What is Google Buzz?

Google Buzz is a new social network powered by Google.

Similar to Twitter you can follow people and have them follow you, reading and posting constant streams of real time updates. But that’s just the start … there’s the ability to add images and videos, comments, like and share posts/statuses. Integrate your favourite sites and Google Apps together in one place and do everything from your desktop, notebook or mobile device.

There have been many reactions to Buzz in a short period of time both good and bad. Many concerns about privacy, automatic opt-in from Gmail, features and uses.

Google Buzz had made a huge impact in less than a week, only time will tell what is to come in the future.

We have our Google profile set up with Buzz. We haven’t used our Gmail account a lot in the past but will be expanding on it and using it a little more to test this new social media resource.

Tools & Integration

Migrate your Twitter Contacts to Google Buzz
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My Tweeple matches Twitter Profiles with Google Buzz Profiles

View Google Buzz Mobile From Your Desktop & Android 1.5+
@Brandon Partridge

How to Send Google Buzz Posts to Twitter
@Darren Humphries

Ping.fm already updates Google Buzz instantly from txt, apps, email …
@Seesmic

HOW TO: Integrate Google Buzz Into Your WordPress Blog
@Christina Warren

HOW TO: Make a Google Buzz Desktop App
@Christina Warren

HOW TO: Integrate Facebook, Twitter, and Buzz into Your Gmail
@Ben Parr

Buzz off: Disabling Google Buzz
@Jessica Dolcourt

Posted by Beau Durrant

I came across an interesting online solution lately. At first glance, this solution seemed rather similar to Google Docs, being a way to store and distribute files online and offsite. Once I read further I realized that one thing that made this system great was that it was not only a great way to store your files (spreadsheets, documents, presentations, and more stored securely offsite) but it also allowed the user accessing those files to open the files up in a built in viewer. This means that you do not need a powerpoint viewer installed on your computer in order to see a PowerPoint presentation and the same goes with all popular file formats.

This site is called Box.net.

From their security whitepaper found here… http://www.box.net/home/security_whitepaper … it seems that they have thought of everything, granting users specific access as if it were hosted on their own internal network.

But wait…..they have also just recently released an iPhone app as well that allows you to access your company’s files, such as Word documents or Excel spreadsheets, on your phone, edit them, and send them back to the cloud for others to access.

They have also created APIs for the mobile market that will enable other apps developers to access the content and manipulate it as well. Managing files on the go has never been easier or more convenient.

There is a free lite version similar to Dropbox, but if you require heartier services as a bigger company, you can check out their plans here…. http://www.box.net/pricing

Posted by Jeff Johnston