Google Buzz

With all that they have to offer, how they continually add new features and services, there always seems to be some "buzz" about Google in the news. Now the rest of us can buzz. Simply put, Google Buzz lets you share whatever you have on your mind at the moment, a joke, words of wisdom, link to a web page, pictures, movies, news article, whatever. Not only can you share these great things from within the Buzz interface, but it can also pull your posts from other services like Twitter, flickr, YouTube, blogs and more. Whatever you post, wherever you post (except Facebook) is all pulled together and shared in one place and available to the people you communicate with most or the whole world.

Google buzz is easy to use and readily available to those using Gmail; a button to access Buzz is right below the Inbox button and you are notified of new posts in you Inbox. People that you communicate with frequently or follow with Google Reader show up in Buzz automatically. Buzz also integrates with your Google profile by adding a tab next to your About Me and Contact Info tabs.

I think Buzz is going to be a big hit for mobile users. You can access your Buzz from most mobile devices (but not a Blackberry due to a browser issue). The mobile interface allows you to post in reference to your location and also view the latest "buzz" near you (posts from your friends and those who post publicly). The newest version of Google Maps for mobile includes a Buzz layer.

While it's still a very new feature/service, I think it has potential to really take off. So, use your Google account and check out http://google.com/buzz on your mobile device or desktop!