Google Gmail press conference (live blog) [Google Buzz] (View post)WebSonic.nl | Tuesday, February 9, 2010 14 years ago • 19,204 views |
http://news.cnet.com/8301-27076_3-20000057-248.html
<<Google is hosting a press conference at its Mountain View, CA headquarters later today. The announcement is widely expected to be Gmail-related. More specifically, that it's getting social features the likes of Twitter and Facebook's status updates. Considering Google's quiet killing of Jaiku, a Twitter-like service it bought in 2007, it should be interesting to see what the company envisions as the ideal social sharing tool. >> |
mbegin | 14 years ago # |
Yep, see here from yesterday: http://blogoscoped.com/forum/166868.html#id167242 |
mbegin | 14 years ago # |
More info here: http://blogoscoped.com/forum/166868.html#id167235 |
RiyAndroid | 14 years ago # |
Google (GOOG) will announce a suite of new social features and products at 1 P.M. EST today
http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/sai_google/~3/bdXbvr-S528/google-takes-a-bite-out-of-twitter-in-two-hours-2010-2 |
RiyAndroid | 14 years ago # |
25 minutes later |
MZaza | 14 years ago # |
Can't wait to get socialized! |
mbegin | 14 years ago # |
Social Gmail... Should have done this 2 1/2 years ago before some of the other social networks were so popular.
Better late then never...
http://googlesystem.blogspot.com/2007/07/social-gmail.html |
RiyAndroid | 14 years ago # |
Live Blog at Tech Crunch
http://techcrunch.com/2010/02/09/google-buzz-event/ |
RiyAndroid | 14 years ago # |
http://www.youtube.com/feb0910googleevent
LiveCast from Google |
Motti | 14 years ago # |
http://cdn.cloudfiles.mosso.com/c71692/media/image/201002/phpflbyKdGmail72.JPG |
RiyAndroid | 14 years ago # |
Google Buss inside Gmail |
mbegin | 14 years ago # |
Google Buzz: New way to share inside of Gmail! |
mbegin | 14 years ago # |
5 features:
1. Auto-following
First time you use the product you automatically follow the people you e-mail or chat with.
2. "Rich, fast sharing experience." Includes media, keyboard shortcuts, twitter updates, "all the things users like to share often." |
mbegin | 14 years ago # |
3. "Public and private sharing." Public entries indexed into google's search. |
mbegin | 14 years ago # |
4. "Inbox integration" |
mbegin | 14 years ago # |
5. "Just the good stuff." A relevancy filter to highlight only top items. |
RiyAndroid | 14 years ago # |
http://buzz.google.com is the link |
mbegin | 14 years ago # |
See it here: http://www.youtube.com/feb0910googleevent |
mbegin | 14 years ago # |
http://cdn.cloudfiles.mosso.com/c71692/media/image/201002/phpmLEovJ_thumb_Gmail110.JPG |
Motti | 14 years ago # |
http://cdn.cloudfiles.mosso.com/c71692/media/image/201002/phpmLEovJGmail110.JPG |
David Mulder | 14 years ago # |
Incredible how fast this is thread is growing, I just joined in on the videocast, did they mention something about release date? |
RiyAndroid | 14 years ago # |
keyboard short cuts is same as in Gmail
share link, photos videos publicly or privately |
David Mulder | 14 years ago # |
Aside of that, isn't this exactly like friendfeed (never used it personally, but it seems quite alike) |
RiyAndroid | 14 years ago # |
http://tctechcrunch.files.wordpress.com/2010/02/buzz1.jpg |
mbegin | 14 years ago # |
Users can like things--just like in Facebook and Friendfeed.
Custom-built photo viewer
Photo viewer looks kind of like Flickr's.
Where will these updates show up when made public? Your Google profile of course. (Hope you nabbed a good username URL)
Posts can be made public or private.
Users said it was "too hard" to change privacy settings on other services Google says.
Any item in Buzz can become a conversation. "This is one of the most interesting parts of the product" Jackson says.
