All I have to say is....

In terms of awesome new tech applications....

LQT > Buzz

Google finally unlocked it on Gmail for me. I don't have many Google contacts so there's not much to see for me... interface seems pretty boring, looks pretty much like Twitter/Facebook's status boxes. I just did a quick browse anyways, maybe I'll go back later and look around some more. Then again, I only check Gmail occasionally.

After futzing with it for a bit, it isn't too bad. I sadly still dont have it in my gmail (because I use it for my domain, the "apps" people get things later). The local aspects are fairly nifty, and it is really well integrated into the map. Location based twitter on steroids.

will it still be around as in Australia the government has its own plan as I recently found that the latest site under scrutiny for major censorship is google.com they are trying to achieve this through the isp's, here is a link to the Sydney Morning Hearld's article posted on the informationweek website [1] is child safety on the internet all they are trying to achieve?

Ree