Jim Murray

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What I Tell People About BeBee

LaezersSocial media is a zoo at the best of times. Figuring out where you are going to get the most value for the time you spend there is a constant work in progress.
Every site has its pluses and minuses, and it doesn’t really take very long to figure them out.
It all depends on what you are looking for.
As of about two years ago I was spending time on Facebook, LinkedIn and Twitter in that order of preference. As of a year ago it was LinkedIn, Facebook and Twitter.
As of today it’s BeBee, Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn as a distant fourth.

Two Questions

So two questions arise. 1. What happened to LinkedIn? and 2. How did BeBee get so popular with me?
I won’t belabour the first point, other than to say that LinkedIn was great for the first year and for the second year not so much. This had a lot to do with changes in their algorithm that made it all but impossible for any of the 1800 or so followers I had there to be notified when I had written a new post.
And you know how that goes…if there ain’t no audience, there just ain’t no show.The second question is one I am happy to answer with enthusiasm. A renewed enthusiasm, I might add, because there was a period before I joined beBee when I wasn’t too thrilled about social media in general and was seriously considering to just going back to my WordPress site and building a following through Twitter and leaving it at that.
But beBee changed all that and for the better.

What I Was Looking For That I Found At beBee

As a blogger, I was simply looking for an audience and some interaction from that audience. I mean, that’s really all most op/ed bloggers are looking for anyway.
Very quickly on beBee, I started to acquire page views well in excess of just about anything I had been able to achieve on LinkedIn. And I thought, hmmmm, there appears to be a lot of interested people here.

~ Jim Murray ~ Communication Strategist ® Writer ® Editor © Op-Ed Blogger Art Director ® Project Manager * beBee Brand Ambassador Partner with Charlene Norman @ Bullet Proof Consulting With an experience base that bridges the Digital Divide by a good two decodes, | work with direct clients large & small, designers, art/crective directors & consultants fo create results-driven, strategically-focused communication in all on & offline media. Phone: 289 687
And in a relatively short period of time I was fielding comments, and growing my network, because I connected with everyone who made an intelligent comment.
On the other side of the coin, I was noticing that the quality of content on beBee was generally quite high. Some of it was from the people I had been connected to on LinkedIn. But a lot of it was from new people who had interesting things to say.

Buzzing Around

As I started to explore the hives on beBee, I realized that there were a lot of areas, both business and social, that I was interested in, and that I didn’t just have to scroll around my home page to find good stuff.
I could go into these affinity-based hives and find great posts that related directly to the things I was interested in.
And this is really how you go about deciding where to place your own posts and how to build your profile within beBee.

A Hive Of My Own

e1e44fae.pngOne of the other cool things I found out was that anybody could create a hive and invite people to join it.
So on the 4th of July, during a great 3-D lunch with Phil Friedman, Don Kerr and Kevin Pashuk, we decided to form the Beezers hive, which would be a collection of the op/ed posts that resonated with us personally.
Since we were all professional communications people, we figured that the standards could be kept very high, and so far so good.

The Pollinating Spirit Of Bees

BeBee is now the site where I spend the vast majority of my time. And there are a few very good reasons for this.
There is a positive spirit here. 

I think a lot of people look at beBee as an alternative to conventional social media platforms. There’s very little of the typical social media bitchiness here. What there is is a lot of positive spirit and genuinely constructive criticism in the conversation streams.
There is permission to be yourself. 

Personally I have never has a problem with that, but then I’ve been writing for longer than most of you out there have been breathing.
 But a number of people I know have told me that the exhilaration they feel at being able to express themselves authentically without fear of someone jumping down their throat for it has made a huge difference in their posting and their attitude toward social media in general.
BeBee has an inviting look and feel. 

Maybe it’s the old adage familiarity (LI & FB) breeds contempt. Or maybe it’s just plain true that great design makes a web site more appealing. In either case I find myself simply enjoying the experience of being here.
You really feel you are part of a larger world here. 

