Substack is getting tweets — err, ‘Notes’
by Jay Peters from The Verge - All Posts on (#6AGY3)
Here's what Substack's Notes feed will look like. | Image: Substack Substack is getting a new tweet-like feature called Notes," the company announced on Wednesday. The feature will let users publish small posts about things like posts, quotes, comments, images, and links," according to a blog post from Substack co-founders Chris Best, Hamish McKenzie, and Jairaj Sethi.
Notes appear in their own dedicated tab, and the feed looks pretty similar to what you might see on Twitter or other social media platforms. On individual posts, for example, you can see familiar icons for likes, replies, and reshares (which Substack will be calling restacks"). We asked if there is a character limit for Notes, but Substack spokesperson Helen Tobin declined to share details about that.
The Notes tab also has two feeds...