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So Google is still Buzz-ing

WebCreationUK — Thu, 03 Jun 2010 15:58:20 +0000

There was a rumour that Google might give up on its Buzz service but apparently this is not so. Not only has Google introduced a Buzz reshare feature but the company has also decided to make Buzz available on more smartphones. (Currently Buzz only works with iPhones and newer Android devices.)

Now Google has announced: “We’re a releasing an XHTML version of the Buzz website which can be accessed from many other mobile devices, including those running Android pre-2.0, Blackberry, Nokia S60, and Windows Mobile.”

All you need to do is visit buzz.google.com in the browser and make the download update.

It could be that more people will be making a buzz about Buzz in the future.

More buzz about Google Buzz

WebCreationUK — Fri, 28 May 2010 11:57:02 +0000

The chances are there will be a great deal more buzz about Google Buzz after recent news that some big-name web and applications have integrated Google Buzz via the new Google Buzz API.

TweetDeck and Seesmic had done so, which means that if you use these applications you can automatically post info to your Buzz feed. You’ll also be able to view Buzz comments and updates.

So from now Tweetdeck and Seesmic will be Twitter, Facebook and Buzz compatible.

It seems the world of social media just got bigger and more straightforward.

Whats the buzz about Buzz?

WebCreationUK — Tue, 02 Mar 2010 13:34:03 +0000

The new social media forum Google’s Buzz launched recently – and didn’t have the best of starts because of an automatic email-to-all-contacts fiasco. Now this has been sorted Buzz reckons it’s ready to take on the other big social media players, Twitter and Facebook. But do we really need another?

So many people now love Facebook. It’s got a straightforward role in that you can connect to friends in the real world, stay in touch, share piccies, chat, message, give status updates, birthday reminders etc.

Twitter is also fast catching on and becoming the place where you chat to a more general public face. It’s where you meet new people and make new contacts with likeminded folks. Rather like one big networking forum.

So where will Buzz fit in? Technically, the service provides public or private status updates within Gmail. But its dynamics are very different. Everyone contributing to a thread is notified of new replies, which means that the conversation can become more important than the first posting. Some more popular postings can create hundreds of replies within hours.

It’s claimed that Buzz will therefore be most useful when you’re looking for answers. So if you post a question, friends can suggest tips, advice and ideas.

Only time will tell how many people cotton on to the Buzz.