Comments on: Do You Dare Ignore Google Buzz?

By: Why I Like Sharing Things on Google Buzz | eGrace Creative

Why I Like Sharing Things on Google Buzz | eGrace Creative — Thu, 18 Mar 2010 18:58:09 +0000

[...] recently wrote an article for bloggers about whether or not we can afford to ignore Google Buzz. Since writing that article shortly after Buzz’s public release, I’ve really come to [...]

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What Is Buzz? And Why Should a Blogger Care? | Fuel Your Blogging — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 16:21:31 +0000

[...] Google adopted it. Of course, Yahoo might have adopted it first… awkward. This is not another post about Google Buzz, but the buzz about Google Buzz certainly illustrates what this article about buzz is buzzing all [...]

By: Brandon Cox

Brandon Cox — Mon, 01 Mar 2010 03:24:48 +0000

After a couple of weeks’ use, I find I like Buzz’ integration with Reader, but that’s primarily what I use it for – not as a standalone service. I still think Twitter is far more engaging, but Buzz might be a good alternative for Friendfeed fans.

By: NickP

NickP — Mon, 01 Mar 2010 03:00:39 +0000

I have read all the comments on this post as I am still on the fence with Buzz. It appears that there are a lot of other people who are in the same boat. I love the simplicity of Twitter and the privacy features of Facebook when it comes to MY online community. I want it to be MY choice as to who I communicate with and who has my location, email address, contact info, etc.
With the role out of Buzz, Google had privacy issues from the start and had to fix them in a hurry. This scares me and leads me to believe that Google just wanted to throw something out there to try and grab onto the insanely HUGE growth of social media.
I’ve clicked on the Buzz logo in my Gmail several times but have then decided to cancel the setup because I just don’t feel confident I will see any value in using Buzz.
That’s my rant!

By: Brandon Cox

Brandon Cox — Sun, 21 Feb 2010 18:52:31 +0000

Yes, I was amazed at how fast it took off among people already established on other networks. And Google has made so many course corrections so quickly that it makes me think they consider it a vital product.

By: Brandon Cox

Brandon Cox — Sun, 21 Feb 2010 18:46:56 +0000

Thanks for weighing in, Stella!

By: Corve DaCosta

Corve DaCosta — Sun, 21 Feb 2010 05:19:56 +0000

I think people are upset about Buzz because it did not add anything new. I like buzz but I am used to a larger audience from Twitter etc. It will take time to grow. I hope more people will catch on. Change is never easy. I have issues with privacy but that can be resolved.

I will give it some time. I leave a buzz now and again…I think i should leave more after reading this. I like the comment about buzz and giving you more scope for your viewership.

By: Zachariah

Zachariah — Tue, 16 Feb 2010 05:25:32 +0000

Thanks Brandon. To clarify for ChristopherR2D2, I use google apps for my multiple businesses that I own and manage; that is too close to home to ‘risk’ using a product that google itsself has already apologized for making the way it made and changed twice. My email is my lifeblood, facebook is not. Everything I’ve ever said online in over 20 years (including BBS dial up) was carefully thought out for its appropriateness and effectiveness within its proper channel. My email has a very specific function – private communication (I’m not talking “private” as in needing ‘encryption’. I save that for in person communication thank you). That means there are potentially many unrelated people who I communicate with who need not know each other: competing businesses, old contractors, new contractors, my grandma. Why would I risk loosing control of something running so well and perfectly? What benefit could I justify that with? I may absolutely one day use google buzz, but not until I’m sure it is under MY control with minimal risk to my aforementioned ‘perfect record’; in the mean time, I’ll continue to interact effectively online through the channels I know work in a manner that I know consistently produces a desired result.

By: Joseph

Joseph — Sat, 13 Feb 2010 08:34:43 +0000

Yahomail is the most popular mail client in the world, if buzz does get popular, i guess gmail will be taken up faster by more users, i guess thats the intention of google, so that they can push users more of their ads

Buzz Me, http://www.google.com/profiles/jozacg

By: stella

stella — Sat, 13 Feb 2010 00:06:16 +0000

@taylor feliz -
I don’t know anyone who uses hotmail or yahoo for email either, now you mention it.
I am always irritated when I come across services that assume that everyone does use these things and / or outlook express and so on.
Nobody at all that I email uses any of this stuff, it’s all company emails (or obscure ones, or whatever came with their broadband) and maybe thunderbird or Mail as clients (or some home-grown company or college mail client).
But then again I still haven’t figured out what on earth myspace or facebook are for exactly either, I just have this uneasy feeling that I should know in the ‘can’t afford to ignore it’ sense.
Twitter is fun, IMO, and useful as I get to read lots of interesting links from people who are into the same stuff as me, that’s not the same thing as the contents of my address book.
I think saying they are the biggest email providers is not exactly the same as saying they are what most people use. Just that there are a LOT of smaller ones.
(not very articulate, it’s late here)

By: ChristopherR2D2

ChristopherR2D2 — Thu, 11 Feb 2010 20:33:33 +0000

Twitter is just a glorified Facebook status with a few additional features … look how that caught on.

I think anything focused on simple updates, like Twitter or Facebook, and now Buzz, will have a place with social users because it enables us to share our life with the world and populate yet another niche online.

If you’re a blogger, people will want to connect with you everywhere they can — the trick is to differentiate the niches you populate … instead of just posting the same stuff everywhere, you’ve got to mix it up and keep it fresh.

It’s not up to Buzz to create a need to be online … they’re already there and they’re growing fast in awareness. It’s our job as bloggers and social ninjas to find a reason to use Buzz. What can we do there that we don’t do at twitter? Facebook?

Find your own personal reason for using buzz — that varies from your usage of twitter and facebook — and you’ll enhance not only your experience, but your users as well. Instead of thinking, “why should i follow them on twitter or buzz when we’re friends on Facebook?” we should encourage our friends to think, “wow, they’re doing something way different over at buzz, I should keep in touch there too.”

Buzz me — http://www.google.com/profiles/christopherR2D2

By: ChristopherR2D2

ChristopherR2D2 — Thu, 11 Feb 2010 20:19:49 +0000

If that’s your concern, you probably shouldn’t be online at all — Just because Buzz is closely implemented into gmail doesn’t mean you have to disclose your email or risk expositing it.

It’s no different than any other social community.

By: Brandon Cox

Brandon Cox — Thu, 11 Feb 2010 19:24:32 +0000

Better late than never though! I think it’s become rather difficult for any service to crack the big two or three networks that already exist, which has pros and cons.

By: Chad Engle

Chad Engle — Thu, 11 Feb 2010 19:17:58 +0000

I think I am going to be a late adopter on this one… I was an early adopter to wave as I got an invite… It made my head hurt. I can see Buzz being useful but for me I have twitter, facebook and other connections so I don’t see the value as of yet. Especially since there are some privacy flaws and it shows your location by default. Its basically a glorified google chat & gmail rolled into a twitter type style of updating.

I guess we’ll see what happens but for me, I am going to be a late adopter. (shocking, I am never late!)

By: Brandon Cox

Brandon Cox — Thu, 11 Feb 2010 19:03:32 +0000

Brands are jumping on Buzz faster than they did on Twitter, so it will indeed be interesting.