Google Buzz Meet Yahoo Buzz
One thing occurred to me upon posting the news of Google Buzz. Namely that there is already a social media service called Buzz. From Yahoo!. And it’s been around for a while now. In fact, Yahoo! buzz turns 2 at the end of the month. While Yahoo! buzz is more along the lines of Digg, it is social media and it is a trademarked name.
Ironically, Yahoo! launched its buzz to compete with Google in the search field. While it never got the name recognition of Digg, it is a familiar name in no small part because it is part of many badge farms. I would not be surprised if there’s a lawyer-fight before year’s end on the Buzz name. Who knows – maybe Yahoo! will get buzz in all lowercase and Google will get Buzz with a capital B.
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They should have named it something else. This Don't Be Evil crap is looking more and more like a joke everyday.
I just think that all the smart people jumped ship to form new start-ups. Between this and Wave, Google is really losing focus.
I agree. Google has a lot of great products, but they look silly if not sinister when they keep trying so hard to be what they are not.
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I buzzed up the story, I don't know is that ironic or something? Anyway, the first thought I had when I heard that Google's new service was named Buzz was the same, how is that now confusing with Yahoo! buzz? I suppose for those already committed to GMail it might make a sense as a feature but does it do anything for you if you have no GMail presence? Doesn't seem like it.
I dunno. GMail is enough of a timesuck without having built-in Twitter functionality. Which it did if you ever used the i.Google portal with the Twitter add-on.
Plus, as committed as I am to GMail, I'm also committed to Facebook and Twitter. I don't seen anything in here that I can't get from one of the major Twitter clients.
And thanks for buzzing up the story. It's not ironic – it's meta. Pass it around and thanks for reading.