Item: BlueJeans Events (discontinued)
Rating: 8
Author: Kami Watson Huyse, APR

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

We use it to stream a monthly event on Facebook and for training meetings with the social media influencers we represent. We also use it to stream private trains into Facebook groups.

Pros and Cons

BlueJeans is great for livestreaming onto Facebook pages and groups
BlueJeans is great for meetings with up to 50 participants in a private setting.
BlueJeans' recording feature is great for replays of trainings or meetings.

BlueJeans doesn't allow you to add a custom lower thirds to the video. It does display the name of the person (as they provided it when they registered with BlueJeans.)
BlueJeans doesn't allow you to use a placeholder post on Facebook so that people can see an event is coming up on your page.

Return on Investment

Has allowed us to more than double the attendance at my monthly event
Has allowed us to connect with influencers around the state and grow the community
Gives us a very affordable conference call solution

Alternatives Considered

Zoom

Zoom has a lot of features, but we like the value to features ratio of BlueJeans.

Usability

It is very easy to join, just follow the pink and give your name. There is an app, but you don't have to download anything.

Likelihood to Recommend

It is great for private online training with the ability to add up to 50 participants through the inline link or call in. It is also great for Facebook if you don't need the placeholder post.

Why we use BlueJeans for our Online Agency

Overall Satisfaction with BlueJeans Events (formerly Primetime)