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Track clicks in RSS

You have always been able to track another user’s activity on Bemba via RSS. The RSS feed was a typical first implementation: plain & simple, nothing fancy. Improvements were needed and we implemented three: track clicks, show the site/video thumbnail and show the user’s comment.

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Bemba launches Stats: free link sharing statistics!

Getting feedback makes sharing links a lot more fun. And so we created Bemba Stats! As of today you can see – in real-time – how many times people click on the links you share on Facebook, Hyves, Twitter, your blog and Bemba. Charts, graphs and tables galore! (more…)

Share on Facebook with Bemba

Share on Facebook We proudly present: The Bemba Application on Facebook! All Facebook users can now use Bemba to easily share interesting sites and videos with friends on Facebook. For people who are also active on Twitter, Hyves or have a blog, this is especially good news: use a single service and one button in your browser to share web content with friends on all platforms.
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Hyves API: gadgets!

Hyves API: gadgets!Bemba makes sharing web content with friends easier and more fun. Bemba users can instantly share anything they find on the web on their social platforms of choice, with just two clicks. Dutch people can enjoy a whole new way to share on Hyves: largest Dutch social network with 5.5 million users. (more…)

Bemba Alpha test: first results

Share links on TwitterA few days ago we opened up the new Bemba.com to a small group of people. It was exciting and of course this did not happen without problems and bugs on the site. The general impression is positive and that’s good! Let me share some of the feedback with you. (more…)

The Social News Website’s E-factor

The E-factor of Social News WebsitesEntertainment is an activity designed to give pleasure or relaxation to an audience - although in the case of a computer game the ‘audience’ may be only one person. [Wikipedia: Entertainment]. How do we measure the entertainment value of a social news website? (more…)

Will the new Bemba fly?

Will the new Bemba fly?We really want to compete at internet startup competitions during the coming months. The submission forms made me think about the product, again. I remembered the article ‘Will it fly? How to Evaluate a New Product Idea’ by Evan Williams. So I decided to use this to evaluate the current and next release of Bemba. (more…)

Privacy & information overload!

Privacy & information overload!You can read about it on many blogs. Online privacy is a hot issue. So is information overload. This also accounts for development of the new, next Bemba web service. I believe that I can solve both of these challenges with just one solution. Do you agree? (more…)




About Bemba Media

Bemba Media is a new social media company based in Amsterdam, the Netherlands. Founders Aaron Peters and Arne Dibbits are on a mission to offer people the easiest way to share their web experiences with friends and to discover what’s hot on the web right now.

The company launched Bemba.com in March 2008.

Bemba users share their favorite videos and websites on the social platforms they already use with their friends, like Facebook, Twitter and Hyves. More social networks and (micro-) blogs will follow.

Bemba will become a destination for 'funsurfing' the web, providing easy access to web content that people with similar interests have recently recommended to their friends.

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