Google Buzz Launched – I Got IN!

Google rolled out Google Buzz this morning to a few thousands of users and I dont see many of my friends using it but they will definitely be ON it very soon. Check out what all it does..

I bet everyone is thinking.. IS THIS GOOGLE’S ANSWER TO TWITTER ?

I am sure it is.. I actually have thought more about it in the past few mins than I have ever thought about why people use Twitter. If you’ve used Twitter, you must know that Buzz has all the features that were missing from Twitter..

• Buzz doesnt limit you to 140 chars ( yes, I do type longer stuff sometimes only to be limited by the chars )
• Buzz allows you to post images inline.
• Also, you can post and view video online.
• You can connect it with Flickr, Twitter etc.
• It is present INSIDE of Gmail so I am sure a gazillion people will have access to it very soon and you wont need to search your friends and follow them but you will start following them automatically.
• You can communicate privately, publicly or only to a group of people ( I know twitter does this too )

Also,  I was thinking, why bring in Buzz when Google had launched Google Wave sometime back ?

Well, I guess Google isnt afraid of competing with itself ( eg. The Android OS and the Chrome OS )

Ah, what about Facebook ? Is Google trying to compete with Facebook? Giving a second shot at social networking after the popular-in Brazil and India ORKUT ? I am sure if it is, the competition will be very interesting to watch than Google vs Twitter.

Also, did you know Yahoo has a shameless copy of Digg running on buzz.yahoo.com ?

I think thats enough for first thoughts, I’ll get back with more very soon!

Enjoy the BUZZ!