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Re:A time in 1994 when Steve Jobs got to use a device like a... by notadoc on Wednesday August 01, 2018 @03:22PM (#17666036)
Why is this particular presentation format better than a good old fashioned blog post?
Re:A time in 1994 when Steve Jobs got to use a device like a... by pavlov on Wednesday August 01, 2018 @03:51PM (#17666309)
For the writer, this format has the same advantage as a tweetstorm: they get feedback that's very granular because each tweet / text block / whatever has its own reaction counters.

It can be surprisingly revealing to see that a particular paragraph got 100 likes and the next one got 15, for example. That data can be used to hone future writing for the audience's taste.

Re:A time in 1994 when Steve Jobs got to use a device like a... by vilen on Wednesday August 01, 2018 @03:30PM (#17666114)
I enjoy reading in this format since the story can be told over time and through separate posts. Each post is like a mini story of its own. Also it is nice to see a discussion referencing specific posts. It is different, but I like it.
Re:A time in 1994 when Steve Jobs got to use a device like a... by saagarjha on Wednesday August 01, 2018 @03:38PM (#17666183)
Except in this particular case each post was barely a minute apart.
Re:A time in 1994 when Steve Jobs got to use a device like a... by sigjuice on Wednesday August 01, 2018 @03:33PM (#17666137)
This format is not too different from the textbook definition of a "blog post"
Re:A time in 1994 when Steve Jobs got to use a device like a... by jccalhoun on Wednesday August 01, 2018 @11:33PM (#17669080)
It isn't. Reading it I was like "what the hell is this? Is this some kind of reformatting of a series of tweets or something?" but it turns out it is some new format that the author is behind. No thanks.
Re:A time in 1994 when Steve Jobs got to use a device like a... by fourseventy on Wednesday August 01, 2018 @03:29PM (#17666103)
agreed