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This looks like not a giant deal, but however\u2026<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n Today, Messenger has confirmed that it\u2019s adding Notes<\/a>, which is just about the identical as Instagram\u2019s inbox Notes feature<\/a>, enabling you to post text-based prompts that your whole Messenger contacts can then see within the app, which could spark more conversation and interaction opportunities.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n So now, along with your Stories appearing inside that row of profile bubbles along the highest of your Messenger inbox, users may also give you the chance so as to add text notes, which they will then reply to within the app. <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n Which, as noted, looks like it\u2019s probably not going to be a game-changer of any type. But however, Notes has been something of a surprise hit on IG, especially amongst younger users, with Meta reporting back in June that<\/span>\u00a0over 100 million teens had shared a Note within the preceding three months<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a>, while teens are also creating Notes at 10x the speed of non-teen users. <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n The latter point being the true driver for Meta. <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n In recent times, each Facebook and Instagram have been losing relevance with younger audiences<\/a>, so if there\u2019s any latest feature that even looks prefer it may be catching on with this cohort, Meta can be trying to double down on that, within the hopes of keeping more people posting to its apps, versus drifting off to Snapchat or TikTok as an alternative.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n So while it is probably not a giant deal to older audiences, it may very well be relevant for kids. And if not, it looks like a comparatively low-cost test, which is able to provide one other connection option within the app, and not using a heap of dev time.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n Messenger\u2019s Notes feature is more limited than IG\u2019s, in which you can\u2019t add music<\/a>, GIFs, videos<\/a>, etc. Messenger Notes will, nevertheless, be displayed for twenty-four hours in-stream, providing a fast prompt (60 characters max) to get people talking, and it may very well be especially handy for random catch-ups whenever you head home for the vacations, providing a straightforward method to send a call out to your whole contacts.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n Business Pages can\u2019t, nevertheless, post Notes at present.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n Which is smart, as that may immediately flood your feed with promos from every account that you simply\u2019ve ever DM’ed with. But it surely is a limitation price noting with the brand new option. <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n