Facebook experiment suggests it's going after Medium

Facebook Notes may soon be getting a major facelift.

The company is testing a refreshed design for its long-ignored Notes feature that makes the stories look more like blog posts than standard Facebook updates.

“We’re testing an update to Notes to make it easier for people to create and read longer-form stories on Facebook," a Facebook spokesperson told Mashable.

The new design, first spotted by Facebook user John Biesenecker, is cleaner and makes Notes look much more like blog posts rather than extended Facebook statuses. It features a cover photo and a new look for the headline and body text; notably, it doesn't include a sidebar with ads and other suggestions as older versions of Notes do Read more...