Quora Launches Writing Sessions To Replace Redundant Reddit AMA
Ask Me Anything sessions are quite popular on the Internet these days, as people want to connect with content creators and prominent figures in the sector they are interested in. Even though most of these AMA sessions used to take place on Reddit, the platform has become quite chaotic in recent months. Quora is launching their version of AMA sessions, called “Writing Sessions”. The Quora team has scheduled a variety of Writing Sessions so far, featuring some interesting people from different aspects of life. So far, names like Cecile Richards, Jeff Schaffer, and Sheryl Sandberg – to name a....
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