Comments on: Buzz-Worthy? Google’s Attempt at Becoming the King of the Internet http://intra.rfistudios.com/blogs/left-brain/2010/02/buzz-worthy.html Wed, 25 Jan 2012 17:40:23 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: Priyanka Mathew http://intra.rfistudios.com/blogs/left-brain/2010/02/buzz-worthy.html/comment-page-1#comment-1544 Priyanka Mathew Tue, 16 Feb 2010 21:31:53 +0000 http://www.rfistudios.com/blogs/left-brain/?p=574#comment-1544 Arron, I definitely agree with you and believe that Google's angle is more about creating a medium for you to share with your "real friends" than anything else. I also think that it'll be very difficult for corporations or politicians to finagle their way into this space which will probably make it very appealing for people who don't want to be bothered by all the noise... which begs the question, is there ROI to be gained with this model? Or is this going to be the first pure version of social media, uninterrupted by advertising and PR companies? Arron, I definitely agree with you and believe that Google’s angle is more about creating a medium for you to share with your “real friends” than anything else.

I also think that it’ll be very difficult for corporations or politicians to finagle their way into this space which will probably make it very appealing for people who don’t want to be bothered by all the noise… which begs the question, is there ROI to be gained with this model? Or is this going to be the first pure version of social media, uninterrupted by advertising and PR companies?

]]> By: Arron Chapman http://intra.rfistudios.com/blogs/left-brain/2010/02/buzz-worthy.html/comment-page-1#comment-1543 Arron Chapman Tue, 16 Feb 2010 20:55:32 +0000 http://www.rfistudios.com/blogs/left-brain/?p=574#comment-1543 When I began using Facebook in 04/05 what I liked about it was its privacy. I didn’t like myspace because I didn’t feel the need to be friends with those that I don’t care to talk to. When I received a friend request from someone I didn’t talk to like a high school acquaintance, I would reject the request. Why if I didn’t really talk them should I stay in contact now I thought. This was until more and more people I knew started using Facebook. I was not easily converted to accepting all if not most friend requests I received but once I began the gates opened. I miss the original use of facebook, I miss the digital portal to my REAL friends. Is this what Google is trying to do with Buzz? Does Google already know that I am not connecting with most of my Facebook friends and am constantly removing their status updates from my wall? Is Google Buzz, Googles way of providing its users an interactive sharing medium with your REAL friends? Are Google going back to where facebook began? When I began using Facebook in 04/05 what I liked about it was its privacy. I didn’t like myspace because I didn’t feel the need to be friends with those that I don’t care to talk to.
When I received a friend request from someone I didn’t talk to like a high school acquaintance, I would reject the request. Why if I didn’t really talk them should I stay in contact now I thought. This was until more and more people I knew started using Facebook. I was not easily converted to accepting all if not most friend requests I received but once I began the gates opened.
I miss the original use of facebook, I miss the digital portal to my REAL friends.
Is this what Google is trying to do with Buzz? Does Google already know that I am not connecting with most of my Facebook friends and am constantly removing their status updates from my wall?
Is Google Buzz, Googles way of providing its users an interactive sharing medium with your REAL friends? Are Google going back to where facebook began?

]]> By: Arron Chapman http://intra.rfistudios.com/blogs/left-brain/2010/02/buzz-worthy.html/comment-page-1#comment-1542 Arron Chapman Tue, 16 Feb 2010 18:50:51 +0000 http://www.rfistudios.com/blogs/left-brain/?p=574#comment-1542 If BUZZ is the next step in social networking and BUZZ uses your Google profile, and Google is the search king.. Does this mean that your Google profile will soon become the first page, position one result when you Google yourself ? If BUZZ is the next step in social networking and BUZZ uses your Google profile, and Google is the search king.. Does this mean that your Google profile will soon become the first page, position one result when you Google yourself ?

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