Comments on: Open Thread: Google Buzz for Ministry

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[...] all the hype (and then un-hype) about Buzz (check out the Open Thread Discussion), I’ve been thinking and trying to find ways to discover it’s usefulness. Truth be [...]

By: Nick Shoemaker

Nick Shoemaker — Sat, 13 Feb 2010 21:51:35 +0000

It’s funny where all of our connectedness has brought us. I think I feel a post on my blog coming on…. check it in a few. l8r playas!

By: Nick Shoemaker

Nick Shoemaker — Sat, 13 Feb 2010 21:48:09 +0000

Glad I’m not the only one that DOESN’T use online Gmail.

I’m with @KyleReed- give me some time and maybe I’ll find it useful.

I can honestly say that this is the first time I’ve ever, in my social-networks-rawk-all-the-time-world, actually thought, another one?

Maybe I’m tired. Maybe it’s the horseradish from my grilled cheese for lunch, but I’m hesitant.

I need a nap.

By: Wayne Cordova

Wayne Cordova — Thu, 11 Feb 2010 20:59:23 +0000

BRILLIANT!

By: Andrew

Andrew — Thu, 11 Feb 2010 19:34:15 +0000

There’s doesn’t seem to be any way of linking Google Buzz with Google Friend Connect, which seems odd to me.

Let’s say I’m sharing blog posts automatically on Buzz. Let’s say I also have a Friend Connect community associated with that blog. It seems odd to me that there isn’t a “Join” link in those Buzz posts (at the very least). Why wouldn’t two social web Google services talk to each other?

By: Aaron Melton

Aaron Melton — Thu, 11 Feb 2010 12:52:25 +0000

It seems my initial paranoia is well founded:
http://news.cnet.com/8301-31322_3-10451428-256.html

By: danielcberman

danielcberman — Thu, 11 Feb 2010 06:04:52 +0000

After reading the comments above, and my own experience (initial curious, then frustrated by yet another inbox and traffic) I think the main issue may ultimately come down to platform. WordPress works because its not tied to anything specific except PHP and MySQL and thats pretty generic. Gmail on the other hand is a very specific platform with a finite number of users. Buzz is built on top of that platform with arbitrary definitions of what it can and can not do, in terms of network integration. This further narrows the likely userbase…

By: Jim Hughes

Jim Hughes — Thu, 11 Feb 2010 03:02:23 +0000

So far, it looks like noise. A lot like Friend Feed, but not as sophisticated at this point. Needs to do more, be more integrated with Twitter and Facebook to be useful — and needs some built-in filters to make it usable.

By: SamMahlstadt

SamMahlstadt — Thu, 11 Feb 2010 02:29:58 +0000

I think this is going to be the coolest new technology that I won’t be using. I have already entertained ideas of streamlining my online engagement, and although this seems like it is supposed to help that, right now it just seems like another account to check and be overwhelmed by. Maybe I’ll just be late to this party. I see a lot of benefits…

By: Aaron Melton

Aaron Melton — Thu, 11 Feb 2010 01:54:50 +0000

After clicking around a bit, I’ve finally decided to turn off Google Buzz. Here’s why:

1. More noise. Aren’t our mailboxes already busy enough?
2. Same service, different name. Google Buzz seems to be an answer where there is no problem. I already have a service that does the same thing. It’s called Twitter.
3. PRIVACY CONCERNS. Google Buzz automatically follows the people you email the most (and vice-versa). There are a lot of folks I communicate with that probably don’t want to have their email published to the world. Besides, if they wanted to use such a service, they’re probably already Facebooking or using Twitter anyway.