Google Buzz (13 articles)
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Google Buzz killed
Long live Google+ 16 October 2011 10:30 GMT TweetYou probably thought it was dead already, but Google has officially confirmed that Google Buzz is no more as it looks to concentrate its efforts on the new social network in town, Google+.
"To succeed you need real focus and thought - thought...
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Google +1 lets you "like" the internet
Takes on Facebook with new button 31 March 2011 0:47 GMT TweetGoogle is hoping to improve its search engine and take on Facebook and Twitter with a new offering, simply called +1.
The new service, which presumably means Google Buzz is now dead and buried, was detailed on Wednesday by the search engine....
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Five greatest Google failures
We rake the muck from Mountain View 7 September 2010 15:05 GMT TweetThe Internet has many movers and shakers; companies that the masses look to with open eyes and baited breath whenever a new product is released. However the top dog, big cheese, head honcho; the supreme being of the online world has to be Google.
This...
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Privacy check coming to Google Buzz
"We didn't get everything right" 5 April 2010 11:10 GMT TweetGoogle Buzz will start offering a privacy settings reset as of today in order to give unsuspecting users a check on just what kind of details their service might currently be set up to give away.
A page will pop up reminding people how the...
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Google Buzz widget comes to Android
1.6 and above 19 March 2010 14:31 GMT TweetGoogle Buzz, the social networking service, which initially met with a degree of scepticism from some corners of the Web, is now available as an official Android app.
The Google Buzz widget for Android will allow you to bombard family, friends... -
Google to integrate Buzz and Latitude?
Company exec discusses the similar products 8 March 2010 16:07 GMT TweetBack in 2007, Google launched Latitude - a GPS-based system which keeps track of your location and allows friends that you'd carefully selected to see where you are. More recently, when Google launched Buzz, it also launched a mobile application which...
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Google Buzz gets even more changes
Auto follow ditched in favour of auto suggest 14 February 2010 1:43 GMT TweetGoogle has been forced to change the way its new social networking service, Google Buzz, works following worldwide criticism and complaints.
"We've heard your feedback loud and clear, and since we launched Google Buzz four days ago, we've been...
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Google revamps Buzz privacy options
Following public outcry 12 February 2010 9:30 GMT TweetGoogle has rolled out extensive changes to its Buzz product, following privacy complaints from the Web. Bloggers were up in arms that the service displayed your contacts publicly - which are by default your most-emailed people on Gmail.
Now,...
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VIDEO: Google Buzz parody ad brings the satire
Social sharing service promo clip gets the mickey taken 11 February 2010 15:07 GMT Tweet"I bet you think everyone wants to follow you on Google Buzz. Well, you're wrong. It's just you, your mom and her dog that wears a tie"...
If you laugh at this great parody video from VacantManifesto ripping it out of Google's new Buzz social...
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When should we use Google Buzz over Facebook and Twitter?
Five places it works and five it doesn't right now 10 February 2010 15:57 GMT TweetGoogle Buzz is the talk of tech town today. It'd be nice to say that it's been met with a healthy mix of praise and cynicism but that simply isn't true. The fact is that until anyone really has a good play with it it's going to be hard to figure out...
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Google Buzz met with cynicism by the Web
Reactions mixed for new social app 10 February 2010 10:25 GMT TweetGoogle's announcement of Google Buzz appears to have been met with a considerably larger wave of cynicism than usual from the web community. While some people sounded a note of cautious optimism, it seems like many have immediately put the boot in...
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Google Buzz social sharing service announced
Gmail integrated experience gets map and mobile uses to try and make social data more relevant 9 February 2010 18:51 GMT TweetIn a hastily arranged press conference also streamed live online via YouTube's new live broadcast functionality, Google has announced the launch of a new social web experience called "Buzz".
Taking a dig at Twitter and Facebook by saying...