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Look at the sick amount on activity on this thread.... and this is day one of Buzz. http://bit.ly/daBl66 http://bit.ly/daBl66 100+ people like it. ~200 commen

Look at the sick amount on activity on this thread.... and this is day one of Buzz. http://bit.ly/daBl66 http://bit.ly/daBl66 100+ people like it. ~200 comments from quality people. This is game over for Facebook for everyone who doesn't play Farmville. I've never seen pickup like that, and that is with just 2,000 followers. I have 25k followers on my fanpage on Facebook and 5k on my normal facebook page. in fact, i've never seen pickup like that on my blog with 250k uniques a month. the only thing close to that i've seen is Twitter, but those responses are limited to the 90k followers i have and 140 characters each. Also, it's not just this thread... scoble is having the same experience: more activity than ever. it's a targeted network: people you've spoken to + 100% reach for your comments with that network since they HAVE TO go to their inbox. this really is unprecedented: the reach of email with the power of social networking.

waterlesscloud 17y ago
I'll buy that Buzz might create a new niche. Or rather, fill the niche that FriendFeed was aiming at. But that's not the same niche as Twitter, and it's certainly not the same niche as Facebook.
- robryan 17y ago
  There is a significant portion of twitter though who probably would see value here, seems to make sense for a lot of the tech stuff on twitter. Your right about facebook though, it doesn't seem the kind of thing that will pull in the less tech inclined. Although some people would have said that about facebook, with it's plain unchanging layout compared to all the things people could do on myspace.
aswanson 17y ago
this really is unprecedented: the reach of email with the power of social networking My Android phone email alerts me every time someone comments, likes, or writes on my page on FB. This is not unprecedented.
jasonmcalacanis 17y ago
well alerts are one thing, but having your address book become your social networking instantly AND having your social network updates threaded into email?!?! that's hot. don't know of anyone ever doing that...
- aswanson 17y ago
  I also fail to see the value add in networking threads being updated in email. The gmail/email interface sucks for that type of interaction. That's pretty much why the social network sites exist, because email threads just aren't the right face for those types of interactions. Especially when you have tens of general purpose messages interspersed with your social stuff.
ojbyrne 17y ago
"quality people" is the problem. Facebook has already broken out of the insiderish valley echo chamber and has mass appeal. That's a really tough thing to overcome.
jolie 17y ago
Hey Jason, I really can't agree with your assessment. You and Scoble - and I like you both a lot - are in a vastly different position than the people Google made Buzz for. You guys are pundits (not in a bad sense - you're thought leaders). Google made Buzz for end users and enterprise. I really don't think it's useful for end users at this point. Too many are reporting problems and dissatisfaction with the UI. As for enterprise, we'll have to see what they end up rolling out. I appreciate that Buzz has worked well for you so far, but I feel you're being overly enthusiastic about the product.
dasil003 17y ago
Look at the sick amount on activity on this thread.... and this is day one of Buzz. Right. The day when every bored geek in the valley gives it a spin. Mark my words, a year from today Facebook will be in no weaker position than it is today, and Buzz may or may not be relevant, but it certainly won't be dwarfing Facebook—not by a long shot. If you disagree name your metrics, and I'll do a writeup a year from today and whore it up here on Hacker News. Typically I don't consider you to be as much of a koolaid-drinker as Scoble, but man you really went off the deep-end this time.
- jasonmcalacanis 17y ago
  you're comparing me to scoble?!?!?! i think i'm going to go jump off a bridge.

waterlesscloud 17y ago

I'll buy that Buzz might create a new niche. Or rather, fill the niche that FriendFeed was aiming at. But that's not the same niche as Twitter, and it's certainly not the same niche as Facebook.

robryan 17y ago
There is a significant portion of twitter though who probably would see value here, seems to make sense for a lot of the tech stuff on twitter. Your right about facebook though, it doesn't seem the kind of thing that will pull in the less tech inclined. Although some people would have said that about facebook, with it's plain unchanging layout compared to all the things people could do on myspace.

aswanson 17y ago

this really is unprecedented: the reach of email with the power of social networking My Android phone email alerts me every time someone comments, likes, or writes on my page on FB. This is not unprecedented.

jasonmcalacanis 17y ago

well alerts are one thing, but having your address book become your social networking instantly AND having your social network updates threaded into email?!?! that's hot. don't know of anyone ever doing that...

aswanson 17y ago
I also fail to see the value add in networking threads being updated in email. The gmail/email interface sucks for that type of interaction. That's pretty much why the social network sites exist, because email threads just aren't the right face for those types of interactions. Especially when you have tens of general purpose messages interspersed with your social stuff.

ojbyrne 17y ago

"quality people" is the problem. Facebook has already broken out of the insiderish valley echo chamber and has mass appeal. That's a really tough thing to overcome.

jolie 17y ago

Hey Jason, I really can't agree with your assessment. You and Scoble - and I like you both a lot - are in a vastly different position than the people Google made Buzz for. You guys are pundits (not in a bad sense - you're thought leaders). Google made Buzz for end users and enterprise. I really don't think it's useful for end users at this point. Too many are reporting problems and dissatisfaction with the UI. As for enterprise, we'll have to see what they end up rolling out. I appreciate that Buzz has worked well for you so far, but I feel you're being overly enthusiastic about the product.

dasil003 17y ago

Look at the sick amount on activity on this thread.... and this is day one of Buzz. Right. The day when every bored geek in the valley gives it a spin. Mark my words, a year from today Facebook will be in no weaker position than it is today, and Buzz may or may not be relevant, but it certainly won't be dwarfing Facebook—not by a long shot. If you disagree name your metrics, and I'll do a writeup a year from today and whore it up here on Hacker News. Typically I don't consider you to be as much of a koolaid-drinker as Scoble, but man you really went off the deep-end this time.

jasonmcalacanis 17y ago
you're comparing me to scoble?!?!?! i think i'm going to go jump off a bridge.