Google Buzz continues its recent mini revival, with news that superb Android Twitter app Seesmic now incorporates Google’s location-based social networking… thing. If you’re still refusing to even think about using Buzz, the 1.4 Seesmic update also includes inline previews of pics shared by your friends using image uploading tools, plus OAuth connectivity for your convenience. It’s an update worth getting. [Seesmic blog]
Part of the problem with web apps is that they’re not as immediately accessible as something that’s right there on your phone, and with a service like Buzz, if you can’t update your status nearly instantly, it’s not gonna happen. Hence, Google’s new Buzz widget for Android (1.6 and above) makes a hell of a lot of sense, and might actually get me back to using Buzz, at least on mobile. Uploading in the background, also smart. [Google Mobile]
Social media researcher and general internet guru Danah Boyd gave the keynote address at SXSWi earlier today, focusing on matters of privacy. On paper, Google Buzz was a perfect social network. So why did it freak everyone out so much? More »
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Look, this video plays pretty loose with the facts. But there’s no question that it speaks to those deeper concerns about Google: that it’s so big, so invasive. And when you add it all up, the final picture’s a little scary. More »
Despite the apologies and quick-fixes, Google still has a lot of explaining to do about Buzz. And if the FTC decides to hear the Electronic Privacy Information Centre’s, they could have to do more than just explain. More »
