We’ve got to admit that Google Buzz’s auto-following model is really crappy. I’ve had some random eBay sellers (I bought some stuff from them a long time ago) auto-following me on my Google Reader ever since I activated Buzz. Sure, in a way, it’s quite convenient because you don’t have to spend time setting up, but things gets bad when it starts to auto-follow people you don’t intend to follow.
Just recently, Google addressed a privacy concern regarding the display of lists of followers. Today, Google made another change to the way Buzz works by switching to an auto-suggest model, rather than an auto-follow model. When you first activate Buzz, it will give you a list of suggestions from which you can add/remove before actually following people. Buzz will also no longer connect to your Picasa and Google Reader automatically. There’s also a “Buzz” tab in your Gmail settings, allowing easier access to Buzz settings.
Read [Official Gmail Blog]
Wonderful information. I have learnt a lot. Thank you for sharing.
I studied something again! Thx.
Nice posting. Google has also bought up picnic. Welcome to the google buzz community!
The google buzz is useless for me.I dont like this kind of features.
Laugh when you can, apologize when you should, and let go of what you can’t change.
Auto-following is always risky. Just like with twitter you can have thousands of people on your side you do not really want. That´s your call. Thanks for the article.
Nice article. I learned a lot again. This does not come in to Google.
Nice article. Instructive. Google is trying it, yes.