Ahhh, so this is why I couldn't make a 'buzz' label.

This sounds exactly like Google Wave but better..

Update: they brilliantly integrated the product into another product millions of people are already using.

1.The permanent link to your message has your email id in it. Don't like that very much.

2. More like friendfeed than twitter with the ability to comment on statuses.

3. Seems like there is no character limitation.

4. Gmail loves adding people to contact list. I do not want to add the email ids of people I follow (outside my social circle) to my contact list. Not yet sure how it works in that case.

So, you can post automatically-geotagged status updates or links from within GMail, the Google mobile web site, and the Google Maps application for Symbian/WinMo/Android. The updates can have rich text, embedded images, threaded replies - closer to FriendFeed or Facebook than Twitter.

You automatically "follow" your Google Chat/GMail contacts, and you can make each post public or friends-only. You can also browse "nearby" buzz from strangers, by location.

They're saying that it will have open data / open APIs, and can aggregate your data from external services like Twitter and Flickr. They mention related standards that Google is promoting like PubSubHubbub, WebFinger, and Salmon.

So they want to duplicate what Facebook does? Great for them, I suppose, but why would I as a user go to it? Any feature they add, FB can add. And FB already has the graph I want.

Now the event is focusing on 'noise' over social networks, and they say they managed to some how, "solve it".

Update: They named it "Google Buzz", "A google aproach to sharing"

- now I know why they wanted to buy Yelp

- the three big issues of twitter - noise, spam, and who to follow may be solved

- I wonder if it overcomes the problem of FB - one way follows - you want to follow someone you've never sent an email

here's what I'd like to see:

-- Buzz interdependent with Gmail, with its own domain. (like with YouTube)

-- I can delete my Gmail account without losing my buzz account

-- I can link 1 or more Gmail accounts, but don't have to

-- interdependent reviews site eg Google Local, on its own domain, populated with Buzz content and vice versa.

-- third party ecosystem around Buzz

I'd rather have one place to do all this stuff in. Having Facebook, Twitter and this seems like overkill. I guess I better hope everyone finally figures out which one they prefer :)

They're saying something about standards compliance. Keep talking, please.

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facebook and twitter had a baby in gmail's bed.