I have to admit that I don’t have a lot of connections outside of North America on LinkedIn and definitely not on Facebook. But here on beBee I now know people from all over the place. That international flavour really adds to the learning experience that, for most of us, is part of the reason we’re here in the first place.
I could probably come up with a lot more stuff to tell people about beBee. But I'm nothing if not smart enough to get when I have made my point.

A Parting Shot

beBee is not ever going to be all things to all people. But then again neither is anything else out there.
If you are really into the learning, the insight sharing and the personal brand building on social media, you really need to have a few go-to places.
For me, beBee is one of the most important of them. That may not be the case for you. But the only way you’re going to know that for sure is to join beBee and take it for a spin.
It might not turn out to be your numero uno, but then again, it just might.

If you consider this post to have value, please share it with your network or repost it in whatever hives you think with benefit most from it.

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Comments

Jan 🐝 Barbosa

6 years ago #40

Great post !!!

Jim Murray

6 years ago #39

#61
Anne \ud83d\udc1d Thornley-Brown, MBA. Actually I have been on LI since 2008. I was really referring to the Pulse Platform there. Because mainly I'm a blogger. Re Wasted time. Yeah, but you learned something.

Anne 🐝 Thornley-Brown, MBA

6 years ago #38

Interesting post. Were it not for the fact that this is under your byline Jim, I would have sworn I wrote it. Your experience mirrors mine except I was on LinkedIn a lot longer than you have been and much more active. Wasted time for the most part.

Wayne Yoshida

7 years ago #37

Re: Kevin Pashuk - I view this as importing the best practices to beBee - this platform will / is morph into what us users/Bees will make it

Javier Cámara-Rica 🐝🇪🇸

7 years ago #36

#50
Rose Spot

Wayne Yoshida

7 years ago #35

#47
Thanks Jim -- we should file it in both places! LOL. . .

Jim Murray

7 years ago #34

#50
PM me an email address, Rose and I will send you a couple.

Lisa Gallagher

7 years ago #33

#41
Oh I see what I did, I left out "mur" at the end. Just think of it as a term of endearment Jim Murray

Lisa Gallagher

7 years ago #32

#41
Actually, I never watched The Dukes of Hazards Paul \ ) I tend to schedule at night so not sure why I typed Jimbo, but funny none the less.

Jim Murray

7 years ago #31

#45
Thanks Wayne. File this under Great Minds Think Alike, or Fools Seldom Differ. Your choice. LOL.

Wayne Yoshida

7 years ago #30

Excellent reasons Jim Murray - thank you for the positive boost. I have many of the same reasons. Let's do our best to import the best practices from those other platforms and leave the crappy stuff behind.

Wayne Yoshida

7 years ago #29

From Jim Murray - This is very similar to what I tell people about beBee. It is different in a refreshing way. Let's continue to make it uniquely beBee, and not drag in the baggage from the "other" social platforms. Or, perhaps take the best from the others over there and bring them over here, leaving the bad stuff behind.

Jim Murray

7 years ago #28

#42
Thanks, Renee. Love it.

Lisa Gallagher

7 years ago #27

#37
lol did I type jimbo?

Jim Murray

7 years ago #26

#31
Pablo, Freudian slip?

Lisa Gallagher

7 years ago #25

Just scheduled auto tweets 4 times per day with "the app that has no name," by Paul \ ;-) Again, hope I did it right.

Gert Scholtz

7 years ago #24

Jim Murray HI Jim - have shared the post on LI and on Twitter. Great piece to spread on social media!

Jim Murray

7 years ago #23

#29
Thanks Lisa Gallagher. I'm trying to create as many shareable pieces as possible.

Lisa Gallagher

7 years ago #22

#25
I shared it last evening on Twitter Jim Murray has scheduled tweets to go out too :)) Pablo you are 10 steps ahead of many of us!

Jim Murray

7 years ago #21

#27
Thanks Pablo, you're a pip.

