Buzz catches gmail users unaware

The other day I was going through a thread on my Buzz and I was amused to read the conversation happening between 2-3 people (incidentally I just know one person from the list). The person in question was confused on this sudden flood of threads happening in his Gmail and the other two people took a dig on him on how easily they have entered in his email space and very soon based on next feature rolled out (by google) they would be able to open his emails too! A little far fetched but it highlights the main pain points which users like him and me are facing.  One of the main problems that I have noticed in Buzz is the sudden slur of threads that have started off without my knowing. One fine day I wake up to see 10 people following me and surprisingly I was also following somjavascript:void(0)e 20 odd guys! How did I follow them - I have no clue.

Hopefully Google will solve these. As I read, Google is already taking steps to fix this issue. But the bigger challenge for Google would be to make the entire 'gmail integrated' buzz thing less intimidating and more user friendly to understand what's going around. 

Filtering imporvements for Buzz

Buzz is going through more round of changes. As user feedback keeps pouring in, the engineers at Google have been kept busy with constant improvements to the newest collaborative platform to hit the social media circuit. In latest news it's been reveled that Google will be bringing content filtering improvements in Buzz. Content privacy has always been the sore point with any social networking platform. Last year we saw a huge debate when Facebook changed their privacy settings. This year won't be any different.

Check this news out. 

 

Buzz goes through improvements

Like I said in the post that I wrote in morning, I see Buzz going though loads of improvements. As posted on one of the google blogs, you will see many new features and user feedbacks getting incorporated in coming few days.


read more here. 

Google creates buzz!!

So search giant Google is back in news again (are they ever off it?). This time with their take on social networking platform. Their platform, appropriately called The Buzz is making news. Personally I am a bit skeptical about it at this stage. I quite didn't like the interaction and the UI but it's too early to comment about it as it's still in beta stage and with constant user feedback, I am sure they will add more features & fixes. By biggest sore point is that it's not compatible with Facebook ( I smell a rat here - after all, Microsoft never liked Google).

Buzz has already created a buzz amongst Gmail users. As this story confirms, it has crossed 9 million posts & comments within 4 days of its launch. Read more to find out. 

Source: Mashable