----- "Stephen John Smoogen" <smooge@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > On Mon, Jul 12, 2010 at 12:02 PM, Robert 'Bob' Jensen > <bob@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > > > > > OMG! Google owns "buzz" now? Good thing we did not know that in the > 80's when we got "buzz"ed, what about the bees? are they going to have > to bazz around now... Good thing we don't live on planets, would hate > to infringe on any ones use of that word like "fedora planet." > </sarcasm> > > That wasn't really helpful was it? > It is helpful IMO, it points out the total stupidity of the whole issue. > > Someone needs to stop this insanity. Buzz is just a word, planet is > just a word, Fedora is just a word. > > They are also Brands. When a brand gets established and you go into > something that sounds like that Brand.. you expect it to look like > Brand even if it isn't. If I go get a distribution with Fedora on > it.. > I expect it to be an RPM based Linux distribution... not a Solaris or > Windows disk. If I go to a 'planet' I expect it to be a gathering of > various RSS feeds. > > Now take that back 8 years ago.. I would probably expect very very > different things. Or if I am not into Linux or RSS have any idea why > people are all upset when they come to my Fedora Planet and get > articles on planets being made into hats. However in those fields, > the > brand names set certain expectations. > > The issue here is.. has Google made their Buzz 'brand' or mental > image > synonymous with a facebook lite experience OR is it still in the air? > Personally I think it is still in the air, and we could use Buzz to > mean something completely different and make a strong story for it. > I never heard about google buzz before this, buzz or creating buzz about a subject has been used for decades, google is not doing anything new or exclusive there. I still say this fear is insanity. --Bob ------------------------------------------------------------------------ | Robert 'Bob' Jensen || Fedora Unity Founder | | bob@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx || http://fedoraunity.org/ | | http://bjensen.fedorapeople.org/ | | http://blogs.fedoraunity.org/bobjensen | | http://www.facebook.com/rpjensen | ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- marketing mailing list marketing@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/marketing
