Wingless Posted February 11, 2010 Share Posted February 11, 2010 So has anyone had a chance to take a look at Google Buzz yet? It feels like it could be a fairly strong feed aggregator if it starts to natively post to Twitter and Facebook. It's strongest suit is that you can take want to take a look at what a specific person is up to and be able to view all of their feeds (Twitter, Picasa, blogs, etc.) at once without having to open up 3 different sites. Here's the (long) press release: [YOUTUBE]JuThg91-4Nw[/YOUTUBE] Here's a quickstart guide on it (via a stand-alone public Buzz post: http://www.google.com/buzz/ginatrapani/JCWkkSpRGFV/how-to-do-almost-everything-in-Google-Buzz Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ttaM Posted February 11, 2010 Share Posted February 11, 2010 Meh, I don't think this will be as big as Google thinks it will be. Speaking from a young perspective I know that a lot of the people my age don't use their e-mail for anything important. They use it for coupons, advertisements, and occasionally schoolwork. It's not like their contacts list is filled up with all of their Facebook and Twitter contacts. =\ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wingless Posted February 11, 2010 Author Share Posted February 11, 2010 It has relevance for people you actually talk to on a consistant basis. For being a big fan of Android OS, people I speak to on seven a semi-yearly basis are in my address book. That's the list I call and text off of. For people you have contacts for in Google's address book, their names are cross referenced against public Twitter profiles to get their feeds. With as far as the search engine reaches, a lot of people you know with public-facing profiles are kind of magically just there. Something that kind of blew me away and terrified me at the same time was the mobile application for it. I switched on GPS and pulled up maps on my phone, and immediately saw public Buzz around me on the map. I even found someone that I work around and have zero contact information for make a comment about a restaurant and could read and comment about it because it was made public. It's like a huge extension to the Latitude platform. In the interest of open communications, it's really interesting. I'm always up for projects that involve data liberation and unique ideas, and this one is certainly up there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
I Love Lamp Posted February 11, 2010 Share Posted February 11, 2010 Every new thing Google comes out with at once terrifies and amazes me. I think the mobile app for it will see a lot more use than the standard Gmail one though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wingless Posted February 11, 2010 Author Share Posted February 11, 2010 I have my gmail tab open 24/7, so I'll still update (and more importantly, QUICKLY read updates) through it, but for the purpose of actual social updates, geotagging seems to be the way to go. Especially because it's all kinds of smart giving you a colloquially acceptable location instead of just an address. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gracefail<3 Posted February 12, 2010 Share Posted February 12, 2010 I don't trust Google with anything. >_> They troll on everything you do.. [YOUTUBE]fsKOcAePH2s[/YOUTUBE] *Sorry, I couldn't resist. * Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wingless Posted February 12, 2010 Author Share Posted February 12, 2010 I don't trust Google with anything. >_> They troll on everything you do.. [YOUTUBE]fsKOcAePH2s[/YOUTUBE] *Sorry, I couldn't resist. * Someone doesn't read their EULAs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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