With 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 told, a lot of what’s “neat” out there has little value beyond itself.
But Buzz on my mobile device is really pretty slick. Have you tried it yet?
It’s probably what Twitter should have been with a really slick geo-location setup built right in.
Seriously.
Sure, you have less privacy because you can actually see someone’s location with their buzz, but if you controlled your friends list a bit better then you’d feel just fine.
In addition, I think there could be some solid uses for Buzz in terms of ministry and non-profits.
If critical adoption was created for a particular organization you could then rally around events, management, and even care and counseling to some degree.
It’s one step closer to a convergence that I see will ultimately take place long term: The digital and physical relationship between who we are online and where we are in the physical world.
It is rather exciting, and I hope that we, as the Church, can really start thinking critically about it’s use instead of being so scared as to not invest and investigate.
Brad Davis Seal says
Mobile Buzz makes Tweetups super easy… but then wouldn’t it be called a ‘Buzzup’?
John Saddington says
let’s start one!
brett barner says
You can definitely tell Google’s push on mobile social networking; which is a smart move considering the rise in mobile internet and social networking. <–Something for churches to keep in their memory banks.
It all makes sense for Buzz to thrive provided they recover from this initial fumble of security, and a public embrace of another SN.
John Saddington says
hehe. they are trying. who knows, right?
brett barner says
Buzz’s mobile site is definitely already better than Twitter’s that’s for sure.
John Saddington says
seriously. love the interface.
Scott Magdalein says
“It’s probably what Twitter should have been…” – bingo
Buzz on Android browser is the only way I use it. Geo ties to the Maps app on Android as well, which makes the whole experience very natural feeling. Sad that it’s so late to the game, but hopefully it’ll be able to lean on Gmail/Android integration to catch up fast.