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Introducing Claps, a new way to react on Medium

Remember that time you saw a really amazing live show? You couldn’t help but jump out of your seat and clap so hard your hands felt raw afterwards. Or when you heard a…

Press Play: Now You Can Add Videos to Your Series on Medium

Plus, other new ways to help writers enhance their words

Since we introduced Series — a new type of mobile story on Medium that can be added to over time — we’ve…

Welcome to Series, a new type of story on Medium

Series are mobile stories that can be added to over…

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

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It’s not obvious, but it’s quite an elegant system. ☺ — @ev, circa May 21

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Introducing Letters

At Medium, we are building a new kind of media product — one centered around conversation and reaction, one where audience engagement is not an afterthought, but something fundamentally new and participatory at its core. The benefits of writing on Medium — into a thriving network, being…