I’ve been spending some time with the new social networking offering from Google, Google Buzz. All in all I really like it and below are the reasons why.
- Google Buzz integrates seamlessly with your Gmail. Updates from the social network are sent directly to your inbox.
- Follow requests appear at the top of your page when you click on the google buzz tab. This message is then easily dismissed.
- Buzz provides another avenue for getting listed on Google live.
- There are plugins built specifically for Google Buzz. Many websites have begun implementing them already. I’ve recently installed WP Google Buzz
- You can connect sites you already use and import your content from Twitter, Picasa, Flickr, and Google Reader.
- Easily post to this network through a comment-like interface.
Can You Buzz Too Much?
The social networking website Mashable is huge into Google Buzz. So much so that I receive status updates non-stop all day long. I don’t know how great that is as they post so often I frequently miss a lot of new news. Some of it intentionally. I think I would spend more time reading their updates if they were less frequent. This is just something to think about as I pretty much send all my posts through my own list of social networks as well, but If you’re posting this often it might be a good idea to lay off a bit…? Though I suppose you could say the same about Twitter.
Just some initial thoughts about the new social network.
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About Me: Nate Balcom is a web designer and social media guru with over 11 years of experience in the web industry. He specializes in web design and development, SEO and social networking. You can follow him on Twitter here. 
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