLcw.png 640w, https://miro.medium.com/v2/resize:fit:720/format:webp/1*pT4Guwu5KJCkZtKeqpMLcw.png 720w, https://miro.medium.com/v2/resize:fit:750/format:webp/1*pT4Guwu5KJCkZtKeqpMLcw.png 750w, https://miro.medium.com/v2/resize:fit:786/format:webp/1*pT4Guwu5KJCkZtKeqpMLcw.png 786w, https://miro.medium.com/v2/resize:fit:828/format:webp/1*pT4Guwu5KJCkZtKeqpMLcw.png 828w, https://miro.medium.com/v2/resize:fit:1100/format:webp/1*pT4Guwu5KJCkZtKeqpMLcw.png 1100w, https://miro.medium.com/v2/resize:fit:1000/format:webp/1*pT4Guwu5KJCkZtKeqpMLcw.png 1000w" sizes="(min-resolution: 4dppx) and (max-width: 700px) 50vw, (-webkit-min-device-pixel-ratio: 4) and (max-width: 700px) 50vw, (min-resolution: 3dppx) and (max-width: 700px) 67vw, (-webkit-min-device-pixel-ratio: 3) and (max-width: 700px) 65vw, (min-resolution: 2.5dppx) and (max-width: 700px) 80vw, (-webkit-min-device-pixel-ratio: 2.5) and (max-width: 700px) 80vw, (min-resolution: 2dppx) and (max-width: 700px) 100vw, (-webkit-min-device-pixel-ratio: 2) and (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 500px" type="image/webp"/><source data-testid="og" srcSet="https://miro.medium.com/v2/resize:fit:640/1*pT4Guwu5KJCkZtKeqpMLcw.png 640w, https://miro.medium.com/v2/resize:fit:720/1*pT4Guwu5KJCkZtKeqpMLcw.png 720w, https://miro.medium.com/v2/resize:fit:750/1*pT4Guwu5KJCkZtKeqpMLcw.png 750w, https://miro.medium.com/v2/resize:fit:786/1*pT4Guwu5KJCkZtKeqpMLcw.png 786w, https://miro.medium.com/v2/resize:fit:828/1*pT4Guwu5KJCkZtKeqpMLcw.png 828w, https://miro.medium.com/v2/resize:fit:1100/1*pT4Guwu5KJCkZtKeqpMLcw.png 1100w, https://miro.medium.com/v2/resize:fit:1000/1*pT4Guwu5KJCkZtKeqpMLcw.png 1000w" sizes="(min-resolution: 4dppx) and (max-width: 700px) 50vw, (-webkit-min-device-pixel-ratio: 4) and (max-width: 700px) 50vw, (min-resolution: 3dppx) and (max-width: 700px) 67vw, (-webkit-min-device-pixel-ratio: 3) and (max-width: 700px) 65vw, (min-resolution: 2.5dppx) and (max-width: 700px) 80vw, (-webkit-min-device-pixel-ratio: 2.5) and (max-width: 700px) 80vw, (min-resolution: 2dppx) and (max-width: 700px) 100vw, (-webkit-min-device-pixel-ratio: 2) and (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 500px"/><img alt="" class="bh hg hh c" width="500" height="540" loading="eager" role="presentation"/></picture></div></figure></div></div></div></div><div class="ab cb"><div class="ci bh ga gb gc gd"><p id="590f" class="pw-post-body-paragraph ok ol ho om b im on oo op ip oq or os ot ou ov ow ox oy oz pa pb pc pd pe pf go bk">The new icon and standalone wordmark are live on our apps and on our website. They don’t use any new elements. The icon uses the existing typography of our wordmark to combine both concepts. It brings back a timeless typographic approach while using a gestalt technique for <a class="af pn" href="https://www.nngroup.com/articles/principle-closure/" rel="noopener ugc nofollow" target="_blank">letting your mind fill in the rest</a> to convey that there will always be more stories to tell.</p><p id="786b" class="pw-post-body-paragraph ok ol ho om b im on oo op ip oq or os ot ou ov ow ox oy oz pa pb pc pd pe pf go bk">This is not a rebrand; it’s a reaffirmation of Medium’s strengths. It uses concepts that we have believed in for a long time. Branding changes are often symbolic, and the symbolism here is that Medium has a strong foundation.