----- "Stephen John Smoogen" <smooge(a)gmail.com> wrote:
On Mon, Jul 12, 2010 at 12:02 PM, Robert 'Bob' Jensen
<bob(a)fedoraunity.org> wrote:
>
>
> OMG! Google owns "buzz" now? Good thing we did not know that in the
80's when we got "buzz"ed, what about the bees? are they going to have
to bazz around now... Good thing we don't live on planets, would hate
to infringe on any ones use of that word like "fedora planet."
</sarcasm>
That wasn't really helpful was it?
It is helpful IMO, it points out the total stupidity of the whole issue.
> Someone needs to stop this insanity. Buzz is just a word, planet
is
just a word, Fedora is just a word.
They are also Brands. When a brand gets established and you go into
something that sounds like that Brand.. you expect it to look like
Brand even if it isn't. If I go get a distribution with Fedora on
it..
I expect it to be an RPM based Linux distribution... not a Solaris or
Windows disk. If I go to a 'planet' I expect it to be a gathering of
various RSS feeds.
Now take that back 8 years ago.. I would probably expect very very
different things. Or if I am not into Linux or RSS have any idea why
people are all upset when they come to my Fedora Planet and get
articles on planets being made into hats. However in those fields,
the
brand names set certain expectations.
The issue here is.. has Google made their Buzz 'brand' or mental
image
synonymous with a facebook lite experience OR is it still in the air?
Personally I think it is still in the air, and we could use Buzz to
mean something completely different and make a strong story for it.
I never heard about google buzz before this, buzz or creating buzz about a subject has
been used for decades, google is not doing anything new or exclusive there. I still say
this fear is insanity.
--Bob
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