Buzz | ms. ileane speaks

[tweetmeme source=”ileane”]

Once you realize that there is life beyond social networking on Twitter you’ll want to

explore Google Buzz. This is a list of tips that I started but has been contributed to by members of the Buzz community. I’ll expand this post with any significant Buzz tips that you have. IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO ADD SOMETHING PLEASE LEAVE YOUR SUGGESTED TIP ON BUZZ at:

Essential Tips for Google Buzz newcomers!

Learn how to mute a post! if you don’t every time there’s a new comment it pops back to the top of your stream
Don’t send your Tweets to Buzz!! Buzzers ignore tweets. If we want to see Tweets we open HootSuite (I mean Twitter)
Like posts and leave comments directly on Buzz – unless you don’t really want to meet anyone new….
You can have a conversation on Buzz. I mean a real honest to goodness conversation – not a conversation that gets cut off!
Don’t forget to leave comments on the blog, too, if the Buzz is about a blog post – via @Holly Jahangiri
You can track your Buzz posts AND comments by using this search formula via@Julian Bond
At the top of the Buzz frame you will see Web Clips “they grab stories from a default set of feeds. Under “Settings”, the “Web Clips” tab lets you control what feeds they read from, or turn them off entirely” via @Josh Wills
This tip comes from@Steve Pirk “We call it @’ing or summoning. To make a person a link, Enter this without the spaces – @ gmail-username @gmail.com . This creates a reference to the user and the message goes to gmail inbox.” For example if you want to “summon” me you would type @msileane@gmail.com
If you want people to comment on your Buzz posts, first you have to comment and interact with other user’s Buzzes. via @Robert Sanchez Jr
Search Gooogle profiles to find interesting Buzzers with this link http://www.google.com/profiles?q= via @Joe DeGroff
Customized Buzz charts track individual Buzz usage stats and they are provided by developer @Siegfried Hirsch
You can have a private conversation in Buzz, I saw these instructions posted by @Rob Gordon but he got them from @Steve Pirk
Update your Google Profile with your Profile URL. You can find this at the bottom of the edit profile screen via @Andrew Maxwell
TaggingBuzz is a Chrome extension (see video below) that allows you create Buzz tags and search for them later via @Nori Hamamoto

For advanced users, Steve Pirk shared a bonus tip for adding VERIFIED NAME to your Google profile. Currently VERIFIED NAME is available for US based users and Steve gives credit for this tip to @LindaLawrey.