Hello Medium

Hello there Medium.

Nice to meet you.

You seem quite friendly so far. You might actually get me to write more. We’ll see. I’ve had a history of trying various online writing platforms.

I’ve tried posting to LinkedIn, but found that it limited me to work stuff. All motivational pieces and articles about my job. Not that they weren’t great ;-), it’s that sometimes I don’t want to write about Agile Communication and software integration.

I’ve never been pithy enough for Twitter.

I had a Tumblr account to post about an internship I had in Israel, but that fell to the wayside. Too many options for posting pictures, videos, quotes, and the like. I got a bit overwhelmed and distracted. Plus, it turned into a ‘what did I do today’ thing and I felt like it limited me from other ideas. Not Tumblr’s fault, but even if you say “it’s not you, it’s me”, it still means you broke up.

Then I heard about Medium.

Oh, great…another blogging platform. What’s so great about this one?

And then I realized that I was already reading Medium articles on other platforms. I’d open my Flipbook app and end up reading an article originally on Medium. I’d see these articles shared on Huff Post or LinkedIn.

At first, I’d read the article and go right back to where I came from. But one day I stuck around and looked around.

I was hooked.

I used to be an avid reader of Zite. I begrudgingly made the move to Flipboard after Zite was bought out, but something was missing.

I realized I missed the personal nature of the articles on Zite. The random topics. The insight into people’s lives and struggles. And hell, I’ll admit it, I hate the “flipping” of Flipbook. Scrolling wins with me.

I found my new source of info on my iPhone. Yeah! Oh, and even better than Zite, I can read your articles on my laptop. It’s a win-win.

And then I realized I could post my own stuff here.

So here I am. Shouting into the void.

I feel like I’ve walked into a huge crowded party and quietly whispered to no one in particular “Hi, it’s me. Cool party.”

I’m still getting used to the groups of people talking to each other. I’m worried about what I’ll say to them. Will they like me? Will they be the type of people I want to like me? Will I get bored and drift out of the party like the other ones I’ve gone to?

We’ll see.

But for now, I’m here and happy that you are too.