Today I’ve read about Google Buzz on http://www.dutchcowboys.nl/ . Google Buzz is a new application on Google integrated in Gmail. Users can communicate with friends, family and strangers from different online networks. It looks like a copy of twitter, but it isn’t. With Google Buzz you put a “tweet” online and many more. It goes beyond status messages. It is possible for users to attach images and videos to their personal online messages. These visuals will create a more vivid status message.
These days, it is increasingly difficult to maintain overview, since many people are a member of many websites. Therefore, you can connect to other sites you use, for example, Flicker, Picasa and Twitter. Everybody knows what you do online if they follow you on Google Buzz.
You receive comments in your inbox (called ‘Buzz’) and it is possible to react instantly by sending an email (Gmail required off course). Furthermore, Google Buzz recommends contacts and buzzes that might be interesting for you.
These days, it is increasingly difficult to maintain overview, since many people are a member of many websites. Therefore, you can connect to other sites you use, for example, Flicker, Picasa and Twitter. Everybody knows what you do online if they follow you on Google Buzz.
You receive comments in your inbox (called ‘Buzz’) and it is possible to react instantly by sending an email (Gmail required off course). Furthermore, Google Buzz recommends contacts and buzzes that might be interesting for you.
Google Buzz also works on your phone (like Twitter), so you can connect to anyone and anywhere you want.
- You can find a video about Google Buzz on YouTube
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yi50KlsCBio&feature=player_embedded - Here is also an article in NRC newspaper (written in dutch) http://weblogs.nrc.nl/media/2010/02/12/privacybezwaren-tegen-google-buzz/
The possibilities of social media are amazing, but I am a little concerned about privacy and security matters. Google is very powerful medium already and I am wondering what will happen if everyone starts to use Google Buzz. As known Google stores very detailed and personal information of every online user. By subscribing yourself to Google Buzz, it will be obvious you give Google information about all events you are involved in. Your friends, your work, your personal interests? Google will know all about it. Your private life will be revealed to Google even though you are using private account (instead of a public one). I will defenitly think twice before subscribing. What about you? Please leave a comment.. 
Greetings Elianne
Next week another exciting blog ;)
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