Google has once again announced a new product this week – Google Buzz. Think of it as a mash up of Facebook, Twitter, Wave, and Gmail.

Finding Your Buzz

Check your Gmail account and you will see “Buzz” under the Inbox button. Buzz is a new way to talk to your friends. You can share links, videos and pictures. You can start a post and get an email when you get a response. Even better you can reply via the email. Buzz has gone Mobile also. Download the mobile version and you can update your posts and include geo data. Since it is Google you know they had to add something. When adding your geo data your phone will provide a list of places you are possibly at. Pick one or add your correct location.

What’s All the Buzz About?

Google Buzz is making news for a few reasons:

1. It is integrated into Gmail and it automatically builds a friends list from your contacts
2. You are not limited to 140 characters
3. View pictures and videos the way they were intended to, not in a little window. Did I mention the video and picture viewing is fast?

People are already drawing comparisons to Facebook, Twitter and Wave. As they should. This is Google’s step into the Social Media battlefield.

Quick Compare

> With Buzz you can update your status, post pictures and links with no 140 character limit – Winner Facebook and Buzz
> Your Buzz account is built into Gmail – Winner Buzz

So if you’ve got Gmail go ahead and get your Buzz on- buzzards! By the way that’s the new term for someone who uses Buzz- I’m way too nice to actually call you a buzzard .

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