Ending our Medium integration

Post by macca321 » Wed, Jan 30, 2019, 4:44 PM UTC

kareemm wrote: post #138

Somewhat related - I think write.as has a huge opportunity here to sell to businesses. When I've done content marketing my core problems were: 1. I want to write a draft, solicit comments to improve, edit, spell check, and run through tools like Hemingway 2. I want to publish to different platforms like LinkedIn, a blog (static site using markdown or Wordpress), an email tool like Drip, and Medium. Maybe missing some…

Post by [deleted] » Wed, Jan 30, 2019, 4:49 PM UTC

jonmaim wrote: post #74

phoe-krk wrote: post #72

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> I'm just surprised nobody mentioned any decentralised, blockchain-based platform What about decentaralized platforms that are not blockchain-based? The Fediverse (a part of which is write.as) achieves this goal of being decentralized without using any kind of blockchain technology.

Thanks for mentioning the Fediverse. Who is paying for server costs?

Post by adventured » Wed, Jan 30, 2019, 4:53 PM UTC

ethbro wrote: post #137

adventured wrote: post #98

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Knowledge services make for horrible VC businesses. The exception to that rule is Stack Exchange, because they have a business model that is unique to the space and impossible to replicate for a site like Quora (Genius, Answers.com, wikiHow, et al.). Quora has to allow low quality content on their service in order to keep the volume up, to drive traffic & clicks, to drive ad potential, to avoid the dreaded down round…

Freebase sold to Google for $100M+(?). There's definitely value to be created, but the catch is focusing. Someone will pay for the best data on their problem . Very few people are interested in buying 100 dumpsters full of random text: I can't see general services like Quora ever being worth much.

Post by artursapek » Wed, Jan 30, 2019, 4:58 PM UTC

joelhaasnoot wrote: post #80

richardhod wrote: post #77

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Can you describe what Quora did? I've heard a few reports that it's not like it used to be, but I've found it useful, and am curious as to what makes it worse than before.

Once upon a time one didn't need to login to read Quora stuff.

Post by stochastic_monk » Wed, Jan 30, 2019, 4:59 PM UTC

new_here wrote: post #56

Quora also started out as an awesome service just like Medium. Eventually though, the VC's need the promises they've heard during fundraising to be fulfilled. That's when the platforms start with the dark patterns. Non-VC companies are a longer and less glamorous slog to get off the ground but also don't come under pressure to compromise on their morals.