Inside Medium

A collection of Medium’s internal memos and musings

Kate LeeOct 20, 20153 min read

This was originally written on Hatch — the internal version of Medium for Medium employees. (See Hatching Inside Medium for more context.)

Explaining Medium to Senior Citizens

Technology may be geared toward the young, but it’s not lost on the old, either. Or at least, not on…

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Joe PolastreOct 7, 20152 min read

This was originally written on Hatch — the internal version of Medium for Medium employees. For the last few weeks, we’ve been using mentions on Hatch and we’re loving it. (See Hatching Inside Medium for more context.)

Hey Ev, what about mentions?

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Daryl KoopersmithJul 28, 20154 min read

Making Slack work for you

Slack is a wonderful tool, but when it’s not configured correctly, it can become a distraction. Let’s fix that.

Use the quick switcher
Star conversations for fast access
Customize your notifications

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Jamie TalbotJun 30, 20154 min read

Passwords are neither secure nor simple.

Signing in to Medium by email

Jamie Talbot

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Why passwords suck

An illustrated example, without illustrations.

We launched our passwordless login system on June 29, 2015. This was originally published to Hatch, our internal version of Medium, on April 1, 2015. I wrote it to illustrate to my colleagues…

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Dan PupiusJun 25, 20152 min read

On Names

Renaming our on-call and release team.

I wrote this on Hatch — our internal version of Medium — on 13 March. The post is presented here with minimal edits. See Hatching Inside Medium for more context.

Marcin WicharyApr 28, 20155 min read

Bees are basic

Five strange facts about the animal kingdom I learned from Eugenia on the way to Calistoga, and how they can help you with your work

Saul CarlinMar 19, 2015

Writing When You Might Be Wrong

Hunter Walk

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I posted this prompt internally to Medium employees on March 19, 2015. See Hatching Inside Medium for more context.

Hunter Walk parses out a fundamental psychological barrier to writing: fear of wrongness. How might we reward risk-taking and instill the sense that Medium is a safe space for incomplete ideas?

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Kate LeeMar 19, 20153 min read

I wrote this on Hatch on March 13, 2015, presented here without edit. See Hatching Inside Medium for context on this collection.

The College Journalism Opportunity

A student-run Medium publication could be the model for other college…

GianniMar 18, 20153 min read

I wrote this on Hatch on December 9, 2014, presented here with minor edits for clarification. See Hatching Inside Medium for context on this collection.