Google Buzz: A Visual Guide

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Google Buzz: A Visual Guide

Samir Makwana, Feb 26, 2010 1845 hrs IST

A guide on how to go about creating, setting and using Google Buzz

Google launched its social product called Buzz earlier this month. Soon after its release, technology evangelists, bloggers and web critics tried to label it as the next Twitter or a Facebook killer and even Friend Feed imitator. But what is Google Buzz? Google describes Buzz as a Gmail bound service to start conversations and share updates, photos, videos etc. with contacts, friends, colleagues and other folks.

Many still confuse it as yet another Orkut, Facebook or Twitter but Google Buzz uses one or more elements from all of them. For now we'll skip comparing all of them and directly head to - How to go about using Google Buzz?

Getting Started

After February 10, if you logged into Gmail then you must've received Google Buzz on your Gmail page. In case you opted not to use it then, it can always be activated later from its official page and then hit 'Try Buzz in Gmail' button to get started.

The browser tab will then take you to your Gmail Inbox where you'll get to see the 'Buzz' tab located right under the Inbox option in Gmail. Once you click on Buzz it will show you an interface as depicted below.

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(6) Comments

Sanjay

,Chennai, on Mar 05, 2010 12:34 PM

I feel Buzz lacks attractiveness but I hope incourse of time when more people get into, it might be pretty intresting..

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Arvind

,Bangalore, on Feb 28, 2010 05:17 PM

Buzz is very cool concept but it's still in the development stages although it's launched and available to everyone. It lacks some of the features expected from most of the networking users, like more graphical interface, colorful pages & profile layout, etc.. Google should create and start some thing more interesting and interactive services using Buzz, if they want attract more site-traffic. And it would be lot more fun if Google could launch a separate webpage for Buzz instead of just hanging around Gmail. Am sure most of the users wouldn't have understood what exactly Buzz is all about which includes me also. But once I started using it, it seemed like a nice way to find people and make new friends, updates from your contacts, share almost everything you've got in other social websites. I hope Google Buzz will make us proud some day.. :) [plz do reply if u like & support wat I've written. thank you]

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Kapila

,Punjab , on Feb 27, 2010 09:04 PM

Buzz is a bit too complicated for me. It is simply mish-mash of Orkut, facebook and twitter which leaves it worse of than all of them.

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MOHAMMAD ALI BA

,KUNRI, on Feb 27, 2010 09:42 PM

hey

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MOHAMMAD ALI BA

,KUNRI, on Feb 27, 2010 09:40 PM

HI I AM ALI BAJWA HOW ARE YOU