Comments on: What’s the buzz about Gmail Buzz? http://veerasundar.com/blog/2010/02/whats-the-buzz-about-gmail-buzz/ Java, web and design Sun, 20 May 2012 11:47:45 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Veera http://veerasundar.com/blog/2010/02/whats-the-buzz-about-gmail-buzz/#comment-1197 Veera Sat, 13 Feb 2010 16:21:25 +0000 http://veerasundar.com/blog/?p=1365#comment-1197 yes. I'm happy that Google has listened to the user's feedback. :) yes. I’m happy that Google has listened to the user’s feedback. :)

]]> By: Prunthaban http://veerasundar.com/blog/2010/02/whats-the-buzz-about-gmail-buzz/#comment-1196 Prunthaban Sat, 13 Feb 2010 15:53:37 +0000 http://veerasundar.com/blog/?p=1365#comment-1196 Hope this answers some of your concerns. http://gmailblog.blogspot.com/2010/02/millions-of-buzz-users-and-improvements.html Hope this answers some of your concerns.
http://gmailblog.blogspot.com/2010/02/millions-of-buzz-users-and-improvements.html

]]> By: Veera http://veerasundar.com/blog/2010/02/whats-the-buzz-about-gmail-buzz/#comment-1195 Veera Sat, 13 Feb 2010 01:06:25 +0000 http://veerasundar.com/blog/?p=1365#comment-1195 the only difference I can see is its from Google! the only difference I can see is its from Google!

]]> By: Elle Wood http://veerasundar.com/blog/2010/02/whats-the-buzz-about-gmail-buzz/#comment-1194 Elle Wood Fri, 12 Feb 2010 23:30:54 +0000 http://veerasundar.com/blog/?p=1365#comment-1194 It's still fresh and I still don't know very much about it all however, it doesn't seem to be very much more than what yahoo and other email providers have already been doing for some time. Any idea what the big deal is? It’s still fresh and I still don’t know very much about it all however, it doesn’t seem to be very much more than what yahoo and other email providers have already been doing for some time. Any idea what the big deal is?

]]> By: Veera http://veerasundar.com/blog/2010/02/whats-the-buzz-about-gmail-buzz/#comment-1193 Veera Thu, 11 Feb 2010 17:01:14 +0000 http://veerasundar.com/blog/?p=1365#comment-1193 I agree that the Buzz showed me the message even before my first buzz. But what I'm concerned about is that the way Buzz automatically chooses my followers/and the people whom I follow. Consider this scenario - when a new service is introduced, most people would be eagerly waiting to give the product a try without looking into much configurations and settings. Similarly people will be trying out Buzz also without knowing that the tool has configured the followers/follow list automatically. And worse, Buzz continues to add followers/follow list as we use it. What I'm saying is, instead of Buzz adding the followers/follow, it should ask me to go ahead or not. In simple words - it should be <b>opt in</b> and not <b>opt out</b> I agree that the Buzz showed me the message even before my first buzz. But what I’m concerned about is that the way Buzz automatically chooses my followers/and the people whom I follow.

Consider this scenario – when a new service is introduced, most people would be eagerly waiting to give the product a try without looking into much configurations and settings. Similarly people will be trying out Buzz also without knowing that the tool has configured the followers/follow list automatically. And worse, Buzz continues to add followers/follow list as we use it.

What I’m saying is, instead of Buzz adding the followers/follow, it should ask me to go ahead or not.

In simple words – it should be opt in and not opt out

]]> By: Prunthaban http://veerasundar.com/blog/2010/02/whats-the-buzz-about-gmail-buzz/#comment-1192 Prunthaban Thu, 11 Feb 2010 16:48:10 +0000 http://veerasundar.com/blog/?p=1365#comment-1192 It is not true that there is no privacy. Before you posted your first Buzz (until then your profile is not made public), there is a big message asking you to update your profile and you can set privacy settings there and it warns you what would happen if you don't. Once you go to your profile page, you can set it in such a way that no one can see whom you are following and who is following you. It is just like twitter. When you sign-up information is public, but you can set it to protected. But here you do get a big warning to update your profile (better than twitter's privacy I would say). It is not true that there is no privacy. Before you posted your first Buzz (until then your profile is not made public), there is a big message asking you to update your profile and you can set privacy settings there and it warns you what would happen if you don’t.
Once you go to your profile page, you can set it in such a way that no one can see whom you are following and who is following you.
It is just like twitter. When you sign-up information is public, but you can set it to protected. But here you do get a big warning to update your profile (better than twitter’s privacy I would say).

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