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Hey Gmail users: are you using Google Buzz? I’ve been ignoring the pop-up box that shows up when I log in, but this Mashable column is motivating me to take another look.
So what’s the big deal? Social media prophets are predicting that Google Buzz, which went live to most Gmail users on Feb. 10, will lure marketing dollars from Facebook and Twitter because its user base is more than 38 million (as of September 2009). And, Google reported that Buzz is generating about 160,000 posts and comments per hour.
Personally, I’m not yet convinced that I “need” another social network. Will you be joining the bandwagon?
A few weeks ago, The Plain Dealer’s director of digital development, John Kroll, invited me and other NEO bloggers to attend a meet up at the PD to discuss how we can formulate a symbiotic relationship. In John’s words, “to talk about how we can help each other: That includes how we can drive more traffic to your blogs, and how aggregating your blogs can make cleveland.com an even better window on our community.”
I thought it was a great idea and was happy to participate (and munch on cupcakes with fellow bloggers and one of my former co-workers). We talked about how to integrate blog content with current Cleveland.com content from the PD…for example, referencing blog posts about a similar topic covered in a news article somewhere in the story. True convergence at work!
If you’d like to register your blog with Cleveland.com, here’s the link. Register your Twitter feed here.
What ideas do you have for how the PD/Cleveland.com and NEO bloggers can work together?
