Google buzz

Google launched Buzz Tuesday as an add-on for Gmail. It’s designed to allow users to share photos, videos, links, and status updates with their friends, as well as discuss shared content.

One of Buzz’s major weapons is that it’s integrated with Gmail. So you don’t have to manually find your friends on Buzz; Buzz knows who you e-mail the most, and automatically adds those people to your friends list.

The following are some of the reasons why you should use Google Buzz:

• No setup needed – Automatically follow the people you email and chat with the most in Gmail.
• Share publicly or privately – Publish your ideas to the world or just to your closest friends.
• Gmail icon Inbox integration – Comments get sent right to your inbox so it’s easy to keep the conversation going.
• Photo friendly - See thumbnails with each post, and browse full-screen photos from popular sites.
• Connect sites you already use – Import your stuff from Twitter, Picasa, Flickr, and Google Reader.
• See updates in real time - New posts and comments pop in as they happen. No refresh required.
• Just the good stuff – Buzz recommends interesting posts and weeds out ones you’re likely to skip.

To use Google Buzz on your mobile phone, simply point your browser to http://buzz.google.com.