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Really not a fan of the picture, it's really hard to get an idea of what the page looks like, and what exactly Buzz does from it. Would much prefer a clear screenshot, perhaps like that on the Gmail article, or, if it's too much trouble to create a dummy account, blur out personal information. The perspective picture is just annoying and unhelpful. 65.94.4.109 ( talk) 09:44, 10 February 2010 (UTC)
Has anyone pointed out the similarities to Friendfeed? Both are social media aggregation and collation. Main differences, to me, are that Buzz lacks many services and integrates with other Google social products. It doesn't seem as much a Facebook-killer to me, as it is combining content rather than encouraging creation. Unless I don't understand... Jbbdude ( talk) 15:45, 10 February 2010 (UTC)
The result of the move request was: do not move. — ξ xplicit 00:37, 18 February 2010 (UTC)
Google Buzz → Google buzz — google is being inconsistent with caps but the image seems to suggest it is uncaps. — username 1 ( talk) 21:35, 10 February 2010 (UTC)
How about a little blurb somewhere where it talks about the fact that it's a beta service and google is willing to adapt it based on suggestions ( http://gmailblog.blogspot.com/2010/02/millions-of-buzz-users-and-improvements.html ) I would, but I'm not that great of a writer :P 199.247.238.29 ( talk) 11:01, 13 February 2010 (UTC)
This whole area is out of date and needs revision. Google does not expose people's most frequent contacts by default. they changed this within days of Buzz being released and criticized. Lists of Follows and Followers are private by default. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 59.167.177.157 ( talk) 23:11, 24 November 2010 (UTC)
I've removed the following line from the article, because in searching all discussion of Google Buzz, location and privacy, including the Buzz privacy policy, news articles and settings, I couldn't find any validation that the feature exists or how to get to it. If I've done this in error, please feel free to re-add a mention of it, with a link explaining where this feature is or how to use it.
Thanks. Npdoty ( talk) 00:05, 14 February 2010 (UTC)
As requested by User:Ahunt, I should explain why I think we should remove the PC World quote from the article.
I just thought the quote was particularly long and uninformative. It appears to be 5 or more sentences to express the vague issue that Buzz is "yet another social networking site" and a brief mention of the privacy concerns. I don't believe the article needs this one person's opinion at such length: we could quote a paragraph from anyone's personal review of Buzz, negative or positive, but what would that show us? Is Raphael's opinion more notable than mine or Tim O'Reilly's or David Pogue's? And without any context, it doesn't seem to illustrate any larger point: has there been a widespread negative response to Buzz for being another social networking site?
Anyway, those are my concerns. I think the article is better off without a long and unexceptional quote from a single person. Npdoty ( talk) 19:21, 18 February 2010 (UTC)
Just a reminder note (I don't have time to look up the content or write the section right now), we should add a section for the Buzz API and the standards (XFN, Pubsubhubbub, etc.) it works with to find and pull in content. Npdoty ( talk) 19:52, 21 February 2010 (UTC)
from Google Buzz <noreply-buzz-classaction@google.com> to xxx@gmail.com date Tue, Nov 2, 2010 at 3:30 PM subject Important Information about Google Buzz Class Action Settlement mailed-by buzz-classaction.bounces.google.com signed-by google.com
Google rarely contacts Gmail users via email, but we are making an exception to let you know that we've reached a settlement in a lawsuit regarding Google Buzz (
http://buzz.google.com), a service we launched within Gmail in February of this year.
Shortly after its launch, we heard from a number of people who were concerned about privacy. In addition, we were sued by a group of Buzz users and recently reached a settlement in this case.
The settlement acknowledges that we quickly changed the service to address users' concerns. In addition, Google has committed $8.5 million to an independent fund, most of which will support organizations promoting privacy education and policy on the web. We will also do more to educate people about privacy controls specific to Buzz. The more people know about privacy online, the better their online experience will be.
Just to be clear, this is not a settlement in which people who use Gmail can file to receive compensation. Everyone in the U.S. who uses Gmail is included in the settlement, unless you personally decide to opt out before December 6, 2010. The Court will consider final approval of the agreement on January 31, 2011. This email is a summary of the settlement, and more detailed information and instructions approved by the court, including instructions about how to opt out, object, or comment, are available at http://www.BuzzClassAction.com.
This mandatory announcement was sent to all Gmail users in the United States as part of a legal settlement and was authorized by the United States District Court for the Northern District of California.
Google Inc. | 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway | Mountain View, CA 94043 —Preceding unsigned comment added by Sepero1 ( talk • contribs) 00:47, 3 November 2010 (UTC)
78.144.220.23 ( talk) 01:14, 3 November 2010 (UTC)
Google Buzz has been shut down. → ΑΧΧΟΝΝ fi re 20:23, 14 December 2011 (UTC)
-- Gary Dee 10:17, 27 November 2014 (UTC)