How many times has someone advised you not to buy revolutionary new software or hardware when it first hits the market? “Let them work out the bugs first,” goes this conventional wisdom. A bit of pest eradication is what Google is now doing with Buzz, the new social networking feature built into Gmail. Google took some hits because the initial release of Buzz made it difficult for users to protect information they want kept private. Google reacted quickly, says Darren Allan in Techwatch in “Google responds to Buzz privacy criticisms,” by making alterations and defending its product: “We designed Buzz to make it easy to connect with others and have conversations … It’s still early and we have a long list of improvements on the way.”

Don’t wait for next year’s model to try Buzz, but start slowly. If you come across a feature you don’t like, tell Google. They can add it to their long list.

John Sniffen, Feb. 21, 2010

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