Although the option appeared in an early beta for iOS users, BlackBerry has now taken the next steps in introducing 'Buy Now' options in BBM Channels. If you login to the BBM Channels web portal, you should see options to sign up for access to what BlackBerry has dubbed 'Buy Now Posts.' I say sign up for access because it's not immediately available to everyone, it needs to be approved first.
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For years now, BlackBerry has been building up their mobile commerce, and e-commerce solutions and a huge part of that progress has taken place within BBM and BBM Channels. According to an earlier Inside BlackBerry post, some of BBM's most popular channels are specifically for shopping deals, so the addition of 'Buy Now' buttons are certainly logical evolution and should be a welcome addition, especially in markets that are heavy in e-commerce as Indonesia has proven to be.
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Today marks the three year anniversary of BBM Channels
Yep. Three years already. Back on May 14th, 2013, at BlackBerry Live BlackBerry announced a new service within BBM dubbed BBM Channels. Now, take a look at a new vision for BBM Channels.
BBM Channels begins rolling out stats for individual posts
If you're heavy into BBM Channels and have been hoping for a way to view stats for individual posts to arrive, now is the time to celebrate. It looks as though that's the latest feature to be added to BBM Channels through the desktop admin portal.
BlackBerry launches BBM LIFE channel in Indonesia
Indonesia remains a huge market for BBM – 58 million users – and to help continue that growth, BlackBerry recently launched the new BBM Channel BBM LIFE – a new daily content channel for customers in Indonesia.
You can now schedule posts for a later time in BBM Channels
BBM Channels has not received much love from BlackBerry by way of updates outside of a few additional features here and there, so when updates do come along they tend to be a surprise. Such is the case with the latest feature now appearing for those who use channels through the online portal vs. using it on their devices.