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2013-05-15T09:38:38-06:00

Google's Experiment with Buzz

The Google Buzz experiment lasted from May 2010 to December 2011 - a brief affair that attempted to merge Gmail with a Social Network. Read more about Google Buzz on Wikipedia or on the Official Google Blog Post about Google Buzz. It isn't easy to find video demonstrating Google Buzz anymore, but here are some remnants. Google faced serious privacy concerns when it opted all users of Gmail "in" to Google Buzz, sharing personal information with other Gmail users.
| | To understand the privacy issues with Buzz, read the New York Times article, Critics Say Google Invades Privacy With New Service, by Miguel Helft.
| | As you watch the videos below, pay particular attention to all the "Buzz" features that you now see in Facebook and other social media sites in wide use today.
| | Google Buzz: Tour and Overview | Google Buzz Demo
| | Google Buzz Faces Privacy Concerns | Google Buzz Ad Parody

Google's Experiment with Wave

Google Wave was released to the public in May 2010 and invites to Wave were the "it" ticket to have for a short time in the tech world. A short 3 months later, Google announced that the future of Wave was questionable and that support for the website would continue at least through the end of the year. In reality, Wave accounts did not officially get deleted till April 2012. Read more about Google Wave on Wikipedia.
| | Read "Google Wave: why we didn't use it" by Ars Technica to gain perspective on what was wrong with Wave. Again, you'll find many of the features of Wave did seep into other Google products (like Google Docs) quickly after the demise of Google Wave.
| | As you watch the videos below, pay particular attention to all the "Wave" features that you now see in Facebook and other social media sites in wide use today.
| | Google Wave Developer Preview (80 min) | Meet Google Wave (commercial)
| | Google Wave Overview (the 8-min version) | Getting Started: Features of Google Wave