To Note or not to Note

That is the Facebook question.

Will Facebook’s new revamped Notes be a blogging boon on Facebook, or just a passing curiosity for a chosen few?

What, you didn’t know Facebook had Notes? Well, yes, they did and still do, but it isn’t used as much as I think Facebook would have hoped, and that’s more to do with the way their algorithm ‘pushes’ Notes and Status Updates, which are 5-times more likely to be seen by your followers and friends than any Notes you write.

But, we are reliably told, not only has Facebook hired the development team that worked on Medium (yes, they hope Notes will look and work like Medium) they reassure the media that Notes will act and perform better than the previous incarnation.

I’ve used Notes in the past but, quite frankly, they were very rarely read and or commented on, much like most blog posts. I wonder if the new revamp Notes will be any different despite getting the make over, as it will all depend on audience. Will your Notes turn up in their feed, and will they stay long enough to read it, let alone bother commenting?

Then again, if you write exciting content, whether in an Update or Note, and you naturally have a bunch of friends who are both writers and readers alike, you’d think the odds are stacked in favour of them stopping long enough.

The new Notes will offer larger format cover images, a wider space, larger text, the ability to tag photos as well as add links and hashtags. If so, and it works from the get go (none of the usual Facebook hiccups) could this be game changing for writers?

I mean, would more people blog and write longer Note-like posts on Facebook to share with their own audience and give up a personal blog, like Tumblr or WordPress? Which, if Notes works as proposed, I would consider doing, would you?

News Sources:

Fastcompany: http://tiny.cc/zshg2x

Wired: http://www.wired.com/2015/08/facebook...