Google Buzz

[syrillus]

I didn't see it on mine, but I reloaded and sure enough it's there. Back to Yahoo Mail for me, fuck you Google.

I love when people get uppity and indignant over a FREE service. :awe:

 

[meltdown75]

I didn't see it on mine, but I reloaded and sure enough it's there. Back to Yahoo Mail for me, fuck you Google.

lmfao

 

[SN4p]

No, this is just the straw that broke the camels back. My biggest issue is whenever I get an email from somebody on Gmail, it automatically adds them to my chat on the side bar, it's a pain in the ass to remove them. And there's no option to turn this auto add shit off. I see an option to not let them see me online unless I allow access, but why the fuck is it adding everyone? Gmail seems to want to dictate how I do shit. This Buzz thing pushed it over the edge.

A bit melodramatic you think?

 

[zinfamous]

showed up this morning for me

so this is just twitter through Gmail?

no thanks, that Twitter stuff is so damn prosaic.

 

[AreaCode707]

Buzz just enabled on my Gmail. It prompted me to take a closer look at my Google privacy settings (something I monitor with Nazi-like rigor on Facebook.)

My trust level in Google just dropped 75% based on how connected they've made everything. My gmail account is usually my "friends and family only" space. Google keeps buying blog sites etc and integrating them and I just realized how much public data is linking back to my private data. Do not want.

Currently pissing me off: no way to delete a Blogger account. I only have two or three posts as a co-contributor to a friend's blog but I still want to zap the account since I never intend to use it. Their suggestion is "edit your profile and put in all false information" but that doesn't disconnect it from my Google profile. Grrr.

 

[Suspicious-Teach8788]

this is just like having the SHARE section of Google Reader moved into your mailbox. Big deal... My friends aren't using it like twitter yet nor are they linking it w/ twitter yet.... we'll see.

 

[James Bond]

I'm wondering if this is the beginning of the transition to Wave

 

[AreaCode707]

I dislike that they picked up Twitter's "follow" idea instead of Facebook's "friend" idea. I'm being inadvertently followed by about 50 people so far, most of whom I don't know, just because I once emailed them about a craigslist item.

This functionality is basically useless unless you REALLY control your email distribution lists and are willing to manually point out who should see your updates each time you post a new one, or you absolutely don't care about privacy.

 

[speg]

Yeah, this looks like the beginnings of integrating Wave.

I haven't found a way to disable comments appearing as new buzzes. Which is rather annoying. Every time someone comments on a "Buzz" it brings it back to the top and indicates it as a new buzz in the sidebar (even though it is just a comment on an old buzz). I wish there was an option to disable this.

 

[AreaCode707]

Yeah, this looks like the beginnings of integrating Wave.

I haven't found a way to disable comments appearing as new buzzes. Which is rather annoying. Every time someone comments on a "Buzz" it brings it back to the top and indicates it as a new buzz in the sidebar (even though it is just a comment on an old buzz). I wish there was an option to disable this.

Disable for you or from others? It asked me about whether I wanted status = buzz right when I logged in. I don't think I can disable it from other people though.

 

[speg]

Disable for you or from others? It asked me about whether I wanted status = buzz right when I logged in. I don't think I can disable it from other people though.

Not statuses, but just comments on (anyone's) buzzes.

 

[JD50]

No, this is just the straw that broke the camels back. My biggest issue is whenever I get an email from somebody on Gmail, it automatically adds them to my chat on the side bar, it's a pain in the ass to remove them. And there's no option to turn this auto add shit off. I see an option to not let them see me online unless I allow access, but why the fuck is it adding everyone? Gmail seems to want to dictate how I do shit. This Buzz thing pushed it over the edge.




Why should I have to turn off something I didn't turn on in the first place? I signed up for Gmail, which I was lead to believe was an email service. Now I get free built in bullshit social networking. Thanks, but no thanks Google.

Lighten up, it's a link that you don't have to click on. Google isn't forcing you to use it. Do you throw a hissy fit like this when you google something and they give you more than the one link that you wanted?

 

[Blueychan]

Quebert is an old man!!!

 

[Suspicious-Teach8788]

it's not really WAVE either because wave allows you to branch out and to drag people in and out. Wave also allows you to reply to a certain part of the message (almost like quoting in a forum), and then allows you to live edit and collaborate.

This is simply a Facebook + Twitter live stream thrown in with Google Reader format to create Buzz. It's really more Reader than anything else. It's just now all available in your mailbox with a commenting feature like Facebook that alerts you everytime a new comment is there (annoying).

 

[rudeguy]

once again...I'd like to suggest a Google group for ATOT.

 

[rudeguy]

if you're referring to the threads where I said I still use DOS every day (which I do) thumbs up for remembering, and even though this isn't a serious question from you I'll bite. No, Gmail doesn't work in Bobcat which is the only reliable DOS web browser I've came across.

Just picking on ya old man.

My best advice is to drink the Google koolaid. It really is in your best interest...

 

[rudeguy]

Lighten up, it's a link that you don't have to click on. Google isn't forcing you to use it. Do you throw a hissy fit like this when you google something and they give you more than the one link that you wanted?

It would have taken him about 3 mouse clicks to hid Buzz. How many mouse clicks/keystrokes did it take him to go on this rant?

 

[mfenn]

No, this is just the straw that broke the camels back. My biggest issue is whenever I get an email from somebody on Gmail, it automatically adds them to my chat on the side bar, it's a pain in the ass to remove them. And there's no option to turn this auto add shit off. I see an option to not let them see me online unless I allow access, but why the fuck is it adding everyone? Gmail seems to want to dictate how I do shit. This Buzz thing pushed it over the edge.

Uhhh, Settings->Chat->Only allow people that I've explicitly approved to chat with me and see when I'm online????

You could've found this in the Settings menu in the time it took you to type that post.

From the documentation: "Gmail automatically determines which contacts you'll be able to talk to without having to invite each other -- if you don't want Gmail to automatically enable chat privileges with your contacts, follow these steps:"

 

[DrPizza]

Pros:
No farmville.
Slightly harder to use, so it'll keep the absolute morons out.
Photo-albums can be full sized photos - integrated with Picasa - not shrunken down versions of photos like in FB.
No mafia wars
Did I mention no farmville?
None of those other 100 applications that have to be blocked on a daily basis?

 

[Newbian]

If you block them the first time why are you blocking them again?

Unless you are talking about some groups people make.

 

[bobsmith1492]

Ah I see, it's Twitter via Gmail. Whatever...

 

[sourceninja]

So far I like it.

 

[DrPizza]

If you block them the first time why are you blocking them again?

Unless you are talking about some groups people make.

There seems to be 4 or 5 new applications every day on top of the common ones.

 

[jingramm]

is there a way to hide from people seeing who follows me and who I am following?

 

[zeruty]

Currently pissing me off: no way to delete a Blogger account. I only have two or three posts as a co-contributor to a friend's blog but I still want to zap the account since I never intend to use it. Their suggestion is "edit your profile and put in all false information" but that doesn't disconnect it from my Google profile. Grrr.

I don't have a Blogger account iirc, but it wanted to link Picasa and Google Reader.
It was fairly simple to remove them.

In the "Welcome to Buzz" section of the window, find this link:
"view connected sites."

Click on Edit to the right of the site, and then click Remove