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Here’s the latest 4MR audio report from MediaShift. In this week’s edition, I look at the new Google Buzz, offering ways for people to use their Gmail contact list to send out status updates, videos, photos and more. Google has had to react to an array of concerns over privacy and the way Buzz automatically generates followers (and followees). Plus, the Olympics start on a somber note, but are being covered like never before over social media. And I ask Just One Question to NYU J-school grad and former MediaShift contributor Alana Taylor.
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Here are some links to related sites and stories mentioned in the podcast:
Google Buzz re-invents Gmail at O’Reilly Radar
Google Buzz is brilliant, Facebook just lost half its value at Calacanis.com
Wake Up, Google – The World Is Really Pissed Off About Buzz at Silicon Alley Insider
Google tweaks Buzz privacy settings at News.com
Google Buzz Has A Huge Privacy Flaw at Silicon Alley Insider
Outraged Blogger Is Automatically Being Followed By Her Abusive Ex-Husband On Google Buzz at Silicon Alley Insider
Millions of Buzz Users, and Improvements Based on Your Feedback at Gmail blog
Google – We May Remove Buzz From Gmail at Search Engine Land
Inside the Social Media Strategy of the Winter Olympic Games at PBS MediaShift
Facebook and Twitter Compete for Olympic Glory at NY Times Bits blog
Bloggers and tweeters take the 2010 Games global at Vancouver Sun
Social media a mystery to U.S. women’s hockey coach Mark Johnson at LA Times Olympics blog
Olympic sponsors reach out through YouTube, Facebook, Twitter at USA Today
Here’s a graphical view of the most recent MediaShift survey results. The question was: “What’s your primary source for news discovery online?”
Also, be sure to vote in our poll about what you think about Google Buzz:
Mark Glaser is executive editor of MediaShift and Idea Lab. He also writes the bi-weekly OPA Intelligence Report email newsletter for the Online Publishers Association. He lives in San Francisco with his son Julian. You can follow him on Twitter @mediatwit.
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I signed on to Google Buzz and I have also been on Twitter for about 6 months with my http:www.homearchitects.com . I think they are both viable social media websites and services. I do appreciate the automation features of Google Buzz; that is a plus. I don’t think anyone on either on these services should be terribly concerned about privacy, because, let’s face it: they are both Social Media; there to allow you to share posts with almost everyone in the world. If that is not what you want to do, then you may not want to sign up, even though both services offer privacy settings. If you really want privacy, just e-mail your friends and don’t post messages out there for the world to see. because, the chances are that is where they will wind up. So be nice, and post messages with some redeeming value. Thanks.