How Can We Improve beBee?

That's a good (actionable) point. So, why not have the “old beBee” option in the settings, for users who prefer that style, @Javier 🐝 CR ? If mail providers have that for their users, maybe other sites can follow suit :-)

Then again, the ML-based relevance-based feed I suggested previously, would do exactly that, as it would learn from your activity (checking out those particular posts you deem top content) :-)

Ok, maybe team beBee can make a custom feed for you! Personally, I prefer viewing newer articles alongside the more popular/active ones :-)

They will be visible, right behind the top content. 😃

Makes sense. I just took this a step further, since newer articles tend to be low on the relevant count, but may still be relevant to you :-)

Zacharias, by Relevant (or top, or hot) contents I meant posts and articles that attracted many comments and received many likes ("Relevants"). They deserve to appear at the top of the feed. Although there are posts where users make dozens of comments by tagging all their followers. :)

Javier, I meant on the options Facebook offers (three dots at the upper right corner). If a person posts many contents daily, which are not all of my interest, but I don't want to unfollow that person, I can hide a particular post or stop seeing posts from this person for a while. That way, I open up space for other contents to appear on my wall. 

I may not use it, but I would like to have that option.

I don't think I could come up with a good enough criterion, to be honest. My suggestion is to create a machine learning system that gradually learns from each user and personalizes their feed accordingly. 

Lada can you put me an example of any content you would like to hide? I need to understand it. Please attach a screenshot here !

Plus, the “hide this content” option. :)

Ah I understand ! if you come up with a good criterion, we are all ears @Zacharias 🐝 Voulgaris  !!!! if you do not feel comfortable to publish it here, you can always send me private message, feel free !

No. MeWe has something like that (though much more elaborate) and although cute at first, it gets old very soon. I meant the fitness function for what qualifies as relevant content, for a better quality feed (as previously mentioned)…

thanks @Lada 🏡 Prkic  ! Annotated: sort the feed in chronological order or by relevance.

@Zacharias 🐝 Voulgaris , something like FB ? 

I completely agree. I also understand that the “relevant” objectiv function may be a pain to define properly, in a way that's agreeable with everyone. Perhaps opt for an adaptive one? Happy to discuss technical details with the beBee engineers. Cheers

thanks @Renée  🐝 Cormier @Franci 🐝Eugenia Hoffman, beBee Brand Ambassador we are working on the editing window… I fully agree ! CC @Noël De Castro 

thanks @Renée  🐝 Cormier 

about “There is little incentive for someone to build their network if their content is not very visible or if the people they follow don't decide to follow them back. Perhaps if a new user posts a blog or comments on someone's post, they can be promoted as suggested people to follow, particularly if there is some common interest in a subject matter. For example, if Mary makes a comment on a post about cats, then anyone else who shows an interest in similar posts would become a mutually suggested follower. So, if I shared a cat video, picture or blog, or if my profile says I love animals, then beBee would suggest that we follow each other.”

1.- Long posts / stories / articles, we are about to send notifications so that no follower misses it. This will undoubtedly be available in the next few days.

2.- Now short posts aren't very visible. We are already working on a tool to make them visible, be it text, photos or whatever, and we will also include hashtags. This functionality is going to take us a few weeks of time, but it is going to be very powerful. CC @Rafael García Romano  @Noël De Castro @Alberto Landeras 

thanks @Ken Boddie , I look forward to your notes/suggestions ! 🥰

thanks @Zacharias 🐝 Voulgaris . About “We may still get a notification about the additional articles/buzzes somewhere, but not view them unless we click on that link…” => we are on it ! CC @Alberto Landeras @Noël De Castro 

The group owner communications would also be very valuable. It would great if there were also other roles in a group (e.g., editor), especially for the larger groups. In any case, I enjoy the groups of beBee more than those on other platforms, plus the whole dynamic of them makes them a useful tool for promoting stuff to the most suitable audience. Cheers

Thanks for the tag, @Javier 🐝 CR. I certainly do have some ideas on platform functionality, and also on the management of groups, but I really need a few or more days to formulate them, after I have a good long think and after I've consulted my previous comments and notes, going back some time.  I believe that the most appropriate way to present these ideas, while keeping them as visible as possible to others, might be by publishing a separate post in the ‘beBee bugs’ group.  I would encourage others on your list to do the same, in order to maximise visibility and clearly indicate a submission, as comments are only readable on the new platform after opening up the post. I would also suggest that you widen your invitation (listed in #31 below) for feedback to include @Pascal Derrien and @Franci 🐝Eugenia Hoffman, beBee Brand Ambassador.

Thank you Javier. Apart from the stuff I mentioned in the article (some of which may not be as necessary now), I'd suggest a limit of materials from any given in someone's feed. For example, if poster X is happy to post 10 articles or short buzzes a day, it's good to not have all of them on the feed. We may still get a notification about the additional articles/buzzes somewhere, but not view them unless we click on that link…