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What is biNu beats?


Posted by , August 31st, 2011

biNu beats is a social application where you can post status updates or messages that appear in the main stream. All other users will be able to see your beats in the stream and respond with their own beats. You can follow certain users and also search for beats in certain countries.


Who can use biNu beats?


Posted by , August 31st, 2011

Any biNu user can read biNu beats and search for biNu beats. To post beats or follow other users, you will need to register with a biNu Account and be logged in.


How do I follow another biNu user?


Posted by , August 31st, 2011

Use the ‘All beats’ option to look at the entire stream of beats from all users. Scroll down until you find an interesting beat. Click on the username above the beat – this will take you to all the beats of that user. Then use the ‘Follow’ option to follow that user’s beats. If you wish to see which users you are following, go to the home page of biNu beats and click on the ‘Follow List’ option. To see the beats of all those users you are following, click on the ‘Followed beats’ option.


How do I unfollow a user?


Posted by , August 31st, 2011

Go to the home page of biNu beats and click on the ‘Follow List’ option. Then click on the user who you wish to unfollow. Once you get to the user’s beats page, click the ‘Unfollow’ link.


Can I delete a beat once I have posted?


Posted by , August 30th, 2011

No, once a beat is in the stream it cannot be deleted.


How do I see who I am following?


Posted by , August 30th, 2011

If you wish to see which users you are following, go to the home page of biNu beats and click on the ‘Follow List’ option. To see the beats of all those users you are following, click on the ‘Followed beats’ option.


How can I search for beats?


Posted by , August 27th, 2011

Use the menu and click Search beats. Then use the options provided – Hot beat topics is for the #hashtags with the most beats, Top beaters is the users who have posted the most beats, All beats returns all beats, Followed beats is the beats of the friends you follow, Search by text returns beats with the words you enter, beats from [country] return the beats from your country, and Search by location returns beats from any country you choose.


How do I create a new topic or #hashtag?


Posted by , August 26th, 2011

It’s easy, just enter a new or existing topic name into your beat with # in front, for example #weather. When you beat with a #hashtag, this makes your beat visible in that #hashtag topic. You can view all beats with a #hashtag by using the Search by text or by looking at the Hot beat topics.


How can I chat with someone privately?


Posted by , August 26th, 2011

In the beat stream, click on the username of the person you want to chat to. This will take you to the beat detail page. You will see a link ‘Chat with [user]‘. Use this to chat with the user privately using biNu Messenger. You can also look at the user’s profile by clicking on ‘[User]s profile’.


How can I get more help?


Posted by , August 26th, 2011

If you would like more help, please post a beat and add a #help hashtag, and we will reply to you in biNu beats.


Why is my username formatted like user.263746574365?


Posted by , August 26th, 2011

This is the default username you are allocated if you did not set your username yourself. To change it, go to your ‘My biNu Account’ page. You can find this using the menu and clicking ‘More Apps’.