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Making Medium More Powerful for Publishers

Making Medium More Powerful for Publishers

At Medium, we’re building out a new corner of the Internet specifically designed for people and publishers who want to experience a deeper…

Medium4 days ago

Revenue on Medium

Revenue on Medium

Online publishers are already benefiting from Medium’s hassle-free CMS, our network of engaged readers, and our always-on product…

Medium4 days ago

Collections, Part II: A Curated and Browsable Medium.com

Collections, Part II: A Curated and Browsable Medium.com

A few weeks ago, we announced a new home experience for the mobile apps — a browsable, curated home to showcase the breadth and best of…

katie zhu5 days ago

Meet Medium’s News + Curation team

Meet Medium’s News + Curation team

You may have noticed a new addition to Medium’s mobile apps last week: a little human touch in the form of curated lists of stories — what…

Andrew McLaughlinMar 21

Collections: Curating a More Browsable Medium

Collections: Curating a More Browsable Medium

So many great stories are published every day on Medium — it’s hard to keep up. We’re building a platform for authors to reach their…

katie zhuMar 15

Management and Organization at Medium

Management and Organization at Medium

Medium aspires to empower individual voices and avoid the bureaucracy that often accompanies traditional organizational structures. As a…

Andy DoyleMar 4

Free Medium Webinars

Looking to make the most out of your Medium experience? Medium User Happiness will be hosting weekly webinars to help you learn the ins and…

Your Friends @ MediumFeb 8

New Tools for Publishers and Writers

New Tools for Publishers and Writers

This week, we’re excited to roll out three new features requested by Medium users to enhance the writing and publishing experience.

MediumJan 27

Ideas That Moved Us in 2015

Ideas That Moved Us in 2015

This year on Medium

Medium StaffDec 21, 2015

Your Medium Profile Just Got a Facelift

Your Medium Profile Just Got a Facelift

We’ve gathered all your feedback and suggestions regarding the profile page and are excited to announce a new set of improvements.

MediumDec 17, 2015

Welcoming The Billfold to Medium

Our partnership with The Awl Network

Saul CarlinDec 11, 2015

An iOS feature 3.4 million years in the making

An iOS feature 3.4 million years in the making

Since the dawn of time, humans have consumed information on tablets.

Tyler HedrickDec 3, 2015

Hiding Responses

Hiding Responses

At Medium, we value discussion, discourse, and conversation. We encourage users with similar and divergent viewpoints to engage over the…

MediumNov 5, 2015

Medium Worldwide

We are building Medium to encourage the free and open expression of ideas and stories, where you can react and interact with people from…

Luke EsterkynNov 4, 2015

Let’s take it to Medium

Earlier this week, a conversation that began last summer about tech and work came back to life on Medium. Monday morning, Amazon’s Jay…

Alex Feerst and Sarah AgudoOct 21, 2015

Of screens big and small

Of screens big and small

Today’s adjustments to Medium stories

MediumOct 7, 2015

Notes, Quote Responses, and Troll Control

Notes, Quote Responses, and Troll Control

Conversations happen on Medium. But with the increased popularity of Responses, we began to realize these conversations were being split…

Greg GueldnerOct 12, 2015

Taking Medium for iOS to the Next Level

Taking Medium for iOS to the Next Level

In March of 2014 we launched Medium for iOS 1.0, a reading companion for medium.com. We’ve come a long way in the last year and a half.

Brian Ellin ☕️🍩Oct 7, 2015

Next-Level Android

Next-Level Android

It’s only been a few months since Medium for Android was released into the wild, and it has been quite a journey already. The reception by…

Cara MeverdenOct 7, 2015

Next-Level Writing for Medium

Next-Level Writing for Medium

Here at Medium, we care very much about our editor. We strive for it to be a simple, minimalistic tool, but also one with a great amount of…

Marcin WicharyOct 7, 2015

Medium’s Publishing API

Medium’s Publishing API

Medium anywhere

katie zhuOct 7, 2015

Move Your Domain to Medium

Move Your Domain to Medium

Medium is becoming the default place to tell your story on the internet, a place where quality wins and your thoughts and ideas become…

Luke EsterkynOct 7, 2015

Taking Medium to the Next Level

Taking Medium to the Next Level

Two years ago, we opened up Medium for anyone to write. It was a new, well-lit place for an old idea: letting people share their stories…

