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In the fall of 2013 I teamed up with Rachel Miller to launch a new Twitter chat called social selling hour. This allowed us to leverage Google hangouts live and video interview each week's guest while simultaneously engaging the audience around the #SShour hashtag on Twitter. Eventually we rebranded the show as social business hour #SbizHour which today is the largest weekly video + twitter chat. In the fall of 2014 I teamed up with Daniel Newman to launch a new video Twitter chat called #Cloudtalk. (SBizHour Mondays at 4pm, Cloudtalk Thursday at Noon ET) Both of these communities have witnessed amazing growth including adding IBM as sponsors for both shows & just this month adding SAP as a cloud talk sponsor.
With all of that success, the title of this blog post might surprise you. Not only did I love Google hangouts and host 2 to 3 hangouts a week for 3 years but I also monetized these communities. However, after all of these shows and all of the success there was still only one guarantee with Google hangouts; that something would always not work like it should have or something would break during the show.
With all of the audio issues, the mobile app with limited functionality and the painful bugs that were never addressed since day one, I never once felt like Google plus invested in making the product better or listened to their power users who were using the platform daily.
Blab did what I believe many start ups and new apps really struggle with; they kept the user interface simple, yet included enough features that would allow it to grow and innovate based on user and community feedback and user cases. Here are some of the features that I like:
Blab.IM is far from perfect and I for one don't advise betting against Google. But, after 20 days of using the platform, building relationships with members of the community and even having the opportunity to blab with their cofounder and financial investor, it doesn't matter what G+ hangouts does at this point as I'm ALL IN with Blab! Check out their blog here, and read their amazing story on how it was created thanks to a forced developer staycation.
So, this is by no means everything you need to know about Blab. Nor did I talk much about how to get started or use the platform. But, there are plenty of other articles out there that have this covered in spades. Some of the ones I like best are these ones: Social Media Examiner, Razor Social, and the FAQs from Blab themselves.
Hi Jenn,
Thanks for this much required information on blab. I still wonder whether to go ahead with Google Hangouts of should try blab in that case. Can you explain when to use hangouts and when to use blab? Like we can plan a hangout and create a CTA for registration. Can we do the same in balb? Can we ask people to join the future blab by sending them link of our blab?
Given the tools we have at our disposal in today's technological age, it should be easy to open up lines of communication with other sectors and join forces. The invention of hashtags means any one person can search for a potential social tribe that interests them and contribute with no judgement or prior connection, but this seldom happens. Instead, what has been created is groups of people that are all in search of the same answers to the same questions.
So are hashtags a hindrance more than a help? How can we facilitate more meaningful conversations and break down those barriers? In the Lab, we thought it would be a fascinating subject, and so this set the scene for this month's #blabchat......
Simply put, there are huge advantages to working across sectors. As Carol says, working out loud and talking to others may help solve a problem you are working on or give you inspiration in how to move a solution forward. The two examples Jodi and Steven gave are absolute proof of this - who knew that F1 Pit Crews and Maternity Nurses actually had something to learn from each other! Sometimes getting a fresh perspective from someone that isn't from your world leads to innovation.
The overwhelming feeling here was around fostering working relationships with others who shared a similar purpose. I'll admit, this is where I feel hashtags can actually fuel some of these barriers, as it becomes a bit like a 'club' where only those who demonstrate similar thoughts, values and opinions are well received and actively engaged with. The whole point of communication is that sometimes people will disagree and participate in reasoned discussion, but this can sometimes lead to those 'eureka!' moments when you are exposed to a conflicting viewpoint or idea. Professional, customer, outsider, it shouldn't matter, your input could be the very thing that kicks off a beautiful collaborative friendship!
The comments speak for themselves, although on reflection, none of these are particularly difficult to overcome. The need to work more openly was a common theme. Maybe we just need to do as John suggests, take the rose tinted specs off, get out there and start those conversations!
There was universal acknowledgement that cross sector working would mean we could mitigate the effects of many of the wicked problems we face. Huge amounts of global talent are seeking to address climate change, income and health inequality, lack of affordable housing, unemployment, ageing, digital exclusion and loneliness. All uncoordinated and fragmented.
As Steph says, its all about coming together to ask the right questions to solve the right problems. However, we all shared a concern on whether sectors were ready for this kind of collaborative working or whether we have the right attitude towards the technology that might make it happen.
But there were signs in recent weeks that this was coming. For starters, there were numerous technical issues that cropped up and went days/weeks without getting fixed, if they were fixed at all. The Blab home page, which normally showed a selection of active video chats that anyone could watch, was showing mostly inactive chats that were 10+ days old.
Remember blab.im? During its short lifetime, the popular video discussion site developed an enthusiastic following of users, including notorious pharma-bro Martin Shkreli. According to CEO Shaan Puri, it quickly grew to 3.9 million users, with each spending an average of 65 minutes on it every day. Such was the devotion of its userbase.
But last night I found out that the real, bleeding-edge video chat action is happening on an little known website called Blab.im, where four people can video chat simultaneously as an audience watches, comments and can instantly switch places with one of the four video chatters.
Typically, when new social technology debuts, we spend time researching it, thinking about the potential for the church and sitting back to see if it sticks. We tell our clients and readers not to jump into new social networks unless their audience is there. Recently, however, we learned about a new social platform that, we believe, has the potential to be a huge ministry tool for churches and nonprofits. And we're saying jump!
Blab, a live-streaming platform, is making its way into the social media stratosphere with a bang. It features some of the best aspects of Periscope and Google Hangout, but under one roof. It's built around two pillars:
While we love the potential for Periscope and other live-streaming apps, they're really built on the premise that one person is speaking to many people. Blab is built so that you can have a conversation with your audience. A Blab can have up to four on-air participants. The owner of that conversation can decide which four people take up the available seats. While those people talk on video, everyone else can participate via the live chat that's built directly into the platform.
And the list goes on and on. Some of these things might not be a good fit for your church, but that's the best part about Blab; it has the potential to be a true ministry tool for you, no matter how you use it.
Maybe you want to discuss a particular topic? For example, in a recent Blab, my friends discussed the importance of relationship sales, marketing and customer support. You can view their Blab below.
If you can think of a viable way in which it will work in your business, I suggested you create your own Blab and test it out to see what kind of traction you get. For some business, you may need to run a few Blabs before you start seeing results.
I have exciting plans for Blab. I am building my new brand through Blab, and have started 30 Days of Blab on 9/21/15, and have committed to put out 30 days of quality content, interviews and workshops that will help me brand myself as a Blab Coach to those I work with that are unaware of its tremendous applications for their businesses.
Let us know how Blab works out for you @robbgorringe:disqus. If you like, feel free to subscribe to our upcoming show. Would welcome the opportunity to meet you IRL. -chefs-social-chatter-what-s-cooking-in-social-media-for-february-1-february-7
Were you ever called a blabbermouth as a kid? I admit to being called a blabbermouth a couple of times as I have a tendency to talk a lot. That may come in handy now with an increasingly popular video chat service called Blab. Blab is a live-streaming app which allows up to four people to chat simultaneously as an audience watches. Observers can leave comments, register likes, and even switch places with one of the four video chatters if invited by the host.
You can also record your chats by clicking on the record button that will appear in the top left of your Blab screen. Once you click the record button, you will be provided with an embed link which you can use to share your chat via email, your blog or various social media platforms.
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