Welcome to the Age of FARTICLES

By yerbearserker.base.eth 🏛️

Farcaster just shipped Articles: long-form writing, native to the feed, readable by anyone with the link. I’m calling them Farticles, and I’m not taking questions.

This one is a demo of itself. Every feature I describe, I use somewhere on this page. Watch the 38-second version first, then scroll for the details.

What a Farticle is

• A title and a cover image, shown on the feed card and in share previews
• A card in the feed and on your profile. Replies, recasts and likes work like any cast
• A public page that opens on web and mobile, no account needed
• On the protocol, a chain of casts. Apps without article support show it as a thread

Cast, Long cast, or Farticle?

The toolkit

Everything in the Insert menu, tested live on this page:

• Headings and subheadings
• Bold, italic and strikethrough
• Bullet and numbered lists
• Blockquotes

Small thoughts are casts. Big thoughts deserve a FARTICLE.

• Images and video

• Embedded casts
• Link previews

• Tables, dividers and code (& LaTeX, for the maths nerds)

How to write one

1. Open Articles from the left sidebar (web)
2. Add a title and a cover image (5:2 works best)
3. Write, format, and use Insert for media, casts, tables and the rest
4. Preview it as a reader will see it
5. Publish to the feed and your profile

Writing is web-only for now, and drafts save as you type. Reading works everywhere, including outside Farcaster.

What I’d build with them

• Guides: code blocks plus a video walkthrough, evergreen
• Launch posts: a table for the numbers, with the launch cast embedded
• Curated threads: the best casts on a topic, stitched together with commentary
• Interviews: blockquotes for the best lines, the guest’s casts embedded, and the replies become the discussion
• Newsletters: a weekly issue that lives on the protocol
• Crossposts: one public link for X, LinkedIn or email

Maybe I’ll write my next one tomorrow today.

Now it's Your turn

Go write yours and tag me. I’ll read it.

Find me on Farcaster at @yerbearserker and on X at @yerbearserker.

Jordan Oram, aka The Yerbearserker, is co-founder of Empire Builder, based in the Swiss Alps. He blends growth marketing, content strategy and AI systems to help creators and founders go from Dream to Empire, usually with a mate in hand. He’s taking on select consulting and contract work. If you’re building something, his DMs are open.