Inbox is not just e-mail anymore--buzz items show up too--with a little buzz icon.
New updates show up without refreshing the page. |
mbegin | 14 years ago # |
Three ways to get notified: 1. Comment on your stuff. 2. people comment on your comments 3. people do @ reply. |
RiyAndroid | 14 years ago # |
its direct competition to ff.im all comments on shared stuff are auto updating like FriendFeed |
mbegin | 14 years ago # |
Recommended buzz: Google has an engine which learns people's likes and dislikes. |
RiyAndroid | 14 years ago # |
Public things go to your followers and your Google Profile Inbox integration. Any item in Buzz can become a conversation.
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RiyAndroid | 14 years ago # |
Google Buzz on Mobile |
mbegin | 14 years ago # |
Gundotra says status updates have the same kind of information relevancy problem that Web sites do.
Making a comparison to phone conversations: we call someone and ask "where are you at?" Gundotra says location is a key to relevancy. |
David Mulder | 14 years ago # |
buzz.google.com not yet online, redirects to google.com/buzz |
mbegin | 14 years ago # |
Web-based Buzz works with iPhone and Android phones. |
RiyAndroid | 14 years ago # |
Google Maps Mobile (Android, iPhone, Nokia) will update for Google Buss |
mbegin | 14 years ago # |
If you're just joining in, you can watch the Google Buzz announcement here: http://www.youtube.com/feb0910googleevent |
RiyAndroid | 14 years ago # |
Google Buzz is Geo tag and can be operate by Voice commend |
RiyAndroid | 14 years ago # |
sorry for typo
Google Buzz is Geo taged and can be operate by Voice commend on Android Phone |
David Mulder | 14 years ago # |
RiyAndroid: Voice commands are only from android, unrelated to Buzz. |
mbegin | 14 years ago # |
New Buzz Layer in Google Mobile Maps. |
mbegin | 14 years ago # |
http://cdn.cloudfiles.mosso.com/c71692/media/image/201002/phptVQ0RC_thumb_Gmail280.JPG |
RiyAndroid | 14 years ago # |
Google Buzz is location-enabled on mobile apps
http://tctechcrunch.files.wordpress.com/2010/02/googlocation.jpg |
que | 14 years ago # |
Glad to see the new Google Buss is finally rolling out of the shop...
http://imgur.com/kaN58.jpg |
mbegin | 14 years ago # |
Launching as an Enterprise product too! |
mbegin | 14 years ago # |
Launching in 9 minutes!!! |
mbegin | 14 years ago # |
Google Buzz will be starting to roll out today... |
mbegin | 14 years ago # |
Google says a lot of Buzz was inspired by Google Wave. |
mbegin | 14 years ago # |
It will integrate with Wave in the future. |
mbegin | 14 years ago # |
Buzz supports pubsubhubbub out of the box. |
mbegin | 14 years ago # |
Official Post: http://gmailblog.blogspot.com/2010/02/google-buzz-in-gmail.html |
mbegin | 14 years ago # |
Google Buzz Demo Video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yi50KlsCBio |
RiyAndroid | 14 years ago # |
in buss u can connect twitter . can pull data from twitter but currently cant post from buss :( |
mbegin | 14 years ago # |
http://buzz.google.com is now live!! |
mbegin | 14 years ago # |
(Not live on the iPhone yet.) |
mbegin | 14 years ago # |
We're still rolling out Buzz to everyone, so if you don't see it in your Gmail account yet, check back soon. |
RiyAndroid | 14 years ago # |
http://www.google.com/buzz is now online |
mbegin | 14 years ago # |
No setup needed Automatically follow the people you email and chat with the most in Gmail.
Share publicly or privately Publish your ideas to the world or just to your closest friends.
Inbox integration Comments get sent right to your inbox so it's easy to keep the conversation going.
Photo friendly See thumbnails with each post, and browse full-screen photos from popular sites.
Connect sites you already use Import your stuff from Twitter, Picasa, Flickr, and Google Reader.
