Buzz
Right now, Google has rolled out Buzz to most of its users.
Some people love it, some people hate it and some people are not sure what to make of it.
I've played with it some, and I am sold. Not to what it can do right now, although that's already pretty neat, but sold to what it can become.
That said, here are some things I think you should know.
- You can use most of the Gmail keyboard shortcuts to navigate, reply, mute and so forth.
Win! - You find out exactly how many people were actually following you on Google Reader.
Win! + pleasant surprise - Its mobile interface is well thought out for the iPhone. I see a big place for Buzz in the future of LBS.
Win! - It makes for a lot of emails generated by comments on other buzzes.
fail - You can filter out those messages: Create Filter, Has The Words "label: buzz", Skip Inbox, Apply Label "Buzzes" (Optional).
Win! - I was already spending too much time in my inbox. fail
- You can use gTalk like formatting, like *bold* for bold.
*Win!* - People are now paying more attention to their Google Profiles.
Win! - I've followed and been followed by a lot of nice and interesting people.
Personal Win!
Do take it for a spin, as it's not meant to replace or compete with Facebook, Twitter, Flickr and the like. Merely to aggregate and complete them. All in all, it's a great new service!
