Google's Buzz - Yet another social networking site.

[Jahova]

It's basic but it could take off IMO.

[Flisker]

Watch Google will try and buy out Twitter and Facebook. It's inevitable that they will try, whether they succeed or not is a totally different thing.

[Jordy]

I hope to god that Google one day take over Twitter. Microsoft have their hands in Facebook so it's unlikely they will ever take it over (2% of shares).

Buzz is a bit of a fail to be honest (much like Google Wave). It has some sort of good features but lacks any real functionality. It's like Google Talk, I think it's a great IM system, miles better than MSN or Facebook IM but seeing as no one else uses it, neither do I. This won't take people away from Facebook or Twitter so I've no reason to use it.

[Black_Apalachi]

On Buzz Out Loud yesterday they said it was just a gmail feature and they weren't touting it as a social network thing. So idk, if it is a "social networking site" its fail imo.

That makes more sense. It would be foolish of them to try and compete with the likes of Facebook, would be far easier for them to just buy it lol. I still can't see it becoming anything big though, especially thinking about all the other Google applications which I've barely even heard of, such as the things Jordy mentioned

[Blob]

Buzz is a bit of a fail to be honest (much like Google Wave). It has some sort of good features but lacks any real functionality.

Agreed. I watched that hour long thing about wave, and I was like "wow brilliant". Got on it and it was confusing as hell, has a brilliant idea just doesn't work how I would want it to work.