Comments on: Google Buzz – A New Buzz in Social Media (Impact on SEO and Twitter & Facebook) http://wisdomtalks.com/google-buzz-a-new-buzz-in-social-media/ Let's Talk Wisdom Sat, 14 Jan 2012 14:44:18 +0000 hourly 1 By: michelle http://wisdomtalks.com/google-buzz-a-new-buzz-in-social-media/comment-page-1/#comment-780 michelle Wed, 17 Feb 2010 04:28:10 +0000 http://wisdomtalks.com/?p=605#comment-780 The social media buzz gets louder! I think Buzz will turn out to be a "must-do" for businesses, what with 146 million people using Gmail! oogle-buzz.html The social media buzz gets louder! I think Buzz will turn out to be a “must-do” for businesses, what with 146 million people using Gmail!
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]]> By: Admin http://wisdomtalks.com/google-buzz-a-new-buzz-in-social-media/comment-page-1/#comment-779 Admin Thu, 11 Feb 2010 10:52:46 +0000 http://wisdomtalks.com/?p=605#comment-779 Orkut was first step in Community Site war by Google, started in 2004 as a community site to combat MySpace, but it gained popularity in limited number of countries including Brazil, India, etc. Gmail has 176 million users in December, according to ComScore (SCOR). That left it behind Microsoft's Hotmail, which had 369 million, and Yahoo! Mail, with 304 million. Still, Google grew 44% over the same month in 2008—more than triple the average rate of growth for the category, according to ComScore. Then again, the same can be said of Facebook. In February, the company said it more than doubled its number of users from the previous year, to 400 million. With such a mass of interconnected users, the company is extending its social influence across the Web—helping users find information, on many sites, through their friendships rather than more traditional means like search.The Palo Alto (Calif.) company may also be planning to move squarely onto Gmail's turf: On Feb.5, the blog TechCrunch reported that Facebook is developing a more full-featured Web e-mail product. Facebook spokeswoman Meredith Chin declined to discuss the company's plans regarding messaging. Some Facts from Business Week Orkut was first step in Community Site war by Google, started in 2004 as a community site to combat MySpace, but it gained popularity in limited number of countries including Brazil, India, etc.

Gmail has 176 million users in December, according to ComScore (SCOR). That left it behind Microsoft’s Hotmail, which had 369 million, and Yahoo! Mail, with 304 million. Still, Google grew 44% over the same month in 2008—more than triple the average rate of growth for the category, according to ComScore.

Then again, the same can be said of Facebook. In February, the company said it more than doubled its number of users from the previous year, to 400 million. With such a mass of interconnected users, the company is extending its social influence across the Web—helping users find information, on many sites, through their friendships rather than more traditional means like search.The Palo Alto (Calif.) company may also be planning to move squarely onto Gmail’s turf: On Feb.5, the blog TechCrunch reported that Facebook is developing a more full-featured Web e-mail product. Facebook spokeswoman Meredith Chin declined to discuss the company’s plans regarding messaging.

Some Facts from Business Week

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