Storylane Joins Facebook

By: Zain Nabi  |   March 11th, 2013   |   Business, Social Media

Storylane, a social network that allows people to share different stories and to help the readers gain something out of their life experience, has joined hands with Facebook. Both parties have confirmed the report.

 

In a blog post, Storylane chief Jonathan Gheller expressed excitement about joining hands with Facebook and hoped that the association between the two parties will mutually benefit them. He said:

 

“After a lot of discussions with Facebook about how our teams might work together to have even greater impact, we are announcing today that the Storylane team will be joining Facebook. This is an exciting opportunity. Facebook’s mission of connecting the world has always been at the center of our work, and like our friends at Facebook, meaningful connections are what our team is most passionate about.”

 

Unlike Facebook, Twitter and other social networks, Storylane allows users to share lengthy stories with others. Now that it has joined Facebook, the data will remain with the users. Those who have already shared stories can keep them and use them the way they want. They also have an option to migrate the content. Gheller mentioned:

 

“The beautiful stories you have decided to share with us are yours to keep and share in however way you want. We are building tools that will help you migrate the content to other services if you so desire. I will be in touch with you about those specific tools later, but I can confirm that Facebook is not acquiring any of your data; and we’re working to make sure you can migrate your content in a manageable way.”

 

Gheller thanked the investors and other supporters who showered their trust on his team and the entire project. He also thanked the users for believing in and trusting Storylane.

 

Meanwhile, Mashable has quoted a source claiming that the five-member staff of Storylane will join Facebook’s Timeline team and report to Sam Lessin who heads up the Identity product group at the company. Mashable mentioned a statement from Facebook saying about the joining of the Storylane team:

 

“The team from Storylane will be an incredible addition to Facebook. Their previous work showcasing real identity through sincere and meaningful content will make them a perfect fit at Facebook.”