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If you're a user of Google's Gmail, you've probably seen and perhaps are even using their new Buzz service.  One of the issues/questions that has arisen with some users is whether to follow some of their contacts or some popular accounts because of the amount of traffic generated by frequent updates - and whether that's of any real value to you in your own Buzz stream.  If there's someone out there with a public Google profile that you want to check in on and perhaps read their Buzz posts from time to time, but you don't want to clutter your Inbox or your Buzz stream with their updates necessarily, there is a way to do that.

Let me tell you a story.  It's one you've heard before - and you will hear again.  It's the story of Web Application X - the latest thing that's generating all the buzz, tempting early adopters, and generally confusing everyone else.

When Web Application X came along, it was dutifully announced by Big Name Web Company (unless it came from Unknown Web Company, in which case, don't worry - they'll be bought by Big Name Web Company soon enough) - and here's where our story gets really predictable.

I was delighted to be asked to share a little bit of what I've learned about the Google Wave platform at the December 8, 2009 meeting of Social Media Club Greenville. We managed to cover a lot of ground, and there's plenty more to cover beyond. If you have a Wave account and want to check out the waves I used, you can see them here -