</p></div></div></div><div class="ab cb oc od oe of" role="separator"><span class="og by bm oh oi oj"></span><span class="og by bm oh oi oj"></span><span class="og by bm oh oi"></span></div><div class="go gp gq gr gs"><div class="ab cb"><div class="ci bh ga gb gc gd"><h2 id="12db" class="qt pt ho bf pu qu qv dy px qw qx ea qa ot qy qz ra ox rb rc rd pb re rf rg rh bk">The Boost program.</h2><p id="822d" class="pw-post-body-paragraph ok ol ho om b im qo oo op ip qp or os ot qq ov ow ox qr oz pa pb qs pd pe pf go bk">The Boost is our primary program to curate the best stories for each reader. To date, we’ve boosted 42,000 stories and those stories have gotten 179 million views.</p><p id="be6c" class="pw-post-body-paragraph ok ol ho om b im on oo op ip oq or os ot ou ov ow ox oy oz pa pb pc pd pe pf go bk">When I came on board as CEO two years ago, people were telling me Medium was cluttered with get-rich-quick scams and cheap listicles. That’s not true anymore, and now we’re hitting record membership levels. The Boost is the reason.</p></div></div></div><div class="ab cb oc od oe of" role="separator"><span class="og by bm oh oi oj"></span><span class="og by bm oh oi oj"></span><span class="og by bm oh oi"></span></div><div class="go gp gq gr gs"><div class="ab cb"><div class="ci bh ga gb gc gd"><h2 id="421a" class="qt pt ho bf pu qu qv dy px qw qx ea qa ot qy qz ra ox rb rc rd pb re rf rg rh bk">Verified book authors.</h2><p id="2890" class="pw-post-body-paragraph ok ol ho om b im qo oo op ip qp or os ot qq ov ow ox qr oz pa pb qs pd pe pf go bk">More than 9,000 writers have signed up for our verified book author program.</p><p id="49c7" class="pw-post-body-paragraph ok ol ho om b im on oo op ip oq or os ot ou ov ow ox oy oz pa pb pc pd pe pf go bk">This is double from last year. This program helps book authors get the word out about their books and it helps readers understand more about the credibility of what they’re reading on Medium.</p></div></div></div><div class="ab cb oc od oe of" role="separator"><span class="og by bm oh oi oj"></span><span class="og by bm oh oi oj"></span><span class="og by bm oh oi"></span></div><div class="go gp gq gr gs"><div class="ab cb"><div class="ci bh ga gb gc gd"><h2 id="890f" class="qt pt ho bf pu qu qv dy px qw qx ea qa ot qy qz ra ox rb rc rd pb re rf rg rh bk">New countries.</h2><figure class="ph pi pj pk pl hb gt gu paragraph-image"><div role="button" tabindex="0" class="hc hd fj he bh hf"><div class="gt gu pg"><picture><source srcSet="https://miro.medium.com/v2/resize:fit:640/format:webp/1*KLvKfM5XmWGLhDB-xyEsOA.png 640w, https://miro.medium.com/v2/resize:fit:720/format:webp/1*KLvKfM5XmWGLhDB-xyEsOA.png 720w, https://miro.medium.com/v2/resize:fit:750/format:webp/1*KLvKfM5XmWGLhDB-xyEsOA.png 750w, https://miro.medium.com/v2/resize:fit:786/format:webp/1*KLvKfM5XmWGLhDB-xyEsOA.png 786w, https://miro.medium.com/v2/resize:fit:828/format:webp/1*KLvKfM5XmWGLhDB-xyEsOA.png 828w, https://miro.medium.com/v2/resize:fit:1100/format:webp/1*KLvKfM5XmWGLhDB-xyEsOA.png 1100w, https://miro.medium.com/v2/resize:fit:1400/format:webp/1*KLvKfM5XmWGLhDB-xyEsOA.png 1400w" sizes="(min-resolution: 4dppx) and (max-width: 700px) 50vw, (-webkit-min-device-pixel-ratio: 4) and (max-width: 700px) 