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Greetings,

It has come to my attention that Buzz It! is no longer playing nice with Bit.ly! I know how to fix this issue and I will make a fix for it later tonight.

Tech Crunch has an article on all of the tools that exist for Google’s new social service, Buzz. Buzz It! was given a mention! Actually, we were mentioned first! =D

Check it out here: Buzz It! on Tech Crunch

If you don’t know what Buzz It!, check out this page: Buzz It! Official Homepage.

Aloha,

The world’s first Google Buzz Firefox extension has reached v1.0. This means that I every little feature that I want in the extension is finally built in. The newest/latest feature will allow send a small summary of the article (instead of the title of the article). To do this, highlight the selection of text you’re interested in sending and then execute the extension (via hotkey or button).

Click Here Download Version 1.0 from Mozilla

From the Official Project Homepage – www.ViaBuzz.It:

General Information
Buzz It! will make a buzz status update via Gmail with the link and title of the webpage you are viewing. It will also shorten URLs with Bit.ly, allowing the user to monitor their link statistics.

Note

1. Buzz It! is compatible with Firefox, SeaMonkey, Flock, & Mozilla Suites.
2. All URLs/Web-Addresses are automatically shortened with Bit.ly
3. Make sure you have your gmail and bit.ly info saved in your browser’s cookies.
4. Anything that’s in the body of your email WILL NOT be posted to Google Buzz.

Set-Up & Functionality
After installation, go to VIEW>TOOLBARS>CUSTOMIZE and drag the “Buzz It!” button to your main toolbar.

If you don’t want to use the button, you can also use the following hotkey:
HotKeys (For Windows/*nix users): alt + windows key + /
HotKeys (For Mac users): option + command key + /

When executing the extension, the following will happen:

1. The Gmail Compose-Message page will open in a new tab.
2. The title of article/webpage you are viewing and the shortened address/url will go in the subject area of the email.
3. Click send and you’re done!

If you want to send a small summary of the article (instead of the title), highlight the selection of text you’re interested in sending and then execute the extension.

Download
Download Version 1.0 from Mozilla

Latest Version Release Notes
Version 1.0 (February 13, 2009)
1. Post format changed
2. Title of page can now be swapped for highlighted selection of text

Thanks to MRTech’s Article on Using Facebook Fan Pages for Free Marketing, I learned that I could create a vanity url for FacePAD’s Fan Page on Facebook. Check it out:

http://www.facebook.com/facepad

Aloha,

The world’s first Google Buzz Firefox extension is about to hit v1.0. This means that every little feature that I want in the extension has finally been built in. The newest/latest feature will allow you to send a small summary of the article (instead of the title of the article). To do this, highlight the selection of text you’re interested in sending and then execute the extension (via hotkey or button).

For those of you who have a free Mozilla account, you can Download v1.0 by clicking here.
If you don’t have an account, just click the link above and make one

For those who want to wait for Mozilla’s approval of the new version, you can download v0.4.
Click Here Download Version 0.4 from Mozilla