Buzzers recommend buzzers

How to jump-start a social network is always a difficult question. In most cases we import a few contacts from another social network. We look for the same people in the new network and if it does not work, we start inviting them.

Over the last months many Buzzers have spent significant time establishing good ways to share their core network with new people. Google Buzz has a recommendation system built-in, but nobody so far was able to understand how it works.

Inspired by Twitter, we established Follow-Friday posts in which we share with our followers interesting lists of contacts. Over time some of those lists became more sophisticated and a Recommended Buzzers method was suggested.

Here are several interesting posts with the purpose to share and expand the Buzz social network.

Feb 26: one of the first Follow Friday (BFF) posts by Jon Mallin

Jun 12: First Recommended Buzzers Lists

Aug 18: Google Buzz Team announces new Suggestions (post) Gmail help article

Sep 10: Follow Friday from Stephanie Wanamaker

Oct 1: Follow Friday from Jon Mallin

Oct 8: Follow Friday from Stephanie Wanamaker

Oct 8: Female Follow Friday from Stephanie Wanamaker

Oct 9: Follow Friday by Nick Waye

Oct 15: large Follow Friday from Stephanie Wanamaker

Oct 24: Follow Friday from Rainyday Superstar

Oct 25: Who should I follow on Buzz? Answers by John Hardy on a great post