This semester I landed a position to write and edit content for Salem State's community on Odyssey Online. My roles include writing a piece once a week and editing other students' articles. Molly Cullen happens to be the Editor-in-Chief. This afternoon, I received an e-mail from the CEO,Evan Burns, with news. Burn said that last year the platform had 20 million readers and since 2016 has started they have gained a million readers each week. That's 30 millions readers! Burns added Odyssey Online has more readers between the ages of 18 to 24 than the New York Times and the Rolling Stone.
Odyssey Online was launched to democratize news and content. Burns said he grew tired of reading content that wasn't relevant to him, with only a few people controlling what was and wasn't published. He founded the Odyssey to give a voice to thousands of people so they can share their story and unique perspective. Odyssey is kind of a hybrid between social media and a publisher. Currently, there are more than 7000 creators from around the country (soon-to-be all around the world) sharing their ideas on Odyssey every week.
Right now Odyssey is in the process of adding new features to their growing platform. These features include allowing readers to follow their favorite writers and the ability to rate articles, like you can on Netflix, so the platform can find more articles you'll be interested in.
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