Pings

A ping is a quick, lightweight log of any networking touchpoint with a contact. Unlike an interaction (which has audio, transcription, and a full summary), a ping is a one-tap note that simply records "this happened".

Use pings when you want to remember a small contact event without spending time writing notes.

• Saw in person

  Today Sarah Johnson

  Bumped into her at the conference coffee break.

• Phone call

  Yesterday Mike Reyes

  Quick check-in. He's still on for next Tuesday.

• WhatsApp

  2 days ago Anna Lee

  Sent quick follow-up on the proposal she shared.

When to use a ping vs. an interaction

Use a ping when…	Use an interaction when…
You bumped into someone	You had a real meeting or call you want to remember
You sent a quick "still here" message	You took notes worth keeping
A meeting was cancelled and you want to mark it	You recorded audio
You want a one-tap log	You want a full transcript and AI summary

Pings keep your relationship history complete without forcing you to write a full interaction every time.

Ping types

BlaBlaNote supports the following ping types:

• Saw in person — You ran into the contact (event, office, coffee, hallway)
• Phone call — A short call that doesn't warrant a full recording
• WhatsApp — A WhatsApp message exchange
• Email — An email exchange
• Cancelled meeting — A meeting was cancelled — keep the record of why the cancellation happened
• Note — A short free note about the contact that's not a conversation (saw their LinkedIn post, read their article, etc.)
• Other — Anything else that doesn't fit the categories above

Creating a ping

1. Open the contact
2. Tap Ping
3. Pick what happened: saw them in person, a phone call, WhatsApp, an email, or a free note
4. Add a line about where or what, if it is worth it — the placeholder changes with the type you picked
5. Tap Save ping

You can also create a ping from:

• A calendar event, or one attendee of it
• The home feed, when BlaBlaNote suggests reconnecting with someone
• Event Mode, while you are at the event

Viewing pings

Pings do not sit in the interaction list — they have their own drawer, so a fortnight of small touches never buries the two conversations that mattered.

1. Open the contact
2. Go to the Interactions tab
3. Click Show pings, which carries the count

The drawer lists them newest first, each with its kind, its date and its note. A ping the app logged for you — from a phone call it detected, for instance — carries an AI badge and the reason it was created.

Logging that you ran into someone: four pings become five, without writing a note.

Why pings matter

Pings make your contact history honest. Without them, BlaBlaNote would only know about the meetings you recorded — and a relationship is much more than that.

Recording pings improves:

• Reconnect suggestions — BlaBlaNote knows when you last had any contact, not just recorded contact
• Follow-up cadence — Reminders to stay in touch use the real most-recent touchpoint
• Pre-meeting briefs — Briefs can mention "you sent them a quick WhatsApp last week"
• Relationship strength — Frequency of any touchpoint counts, not just formal meetings

Best practices

• Log a ping the moment something happens — it takes 5 seconds
• Don't worry about being perfect — even a vague "seen in person" is better than nothing
• Use the optional note when the why matters (cancelled meeting, important article they shared)
• Don't use pings to replace interactions when you actually had a substantial conversation