Could the recent Medium re-org by Twitter co-founder Ev Williams be related? If Medium was acquired by Twitter and Williams became CEO, it would combine the product vision and data from Medium with the Twitter users who were originally drawn to Williams' vision.
"Medium now wants to become more of a social network rather than a publishing platform. But this comes at a great cost to its full-time and freelance staff ...
“Medium is not a publishing tool,” CEO Ev Williams wrote in the announcement. "It's a network. A network of ideas that build off each other. And people. And GIFs."
Many are still trying to decipher what this means ... Nearly all of Medium's sites are undergoing major upheavals.."
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"Medium now wants to become more of a social network rather than a publishing platform. But this comes at a great cost to its full-time and freelance staff ...
“Medium is not a publishing tool,” CEO Ev Williams wrote in the announcement. "It's a network. A network of ideas that build off each other. And people. And GIFs."
Many are still trying to decipher what this means ... Nearly all of Medium's sites are undergoing major upheavals.."