Jim Murray

7 years ago #20

Re my most recent post on BeBee, I was unable, for some strange reason to post this in LinkedIn Pulse, so I would appreciate it if any of you who liked it and thought it would be a good message to broadcast would share it with your networks, especially on LinkedIn, Twitter and Facebook. I thank you. beBee thanks you too.

Lisa Gallagher

7 years ago #19

Agree Jim Murray, this stood out:" 2. Many of us are on the same mission and fortunately we are not alone (The Butterfly Effect)." Well said, I love your deep introspection!

Sara Jacobovici

7 years ago #18

#18
Well said Milos Djukic. This is an exciting time for me to witness this process and find any way to make a positive contribution.

Milos Djukic

7 years ago #17

Thank you Jim Murray! The challenge and most obvious problem is to linking models and phenomenology of complexity theory and cognitive science at different scales and to translate the insights gained into outcomes of value to the whole beBee community. I'm trying to provide scientific communication with practical examples in this highly complex area. Especially given the huge importance of science regarding complex adaptive systems, particularly when it comes to social networks, their sustainable development-prosperity and human interactions. Those who will rule in this area, will also have the possibility for a much greater "manipulation", whose final effects can be extremely humane and aimed toward cooperation for mutual benefits for social media owners and users. "What I Tell People About BeBee": 1. We have a same task to provide among a wider audience a clear awareness about the global transformations that are underway on beBee (on LinkedIn, Twitter, Facebook and other media). 2. Many of us are on the same mission and fortunately we are not alone (The Butterfly Effect). 3. Currently, beBee is the only social network that operate in accordance with the principles of emergence, interdependence, diversity, modes of interaction, and self-organization, which are typical for complex adaptive systems, And this is the reason for success and perseverance. cc. Javier beBee.

David B. Grinberg

7 years ago #16

Excellent buzz Jim Murray, I couldn't agree more with your astute assessment and important insights. Buzz on, my friend!

Kevin Pashuk

7 years ago #15

#14
Anytime Gin. (*hic*).

Jim Murray

7 years ago #14

#6
Thanks you Kevlar

Mamen 🐝 Delgado

7 years ago #13

Fully agree with your feelings Jim. ✨

Mamen 🐝 Delgado

7 years ago #12

#6
😂😂

Javier Cámara-Rica 🐝🇪🇸

7 years ago #11

#9
yes Jim Murray , we enjoyed and now we need to work hard to launch the unbeatable release by the end of this year !

Kevin Pashuk

7 years ago #10

#7
Maybe it's just my browser (Chrome on Windows 10) but I'm seeing more than the 'I'. It looks more like the ASCII art below. There are 2 of them. I must quit drinking so much coffee during the day... ------------------ | L | | SEP | ------------------

Jim Murray

7 years ago #9

#8
Javier beBee. My pleasure. hope you enjoyed your trip to the Left Coast.

Javier Cámara-Rica 🐝🇪🇸

7 years ago #8

Thanks Jim Murray

Jim Murray

7 years ago #7

#4
Kevin Pashuk...those I's you see are actually the first person singular or me. Just the way the lines break I guess.

Kevin Pashuk

7 years ago #6

#5
Apology accepted Gym.

Jim Murray

7 years ago #5

Sorry Kevicn

Kevin Pashuk

7 years ago #4

I think you speak for many of us Jim. One small thing... There's no 'c' in my surname. (It's a curse I've lived with all my life). Okay, a second small thing... There appears to be space symbols ( 

I ) after each of your bolded headings. Did you paste from a word processor?

Gert Scholtz

7 years ago #3

Jim Murray Thanks for this Jim. The perfect summary of why beBee is becoming so popular.

Mohammed Abdul Jawad

7 years ago #2

Jim Murray Thanks for highlighting the worth and worthwhile engagement at beBee.

Mohammed Abdul Jawad

7 years ago #1

Aha. ..beBee brings all brilliance with its buzzes!

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