Facebook Stories. Good or bad move?

So Facebook released its own storytelling picture slide show. It has all the features of Snapchat and the photos disappear over time. This is an attempt by the social media giant to keep users engaged on their platform. However, while it is nice to have, I did not see much of a point to it. Also I did not feel it was as fun as Snapchat or Instagram which are more engaging when it comes to storytelling. Don't get me wrong, it's not that Facebook did anything bad, or wrong, it's about what Facebook has become. You take a photo just like Snapchat, and you can add different effects and stuff. The effects are not as good as Snapchat for the most part. With Snapchat you have locations, faceswap and the dog face.

On Facebook, you take a photo and you can add it to your story or message someone directly. You can add text or draw on it if you like. All standard, but not as in-depth as Snapchat. However, Snapchat did not start with so much depth that it has now. The biggest problem with me using Facebook stories over Snapchat is more about what Facebook has become. Facebook has become more serious in nature. It’s become the telling of your life story to your closest friends, family, colleagues, and co-workers. In there lies the issue. You’re judged by what you post on Facebook more than what you are on Snapchat and any other social media other than LinkedIn. Remember when employers judged employees and candidates by their Facebook page? It still may be happening, and Facebook does not allow for anonymity like other channels.

So if you’re going around snapping stories on Facebook, the people closest to you and potentially your employer will know. For example let’s say you connect with a coworker or a few friends on Facebook. You snap stories at work and suddenly, you snap something that they don’t like or more importantly, your boss doesn’t like. Seems like you're in trouble huh? You really have to think about what you put up on Facebook stories. This may just be my opinion alone, but until Facebook addresses employer Facebook spying more effectively and changes some of its branding, people are still going to use Snapchat or Instagram and Facebook won’t see as much engagement on stories as it could.