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I wrote this on Hatch — our internal version of Medium — on 13 March. The post is presented here with minimal edits. See Hatching Inside Medium for more context.
On Names
Names are important; they are more than just words, they shape and color the things they name.
— From the Journal of Xavier Desmond by George RR Martin
SWAT is our on-call and release team. It stands for Site Wellness, Availability, and Triage. While the three tenets are important, and the name is catchy and memorable, it is time to rebrand.
I posted this internally to Medium employees on February 13, 2015. See Hatching Inside Medium for more context.
Medium Lost a Great Friend
Nobody who ever met David Carr will forget him. He was, in every sense, distinctive — an odd-looking fellow (one account nailed it — stork-like), with a gravelly voice, Keane-esque eyes behind thick spectacles, and just a little bit of hipster swagger. (Probably the only Times-person who could call you “brother,” and pull it off.) Just about everyone he met knew who he was, and he used that power for good — ignoring the fame part and exploiting the familiarity to get…
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