Ev WilliamsOct 7, 2015

Distributed Conversations

Distributed Conversations

Partnering with publications for high-quality interaction

Saul CarlinOct 7, 2015

The Evolution of Tags

The Evolution of Tags

In February of 2015, we unleashed tags upon Medium with the vision of increasing connectivity among everyone’s ideas. To quote from the…

Jessica WangOct 7, 2015

The Story Behind Medium’s New Logo

The Story Behind Medium’s New Logo

Ever since Medium first launched in beta three years ago, we have sported a logo that is a big, bold, black-and-white slab-serif M, from…

Erich Nagler & Karen JaimesOct 7, 2015

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Medium’s New Funding Round

We are pleased to announce that Medium recently raised $57 million in capital. The round was led by new partner Andreessen Horowitz with…

Andy DoyleSep 28, 2015

Introducing Total Mobile Editing for Android

Introducing Total Mobile Editing for Android

Writers can now seamlessly write, publish, and edit stories between their phone and the web

Cara MeverdenSep 18, 2015

From Autobús to Żółw

From Autobús to Żółw

Supporting more European languages on Medium

Marcin WicharyAug 17, 2015

obvious responses

obvious responses

Responses are a big part of the Medium platform and play an important role in tying our growing network together.

katie zhuAug 5, 2015

How does branded content work on Medium?

Some of you may have seen several recent examples of sponsored stories on Medium.

Brands at MediumAug 3, 2015

We’ve been thinking hard about how to create a Medium where people treat each other well.

Every online social platform has to come to terms with the tension between fostering free expression (“Say anything!”) and creating a place…

Sarah Agudo and Alex FeerstJul 27, 2015

What are Bloom filters?

What are Bloom filters?

A tale of code, dinner, and a favour with unexpected consequences.

Jamie TalbotJul 15, 2015

How Politicians and Political Campaigns Can Win on Medium

How Politicians and Political Campaigns Can Win on Medium

Medium is democratizing the op-ed page — that’s true. But democratization is only half the equation. We also want to revolutionize what an…

Matt HigginsonJul 13, 2015

Signing in to Medium by email

Signing in to Medium by email

No Twitter or Facebook necessary… and no passwords either.

Jamie TalbotJun 29, 2015

Writing with pride

Writing with pride

To celebrate the LGBTQ pride month of June, we’ve replaced our normal Medium logo with one that reflects the rainbow colors of the LGBTQ…

Tyler HedrickJun 24, 2015

Medium for Android Released into the Wild

Medium for Android Released into the Wild

MediumJun 24, 2015

Highlight responses and multiple drafts, now in the Medium iOS app

Highlight responses and multiple drafts, now in the Medium iOS app

The latest version of Medium for Apple iOS is rolling out to an App Store near you, and has two big updates in it.

Brian Ellin ☕️🍩Jun 15, 2015

Introducing Letters

Introducing Letters

At Medium, we are building a new kind of media product — one centered around conversation and reaction, one where audience engagement is…

katie zhuJun 9, 2015

Top 10 Highlights of the Week

Highlights are a great way to show writers and followers that you like a particular bit of a story. Top highlights provide a quick glimpse…

Cara MeverdenMay 26, 2015

Creating Conversation

Creating Conversation

and using publications to help do it

Edward LichtyMay 21, 2015

Medium is not a publishing tool

Twelve years ago, I was heading Blogger at Google and frustrated we kept losing users to our competitors, like Movable Type from Six Apart…

Ev WilliamsMay 20, 2015

This Is Why You Should Be Using the Medium iOS App

We’ve added some pretty huge new features to our iOS app. If you have an iPhone and are still Medium’ing from the mobile web, here are four…

Nick FisherMay 19, 2015

Write about anything on the web with the Medium bookmarklet

With the “Write on Medium” bookmarklet installed in your browser, the entire Internet is your writing prompt. What the heck is a…

Brian Ellin ☕️🍩May 18, 2015

Follow Tags on Medium

Fill your Feed with the things that matter to you

Joe PolastreMay 14, 2015

Explicit post licensing

Explicit post licensing

“All rights reserved” is not the only option

Jamie TalbotMay 6, 2015

Introducing Blocking on Medium

Introducing Blocking on Medium

At Medium, we want our platform to be a safe place for everyone to share their stories and ideas. That includes having control of your…

Kelly EllisApr 16, 2015

Extreme Makeover

Extreme Makeover

Publication Edition

katie zhuApr 8, 2015

Four Ways Medium Is Working for Social Impact Organizations

Four Ways Medium Is Working for Social Impact Organizations

A (new) non-profit + foundation primer

Gabe KleinmanApr 6, 2015

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