Power to the Press

Looks like Google really does take public opinion into account, when it comes to a product they would really like to succeed. I honestly think Google is trying to make up for the failure to launch in their Google Wave product. While it showed great promise, coupled with an equal amount of hype, Google Wave turned out to be a product that was both slow, incomprehensible, and not very useful for everyday communication. So I guess it wasn't really anywhere close to taking over email (or a replacement for email in the new century).

In any case, this post about the power of the press. After Google Buzz released early last week, there have been posts, comments, reviews galore about the product. I even did a short piece on my insights for the product, future prospects, and a final grade, of which I gave it an A-. I followed up with a brief "updates" portion that described two things that Google Buzz NEEDED to have for better functionality, #1 was collapsible comment threads.

Well it seems like the public was able to reach out in this case. I'm not sure if it was Mashable or just a general shout for collapsible threads that prompted it, but as of around 8:20 PST, it looks like collapsible threads have been integrated into my buzz feed, which has significantly cut the lag time associated with reading my friend's/subscribed buzzes. In any case, I wanted to point out that Mashable was doing a buzz of it's own which called on its HUGE fan base to see what really needed to change with Buzz. Apparently collapsible threads was something that everyone else wanted, so after much discussion, Mashable submitted the request to Google and it looks like it has finally been taken into serious consideration.

Good move Google. I also commend you on your approach to dealing with Buzz privacy issues. Bravo!

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