Google Buzz

Google Buzz is a new service by Google which is getting a lot of "buzz" over the internet. (I know, I know, stop w/ the jokes.) Anyway, after watching the video and trying it out myself I must say that I'm quite impressed. It reminds of a cross between Facebook and Twitter w/ Google Wave mixed in. Plus, Google Buzz is already integrated into gMail a user doesn't have to do anything.

So, what does Google Buzz do? It allows people to follow their Google Contacts easily and see what their posts are, similar to Twitter. Also, a person can choose to like a post (a la Facebook), upload/view photos/video right in the window (a la Wave), etc etc.

I highly recommend checking out the video below...

Give Google Buzz a try by clicking here.

Google Wave

Well, it looks like Google is up to their old tricks again pulling another rabbit out of their hat, this rabbit's name, is Google Wave.

Google Wave which has been in development for 2 years can best be described as the evolution of Google Apps/Email. Google claims it is, "what email would look like if it were invented today." It will be really interesting to see how things shake out when it is released to developers latter this year.



Another nice feature is that you can "house" GW in your own site via an API. This means, no longer do you have to worry about a third party hosting your data, it can be done from your own environment.

For a much more detailed review from Lifehacker, click here.