See updates in real time New posts and comments pop in as they happen. No refresh required.
Just the good stuff Buzz recommends interesting posts and weeds out ones you're likely to skip. |
mbegin | 14 years ago # |
Google Buzz (web app) on the iPhone is now live too! |
mbegin | 14 years ago # |
Post from Google Blog: http://googleblog.blogspot.com/2010/02/introducing-google-buzz.html |
mbegin | 14 years ago # |
Google's social side hopes to catch some Buzz: http://news.cnet.com/8301-30684_3-10449662-265.html |
mbegin | 14 years ago # |
http://www.google.com/s2/static/images/1444417344-GoogleBuzzLogo68.png |
James Xuan | 14 years ago # |
The problem here for me is that we probably won't see and iPhone version until iPhone OS 4.0 in June if at all... |
mbegin | 14 years ago # |
If your account is ready to use it, you get this message:
http://cdn.cloudfiles.mosso.com/c71692/media/image/201002/php7GujNbNew!GoogleBuzzinGmail.png |
mbegin | 14 years ago # |
You'll have to copy & paste to see the image from my last post:
http://cdn.cloudfiles.mosso.com/c71692/media/image/201002/php7GujNbNew!GoogleBuzzinGmail.png
[image fix ~hebbet] |
mbegin | 14 years ago # |
James The iPhone web-based app is available now. |
mbegin | 14 years ago # |
http://cdn.cloudfiles.mosso.com/c71692/media/image/201002/phpRxB8seBuzz.png |
mbegin | 14 years ago # |
http://cdn.cloudfiles.mosso.com/c71692/media/image/201002/php133Apybuzz-settings.png |
Mrrix32 | 14 years ago # |
Setting Firefox's User Agent to iPhone doesn't work too well :P I can follow people, it tells me I'm in London (because Firefox Geolocation works off my IP address), and I can't post anything.
Guess I should just wait. |
mbegin | 14 years ago # |
Here's Google Buzz on the iPhone:
http://img716.imageshack.us/img716/8353/googlebuzz1.jpg http://img5.imageshack.us/img5/7818/googlebuzz2.jpg http://img692.imageshack.us/img692/5352/googlebuzz3.jpg |
WebSonic.nl | 14 years ago # |
Nice coverage mbegin!. Hoping to see Google Buzz in Gmail soon to try it out! |
David Mulder | 14 years ago # |
Just got Google Buzz in gmail, wonder whether it was luck, or due to the fact that I clicked the link on google.com/buzz a million times. Any screenshots requests? |
David Mulder | 14 years ago # |
For some reason your own buzzes get into your inbox. |
David Mulder | 14 years ago # |
Oh and, could someone check out whether one can now log into gmail with an external mail, to only access Google Buzz, because that would be EPIC!!! |
WebSonic.nl | 14 years ago # |
David Mulder Yes! |
mbegin | 14 years ago # |
Thanks WebSonic.
Here's more iPhone screenshots of Google Buzz:
http://img34.imageshack.us/img34/298/googlebuzz4.png http://img9.imageshack.us/img9/9030/googlebuzz5.png http://img34.imageshack.us/img34/4489/googlebuzz6.png http://img203.imageshack.us/img203/1131/googlebuzz7.png http://img535.imageshack.us/img535/7062/googlebuzz8.png http://img697.imageshack.us/img697/2882/googlebuzz9.png http://img535.imageshack.us/img535/4750/googlebuzz10.png |
mbegin | 14 years ago # |
Help: http://mail.google.com/support/bin/answer.py?hl=en&answer=171454 |
mbegin | 14 years ago # |
http://mail.google.com/support/bin/topic.py?hl=en&topic=27291 |
Mrrix32 | 14 years ago # |
http://sites.google.com/site/mrrix32/Home/blogoscoped/buzz2.png |
/pd | 14 years ago # |
any1 know which DC's are getting hit//rolled in first??
I am not seeing it in Canada – yet! |
Mrrix32 | 14 years ago # |
I'm in the UK. Guess it's just Random.
