Company Google Inc. to create a social networking site through its email service, Tuesday (9 / 2), in order to compete with Facebook.
Network called the latest Gmail Google Buzz has many features for communicating with friends and family as well as on Facebook. This network was launched a week after Facebook made changes in his website display.
Facebook put a list of friends who are online on the left on the front page, as well as Gmail. However, the features in Google Buzz will not reach Gmail penngguna around the world that reached 176 million in just a few days.
Like Facebook, Buzz Google users can update the status of which they are thinking or doing at the moment and share with the world. Buzz users can also view the status of others and comment on it. Buzz also can display video, photos, and links to a website.
Google's Sergey Brin inventor was optimistic Google Buzz would succeed. Facebook just a little comment on the Google Buzz. "We are very supportive of technology that can make the internet become more social. We are also waiting to see the development of Google's Buzz," said the Facebook.
The rivalry between Facebook and Google has been heating up since Facebook sells 1.6% stake to Microsoft in 2007. Facebook then go further by recruiting advertising manager Microsoft, Sheryl Sandberg, the chief executive operations. (Pri/AP/OL-04)