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By Nick McMaster, Newser Staff

Posted Feb 9, 2010 3:04 PM CST

(Newser) – Google rolled out "Buzz" today, its social-networking add-on to Gmail. The feature essentially turns the Gchat feature into a real-time social news feed, allowing users to follow the people they most frequently email or chat with and integrating information with Flickr, Picasaweb, YouTube, and... Read full story »

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