Google Buzz

MTK · 02-12-2010, 11:44 AM

Anyone using this? Thoughts? I'm not sure I really "get it" yet.

Google Buzz: 5 Tips for Power Users - PCWorld

tryfuhl · 02-12-2010, 03:30 PM

well it's kind of like a "twitter" type thing, but a bit better threaded and collaborative it seems

better media and social network (sans facebook) integration as well

tryfuhl · 02-12-2010, 03:31 PM

btw there's a buzz feature on google maps app for most smartphones, you can actually see people buzzing around you, where exactly they buzzed from, etc if it's turned on

so you could eat at a restaurant, buzz about it there.. let people see where it is, add pics to it, etc all over google maps

I'd highly recommend managing your contacts well

mlmdub130 · 02-12-2010, 03:48 PM

sorry but people are way to into themselves these days

CRedskinsRule · 02-17-2010, 09:23 AM

Apparently Google really stepped into it with this launch:

BBC News - Google Buzz 'breaks privacy laws' says watchdog

saden1 · 02-17-2010, 02:22 PM

At first I thought it was meh and didn't really care for how they handled privacy, then I realized it has way less spam and images and crap than facebook and they addressed the privacy concerns. Two thumbs up.

tryfuhl · 02-17-2010, 03:03 PM

Google has these concerns with nearly every newly released platform. It's cheaper and easier for them to say sorry and fix it a bit later, while rolling with the data that they collect from it originally. That being said, their products are great, if you're concerned with security/privacy, jump on a week or three later.

02-12-2010, 11:44 AM	#1
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02-12-2010, 03:30 PM	#2
tryfuhl Gamebreaker Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Waldorf, MD Age: 41 Posts: 12,514	Re: Google Buzz well it's kind of like a "twitter" type thing, but a bit better threaded and collaborative it seems better media and social network (sans facebook) integration as well

02-12-2010, 03:31 PM	#3
tryfuhl Gamebreaker Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Waldorf, MD Age: 41 Posts: 12,514	Re: Google Buzz btw there's a buzz feature on google maps app for most smartphones, you can actually see people buzzing around you, where exactly they buzzed from, etc if it's turned on so you could eat at a restaurant, buzz about it there.. let people see where it is, add pics to it, etc all over google maps I'd highly recommend managing your contacts well

02-12-2010, 03:48 PM	#4
mlmdub130 Playmaker Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Woodbridge, VA Age: 42 Posts: 3,238	Re: Google Buzz sorry but people are way to into themselves these days __________________ "I don't think anybody should have regrets, especially me, ... You don't regret what you do in your life. If you do it, you do it for a reason." ST21

02-17-2010, 09:23 AM	#5
CRedskinsRule Living Legend Join Date: Aug 2008 Age: 57 Posts: 21,508	Re: Google Buzz Apparently Google really stepped into it with this launch: BBC News - Google Buzz 'breaks privacy laws' says watchdog

02-17-2010, 02:22 PM	#6
saden1 MVP Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Seattle Age: 45 Posts: 10,069	Re: Google Buzz At first I thought it was meh and didn't really care for how they handled privacy, then I realized it has way less spam and images and crap than facebook and they addressed the privacy concerns. Two thumbs up. __________________ "The Redskins have always suffered from chronic organizational deformities under Snyder." -Jenkins

02-17-2010, 03:03 PM	#7
tryfuhl Gamebreaker Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Waldorf, MD Age: 41 Posts: 12,514	Re: Google Buzz Google has these concerns with nearly every newly released platform. It's cheaper and easier for them to say sorry and fix it a bit later, while rolling with the data that they collect from it originally. That being said, their products are great, if you're concerned with security/privacy, jump on a week or three later.

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