I Don’t Get the Buzz about Buzz – Do You?
I sent out a Tweet tonight asking whether anybody uses Google’s Buzz product independently of Twitter. I got a pretty luke warm reaction. The overwhelming majority of people who responded gave one of three answers (paraphrased): It was turned on by default by Gmail. It’s annoying. I don’t get it? I use it to communicate […]
What Enterprise 2.0 vendors can learn from FourSquare
It struck me in a lengthy discussion with an old CIO friend of mine this weekend at Big Bear Ski Resort. As the great Mark Twain once said, “All you need is ignorance and confidence and the success is sure.” Brandon Matthias wasn’t aware of FourSquare or Gowalla or even Google Buzz. Not surprising given […]
Apple iPad and Google Buzz: Harsh Reality of Innovation
Nothing like putting your heart and soul in an innovation, and then getting this: Man, tough audience. But very much in keeping with some the best advice on innovation. Which is, you can’t have innovation without some failure along the way. It’s inevitable. That advice is both true, and glib. Innovation consultant Jeffrey Phillips catches […]
The Google Buzz Guide for the Enterprise (with Buzz Matrix)
There’s been a lot of noise over Google Buzz this past week. I haven’t seen an article about Buzz’s impact on the Enterprise so allow me to chime in. First, the impact of Buzz has been tremendous. Compare Google Wave search results with that of Buzz: Buzz (B) and Wave (A) As you can see […]
Google Buzz And Their Social Strategy
Last week Google released Google Buzz, a social network integrated with Gmail, tapping into the already existing social graph of the users. As expected the tech blogosphere went through wild emotions from overtly positive reaction with amazement to criticisms about their perceived privacy flaws. I was waiting for the hysteria to die down before I […]
What's the Buzz?
Oh, you mean you’re interested in that other buzz? OK: Introducing Google Buzz If Google Wave Is The Future, Google Buzz Is The Present How Google Buzz Validates but Marginalizes FriendFeed
