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Re:Goodbye from Salon by solyin on Thursday November 05, 2026 @11:17PM (#50388118)
Yes there was. The monetization was why it wasn't medium.com. Friend of a friend is a substack writer. 50k subscribers that pay $10/month for her insights.
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Re:Goodbye from Salon by paulpauper on Friday November 06, 2026 @02:24AM (#50389233)
I said "except for only the top." With 50k subscribers, presumably this is in the top tier
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Re:Goodbye from Salon by aquentinn on Saturday November 07, 2026 @12:44AM (#50401981)
Why do they host it on there then, can't they just get a domain and own their data/content?
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Re:Goodbye from Salon by paulpauper on Saturday November 07, 2026 @01:09AM (#50402095)
It's a blogging platform built around an app , which is like a quasi-social network in its own right.
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Re:Goodbye from Salon by ghaff on Saturday November 07, 2026 @07:24AM (#50403947)
Some short answers are ease and discoverability. I use Blogger myself after fiddling around some mostly because it was easier (and a bit cheaper) than setting up and hosting something myself.
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