If you’re a Gmail user, you might have seen a new option pop up under your Inbox. Google Buzz appears to be Google’s next entry into the social networking arena. Like the social networking website, FriendFeed, Google Buzz allows you to share photos, websites, video, and more with people you email using Gmail or friends made on other Google apps.
Is this yet another social networking tool that you have to learn about and get familiar with? Well, I can’t say for sure yet. Google hasn’t rolled it out to everyone on Gmail yet, soI haven’t gotten a chance to play with it. I will say that it looks interesting. And since Google also owns, YouTube (video), Picassa (photos), Blogger (blogging), Google Reader (blog reading and sharing), and Wave (social collaboration), they are definitely positioning themselves to compete with the likes of Facebook and Twitter. Might be something to keep an eye on. Stay tuned, I’ll report back when I’ve had a chance to experiment.
Here’s the official video about Buzz from Google:
Update: Google’s ears must have been burning because, just as I was about to post this, I got a notice that Google has added Buzz to my Gmail…so I’ll getting back to you pretty soon! 
