BBM Pin Postings

For this addition of BBM and Me, I thought I’d touch on the BBM invites people post on BBM sites like MyBlackBerry. This article is a tad longer than normal, so grab a coffee or beer, kick back, relax for a few and read on.

Some of you post your pins on Twitter and Facebook, looking for others to “chat” with. Others rely on BlackBerry related sites where they offer forums just for pin posts.

Many sites now offer up sub-forums under pin posting forums that allow you to find specific types of BBM users. Whether you’re looking for BBM-ers from Toronto or African-American users, there’s probably a sub-forum for you. Maybe you’re looking for other hip hop music lovers. You can find a sub-forum for that too. You can also find the over 30 crowd and senior groups. Isn’t BlackBerry Messenger amazing? Even Twitter has their own BB pin section.

While you’re looking for that perfect sub-forum out there to post your pin in, you need to compose a short blurb about yourself to attract other BBM users. Depending on the type of BBM-er you’re looking to chat with may impact what you want to say in your BBM blurb.

While the gamut of pin postings run from non-descript to the obscene, I’ll include a few I’ve seen over the past year, along with my very own commentary. Names and pins have been removed to protect the dopes who posted these. If any of these were from Dcom members, I’m so sorry… there’s nothing wrong your posting at all and I have no idea how it made this list. Oh and any grammatical errors from this point forward is not my fault. These are copied directly from various forums and some are just priceless. I’ve actually corrected a couple, believe it or not.

Add me ladies… you’ll definitely like what you see on my end.
Really? I'll refrain from any comment on this one. It's just so perfect.

Am young n sexy, add me up ladies.
Also no comment.

22 WF, single, sexy and not afraid to be a little naughty.
If this isn’t the jackpot for most BBM guys, I don’t know what is.

Whaddup ladies, you want II have a good chat? Holla @ ur man.
Last I checked, I didn’t have a man.

Male and yes 24/7 I love giving and receiving. I do have pictures.
This dude’s blurb was in caps no less. The best part? Someone’s comment to his post… “Oh yeah, all of us ladies can’t wait to have another perv on our BBM.”

19 male Glasgow .. no guys . girls only! fun girls ..
These guys are a dime a dozen.

21 male from Peru. - Looking to meet new people around the world.
This guy definitely sounds like a newbie to BBM.

29 male London - first blackberry so add me please girls.
You expect us girls to believe this? Yeah, right.

29 male USA - Hey ladies add me if u want some fun.
Hmm, I’m always looking for fun and trouble. How much fun can this guy be on a BlackBerry?

all sexy ladies hit me up asap.
Here’s one posted on a social networking site. No location or anything else listed, just a short, sweet message along with a pin. You heard him ladies, go get him (I would presume this is a guy anyway).

single looking for cute guys and girl that r from cali or los angeles to pin me.
Ok, is this one looking for guys and one girl specifically? I don’t know if the person posting this was male or female, but Los Angeles IS in California, in case they didn’t know.

yoo peeps...wos gwanin?? m a laid back n chilld out boii..love makng frnds hit me up!!
Wow, spelling is really important you know… watch those typos.

add me girls only, any kinda of chat, friends, dirty, pic swat voice not swap, its all fine with me but girls only and good looking.
What can I say, another classic. How would they know if I was good looking or not if I submitted a VS model photo? I’m not even sure I clearly understand all of this guy’s blurb.

Wass Gud Yo .. I Talk About Anything From Sex To What I Like .. Hmu I Add All . Bi, Gays, Lesbians . Just Add Me Cause I Will Talk About Anything To You So Add Me. Will Accept . Sn I Love To Swap Clean And Dirty Pics.
Wow, where shall I begin? At least you get honesty here. I especially like the fact that the person clearly states they like talking about sex and what THEY like… apparently not what you like.

girls aged 13-16 add me.
Isn’t this illegal somewhere? I should probably hit this person up just for laughs.

(I'm seventeen, and really curious about this pin thing O.o haha) Anyway, feel free to add me, I'm Dorothy and I'm really nice!
Um, yeah… I bet this chic gets a lot of invites, don’t you?

looking to meet females only i live in georgia usa im a black male 6'0 shaved head.
Do you get more invites because you shave your head or because you’re 6 feet tall?

Aha.. Typebored crapt.. So ineed new friends amigos to hitmeuppp on bbm keep the convo interesting. If yur some oldass creeper dude don't bother cause I def don't wanna talk to yo.
Ok, how would this person know if I was a creeper dude or a hot 20 year old, huh? I can slap any picture up on my profile. I’m not sure what the person was smoking either when they typed the blurb… it’s a bit slurred don’tcha think?

Many of the above blurbs show the BBM contact in the proverbial half naked bathroom shot of course. You know the one. If not, I suggest you read the following article soon and think about re-doing your profile picture.

The Perfect BBM Profile Pic

If you do take a picture of yourself in the bedroom, just remember to look behind you first. We don’t need to see any more busted-up or dog-chewed mini blinds or Power Puff Girls bed sheets used as curtains. Did you even make your bed?

I’ve seen countless requests in posts stating “no pervs please”. It doesn’t work ladies… I really know this all too well. If you don’t want the perverts, don’t mention the fact that you’re a female… its just that easy. As soon as you say female, you are guaranteed to get perverts. Here’s an example of what not to do…

19/f/IL - just looking for cool people to have conversations with. no pervs!!!

How about not listing your age at all? You are looking for trouble by doing so. BBM is so intangible. You can be anything and everything. Who’s going to know otherwise? I could chat with a 60 year old just as easily as a 15 year old. If you are really looking to just chat, how about not showing your age or gender at all? What a novel idea! Further, how about just listing a nice little blurb…

Kalyhan… into rock music, sci-fi and comedy & anything techie. Looking for people with similar interests in the U.S. and around the planet. Hit me up! Pin 12345678.
(Oh come on, you didn’t really think I’d post my pin did you?)

If you’re into different lifestyles or want people interested in specific hobbies, then find the right sub-forum and post your blurb. Surprisingly, Twitter’s BBMPinShare looks pretty cool. Many people simply post their pin and nothing else. I found very few ridiculous blubs, just pins. Then again, you never know what you’re getting either.

A good BBM friend of mine and a member of Driphter, Newshutr told me about this next gem. Newshutr helps out on BlackBerry forums if you don’t know him already. He’s posted countless answers to other user’s repetitive questions. He often posts his pin so he can help other BlackBerry people in trouble. He typically accepts the invites he gets, assuming people are hitting him up for solutions.

Some idiot took advantage of his pin and began asking him all kinds of questions unrelated to BlackBerry… was he a big guy, a chubby guy, a hairy guy and then asked if he was into chubby, hairy guys?

Um, this is rude people!

If you see a pin posted for someone that offers their BlackBerry expertise to assist others, don’t take advantage of it! They’re not there to be friends with everyone. They’re not there for sex chats.

Newshutr also reminded me of the people who post their pin 40 or 50 times in the course of a week or so. If you don’t get any invites after the first posting of your blurb, may I suggest re-wording it a little better and posting at another site? If you don’t get any invites at the first site, why on earth are you posting your pin 40 to 50 times? I would say that something is either wrong with your profile picture or your blurb wording. Re-think it or get some assistance, but don’t continually re-post it. That can be a tad annoying.

I will always find stuff wrong with how some people use BBM and foolishness often makes great comedy. So for those that do idiotic things, keep it coming… I can always use the material. Original kalyhan article 04/09/2011

Originally published 04/10/2011 at www.driphter.com.