Category: Buzz

BuzzAware - App Directory For Google Buzz

BuzzAware – App Directory For Google Buzz

Looking for that Chrome or Firefox Extension for Google Buzz?  Maybe see if there is an Adobe Air app?  Mobile apps or anything else Google Buzz related?  Well BuzzAware is the site for you.
BuzzAware currently has about 21 apps that allow you to extend the functionality of Google Buzz

Facebook 2nd Biggest Site?  um, duh?!

Facebook 2nd Biggest Site? um, duh?!

Last week, Compete.com announced that their data showed Facebook had beaten Yahoo! in number of unique visitors in January 2010.
Why is this such a big deal?  What I want to know is:  Why hasn’t Facebook had more visitors than Yahoo! already?  And the numbers are really close too!
This is Compete’s graph:

Now how many of you [...]

Buzz Exploit Addressed by Google...Kinda

Buzz Exploit Addressed by Google…Kinda

Google is scrambling to repair the security exploit (see lack of follower message view control) they overlooked by stating that the option to block public views of contacts was always there. 
LifeHacker has a decent walk-through and Google has now posted a “we listened to your feedback” post on the official Google blog  page.  This fix is not a perfect [...]

WARNING! Privacy Exploits Within Google Buzz

WARNING! Privacy Exploits Within Google Buzz

Thank you for the warning Harriet.  ( The BBC NEWS seemed to agree back in 2007)
I use my private Gmail account to email my boyfriend and my mother.
There’s a BIG drop-off between them and my other “most frequent” contacts.
You know who my third most frequent contact is?
My abusive ex-husband.
Which is why it’s SO EXCITING, Google, [...]

Google Buzz is killing my Twitter Buzz.

Google Buzz is killing my Twitter Buzz.

I have spent the last few days playing around with Google Buzz, on and off, in between work and Twitter. I have watched the videos, read the reviews and conferred with others who are using that service as well as Twitter, Facebook, Yelp, Foursquare and any other social media avenue.
Now I am prepared to say [...]

Cc: How Social Media Killed Email

Cc: How Social Media Killed Email

Let’s face it, if email was a movie character, it would look like the zombies in Night of the Living Dead. Just like the spammers who messed it up for the rest of us. Fortunately for many of us, we are smarter. We figured out social media. We know Facebook, and Twitter, and RSS. We don’t need your stinkin’ email.

BREAKING: Google Buzz Is Live

BREAKING: Google Buzz Is Live

If you tried to no avail last night, try www.google.com/buzz now.  The rollout is occurring.  And, as the Snowpocalypse blankets the East Coast, shutting down offices, why not spend the day using a Google Beta product.

Yahoo! Responds To Google Buzz

Yahoo! Responds To Google Buzz

The unofficial response by Yahoo! to Google’s announcement of Google Buzz.  But no – that’s not snarky.

Google Buzz Meet Yahoo Buzz

Google Buzz Meet Yahoo Buzz

Buzz versus buzz. It looks like someone at Google forgot to check to see if Buzz was available as a trade name for a social media service. If only there was a search engine that they could have used…

Google Announces Buzz

Google Announces Buzz

Does the 800 lb. gorilla of search have what it takes to win against the Twin Titans of Social Networking? Buzz vs. Twitter and Facebook.