Sams Teach Yourself Google Buzz in 10 Minutes gives you straightforward, practical answers when you need fast results. By working through its 10-minute lessons, you’ll learn everything you need to use Google Buzz to stay connected with friends, coworkers, associates, neighbors, groups...everyone you care about!
-
Tips point out shortcuts and solutions
-
Cautions help you avoid common pitfalls
-
Notes provide additional information
-
Plain English definitions explain new terms
10 minutes is all you need to learn how to...
- Follow other people with Buzz and let them follow you
- Post Buzz for your followers to see
- Read comments about your Buzz posts--and comment on others’ posts
- Instantly share links, photos, and videos with Buzz
- Connect Buzz with Flickr, Picasa, or Google Reader
- Display your public Twitter tweets on Buzz
- Use Buzz with Chat
- Take advantage of Google’s complete integration between Buzz and Gmail
- Troubleshoot problems with Buzz
Author(s): Steven Holzner
Series: Sams Teach Yourself -- Minutes
Edition: 1
Publisher: Sams
Year: 2010
Language: English
Pages: 217
Contents......Page 5
What's in This Book......Page 12
What You'll Need......Page 14
Getting Buzzed......Page 16
Reading Some Buzz......Page 17
Commenting on Posts......Page 19
Buzz in Your Email......Page 20
Buzz on Your Profile......Page 22
Buzz Searches......Page 23
Posting Photos......Page 25
Connecting Buzz to Twitter......Page 26
Connecting Picasa to Buzz......Page 27
Connecting Flickr to Buzz......Page 28
Connecting Buzz to RSS......Page 29
Buzzing to Groups......Page 30
Buzzing by Email......Page 31
System Requirements......Page 32
Buzz Policies......Page 33
Getting Started with Gmail and Buzz......Page 34
Creating a Gmail Account......Page 35
Starting Buzz......Page 39
Following People on Buzz......Page 42
Customizing Buzz......Page 48
Commenting on a Post......Page 56
Liking a Post......Page 61
Linking to a Post......Page 62
Emailing a Post......Page 63
Viewing All Posts from a Specific Person......Page 64
Unfollowing People......Page 66
Seeing Who You're Following—and Who's Following You......Page 67
Reporting Abuse......Page 68
Searching Buzz......Page 69
Blocking People......Page 70
Using Buzz with Mobile Phones......Page 71
Posting Your Buzz......Page 74
Getting Buzz in Your Inbox......Page 81
Posting by Email......Page 83
Posting Privately by Email......Page 85
Knowing Your Followers......Page 86
Editing Your Profile......Page 87
Uploading a Photo to Your Google Profile......Page 91
Posting Links......Page 94
Posting a Link to a Buzz Post......Page 95
Posting Photos......Page 97
Posting Videos......Page 106
Emailing Buzz with Links......Page 108
Emailing Buzz and Photos......Page 109
6 Linking to Flickr and Twitter......Page 110
Using Flickr......Page 111
Using Twitter......Page 119
Using Google Reader......Page 128
Using Picasa......Page 138
Setting Your Chat Status......Page 146
Setting a Custom Chat Status......Page 148
Buzzing Your Chat Status......Page 149
Inviting Someone to Chat......Page 151
Accepting a Chat Invitation......Page 153
Chatting......Page 154
Creating a Group Chat......Page 156
Chatting in a Stand-Alone Window......Page 157
Using Emoticons in Chat......Page 159
Showing Videos in Chat......Page 160
Blocking a Person......Page 161
Installing Video and Voice Chat......Page 162
Checking Your Chat History......Page 163
Turning Off Your Chat History......Page 164
Is My Browser Supported?......Page 166
Error: Your Browser's Cookie Functionality.........Page 167
Clearing the Browser Cache......Page 168
Error: Oops.........Page 169
I Cannot Access My Account (Including Lost Password)......Page 170
Enabling JavaScript......Page 171
I Can't Start Buzz......Page 172
Keeping Posts Private......Page 173
Correcting Posts......Page 174
Too Much Buzz in My Inbox......Page 175
I Don't Want Who I'm Following to Be Made Public......Page 176
I Don't Want Someone Following Me......Page 177
Unfollowing Someone......Page 178
My Password Has Been Stolen......Page 179
I Hate My Photo......Page 180
Gmail Basics......Page 184
Signing In to Gmail......Page 186
Getting Your Email......Page 187
Sending Email......Page 188
Setting Out-of-Office or Vacation Responses......Page 201
Using Labels......Page 203
Working with Contacts......Page 206
B......Page 210
D......Page 211
F......Page 212
L......Page 213
P......Page 214
S......Page 215
W......Page 216
