Google Buzz, first screenshots and impressions
Here are my first screenshots of Buzz, the Facebook-Twitter-alternative by Google, integrated into Google Maps for mobile, running on a Nokia N97:
So what? Maybe I’m a bit disappointed after the Wave experience, but the first approach with Buzz was not great, at least on mobile (as I still have no Buzz on my Gmail account).
Google is still working hard to release fully-featured clients but, right now, this app (or better, Buzz integrated in the Google Maps app) seems to have no utility at all. Apart from buzzing and seeing random buzzes around me, I cannot simply do anything else.
Moreover, strange thing for Google products, the Buzz API is still in an early, almost useless phase.
It’s just too early? Let’s hope 
Alessandro 4:44 pm on February 11, 2010 Permalink
Ciao Alessandro,
today I turned the thing off!!
There are some blogs reporting the privacy issue buzz is creating which is really crazy.
Alessandro
pit 4:50 pm on February 11, 2010 Permalink
Yes, I’ve read the same security concerns around Buzz.. I still haven’t disabled it, but will probably do soon (also because I can’t actually see any utility in this tool right now… apart from letting me waste some time :))