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Yeah, we'll see if they rely on general search or develop a trending topics system. I'm not sure about blocking either. Haven't seen anything for it. There's a lot on the security side of things that isn't obvious. The level of publishing security settings is greater in Buzz though, so you have far greater control over who sees what. I'd say out of the gate Buzz does significantly more than Twitter - remove 140 character limit, embed videos, links, and images, private and public group conversations, etc. It's a far more sophisticated platform, but Twitters success is likely due to its simplicity. If you ignore the biggie - expected use case, for a second, conceptually, they're different beasts. A Twitter stream is either private or public and people join and may be blocked. A Buzz post may be completely public (Google indexed, etc.), private to all your contacts/group list, or private to a subset. A stream makes less sense when you have five posts and none of them are viewable by the same people. Facebook is kinda similar, but last time I was on it far less granular. But again much of this confuses me. Not sure how your contacts publishing settings affect viewing your posts and how contacts of contacts interact. Would have been nice of Google worked a bit on documentation before launching a product that conceivably outs a friends contact info.

Just curious, what does Twitter do that Buzz can't?

I think I need less tech posts if I'm developing a reputation. Reportedly, the Jobs quote is actually a bit off and he qualified it as "some departments in Google...," but that matters as little or much as you apply it to the larger picture. A few people are wondering if Googles fight with China will shift them a bit on intellectual property issues. Not sure if this is related, but we'll see. And "musicblogocide 2010" doesn't roll off the tongue, does it?

Believe me I have reservations on some of the choices Goog has made here (at least in what I've explored), but I think Buzz (even with that name) is trying to be more than just a public social tool. So even if you write off the Facebook/Twitterish aspects, it seems they're trying to fix certain IM/email divisions and collaboration problems. It's a simplified Wave platform (more linear and email-like) which possibly has business uses (better group IMing and archiving, etc.). With so little documentation it's not only a bit of a pain to use, it's currently an experiment in screwing over your friends security, so I hope changes get made quickly, but I'd hold off thinking it's only as Googles Twitter. Or at least hold off until it finds it niche. If it becomes mainly a public social tool those other uses may retreat (though that hasn't happened to IM). And those security mistakes don't bode well for non-public social plans. We'll see.

So do we have lots of Tapatalk users? You guys recommending?

Are those the same emos as in Mtn. View?

Not sure I agree, however...

Interview Magazine Shows Off iPad Capabilities (VIDEO) May need to adjust those sound effects.

Saw this on the street today. Boy, I'm feeling old.

Hulu coming to the iPad?

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First impression: biggest difference with Wave is this is usable.

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Have on my iPhone, but not in my laptops browser yet.

5. Cheese-rolling Day. A long time ago, in a mind far, far away... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jLAyo1wE4Vo

It wouldn't have worked out today, but I swear there's synergy between Welchs voice and the Fillmore ...and whatever you found in the air.

There was a time when Welch/Rawlings probably caused more goosebumps on these arms than any other live performer.

Drove to body shop. After some great information provided by several members in my "car suggestions" thread, I bought a 2010 Hyundai Elantra. First new car. Made it seven accident-free days before someone hit me. Went into repairs. Today drove rental down to pick it up. Bumper was replaced, but they eliminated anywhere to attach license plate. Waited a few minutes for them to fix, then decided to return rental around corner during. Walked out to street to see I received a ticket because of street cleaning. Returned rental and walked back to shop. Got keys and drove two blocks to jump on highway and immediately noticed they hadn't made any adjustments to the alignment. Tomorrows 'what did you do today' future post: Drove to body shop.

iPad pre-orders overwhelm Norwegian stores Uninhabited Norwegian caves

Dinny, may still have hope. Rumor: MacBook Pro refresh imminent, SKUs dropped from Best Buy systems Also: Apple iPad Hoopla Fails to Convince Buyers | Retrevo

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But watching Blue Lagoon?

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