Today in a live press event, Google announced Google Buzz. They're calling it "a new way to share." It is launching today and will continue rolling out over the next few days. Google notes that this is not a finished product. They are continuoulsy pushing it to integrate with more and more services. Buzz will also launch as an enterprise product and "will change the way businesses communicate."
Here are the 5 key features of Buzz:
Some of the Q and A:
Q - What about stalking?
A - We put protections in place to allow people to keep their stuff private
Q - Will this eventually overlap with Google Wave?
A - Yes. The real-time updates was inspired by that and integrating with it is a logical next step.
Q - Friendfeed wa bought by Facebook, are you going to duplicate some of their features?
A - Google doesn't pay attention to competitors
Q - Will there be any Facebook integration?
A - We have nothing to announce at this time.
Q - Will Buzz be integrated with Google Voice or another option?
A - Google is trying to take the Buzz experince to other Google services and see if it makes sense to integrate it with them
Q - Doesn't this looks a lot like Twitter?
A - Google aims to make things that are "usefull" and we don't find many services out there to be that. Buzz, from internal testing, does come in very handy and is useful.
Q - Isnt this taking the place of Twitter and Flickr instead of helping them along?
A - Tweets can be pulled into Buzz. Buzz integrates with these other services.
Q - Can you post to Twitter through it?
A - Not yet, but that's something that could come in a future version.
Q - Do you have to have a Buzz profile?
A - Yes, you have a public profile where you can control what other people see.
Here are the 5 key features of Buzz:
- Auto-following - you automatically follow people you contact frequently
- Rich, fast sharing experience - you can share photos that are available via other media sites (such as Flickr)
- Public and private sharing - you can post things for the whol world to see, or just to specific groups of people
- Inbox integration - instead of having email notifications, special Buzz items come into your Inbox and show updates in real-time (using @ replies)
- Just the good stuff - Buzz learns from things that you like and hides the things that you don't
- Use Buzz from Google.com - post a Buzz from a geotagged location
- Buzz application (iPhone or Android) - See what people around you are saying
- Update to Google Mobile Maps - Buzz layer added, allowing you to see nearby Buzzes and lets you post a Buzz along with a picture of where you are.
Some of the Q and A:
Q - What about stalking?
A - We put protections in place to allow people to keep their stuff private
Q - Will this eventually overlap with Google Wave?
A - Yes. The real-time updates was inspired by that and integrating with it is a logical next step.
Q - Friendfeed wa bought by Facebook, are you going to duplicate some of their features?
A - Google doesn't pay attention to competitors
Q - Will there be any Facebook integration?
A - We have nothing to announce at this time.
Q - Will Buzz be integrated with Google Voice or another option?
A - Google is trying to take the Buzz experince to other Google services and see if it makes sense to integrate it with them
Q - Doesn't this looks a lot like Twitter?
A - Google aims to make things that are "usefull" and we don't find many services out there to be that. Buzz, from internal testing, does come in very handy and is useful.
Q - Isnt this taking the place of Twitter and Flickr instead of helping them along?
A - Tweets can be pulled into Buzz. Buzz integrates with these other services.
Q - Can you post to Twitter through it?
A - Not yet, but that's something that could come in a future version.
Q - Do you have to have a Buzz profile?
A - Yes, you have a public profile where you can control what other people see.
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