Example of Reader Shared item: http://sites.google.com/site/mrrix32/Home/blogoscoped/buzz3.png |
Jérôme | 14 years ago # |
It seems like there's also a new Google search box for mobile on google.com... |
Mrrix32 | 14 years ago # |
hmmm the Like button doesn't link to the Reader like button.
eg. I like something on Buzz, it is not marked as liked on Reader
Also I can't seem to comment on reader items. I keep getting : "Oops, there was an error posting your comment. Please try again in a few seconds." |
mbegin | 14 years ago # |
More official blog posts about Google Buzz:
http://googlemobile.blogspot.com/2010/02/introducing-google-buzz-for-mobile-see.html
http://googlephotos.blogspot.com/2010/02/photos-in-google-buzz.html
http://googlecode.blogspot.com/2010/02/join-conversation-around-google-buzz.html |
WebSonic.nl | 14 years ago # |
Local versions can be reached through:
http://www.google.com/buzz?hl=nl&gl=nl
Local help centres are live too. |
Mrrix32 | 14 years ago # |
Well Google's real time search isn't helping with Twitter on Buzz. I tweeted something 40 min ago and it has only just appeared (Had been in Real Time search before). Around that time I uploaded some screen shots to Flickr, no sign of them yet.
I uploaded the same pictures to Picasa web albums and they appeared within 2 min. However I clicked "Edit" next to the title, Added a title next to the URL and when I clicked save the pictures where replaced with other photos from the album >:( http://sites.google.com/site/mrrix32/Home/blogoscoped/buzz5.png
Screenshot of notification of new follower. And Flickr photos.... from 2 years ago :P http://sites.google.com/site/mrrix32/Home/blogoscoped/buzz4.png |
SE | 14 years ago # |
How about events in Google Calendar? |
Zim | 14 years ago # |
I don't have it yet, but it reminds me of friendfeed. By the way, the logo is ugly.
It's interesting because all the social information google pulls (see dashboard) now is used to feed us back. We'll see what it brings.. |
Above 86 comments were made in the forum before this was blogged,
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WebSonic.nl | 14 years ago # |
Not in my Gmail account yet, was hoping for it. |
WebSonic.nl | 14 years ago # |
FriendFeed (and Gmail) Founder’s Reaction To Google Buzz: “This Seems Vaguely Familiar”
http://techcrunch.com/2010/02/09/friendfeed-gmail-founder-reaction-buzz-vaguely-familiar/ |
Philipp Lenssen | 14 years ago # |
[Update: Added a sentence about the Buzz API in the post.] |
WebSonic.nl | 14 years ago # |
Google also sayed that integration with Google Wave will follow, a Enterprise version will be launched for Google Apps customers and it will be possible to post messages with another client like Tweetdeck for Twitter. |
bugles | 14 years ago # |
Thanks google, copying Twitter is a great way to earn $$$ and sell information to NSA. |
Zim | 14 years ago # |
Tip/idea: by using multiple inboxes (labs) you could split mails from buzz items! (I'll try to do it when it appears in my account) |
Mrrix32 | 14 years ago # |
Zim
It's easy just create a filter for [Has the words: is:buzz] and inbox for [is:buzz is:unread]
This will just give replies to your posts and replies to posts you've commented on. It is not the same as going to Buzz |
Philipp Lenssen | 14 years ago # |
Here's the Google Buzz Wikipedia page: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Google_Buzz |
Alex Ksikes | 14 years ago # |
I'm glad to see Google finally understanding that it could leverage it's Gmail user base. With user profiles available in search, this is the way they intend to battle Facebook. Of course no Facebook connect in Buzz, only a weak competitor is available: Twitter.
Facebook really is an advanced email client with user profiles and status updates (see for example the new Facebook design). So it made sense to include most of what Facebook is into Gmail.
But Facebook also is a very large social network where you can now find old friends. With user profiles available in search, old friends are found on Google.
