Scrolling through my Facebook feed, I always come across interesting sounding headlines. But, when I'm just in the mood for some light internet-feed stalking, I don't want, or have time to, read huge long articles.
There are several apps to handle this type of situation. Most notably, Pocket (with over 12 million users) and Instapaper. These "read-it-later" apps let you tap to archive an article and come back to it when you have more time.
Well, now they have a bit more competition. Facebook has launched "Save", a feature within the app that lets you add these articles to a folder for access at a later time. Yes, just like Pocket, Instapaper AND the tested version of Save that Facebook tried back in 2012.
Not sure what has taken Facebook so long to release this feature. The company bought "Spool" (a startup that does this exact thing) two years ago, and it seems like a natural feature especially since there has been such a rise in articles posted on the news feed.
But, better late than never, I guess! This is one feature that I will start using asap! Do you have a ton of articles you want to stockpile? What do you think of Facebook's newest feature release?
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