Enclose in asterisks for bold: *sample text* –> sample text Enclose in hyphens for strikethrough: -sample text- –> sample text Enclose in underscores for italics: _sample text_ –> sample text /////////////////////// Previous entries on Google Buzz: Predictions about Google Buzz Google Acquires Aardvark – Will it Be Integrated into Buzz?

Aardvark is a free service I’ve been using for a while now that lets you ask questions and finds people who can answer them… I’ve used it to ask questions about food, cars, soldering, and baby issues. It’s integrated into Google Chat and Gmail, so I’m used to using it with Google products… and they’ve been in the spotlight at recent tech conferences, so it only make sense that Google has acquired them. I will update my prior post regarding Buzz predictions, as I believe Aardvark functionality will be merged with Buzz eventually. /////////////////// UPDATE: Aardvark is listed as an application in Google Labs but is currently only a static…

(most of these have already been posted in my Buzz feed) Google Buzz will directly or indirectly help cause the downfall of Facebook and maybe Twitter as well Google Wave functionality will be integrated into Buzz; Wave may eventually cease to exist Those worried about the privacy issues regarding people being able to see who you communicate with the most will finally realize that e-mail and chat perhaps aren’t the best way to go about having an affair anyway – just ask any senator UPDATES: Aardvark functionality will be merged with Buzz eventually, even if only as a default category,filter in Gmail at first (with a cute little aardvark icon…