Catch the Social Media Buzz with Google February 11, 2010
The Buzz on Google Buzz
There’s a new game in town in the social networking market and it’s called Google Buzz.
Google has finally upped the ante in social networking with its new Buzz concept. Using Gmail contacts to build your social network, Buzz will interact with Flickr, Picassa, Blogger, YouTube, and Twitter to share media content. If you haven’t already been invited to Buzz, rest assured that Google will be contacting you very soon.
Google has also indicated that it will be releasing an enterprise version soon as well. Google had been using it for it’s own purposes internally and have indicated that it has been a real productivity booster.
With Buzz, Google is now directly taking on Facebook, Twitter, and Myspace. Users will be able to setup more private custom groups with Buzz and post to one or all depending on their choice.
A soon to be available mobile version of Buzz will interact with GPS to allow geotagging of information that is shared through the social networking platform. Users will be able to see if anyone on Buzz has posted information about a nearby business or place of interest. The mobile version is integrated with Google’s existing location applications and the interface with GPS phones will allow Buzz users to show where they are. You’ll be able to see what other people on Buzz in your same vicinity are saying about places nearby … like a restaurant or shop.
Google is stressing that much like all of their beta releases, Buzz is a work in progress and they will welcome and incorporate user feedback. Invitations to join Buzz will be arriving soon in the inboxes of Gmail.
