Google buzz off!

[HappinessNow]

The thrill of Google buzz wore off.

I turned Google buzz off! Do you turn Google buzz off or leave it on?

[pwnst*r]

Mine's off. Should have been off when I clicked "Nah, take me to my inbox". Feedback was sent.

[Psumi]

If you try to view someone who just followed you's "following" or "followed", you get a nice DHTML pop-up that you can't close with the message "this information is currently unavailable" or whatever.

[Zoot7]

Turned off mine almost straight away.

I wouldn't mind were it a seperate service that was optional whether you could use it, but the fact that its enabled by default is annoying.

[ratcheer]

I have turned it off, but I wonder if that actually stops it from functioning, or just keeps us from seeing it?

Tim

[Psumi]

I have turned it off, but I wonder if that actually stops it from functioning, or just keeps us from seeing it?

Tim

Probably just like facebook: Your account is closed, not deleted.

[koleoptero]

I left it on. I follow only 2 ppl anyway.

[mickie.kext]

I told Google to buzz off.

Translation: I don't use any of their crap beyond search.

[Psumi]

By the way, how DO you turn it off?

[Tibuda]

By the way, how DO you turn it off?

on gmail footer, where you can disable google talk.

[HappinessNow]

on gmail footer, where you can disable google buzz.fixed it for you.

[Psumi]

fixed it for you.

Thanks you two. :|

[Tibuda]

fixed it for you.

how fixed, it was correct. it is on the same place you disable google talk.
http://ubuntuforums.org/attachment.php?attachmentid=146859&stc=1&d=1265983332

[koshatnik]

Probably just like facebook: Your account is closed, not deleted.

You can delete your facebook account.

[Psumi]

You can delete your facebook account.

Really? Tell me. All I see in account settings is a "Deactivate Account."

[standingwave]

I took a look at it and quickly disabled it.

[standingwave]

By the way, how DO you turn it off?LOL, How-to turn off Google Buzz (http://www.googletutor.com/2010/02/12/turn-off-google-buzz) is the current topic on the googletutor blog.

[OrangeCrate]

The thrill of Google buzz wore off.

I turned Google buzz off! Do you turn Google buzz off or leave it on?

It's a non-starter for me - I have no interest in Google Buzz, or Facebook, or Twitter, or any of the other social networking thingees.

(Since I don't have any profiles built on either of my Gmail accounts, I just opted out at the bottom of each page. I hope that was enough to make it go away...)

Frankly, the only thing I am interested in right now, is to hear those famous springtime words:

"Pitchers and catchers report."

[ratcheer]

Really? Tell me. All I see in account settings is a "Deactivate Account."

I agree. I deactivated my Facebook account several years ago. Then last year, many of my friends were using it so I decided to try it, again. I looked at it with my old username and password and it asked me if I wanted to reactivate my account. I did and it came right back.

So, I'm just saying, Facebook accounts are not deleted.

Tim

[dullard]

Yup.The account isn't deleted but you can par it down to a minimum either manually (which can be time consuming) or by using this handy online tool:
http://suicidemachine.org/

[Psumi]

Yup.The account isn't deleted but you can par it down to a minimum either manually (which can be time consuming) or by using this handy online tool:
http://suicidemachine.org/

Too busy on suicide machine, and the tutorial to delete the account they give you isn't working, it says "Something went wrong" no matter what password I put in.

Well, I finally submitted the suicide machine thing, but then this black box appears and says "movie not loaded" when I right-click it.

Stupid flash dependencies.

[koleoptero]

Facebook accounts can be deleted. (https://ssl.facebook.com/help/contact.php?show_form=delete_account)

[Psumi]

Facebook accounts can be deleted. (https://ssl.facebook.com/help/contact.php?show_form=delete_account)

Like I said above you. It said "Something went wrong" no matter what password I put in.

Doesn't matter anymore, did the suicide thing.

[koleoptero]

Like I said above you. It said "Something went wrong" no matter what password I put in.

Doesn't matter anymore, did the suicide thing.

Well the suicide thing is just as good. Weird though, the link I posted worked for me once not so long ago.

[scouser73]

Dear god, having four Gmail accounts all with Buzz activated was really annoying. Even when you click "Nah, Go To My Inbox" the thing is still on. They should have done it as an opt-in, no messing about then.

[ratcheer]

Dear god, having four Gmail accounts all with Buzz activated was really annoying. Even when you click "Nah, Go To My Inbox" the thing is still on. They should have done it as an opt-in, no messing about then.

That is a big part of the reason people get annoyed with Google. They just do a whole bunch of stuff without asking and the users, if they don't like something, have to deal with cleaning it up. For example, on Windows at any rate, Google Earth and Chrome just update themselves, totally automatically.

Some people may love this, but others, like me, want to control their own experiences.

Tim

[virusiidx]

Mine is on, still want to see where this goes.

[Kenny_Strawn]

Are you kidding me? I LOVE Google Buzz, especially because I am a teenager:

146879

146880

[Tibuda]

Are you kidding me? I LOVE Google Buzz, especially because I am a teenager:

why do you love it, if you don't follow anyone, and nobody follows you?

[DeadSuperHero]

I left mine on, because I actually like it.

[pwnst*r]

why do you love it, if you don't follow anyone, and nobody follows you?

Because she's a teenager.

[DeadSuperHero]

I'll be a team player and follow Kenny.

Edit: I'm following you, Kenny.

Double Edit: Any creepers that want to follow me can find me here:
http://www.google.com/profiles/iliketowritestuff

[koshatnik]

I agree. I deactivated my Facebook account several years ago. Then last year, many of my friends were using it so I decided to try it, again. I looked at it with my old username and password and it asked me if I wanted to reactivate my account. I did and it came right back.

So, I'm just saying, Facebook accounts are not deleted.

Tim

http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=16929680703