Google announces Google Buzz

Today in a live press event, Google announced Google Buzz. They're calling it "a new way to share." It is launching today and will continue rolling out over the next few days. Google notes that this is not a finished product. They are continuoulsy pushing it to integrate with more and more services. Buzz will also launch as an enterprise product and "will change the way businesses communicate."

Here are the 5 key features of Buzz:

1. Auto-following -  you automatically follow people you contact frequently
2. Rich, fast sharing experience - you can share photos that are available via other media sites (such as Flickr)
3. Public and private sharing - you can post things for the whol world to see, or just to specific groups of people
4. Inbox integration - instead of having email notifications, special Buzz items come into your Inbox and show updates in real-time (using @ replies)
5. Just the good stuff - Buzz learns from things that you like and hides the things that you don't

3 new mobile product experiences launching today:

1. Use Buzz from Google.com - post a Buzz from a geotagged location
2. Buzz application (iPhone or Android) - See what people around you are saying
   
3. Update to Google Mobile Maps - Buzz layer added, allowing you to see nearby Buzzes and lets you post a Buzz along with a picture of where you are.

 Refer: Neowin