To keep this post simple and precise I will just provide you with a data table with 3 columns:
- List of features
- Where to find it with Twitter
- Where to find it for Google Buzz
*Just a side note, but you can post everything to Google Buzz and have it feed into Twitter, including hash tags, @replies, and DM messages. So if you love Twitter, but want to give Google Buzz a shot, you can, and still get full posting capabilities to Twitter.
| Features | Google Buzz | |
|---|---|---|
| Username: | Specific Twitter username | Gmail address | get account at mail.google.com/mail/signup |
| Pictures: | Third Party | Google Picasa | 1GB free |
| Video: | Third Party | Youtube |
| @Mentions: | @mentions | Email Notification | and @reply |
| Private Messages: | DM | Private Post | plus chat or email |
| Contacts: | Followers, Following | Followers, Following, Gmail Contacts | with option to hide followers |
| Profiles: | twitter.com/username | Google Profiles: google.com/profiles/username or buzz.google.com/username | optional secret Buzz ID |
| Favorite Posts: | Favorites | Likes within Google Buzz, Starred Emails within Gmail |
| Groups: | Lists | Google Reader |
| URL Shortner: | t.co | goo.gl | goo.gl has link stats |
| Geo-Location: | Static Google Maps | Full Google Maps | mobile posts viewable at maps.google.com |
| Search: | Built in Twitter Search | Built in Google Search | special operators available |
| How to find new people to follow: | Who to follow | Suggestions | Follow Fridays + user suggestions http://goo.gl/dhJSt |
| Chat Client: | None | Gtalk | standalone, web or in Gmail |
| Email Client: | None | Gmail | plus direct email on each profile page |
| New Followers: | Users Home Page | Google Profiles |
| Trending Topics: | Trends | None |
| Character Limit: | 140 | None |
| Post From Phone Via: | SMS: 40404 | Email: buzz@gmail.com | from your Gmail account |
| Email Notification: | New Follower, direct message, email newsletter | People comment on my posts, People comment on posts after I comment on them, People comment on posts after I am @replied on them | set in Gmail/Buzz settings |
| Mute posts by source: | None, only Twitter posts | Yes, Twitter, Google Reader, websites etc. |
| Formatting: | None | Yes, underline, bold, strike through, italic | and much more blogging in Blogger connected to Buzz |
Update:
Added a few more details for a couple of the fields thanks to support from go-buzz.com
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