Google Buzz Update

March 28th, 2010 by Michael Clemente ˙ Advent of New Media, Technology ˙

In a couple weeks, Google Buzz will be two months old. It was released at the beginning of February to much hype (and controversy), and it seemed like it could become a big hit, with tens of millions of users and nine million posts and comments made in the first two weeks. However, ReadWriteWeb reports that [...]

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The Future of Google Buzz

February 22nd, 2010 by Michael Clemente ˙ Advent of New Media, Technology ˙

Google Buzz?

It’s only been about two weeks since Google Buzz launched, but it has already “gone viral.” Within a week of use, out of 176 million Gmail users, tens of millions had joined Google Buzz and there were over nine million posts and comments made. Naturally, Buzz’s success thus far has roped it into comparisons [...]

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Google makes huge social play with Buzz

February 9th, 2010 by Sam Duboff ˙ Technology ˙

Google took on Facebook, Twitter, and more today in one fell swoop in announcing Google Buzz. The service is available through two portals: it is built in to Gmail (and its over 150 million users) and is available through mobile (app and mobile site). Buzz is essentially a social stream–using your Google contacts, you can see your friends’ [...]

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