Google admits insufficient Buzz tests

23:26 17th February 2010

Web giant Google has admitted that testing of its new social network Buzz was not sufficient.

According to the BBC, the service, which was launched on February 9, was tested only internally as the company chose to bypass more extensive trials with external testers.

"We've been testing Buzz internally at Google for a while. Of course, getting feedback from 20,000 Googlers isn't quite the same as letting Gmail users play with Buzz in the wild," Todd Jackson, Buzz product manager, told BBC News.

Google said that it was now working "extremely hard" to solve the problems.

In other news, Google has unveiled plans to build 1Gbps ultra-high speed broadband networks in a small number of trial locations across the US, reaching between 50,000 and 500,000 people.

"Our goal is to experiment with new ways to help make internet access better and faster for everyone," wrote Google product managers Minnie Ingersoll and James Kelly in a blog post.

Written by Paul Davis

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