TikTok Notes is an odd name for a product that is mostly about photos. I hope it doesn’t lead to a redefinition of the word “notes” in social media, like what happened to a lesser extent with “stories”. Wonder if Substack Notes (a mostly text-based network) isn’t thrilled either.
S Koren When a new medium enters the commonplace, such as electronic media, we lack the terminology to describe existing things that are migrated to it. So we apply old familiar words to the new world. “Note” means to remind oneself (to note). It also is the physical medium (paper). Now, it just means “to remind oneself”. Which is weird since “reminder” is another such word that now applies to a note with a time attached. ;)
