The founders of Twitter, Biz Stone and Evan Williams, have announced a new venture: a Web publishing platform that takes a little bit from several existing services but hopes to build something new. It's called Medium, and while you can't really use it just yet, you can get a feel for the service and see whether it's for you.
Medium is a new place on the Internet where people share ideas and stories that are longer than 140 characters and not just for friends. It’s designed for little stories that make your day better and manifestos that change the world. It’s used by everyone from professional journalists to amateur cooks. It’s simple, beautiful, collaborative, and it helps you find the right audience for whatever you have to say.
On Medium, you’re not alone. You write beside and with other people. This means your posts link to each other, your ideas bump into each other, and instead of living on an island somewhere out on the web, you’re part of a dynamic whole, where each part makes the others better.
At the heart of Medium is the idea that people create better things together.
