Away message: BRB <3 u. TTYL.

Remember the good old days when AIM was all the rage and you would spend forever crafting the perfect away message? Well, it looks like Instagram wants to bring away messages back. At least, that’s how it appears with the new Notes feature.

Instagram Notes has rolled out, allowing users to craft a 60-character message consisting of text and emojis to send to their followers or “close friends” list.

Notes offers an additional way to spark conversation. Like Stories, they only appear for 24 hours. Using Notes is a great way to let others know what you are up to, just like a status or away message would do. You can also use it to ask for recommendations or just say hi.

To use Notes, click on your inbox. Press the plus sign next to your profile picture to begin crafting your message. Messages from others will appear next to your profile picture.

What do you think of this new feature? How will you use it? Let us know!