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Judging from my group of friends, most people who use Facebook do not use Gmail. I'm not sure how well this transfers to the rest of the world, but for almost a

Judging from my group of friends, most people who use Facebook do not use Gmail. I'm not sure how well this transfers to the rest of the world, but for almost all of my Facebook friends, none of them will hear of Buzz through Gmail.

drawkbox 17y ago
Locking it to the gmail account is a bad idea. It might make business sense for Google but for becoming a Facebook or Twitter killer, it is not with that limitation.
- jasonmcalacanis 17y ago
  agree... and i bet they will make it part of your google profile and available for just that.
- robotron 17y ago
  It's a great idea in light of Facebook incorporating more email features into it's services.
- sz 17y ago
  I doubt it will stay that way. They'll probably release an API and let people build apps for it.
  - mburns 17y ago
    They have done so already. There is sample code. I presume they'll have a standalone Buzz application at the 2.0 or something similar. That will let an established gmail-only social graph generate lots of activity and use, seeming enticing to yahoo and hotmail (and all third-party email account providers) users that can now join/be invited in on the social-web-2.0-sharing fun.
NiftyIon 17y ago
Doesn't hold over in my group of friends. We're on the young end of the spectrum (16-19 years old), but among people our age in our area (east coast, near DC but in Maryland), I feel like two assumptions that are commonly made and are usually right are a) everyone has a Facebook account and b) everyone has a Gmail account, except for the 1 out of 100 people with a Yahoo account. I mean, I might be exaggerating, but among my friends I can name at max 10 people who don't have a Gmail and a Facebook. I'm guessing that the true proportion lies somewhere between the extreme situations we're in.
ams6110 17y ago
I don't use either, but if I need gmail to try buzz, it's a non-starter for me.

drawkbox 17y ago

Locking it to the gmail account is a bad idea. It might make business sense for Google but for becoming a Facebook or Twitter killer, it is not with that limitation.

jasonmcalacanis 17y ago
agree... and i bet they will make it part of your google profile and available for just that.
robotron 17y ago
It's a great idea in light of Facebook incorporating more email features into it's services.
sz 17y ago
I doubt it will stay that way. They'll probably release an API and let people build apps for it.
- mburns 17y ago
  They have done so already. There is sample code. I presume they'll have a standalone Buzz application at the 2.0 or something similar. That will let an established gmail-only social graph generate lots of activity and use, seeming enticing to yahoo and hotmail (and all third-party email account providers) users that can now join/be invited in on the social-web-2.0-sharing fun.

NiftyIon 17y ago

Doesn't hold over in my group of friends. We're on the young end of the spectrum (16-19 years old), but among people our age in our area (east coast, near DC but in Maryland), I feel like two assumptions that are commonly made and are usually right are a) everyone has a Facebook account and b) everyone has a Gmail account, except for the 1 out of 100 people with a Yahoo account. I mean, I might be exaggerating, but among my friends I can name at max 10 people who don't have a Gmail and a Facebook. I'm guessing that the true proportion lies somewhere between the extreme situations we're in.

ams6110 17y ago

I don't use either, but if I need gmail to try buzz, it's a non-starter for me.