{"id":68472,"date":"2014-11-11T11:58:56","date_gmt":"2014-11-11T04:58:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/moui.net\/blog\/?p=68472"},"modified":"2019-04-22T21:16:59","modified_gmt":"2019-04-22T14:16:59","slug":"bbm-channels","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/moui.net\/blog\/2014\/11\/bbm-channels\/","title":{"rendered":"BBM Channels, However Not a Twitter Replacement"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>For months, I&#8217;ve been toying with the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bbm.com\/bbm\/en\/bbm-channels.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">BBM Channels<\/a>, which one can access via the BlackBerry Messenger. Its not half bad, the ease of uploading\u00a0images and writing (e.g. add post) whatever comes to mind, well with a 400-character limit. A micro-blog of some sort, its actually quite fun.<\/p>\n<p>I created a &#8220;Thailand&#8221; channel with photos of my travel, news and opinions.<\/p>\n<p><script src=\"https:\/\/cmc-11.channels.blackberry.com\/bbmchannels-web-portal\/public\/widgets\/badges\/bbm_channel_pin.js?channel_pin=C0021DEC3&amp;isQROnly=false&amp;height=300\" async=\"\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>All you need is a <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bbm.com\/bbm\/en.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">BBM app<\/a> in your smartphone, and you&#8217;re off into another realm. I don&#8217;t see this replacing Twitter, nor would I categorize this as in the same league with it. With my <a href=\"https:\/\/moui.net\/blog\/2014\/10\/a-glimpse-of-my-blackberry-passport\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">BB Passport<\/a> and the wide screen, the interaction, data input\/output gives it a different but enjoyable experience.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/moui.net\/blog\/2014\/11\/bbm-channels\/img_20141110_225057\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-68478\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"68478\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/moui.net\/blog\/2014\/11\/bbm-channels\/img_20141110_225057\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/moui.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/IMG_20141110_225057.png?fit=1440%2C1440&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1440,1440\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Thailand Menu\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Menu Snapshot of &#8220;Thailand&#8221;&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/moui.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/IMG_20141110_225057.png?fit=300%2C300&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/moui.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/IMG_20141110_225057.png?fit=640%2C640&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-68478 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/moui.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/IMG_20141110_225057.png?resize=300%2C300&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Menu Snapshot of &quot;Thailand&quot;\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/moui.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/IMG_20141110_225057.png?resize=300%2C300&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/moui.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/IMG_20141110_225057.png?resize=1024%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/moui.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/IMG_20141110_225057.png?w=1440&amp;ssl=1 1440w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/moui.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/IMG_20141110_225057.png?w=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/moui.net\/blog\/2014\/11\/bbm-channels\/img_20141110_225109\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-68480\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"68480\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/moui.net\/blog\/2014\/11\/bbm-channels\/img_20141110_225109\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/moui.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/IMG_20141110_225109.png?fit=1440%2C1440&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1440,1440\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"What it looks like\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Simple to use.&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/moui.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/IMG_20141110_225109.png?fit=300%2C300&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/moui.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/IMG_20141110_225109.png?fit=640%2C640&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-68480 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/moui.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/IMG_20141110_225109.png?resize=300%2C300&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Simple to use.\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/moui.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/IMG_20141110_225109.png?resize=300%2C300&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/moui.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/IMG_20141110_225109.png?resize=1024%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/moui.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/IMG_20141110_225109.png?w=1440&amp;ssl=1 1440w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/moui.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/IMG_20141110_225109.png?w=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<iframe src=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/plugins\/like.php?href=https%3A%2F%2Fmoui.net%2Fblog%2F2014%2F11%2Fbbm-channels%2F&amp;layout=standard&amp;show_faces=true&amp;width=450&amp;action=like&amp;colorscheme=light&amp;height=80\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"0\" style=\"border:none; 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