Google Buzz

[DNW]

Originally Posted by CDFS

As of yet I fail to see any advantage. I am now 'following' some people I have never heard of. Why is that? And they share stupid stuff with me. I don't even look at our national 'facebook' for that kind of personal info. Buzz sucks. [/old fogy]

You can simply "infollow" people. It takes a single click.

 

[onix]

Originally Posted by CDFS

As of yet I fail to see any advantage. I am now 'following' some people I have never heard of. Why is that? And they share stupid stuff with me. I don't even look at our national 'facebook' for that kind of personal info. Buzz sucks. [/old fogy]

Those people are those you have communicated with before.

 

[Dedalus]

You will not like Buzz if:
-You don't use social networking.
-You use social networking, but enjoy sparkles and farmville.

 

[tiecollector]

Buzz sure is fugly.

 

[milosh]

Reminds me a lot of the sharing features of Google Reader but mashed with statuses.

 

[boss24]

Going to have to try this out

 

[Eason]

I wonder when China will block it.

 

[onix]

Originally Posted by Eason

I wonder when China will block it.

I heard that after the Chinese New Year festival, Google will tell the public their plan in China. Wondering what will happen.

 

[holymadness]

Originally Posted by DNW

I'm liking this. Google is bringing out the big hammer to smash privacy and consumer confidence, at the same time. Sweeet!
FTFY

 

[JT82]

^ Please....

 

[holymadness]

Originally Posted by JT82

^ Please....
Please... don't be a moron? Please... read a tech blog or a newspaper once in a while?

http://consumerist.com/2010/02/googl...y-problem.html

http://www.electronista.com/articles...buzz.in.gmail/

http://techcrunch.com/2010/02/12/goo...=Google+Reader

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/02/13/te.../13google.html

http://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/0...er=rss&emc=rss

http://lifehacker.com/5471122/how-a-...=Google+Reader

http://gizmodo.com/5471265/google-co...=Google+Reader

 

[JT82]

Originally Posted by holymadness

Please... don't be a moron?
Yes, this was necessary. It's new, and the kinks are being worked out. As with any of these social networking devices, you need to be aware of the privacy levels provided prior to using it. If you feel violated, don't use it.

 

[onix]

Originally Posted by holymadness

Please... don't be a moron? Please... read a tech blog or a newspaper once in a while?

How about you need to stay more up to date? Over the weekend Google changed this already.

 

[holymadness]

Originally Posted by JT82

Yes, this was necessary.

It's new, and the kinks are being worked out. As with any of these social networking devices, you need to be aware of the privacy levels provided prior to using it. If you feel violated, don't use it.
You miss the point. It was unannounced that Google Buzz revealed your entire contact list to those who follows you. It was impossible to prevent the service from revealing your gmail address to anyone who used the picasa workaround to grab it.

These aren't 'kinks', they're critical privacy flaws that should have been addressed in alpha, or in beta at the very latest. But since Google has been rolling out a new product every week lately, they don't have time to test software anymore; it's all about competing in every market conceivable. "Do no evil"? Please.

You also conveniently ignored that, in being so sloppy, Google drags its own name through the mud and reduces consumer confidence in the brand (as well as its share value). After the beating they've already taken with the Nexus One, you'd think they'd have learned to be a little better prepared. No one benefits from this except, ironically, its competitors. What a PR nightmare.

Originally Posted by onix

How about you need to stay more up to date? Over the weekend Google changed this already.
See above.

 

[onix]

Originally Posted by holymadness

See above.

Don't see any relevant. The news links you posted are old and bugs have been fixed. I am not talking about Google's current practice.