One last very important feature of Facebook is pictures sharing and so far Google has done a mediocre job with Picassa. But if Google gets this piece of the puzzle right, I'd see some very serious competition for Facebook. |
mbegin | 14 years ago # |
If Facebook succeeds in building a "full featured webmail product" things could get very interesting...
<< Facebook is completely rewriting their messaging product and is preparing to launch a fully featured webmail product in its place, according to a source with knowledge of the product. Internally it’s known as Project Titan. Or, unofficially and perhaps over-enthusiastically, the Gmail killer. >>
http://techcrunch.com/2010/02/05/facebooks-project-titan-a-full-featured-webmail-product/ |
Mrrix32 | 14 years ago # |
Alex K
Twitter: Weak competitor? WTF? It's HUGE!
Also what makes you feel PWA is worse than Facebook albums? They seem to have more or less the same features, but PWA has face recognition and a desktop client (which can edit photos, which rarely happens with Facebook pictures) |
Luka | 14 years ago # |
I you want to filter buzzes in gmail ? create a filter with "*gmail.com) AND is:buzz" without quotes in the "TO" field then "skip inbox" in next screen. Inbox is clean now! |
Omnivorous | 14 years ago # |
Not here yet with my GMail account (Seattle) in IE7 or Firefox . None of the suggested URLs help either.
Are others having success using Chrome or another browser?
Note: this is a terrible way for Google to treat early adopters. And the "Help" material is no help either. |
Alex Ksikes | 14 years ago # |
Mrrix32: Sorry I was a little rough on the edges. Yes twitter is huge but much much smaller than Facebook. And of course Picasa is a great product but do people socialize on PWA as much as they do on Facebook photos? |
Omnivorous | 14 years ago # |
At just before 11 a.m. PDT, I got a "Buzz" splash screen when logging into GMail and the feature is up now. |
Yip^6 | 14 years ago # |
If you want to turn Google Buzz off, there is a "turn off buzz" down at the bottom of each Gmail page, next to "turn off chat". It makes the Buzz label and the icon disappear from the Gmail sidebar.
(I like the idea of Google Buzz, but I'm not ready for a public profile. I hope that Google decides to allow Buzz to be used without a public profile or without disclosing location information.) |
Luka | 14 years ago # |
An experiment to see how fast google can index a buzz.
http://www.google.com/buzz/jeremilhau/Zy6HwfQGMMv/There-is-no-result-for-ZorgloobIsOnTheBuzz-on |
Luka | 14 years ago # |
For information, buzz c |
Luka | 14 years ago # |
For information, buzz can show on real time results http://www.google.com/search?q=google+buzz&hl=en&tbs=rltm:1&tbo=u&ei=ukBzS_6BKdW7jAfxw_XECw&sa=X&oi=realtime_result_group_more_results_link&ct=title&resnum=4&ved=0CBoQ5QUwAw |
drtimofey | 14 years ago # |
I think I found a bug.
Regardless of if you push "Sweet! Check out Buzz" or "Nah, go to my inbox", in the splash screen of the gmail, Google still activates the Buzz! The only way to disable it is from the footer:(
http://img44.imageshack.us/img44/5554/40649920.png |
mbegin | 14 years ago # |
drtimofey That's not a bug. When you see that page, it simply means that Buzz has been added to your Gmail account. If you click the "Sweet" button, it takes you straight into the "Buzz" tab.... and if you click the "Nah" button it brings you to the "Inbox" tab (according to the source code).
Neither of those buttons actually enable or disable Buzz.
If you want to disable Buzz in your Gmail account, you need to click the "turn off buzz" link at the bottom of your Gmail. |
mbegin | 14 years ago # |
If you're logged into Gmail and you copy & paste this link into Chrome or Firefox, you can view the source code for that page.
view-source:https://mail.google.com/mail/buzz/intro.html |
mbegin | 14 years ago # |
[view-source:https://mail.google.com/mail/buzz/intro.html] |
drtimofey | 14 years ago # |
mbegin
Thanks. I didn't think they're going to automatically add it on. |