50vw, (min-resolution: 3dppx) and (max-width: 700px) 67vw, (-webkit-min-device-pixel-ratio: 3) and (max-width: 700px) 65vw, (min-resolution: 2.5dppx) and (max-width: 700px) 80vw, (-webkit-min-device-pixel-ratio: 2.5) and (max-width: 700px) 80vw, (min-resolution: 2dppx) and (max-width: 700px) 100vw, (-webkit-min-device-pixel-ratio: 2) and (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px" type="image/webp"/><source data-testid="og" srcSet="https://miro.medium.com/v2/resize:fit:640/1*KLvKfM5XmWGLhDB-xyEsOA.png 640w, https://miro.medium.com/v2/resize:fit:720/1*KLvKfM5XmWGLhDB-xyEsOA.png 720w, https://miro.medium.com/v2/resize:fit:750/1*KLvKfM5XmWGLhDB-xyEsOA.png 750w, https://miro.medium.com/v2/resize:fit:786/1*KLvKfM5XmWGLhDB-xyEsOA.png 786w, https://miro.medium.com/v2/resize:fit:828/1*KLvKfM5XmWGLhDB-xyEsOA.png 828w, https://miro.medium.com/v2/resize:fit:1100/1*KLvKfM5XmWGLhDB-xyEsOA.png 1100w, https://miro.medium.com/v2/resize:fit:1400/1*KLvKfM5XmWGLhDB-xyEsOA.png 1400w" sizes="(min-resolution: 4dppx) and (max-width: 700px) 50vw, (-webkit-min-device-pixel-ratio: 4) and (max-width: 700px) 50vw, (min-resolution: 3dppx) and (max-width: 700px) 67vw, (-webkit-min-device-pixel-ratio: 3) and (max-width: 700px) 65vw, (min-resolution: 2.5dppx) and (max-width: 700px) 80vw, (-webkit-min-device-pixel-ratio: 2.5) and (max-width: 700px) 80vw, (min-resolution: 2dppx) and (max-width: 700px) 100vw, (-webkit-min-device-pixel-ratio: 2) and (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px"/><img alt="" class="bh hg hh c" width="700" height="394" loading="eager" role="presentation"/></picture></div></div></figure><p id="a15e" class="pw-post-body-paragraph ok ol ho om b im on oo op ip oq or os ot ou ov ow ox oy oz pa pb pc pd pe pf go bk">We expanded the Partner Program to support payments to 77 more countries.</p><p id="49a8" class="pw-post-body-paragraph ok ol ho om b im on oo op ip oq or os ot ou ov ow ox oy oz pa pb pc pd pe pf go bk">Understanding the world requires hearing from global ideas and experiences. Our Partner Program <a class="af pn" rel="noopener" href="/weve-added-77-countries-to-the-medium-partner-program-827a574fcdf0">expansion now means that writers in 77 additional countries can now get paid for their writing</a>. The total number of supported countries is now up to 119.</p><p id="ff6f" class="pw-post-body-paragraph ok ol ho om b im on oo op ip oq or os ot ou ov ow ox oy oz pa pb pc pd pe pf go bk">Global diversity is just one of the ways that diversity is a virtue at Medium. 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Our interest is to help support that.</p><p id="89c2" class="pw-post-body-paragraph ok ol ho om b im on oo op ip oq or os ot ou ov ow ox oy oz pa pb pc pd pe pf go bk">One way is with our Mastodon instance which gives you a hot <em class="pr">at-me-dot-dm</em> Mastodon username. (Mine is <a class="af pn" href="https://me.dm/@coachtony" rel="noopener ugc nofollow" target="_blank">coachtony@me.dm</a>.)</p><p id="ec2e" class="pw-post-body-paragraph ok ol ho om b im on oo op ip oq or os ot ou ov ow ox oy oz pa pb pc pd pe pf go bk">I think the fragmentation creates interesting options for people. I find the people on Mastodon to be the deepest thinkers and the most real. 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