Blogger

Blogger is a free online publishing platform from Google that allows users to create and manage their own blogs. It provides customizable templates, domain options, monetization through Google AdSense, and built-in analytics to track audience engagement. Users can share their passions, knowledge, or news with a global audience.

Blogger is a strong match as an online publishing platform. It provides tools for creating and publishing content, offers design templates, allows for custom domains, and integrates with Google AdSense for monetization. It also provides analytics for audience understanding and supports user profiles and social sharing. While it doesn't explicitly mention a recommendation engine or a membership monetization model like Medium, it fulfills the core function of an online publishing platform for individual writers.