So what's the buzz about Google Buzz?
Google Buzz has been buzzin' around the internet and online communities as the latest social network brought by the one and only Google. Circulating and collecting data amongst Google Profile pages, Buzz offers a one-stop shop for status updates, access to pictures, and new links and videos from friends. Similarly to Facebook, you can also show your support of featured updates with a "like" or comment option. Through API's, Twitter, Flickr, Picasa, and Google Reader updates can also easily streamline through Buzz. An innate algorithm will even recommend similar interests based on your friend's activity.
Regardless of your individual perception of this new feature, Buzz has gotten off to a great start. The original goal of Buzz was to share content, but the problem was a matter of inconvenience. Users had to copy URL's and then copy and paste it onto the Buzz pages. Now that is no longer a problem.
In fact, Google Buzz is erring on the side of utmost convenience. In the footsteps of Twitter, Facebook, Digg, and Yahoo buttons, what kind of a name would Google establish if it didn't have a competitive button as well? Of course, for developer Andy Brett, this was a simple, speedy process incorporating just a bit of code. Luckily, if you have Google Reader, Google Buzz is already hooked up to your account.
How's that for convenience? Social and academic facets intertwined in one.
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