Google launches Buzz – to challenge Facebook and Twitter

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Google just launched Buzz – a social networking tool with just about anything you can think of – status, share photos, share locations, etc.

Buzz is built into Gmail, some of you may have seen it in your Gmail already.  And it is available for mobile users as well.  Go to buzz.google.com, and you’ll be taken to a Web app that lets you see and create Buzz messages. You can see messages from people you “follow” or interact with often, or you can see messages from people nearby.

It is also integrated into Google Maps, download the latest Maps version 4 to your mobile phone and you will see “Buzz” layer available for the map (I am not able to do this in Singapore, any reason?)  And using the voice search feature on Android phone, just say “post buzz” and you will be taken to the page to post your buzz.

Will this new effort from Google going to take over Facebook and Twitter?  Only time will tell.