Comments on: Google “Buzzed” my Inbox. Do I have to answer? http://blog.glowinteractive.com/2010/02/google-buzzed-my-inbox-do-i-have-to-answer/ codify, media, gaming, industry ramblings, finance Fri, 13 Jan 2012 18:17:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: makc http://blog.glowinteractive.com/2010/02/google-buzzed-my-inbox-do-i-have-to-answer/#comment-48 makc Fri, 12 Feb 2010 06:35:57 +0000 http://blog.glowinteractive.com/?p=664#comment-48 you know you can turn it of, don't you settings -> labels -> hide buzz or they say there's link on the bottom somewhere you know you can turn it of, don’t you

settings -> labels -> hide buzz

or they say there’s link on the bottom somewhere

]]> By: Adam Gorode http://blog.glowinteractive.com/2010/02/google-buzzed-my-inbox-do-i-have-to-answer/#comment-44 Adam Gorode Thu, 11 Feb 2010 22:38:01 +0000 http://blog.glowinteractive.com/?p=664#comment-44 The privacy issue is one that came to my attention shortly after this post was written. It's covered well by business insider (http://tinyurl.com/ydqq8ql). Your sentiments are dead on. I've accepted and will continue to play with it as it's part of my job. But given the option I'm not sure whether or not I would continue using it. It seems to me that if google is really looking to get into this space the answer might be acquisition. But I'm also on day one. Lets see how day two goes... The privacy issue is one that came to my attention shortly after this post was written. It’s covered well by business insider (http://tinyurl.com/ydqq8ql). Your sentiments are dead on. I’ve accepted and will continue to play with it as it’s part of my job. But given the option I’m not sure whether or not I would continue using it. It seems to me that if google is really looking to get into this space the answer might be acquisition. But I’m also on day one. Lets see how day two goes…

]]> By: Stephen Belcher http://blog.glowinteractive.com/2010/02/google-buzzed-my-inbox-do-i-have-to-answer/#comment-43 Stephen Belcher Thu, 11 Feb 2010 22:31:02 +0000 http://blog.glowinteractive.com/?p=664#comment-43 I've loved Google products for a long time. My admiration for them delved dangerously close to the fanboy level. That was before Google Wave. The much-sought-after Google Wave invite finally came in to my inbox, and I instantly logged in, only to ask the immediate and pressing question of the two other people I knew that had it: "what the hell am I supposed to do with this?" No one had an answer. In fact, I still don't know what it's for. I tried to play with some chess plugin (god knows why it was there), but when castling I accidentally deleted the board. Whoops. I'm there with you on the "seeing what sticks" idea. I think they expected Google Wave to soar, and instead it flopped. Everyone wanted it, but after getting it realized it was terrible. Buzz feels like a hasty answer to that. And while it doesn't have the same failings, it has an entirely new set. Google's openness has always been charming, after a fashion. Their core monetary value is in spreading information, after all. But as they've tried to force information into everyone's face in ever-increasing quantities, it's becoming more like the irritating kid following you around shouting information you don't care about over the conversations that you do want to hear. I'm surprised not to hear you talk about the privacy issues, which is the bigger problem for everyone else. They're not worried about information getting in, but information getting out. Email's never been the most secure method of communication, but it's like Google Buzz has walked into your proverbial house and opened all the blinds. The windows were always there, but now everyone's that much more free to leer inside. I've declined to try out Google Buzz, and hopefully it won't be a mandatory addition. I’ve loved Google products for a long time. My admiration for them delved dangerously close to the fanboy level.

That was before Google Wave.

The much-sought-after Google Wave invite finally came in to my inbox, and I instantly logged in, only to ask the immediate and pressing question of the two other people I knew that had it: “what the hell am I supposed to do with this?” No one had an answer. In fact, I still don’t know what it’s for. I tried to play with some chess plugin (god knows why it was there), but when castling I accidentally deleted the board. Whoops.

I’m there with you on the “seeing what sticks” idea. I think they expected Google Wave to soar, and instead it flopped. Everyone wanted it, but after getting it realized it was terrible. Buzz feels like a hasty answer to that. And while it doesn’t have the same failings, it has an entirely new set. Google’s openness has always been charming, after a fashion. Their core monetary value is in spreading information, after all. But as they’ve tried to force information into everyone’s face in ever-increasing quantities, it’s becoming more like the irritating kid following you around shouting information you don’t care about over the conversations that you do want to hear.

I’m surprised not to hear you talk about the privacy issues, which is the bigger problem for everyone else. They’re not worried about information getting in, but information getting out. Email’s never been the most secure method of communication, but it’s like Google Buzz has walked into your proverbial house and opened all the blinds. The windows were always there, but now everyone’s that much more free to leer inside.

I’ve declined to try out Google Buzz, and hopefully it won’t be a mandatory addition.

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