How to become part of a communibee

Why are you still without a communibee? Communibees are key network groups created in Beetnic. All members are encouraged to associate with at least one or more communibees. There are a number of exciting communibees, so feel free to check them out. You can either create yours or just simply join one.

Here's a tip to locate interesting communibees;

1. Click on Communibees under browse if you are on MyBeetnic page >> Click on Find Communibees (enter your interest or country)
2. If you found a communibee that caught your interest, simply click on “Join now". Your membership is automatic for open communibee but requires membership approval for restricted communibee. So go on and enjoy mingling with your new communibee.

Leave your gist on the Wall

"Write on this wall", that's an inscription you must have taken note of on MyBeetnic or your communibee page. If your messages are not so private then share them with friends by leaving the gist on the wall. You can drop a thought, a welcome message just anything exciting. All you need do is >>

• Click on "Write on this wall" to load the comment box.
• Enter your message and click “Comment”. Your message is immediately displayed on the recipients’ wall.

  

What's been up?

Ah!!! It feels good to be back on Beetnic after a long trip without internet access. Hmm.........I'm going through Beetnic and wondering what you guys have been up to . To our new friends who have just joined us, "Welcome on board". Have you tried your hands on the playlist? Beetnic branded "All-in-One multimedia player" to trick out your videos, photos and audios all from a single view. It's awesome! Ok, I'm back and ready to trill your imagination. So, Bee tuned!

Are you using PMs?

The first time I saw PM I thought it referred to the clock. duh... "Personal Messaging" through Beetnic is a good way of keeping your inactive friends hooked to the service. Consider sending your mails via Beetnic for a change. Don't worry they'll receive the alert to your new PM. Try it out its great and will be greater!

Don't just view or read, rate them!

Content rating has a way of spurring others to read, listen or view a particular content. It’s also a way to express your view or opinion. To an extent it encourages the content owner. The rating tool is found under posted content. To rate items place your cursor on the stars, starting from 1- 5 and give your score.

New Newsletter: Bring on the fun!

Hey Guys! Starting from tomorrow we'd be looking at all the activities you carry out on Beetnic and rate them. Best rated communibees; articles, videos, audios, posting , as well as top Beetnic members of the week will be displayed in the weekly newsletter that we'll ship every Friday noon. So, get you activities going and be adventurous.

Have you enabled Communibee thread feature?

Guys, I was browsing through some communibees created on Beetnic and I noticed that most administrators are yet to activate thread feature on their communibee walls. My question is “why are you waiting to gear-up your discussion board? This is a marvelous tool for community discussion. So, I've decided to give you a tip to setting up this amazing e-service.

How to setup cpommunibee thread

1. Click on “My services” under “Manage” to access the e-service page.
2. Select the communibee you intend to add the new service to.
3. Drag and drop “Communibee threads” from “My Objects” to “My Communibees”;
4. Now go back to your communibee page to see your new service.

Get your communibee members talking by threading their threads.

The essence of tags

Tagging might not be a new concept in itself, but the role it plays especially on web 2.0 can not be overly emphasized. "Tags are relevant keywords associated with a piece of information (an article, an audio file, a video clip, a picture…), enabling keyword-based classification and search information". On Beetnic we've employed the use of tags so that members can tag their works accordingly. They are very helpful in searching for content related materials. So if you want more people searching out your content employ the use of tags, it sure helps our database search engine work smarter.

Do you have a question?

Have you noticed the FAQ at the button of your page? A few common questions regularly asked regarding account settings, MyBeetnic and communibee are answered there. So if you have any question related to these, do not hesitate to check the FAQ.

Are you down with good house-keeping?

I'd count myself among the majority who practically find it difficult to clean-up our mailboxes. It's amazing how much read mails date all the way back to 1997 in my Yahoo mailbox. I'm trying to learn good house-keeping with emphasis on the mailbox system. Beetnic comes with a built-in mailbox for all your mails. You do not want to keep your mailbox jam packed so if you're down with cleaning up, we’ve provided you with two ways to discard read mails.

Deleting single messages
Having read your message your can delete it immediately by clicking on “Delete” link below the read message.

Deleting Bulk messages
This method is effective when deleting bulk messages. By the left hand side of every mail in your inbox is a checkbox. Just check the box by clicking once and click “Delete” link below.

"Early Comers", you have a chance.....

I might have been buzzing a lot about getting your comments and suggestions, but it's for a single reason of telling you how important you are to Beetnic. The beautiful thing about new websites like this for instance, is that you early comers can be fully part of the site's evolution from beginning to the future. Not many of you got a chance on Yahoo when John Kremer and his team started Yahoo mail. But here you are, right on Beetnic. So let's get your valuable suggestions and user experience as we look forward to many years together. Send in your suggestions and we'll be sure to have it penciled down.

Enjoy reading MyBeetnic page?

Trust me it’s nice to see the profile of others especially when they are really cool like those with awesome screen names and drop dead gorgeous pics. Your public profile is referred to as "MyBeetnic". It comprises of selected data from your profile page which is only accessible to you. Everyone can view your MyBeetnic page. But how do you go about viewing MyBeetnic page of others? Here’s how to go about it:

1. Click on “friends” under “Browse”.
2. Select a friend and double click on the name. This takes you to your friend’s MyBeetnic page.
3. You can see what your friends are up to; their friends & communibees; you can drop a thread on their wall, read their news feeds (that's only if you're friends on Beetnic......)

