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Google Buzz

Social networking, microblogging and messaging tool

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Also known as Google Buzz service · Buzz by Google

Developer: Google
Founded: February 9, 2010
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1.googleblog.blogspot.com/2010/02/introducing-google-buzz.html
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Released: February 9, 2010
Website: google.com/buzz

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Google Buzz was a social networking, microblogging and messaging tool developed by Google. It replaced Google Wave and was integrated into their web-based email program, Gmail. Users could share links, photos, videos, status messages and comments organized in "conversations" and visible in the user's inbox.

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Owned by: Google
Discontinuation date: December 15, 2011
Creator: Google
Replaced by: Google+
Replaces: Apache Wave
Founded by: Google
Native label: Google Buzz
Country of origin: United States
Part of: Gmail
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1.gmail.googleblog.com/2010/02/google-buzz-in-gmail.html
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