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Hi there, I’m Medium’s CEO.Obviously you are here for me to talk about Medium, but I’m going to start by talking about Vermont.The first time that I wrote about building a better internet, Ryan Rucker, who is both a Medium reader and Medium writer, wrote a response that started out by talking about Vermont.For our g...

📸 Almost exactly 17 years ago, Laney Griner took a picture of her 11-month-old son at the beach — a photo that became the “Success Kid” memeIssue #146: fact-checking Simone Biles’s jump height, the effects of puberty blockers on trans tweens, and dramadoodlesBy Zulie @ MediumI used to follow a fashion Instagram acco...

⌛ Today in existential dread: We’re almost 63.47% of our way through 2024Issue #145: navigating anxiety, cat math, and what your Moleskine is thinkingBy Harris SockelEvery once in a while, I find a Medium story that makes me think about something familiar in a new way. Today, it’s essayist Jen Murphy Parker’s “The f...

​​🗳️ The Democratic National Convention begins today in Chicago, which (mostly because it’s so geographically central) has hosted more major political conventions than any other city in the U.S.Issue #144: how to tell what your company really cares about, the creativity muscle, and what to do in ParisBy Harris Socke...

📹 Medium Day 2024 is tomorrow from 9 AM to 6 PM ET. Here’s the link to register. Scroll down to see the schedule!Issue #143: Reflections on reproductive health, a tip on how to make friends, and the full Medium Day lineupBy Zulie @ MediumWhat do these three problems have in common?“One of the most common things I he...

🍎 26 years ago today, Apple unveiled the original iMac. It single-handedly saved the company from bankruptcy.Issue #142: leaving it all on the mat, telling our coworkers how we really feel, and solving problems no one asked you to solveBy Harris SockelWhen Kamala Harris ran for president in 2020, she mentioned in an...

Image created by Senior Brand Designer Jason Combs. Original photo by Kevin Butz on UnsplashWhy should you publish your story on Medium? There are many good reasons — our simple, intuitive editor, our strong domain authority, and how easy and quick it is to publish a story, for example. But one of the main reasons i...

👋 Welcome back to the Medium NewsletterIssue #141: Obama’s summer sounds, saying the quiet part loud, and 30/30 feedbackBy Harris SockelOne of the best things I ever did for my productivity — and it’s a super small thing — was to hide my dock on Mac OS. Actually, first I removed all the pre-loaded apps I’ll never us...

📣 Medium Day — a free, live, online extravaganza bringing together readers, writers, and publication editors — is this Saturday. Register at mediumday.com.Issue #140: remembering Susan Wojcicki, doodling for your kids, and the definition of masteryBy Harris SockelHere’s a quote I can’t stop thinking about, from one ...

Have you seen the lineup for Medium Day this year? If you haven’t, check it out on MediumDay.com, or scroll down to see the schedule in this post. It’s a full day of (free!) talks from our incredible community.Medium is a writing platform, but our community is made up of all kinds of people — writers, yes, but also ...

✉️ Welcome back to the Medium Newsletter. Over 2 million people receive this newsletter every morning — if you love it, forward it to a friend!Issue #139: how to disagree and commit, expecting the unexpected, and Olympic designBy Harris SockelThree doses of practical wisdom for your week:Scott McNealy, cofounder of ...

💫 On Sunday night beginning at around 11:30 p.m. ET, over 100 meteors per hour will be visible in the sky as the Earth crosses comet Swift-Tuttle’s debris streamIssue #138: childless teachers and and pragmatism vs. perfectionismBy Harris SockelHere’s a test to gauge what type of internet user you are. How does this ...

Image created by brand designer Jason Combs. Profile picture of remi ;༊When you publish a story on a platform like Medium, it’s typically because you want your words to find an audience. remi;༊ joined Medium at the start of May 2024 and quickly found that her words were reaching a much wider audience than she’d ever...

🔮 For any astrology heads reading this, one writer on Medium catalogs Kamala Harris’ running mate prospects by sign and vibe — Harris is a Libra and Walz is an Aries, two highly compatible signs. Take it with five grains of salt, but it’s fitting as this is the “vibes election.”Issue #137: making a police sketch of ...

Our mission statement is pretty meaningful to me. We want to deepen readers’ understanding of the world and empower writers to share their best work and biggest ideas. A few days ago, we took a huge step in making that a little more real: we opened up our Partner Program to 77 additional countries.This means that wr...

🗳️ Kamala Harris’s VP pick is Tim Walz, spelling disaster for the proper usage of apostrophes. Is it Harris’ or Harris’s? Walz’ or Walz’s? Harris-Walz’ or Harris-Walz’s? And what about Tim Walz’s family? Are they the Walzes or the Walzs? Here’s a cheat sheet.Issue #136: comedy vs. tragedy and finding your “why”By Ha...

Today’s the day — we’re excited to announce that we’re expanding the Medium Partner Program to 77 new countries! Country expansion is the most requested change to the Partner Program, and we’re thrilled to support writers from as many countries as possible to write and be rewarded on Medium. We’ve also made a few ot...

👋 Welcome back to the Medium NewsletterIssue #135: emotional connectedness at work, Olympic trivia, and cold soupBy Harris SockelA few months ago, I wrote a newsletter about bird flu. I sent it one week after former New York Times reporter Donald G. McNeil Jr. raised questions on Medium about the safety of American ...

✉️ Welcome back to the Medium Newsletter. Over 2 million people receive this newsletter each day.Issue #134: how to beat writer’s block and the ugly human-ness of BratBy Harris SockelThree doses of practical wisdom for your week:The main purpose of a meeting isn’t whatever you’re talking about — it’s something calle...

🎂 It’s August 2, which means happy birthday to Charli XCX and James Baldwin, who would have been 100 years old today.Issue #133: how to say no, how to do nothing, and the psychology of luckBy Harris SockelHere are five longreads for your weekend. You’ll find deep cuts from the Medium archive plus stories published j...

⌛ It’s Thursday, and we’re 58.28% of our way through 2024.Issue #132: minimalist icons and letting yourself failBy Harris Sockel“The Olympics have the clout to make really interesting design statements,” observed self-appointed “scholar of Olympic design” Elijah Cobb on Medium a few years back. Cobb is obsessed with...

🏅12 Olympic records have been broken so far at the 2024 Paris OlympicsIssue #131: breaking down complicated AI concepts, propaganda x-ray vision, and unreliable factsBy Zulie @ MediumDid you know that 60% of marketers create one piece of content per day? It must be true because it’s in a post about content marketing...

🔥 The Olympic torch relay is a tradition that feels ancient, but it originated in 1936 as a German publicity stuntIssue #130: ’80s nostalgia, medieval memes, and work relationshipsBy Harris SockelHow much does it cost Paris to orchestrate 329 sporting events (including breakdancing and kayak crossing, new this year!...

🎸 Good morning to everyone still reeling (in awe) from Gojira’s headless Marie Antoinettes at the Olympic opening ceremony. They performed at La Conciergerie, the 14th-century royal palace where Antoinette was tried and sentenced.Issue #129: when to speak up, OG blogger JD Vance, and the meaning behind the Brat meme...