It's nice to check out the profile of strangers who request to become friends with you on Beetnic before accepting the request. Its not 100% the best evaluation but 50% profile evaluation isn't a bad deal. Enjoy!!!

How to change your password

If there's something I know that isn't conatant, its change. Times might arise when you need to change your current password probably if you thought someone was spying on you during your last log-in. It's nice to take some security measures especially when it comes to privacy control. You can change your current password by editing your profile. Here's the tip:

1. Click on “My profile” under “Manage”
2. Click on “Login/Password”
3. Enter your new password, confirm the new password and email and “Save”.

Getting excited with Beetnic

I want to say welcome to the new guys who have recently signed up on Beetnic. I have received your various questions and I hope the tips blog is coming very handy to get you started on your new Beetnic adventure. You will find it helpful to read more tips from the blog archive. But not withstanding, I promise to give you the best tips and tricks for using Beetnic.
Here's a comment I received from a newly registered member;

• "I think Beetnic is really fresh and different. I went thru the tips blog too and I have no doubt that in a very short time its gonna be a massive site...... I guess I'm privileged to be amongst the first 1million users ......"

While you go own exploring Beetnic and mingling with your friends and families, send me your comments and let's know what you think.

Creating private forums on Beetnic

Yesterday, I got a request from a fellow member on how to create a private forum. So I've decided to share this tip for the benefit of all. Networks on Beetnic are called communibees, so we'd call private forums private communibees. Here's the tip:

1. Log-in to Beetnic, click on "Create Communibee" on the left frame of your page or "Start a Communibee"
2. Enter a name and description
3. Enter the communibee focus, location and tags
4. The final step is choosing member access. Since we are concerned with creating a private communibee, select "Restricted".

Aside this, during content publishing you can state if you want your content shared publicly with all on Beetnic or privately with only your communibee members.

How do I invite friends to Beetnic?

I've noticed some of us are on Beetnic alone. Now that's not good enough. Beetnic is all about networking. So get going with bringing your friends along. We have spread invite links all over to make them accessible to you. At the top of your page you have an “Invite” link, you also have a bold link on your MyBeetnic page.

Just hit the link, to call up the invite form. You can manually enter the email address if you have few contacts and the emails are not available in the address books. But if your contacts are available in your address book, click on “Add friends from your address book” to add contacts, and “Send”.

How to adjust your email notifications settings

Guys, you have the right to state what kind of notifications is sent to your emails. Don't worry; we do not intend to bore you with numerous notifications if you really do not care. So I’ll tell you how to adjust your email notification settings.

1. Log-in to Beetnic. On "MyBeetnic" page click on "My profile" under "Manage"
2. On the "Edit Profile" view , click on "Email Notification"
3. Adjust the notifications accordingly to suit your preference and finally "Save"

Remember there are two ways Beetnic notifies you; your personal email and through Beetnic inbox.

Do you have a comment?

Beetnic is a few months old since its first launch in late August. We've had a new version after the first Beta. A lot more is set to roll out on Beetnic, but for now, I want you guys to tell me what you think about Beetnic. Tell me: What impresses you? What you want to see improved? What you want added to the current application? Just anything! It’s your turn to do the talking so let me hear your comments.......

How to improve your presence with a photo

Some of you are still giving us the boring looking male and female image on your profile page. Come on....... add some flavor to your MyBeetnic page. Upload your photo to replace that image. Adding a picture to your profile brings a lot of life to your presence. Here’s what you need to do:

1. Log-in to access your MyBeetnic page. Click on “My profile” under “Manage”. You will find manage at the lower left side of your page. This takes you to your profile page.
2. Click on “Description” tab >> “Upload” >> browse to locate your picture >> “Upload”, then “Save”.

How to stay tuned to great podcast

Have you noticed the podcast button on your page? There are very cool podcast from your country of interest. Some exclusive interviews, like "South Africa: Is online business a good idea?" by Ndesanja Macha a prominent reporter and many more. So, for guys who are business driven, catch-up with various daily and weekly podcast on Beetnic.

Here's how to view podcast on Beetnic:

1. Log-in >>Click on Podcast found under Browse Media
2. Move your cursor over any and double click to read or view. (Mind you, you can get glued)

How to access and read articles on Beetnic

I want to thank all you guys who have taken some time to write and share some great articles on Beetnic. You too can read through these articles and comment on them. If you aren't much of a writer at least you should be able to recognize a nice article when you read one.

Here's how to access articles posted on Beetnic:

1. >>Click on Articles found under Browse Media;
2. Move your cursor over any and double click to read.

Enjoy!

Your news is just a click away.

Guys, based on your profile and interest, we have made tailored news available to you. So you no longer need to go looking for what’s new. Just read your news from "Top News". News is logged as it becomes available from the various news sites. We have made this feature available on your MyBeetnic page as well as your communibee page. Save yourself the hassle of searching through Google, we've done the search for you just enjoy reading your top news.