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Google Buzz- Go beyond status messages

Google yesterday announced a new service, Google Buzz, that automatically brings social networking into Gmail and the rest of the Google-sphere. Whether or not you’re big on social networking sites like Twitter or Facebook, Buzz offers a somewhat new and intriguing approach. It’s five key features, include: » Automatic friends lists (friends are added automatically who you have emailed on Gmail) » “Rich fast sharing” combines sources like Picasa and Twitter into a single feed, and it includes full-sized photo browsing » Public and private sharing (swap between family and friends) » Inbox integration (instead of emailing you with updates, like Facebook might, Buzz features emails that update dynamically with all Buzz thread content, like the photo viewer we mentioned above) » “Recommended Buzz” puts friend-of-friend content into your stream, even if you’re not acquainted. Recommendations learn over time with your feedback. Buzz lets you share photos, video, links to web sites, and other