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karenb33

I have gone from a healthy 8.2 to 6.2. I have emailed them to ask why. They don't seem to get it that people don't buy products because they are spammed about them on Facebook or Twitter. The whole premis of this group was word-of-mouth and that seems to be out of favour now. I get so much on my Facebook feed I would just ignore a picture of someone's new hair colour or comments on a new washing powder!

joapet

I've gone down to 3.8... boo hoo!

I never used bzzfeed that much - I always seemed to get lumbered with the rubbish money off vouchers for sampling products in Tescos. I literally get invited to test stuff maybe once or twice a year - not as much as I used to, hence why my score has gone down. Naff campaigns and all of this nonsense sharing on Facebook has made this site totally not worth the effort.

Blondie54321

I've had an general email from Bzz which explains the drop in scores:

When we introduced BzzScore earlier this year, we had one goal in mind: get the best BzzAgents into more campaigns. And, so far, it’s working. By focusing more on active members, we can better offer those truly interested in sharing opinions on cool products and services with more of the good stuff.

But we knew we could do even better, and we’ve been working hard on the next evolution of BzzScore to prove it. Today we’re beyond happy to announce we’ve improved the way we recognize top BzzAgents: yes, BzzScore v2 has arrived.

What’s new in v2?
We’ve added a few new criteria to help determine the best of the best of Bzz:

Influence: Measured by the number of people your product opinions reach, both online, through Facebook and Twitter, and offline
Engagement: Measured by the number of likes, comments and retweets your campaign posts receive
Activity: Measured by the number of activities you complete per campaign, and, more importantly, the quality of those submissions
What does this mean for your score today?
When we turned on BzzScore v2, there’s a good chance your score changed. If you noticed a drop, please remember: these new criteria have been applied to everyone, and you are not being penalized for any action or inaction — rather, a dip is a sign that you have some room for improvement in meeting the new criteria noted above.

We think we’re moving in the right direction and know these BzzScore updates will ensure more campaigns for the BzzAgents who deserve them. We’d love to hear your input, as well; if you have any questions, comments or kudos, please, stay in touch on Facebook and Twitter.

Talk to you soon,
BzzAgent Jono

robpw2

i dont like this new scoring system ... i went down from 10 to 6 something

sarah1972

paul2louise wrote: »

Yes but they want to know how many "likes" you get for your comments which bothers me.

I have never had that? They have never emailed me saying anything other than 'great bzz' or 'good bzz' etc

paul2louise

sarah1972 wrote: »

I have never had that? They have never emailed me saying anything other than 'great bzz' or 'good bzz' etc

They say it in the new rules under engagement, read the post a few back,

"Engagement measured by the number of likes, comments and retweets your campaign receives"

So now they want all your friends on Facebook to comment on your posts, and tweets.

Maybe we could all join a Facebook group and like each others comments

sarah1972

paul2louise wrote: »

They say it in the new rules under engagement, read the post a few back,

"Engagement measured by the number of likes, comments and retweets your campaign receives"

So now they want all your friends on Facebook to comment on your posts, and tweets.

Maybe we could all join a Facebook group and like each others comments

Oh !!!!!! I have just seen that :eek: Great idea about a facebook group though :beer:

hannah899

oh i like the facebook group idea too

paul2louise

Not sure how u get the Facebook thing to work, not very techy. If you make a Bzz comment it goes on your wall, so could you set your Facebook settings so that it would show in the group, otherwise you would have to make friends with all the moneysaving friends here.

If anyone here knows how, it would be worth doing

paul2louise

Just looked at the Facebook app. It says Bzz can access your friends activities and personal information. I don't really like that. I am fine with them knowing about me, but that seems a bit intrusive accessing my friends stuff without them knowing. I have removed this permission on this app.