Summary

The web content discusses the advantages of creating threads on Medium compared to Twitter, emphasizing the platform's unique features and formatting capabilities for writers.

Abstract

The article titled "45 Ways A Medium Thread Is Better Than A Twitter Thread" presents a comprehensive comparison between the two platforms' thread functionalities. It suggests that Medium offers a more respectful and sophisticated environment for serious writers, with features like kickers, titles, subtitles, and cover images to enhance the reading experience. The author encourages the use of emojis and provides tips on how to format them using open-source software like Libre Office and Obsidian. The piece also touches on the importance of content repurposing, the structure of threads, and the intellectual property rights of writers, advocating for the full use of Medium's capabilities to create rich and engaging content. The article concludes by inviting readers to support writers by becoming Medium members.

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The author believes that Medium's thread format is superior to Twitter's, offering a more organized and respectful platform for writers and readers.
Emojis are seen as an important element in modern writing, with the author providing detailed instructions on how to incorporate them effectively.
There is a clear preference for open-source software like Libre Office over subscription-based models like Microsoft Office 365 for writing and formatting content.
The article suggests that Medium's structure allows for a more seamless integration of threads, avoiding the need to drill down into comments as required on Twitter.
Plagiarism is a concern for the author, who recommends using quotes and references to protect against intellectual property theft.
The author values the power of sequential storytelling and encourages the use of Medium's features to enhance this aspect of thread writing.
The piece promotes the idea of combining short-form and thread writing to create a unique hybrid form of content on Medium.
The conclusion of the article includes a subtle call to action, encouraging readers to support the writing community financially by subscribing to Medium.

🧵#MediumThread🧵

45 Ways A Medium Thread Is Better Than A Twitter Thread

It’s not what you think. I think?

Fun Quiz. Which one of these 👆 two is not with us anymore? Which one is famous for “To the Moon!🚀” Photo by **William Krause** on **Unsplash**

#001 First things First

There are serious writers on this platform. To show respect to them and all the readers on Medium, this article has a Kicker like this,🧵#MediumThread🧵

Hopefully, that way, a thread is easily distinguishable from other forms of writing.

Also, if you want to add this style of writing to your repertoire, please feel free to copy anything from this article.

#002 The equivalent of a Tweet in a thread is…..

✅ Separated by adding a new part to the article. I call it the three dots.

✅ If you are planning on cross-posting your Thread on Twitter, remember the 280 character limit.

✅ To use the full power of Medium, ignore the limits, and go crazy as I do in this article.

✅ Each Tweet on Medium is called a Tw*t? ( Tongue in cheek. Open for suggestions).

#003 Some notes on emojis that you probably know

I edit in the open-source equivalent of Microsoft Office called Libre Office( https://www.libreoffice.org/). Microsoft Office before Office 365 is not very emoji-friendly.

The subscription model of software is going crazy. Instead of feeding the Office 365 monster, I prefer to make a periodic donation to Libre Office. Like all open-source software, they have the most talented software developers, and for them, it’s a labor of love.

If you’re an Apple user, you have probably already figured out how to set up your emoji library.

I also use Obsidian (https://obsidian.md/)

Those two editors, or any similar editors, and their emoji plugins are sufficient for formatting emoji-friendly content that can be copied to the Medium editor.

To build your emoji library, you can do the following:

Hover the mouse over any emoji on Twitter to get the name.
Go to https://emojipedia.org/ and type the name in the search bar. Drill down to the meaning of the emoji. Use the Copy & Paste function on the website to copy the emoji to your editor. For example 🧵 is called “Thread” or “Spool of Thread.”
Copy the emoji to a special working page in your editor where you keep all your emojis. Voila!

#004 Keeping the format of threads on Twitter for possible re-purposing of content

On Twitter, they usually start with this 🧵, or this 👇 or this ⬇️.

On Medium you can start with all three just for the hell of it.

Or this 🧵#MediumThread🧵.

But why do that? Why not use the full power of Medium by using the Kicker, Title, Subtitle, and the cover image as a powerful combination?

#005 Shortform or Thread?

Why not both?

As in:

14 Characteristics Of Fascism By Dr. Lawrence Britt ( 2003 )

Powerful and Continuing Nationalism
Disdain for the Recognition of Human Rights
Identification of Enemies/Scapegoats as a Unifying Cause
Supremacy of the Military
Rampant Sexism
Controlled Mass Media
Obsession with National Security
Religion and Government are Intertwined
Corporate Power is Protected
Labor Power is Suppressed
Disdain for Intellectuals and the Arts
Obsession with Crime and Punishment
Rampant Cronyism and Corruption
Fraudulent Elections

Plagiarism is rampant on Twitter but not tolerated on Medium. So give the editors of publications a heads up by doing this.

#005–01 Opposite of Fascism using a Quote as protection against plagiarism

Note the Tw*T number is #005–01 to denote a sub-thread.

Or two 🧵🧵. Or like so 🧵⬇️. The possibilities are endless.

The power lies in the sequential nature of the Thread. Unlike in Twitter, where you have to drill down on the comment of a Tweet to get to the rest of the Thread.

Here then are the opposites of Fascism:

democracy, communism, democratic institution free democracy, liberal attitude liberal democracy, liberal political ideology libertarian democracy, considerateness democratic society, democratic state democratism, integration liberalism, melting pot pinkness, common weal commonweal, democratic organization elective government, government by the people popular government, progressive government racial equality

RESPECT

(Power Thesaurus © 2022 https://www.powerthesaurus.org/)

#999 There is no Conclusion but this is the Conclusion

This is Part 1 of exploring threads in Medium. A couple more articles will show the full power of Medium, including some features that became available with the Medium acquisitions in the last few months.

The thread keepers on Twitter will typically end with a BIG ask like :

Please tell me what books you are reading so that I can tell you what books you are reading👇

Or, let me know what you want me to write about next 👇🖕

Or, I was sipping Whisky and took the heading chapters of a book to make it my own to empower YOU 🧵🧵🧵🧵🧵🧵🧵🧵👇

Or, here’s how I did X in 7 Steps to Achieve Y. Comment freely so that I can refine my thinking 🖕

Subscribe to my newsletter @ thatguy.subparstack.com/got-you

A Medium thread does not do that. It simply does this 👇

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