Good Job, Medium
Bravo
If you are anything like me, you do not take too well to change. Any disruption from your daily ‘I do it this’ way irks you. I logged onto my Medium page a few hours ago and lo and behold, someone — Medium editors, dared to disrupt my day with this new look.
At first, I was confused. I usually get confused before things begin to make sense and over time I have learned to reduce the time between the furrowed brows to the ‘ah, why didn’t you say so!?’
In this case, the confusion lasted a while as I attempted to maneuver my way through this new interface.
Then it dawned on me, I rather like it! It looked good. The words appeared larger and brighter and I liked the longer descriptions under the stories. I am able to read a few sentences before I even click on the story. It helps me to decide faster on those pieces I wish to read and those I should pass on. This is really a time saver.
Other than more easily deciding what not to read, I also have to spend less time trying to get a story title that catches the eye. If I count up the length of time spent trying to get the perfect title, it will amount to more time than I actually spend writing the story itself. Someone, somewhere said that catchy titles result in more clicks. In my view, that is still up for debate.
So I am going to say thank you to Medium. I think they did a good job with this one.
If everyone agrees with me, it means that the world is coming to an end. Some may not like the new change, but I think with a little time and a large dose of appreciation, it will soon be seen as a positive one.
I. Trudie Palmer
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