Google Adds Buzz to Mobile Gmail, Sort of

Google is integrating its social networking service Buzz into the Web-based version of Gmail for the iPhone and Android phones, but there's no word on an official dedicated Buzz app for either of the popular mobile platforms.

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Google To Buzz Users: Are You Sure You’re Not Oversharing?

When Google announced its big jump into the social stream with the launch of Google Buzz back in February, the company thought it was doing everyone a favor by having users auto-follow the people they emailed and chatted the most with. That was a mistake, and the heat was turned on quickly by the broad press, vocal users and privacy pundits.

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Official Gmail Blog: Confirm your Buzz settings

Shortly after launching Google Buzz, we quickly realized we didn't get everything right and moved as fast as possible to improve the Buzz experience. We made a number of changes to the getting started experience based on your feedback, the most significant of which was replacing auto-following with suggestions for people to follow.

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Open Thread: Are You Still Using Google Buzz?

After Google Buzz launched to a lot of hype and controversy in early February, it looked like it could become a big hit for Google - especially after the company fixed some of the early privacy flaws that plagued Buzz in its early days. These days, however, a lot of us on the RWW team have noticed that the number of interactions on Buzz seems to have declined rapidly. While a lot of people are still sharing their blog posts, Flickr and Twitter items on Buzz, the number of comments and likes on most posts is pretty low.

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Google VP Bradley Horowitz Talks Buzz’s Future, Gmail Innovation,

During his talk, Horowitz spoke at length about Google’s new Apps Marketplace, which allows businesses using Google Apps to easily sign up for a variety of third party services like TripIt and Aviary, directly linking them to their Google accounts. He then sat down for a fireside chat with Dave McClure, who asked him about a variety of issues pertaining to Buzz, Gmail, and other topics.

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