Andreas Sandre
Aug 27, 2017 · 1 min read

I do understand what you’re saying. The idea of a dial is just an idea… And I do like how Ev Williams and his team are experimenting with the platform.

In terms of dominating the screen, I think the idea is to have something similar to the swipe: a gesture rather than a icon to click. If you think about the Tinder swipe, it doesn’t take any space on the screen. Eventually something like the dial would become part of the Medium user habit.

In terms of feedback, I do believe a dial would make users/readers think more about the action of liking a story and how much they like it.

Clapping, I believe, is the first step to what will come next… It’s a step forward.

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Andreas Sandre

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Comms + policy. Author of #digitaldiplomacy (2015), Twitter for Diplomats (2013). My views here.