Comments on: Four Reasons to Use Google Buzz

By: Scott Spinella

Scott Spinella — Fri, 05 Mar 2010 01:44:06 +0000

Google buzz rocks I got 500 clicks within 3 days–
I heard this sentence from one the google buzz user..Is it possible..good..Scott Spinella

By: Sara Brown

Sara Brown — Mon, 01 Mar 2010 20:08:18 +0000

Although there are hundreds of things going on with gmail, google buzz, and google.com itself, here’s reasons why a student would NEVER use google buzz.
1. We have a school email, an outside email is our professional voice.
I signed up for a gmail account for 3 reasons.
It was required my android phone
My school email wasn’t as professional as I felt I should be
I could send larger files with gmail
For full report:http://smobrandon.wordpress.com/2010/02/12/4-reasons-students-wont-use-buzz/
Thanks & Regards
Sara Brown
http://www.datarecoverysoftware.com/datarecoverysoftware/data-recovery-digitalpictures.html

By: Russ Hopkinson

Russ Hopkinson — Wed, 17 Feb 2010 06:11:34 +0000

Buzz did have some privacy concerns at launch - the biggest being that everyone could see who you were talking to the most. These were addressed over the weekend (see below article) http://www.businessinsider.com/how-google-went-into-code-red-and-saved-google-buzz-2010-2

By: Karri Ojanen

Karri Ojanen — Tue, 16 Feb 2010 13:54:21 +0000

Meanwhile, serious concerns about privacy are hampering the initial success of Buzz:
“Google has admitted to BBC News that testing of its controversial social network Buzz was insufficient. The firm has had to make a series of changes to the service after a ferocious backlash from users concerned about intrusions of privacy.”
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/8517613.stm
Apparently, Buzz was only tested internally and, unlike many other Google services, didn’t have to go through trials with external testers. Since the launch of Buzz, privacy experts have pointed out serious problems that Buzz could cause for journalists, activists, businesses or – wait for it – people having an illicit affair.

By: malama pono

malama pono — Tue, 16 Feb 2010 10:42:28 +0000

you raise some good points as i’ve heard concerns about buzz. nonetheless, something that came to mind is the prevalence of facebook and understanding its attraction to people. however, i find it amusing that the degree by which people use technology of other sorts to keep tabs on people has also maintained their separation. thus, facebook seemingly allows two-way interactivity where there is also bottom-feeder technology that instills a somewhat vapid stalker mobility to one-way technology feeds. presumably, an initial use of this may allow someone to make contact by moving over to then — let’s say — low tech discourse or meeting vis a vis actual contact, yet, low tech doesn’t matter with low-rent or low-bar (so low it’s in the gutter sensibility or lack thereof) in some teams or individuals.
i don’t have a facebook page having seen the onslaught of privacy issues and perverse sense of ownership that has become implicit. the attraction is obvious, yet, the vortex it presents in also seeing the abuse of other technologies that should, would, could bring people together, yet, they simply maintain a one-way directorial as a poor curricula leading to one more example of sociopathic smarminess that has far more potential yet in the hands of low-rent, low-bar morons, it becomes simply a catalogue via cesspool.
liked your piece you posted. facebook has become so ubiquitous — wanted to state the obvious misuse of technology with the lemming diversion from abuses on some platforms while everyone is looking the other way or merely at a different screen.
cheeers!!