Google Buzz

www.One big site that I want to let you know about is the Google Buzz. Now, many people have signed up for Gmail and it has proved to be a good email site. In the past few years, they added a gadget called Google Buzz. This was their attempt at the Facebook-like program. I think it worked; the idea is solid. Gmail is already an email provider. Instead of having to use an existing email to make an account, you just use your regular email account. I recently realized how much Google Buzz is like Facebook. Buzz is a program that allows you to post what you are thinking (like the walls on Facebook) and your status. You can choose to follow friends and family, too. Following them is basically your "Friending someone". If you don't want them to follow you, you simply hit the block button. You automatically get the posts that they have on their "Buzz Walls" onto your "Buzz Wall". For the instant chatting that Facebook provides, Gmail offers that already as part of the email program. So, if you have your friend added onto your chat list, you can see when they are on for face to face chats or just regular chats. You can even add sites, like this blog, to get automatic updates on when a new post is posted! The posts are automatically added to your "Wall". You can choose to get an email notification to your inbox, or just have it show up as the number of how many new posts or comments you have on your wall next to the gadget symbol. The only difference between Google Buzz and Facebook that is really obvious to me? You can't use a different email service to sign up for it. You have to have a Gmail account. And there isn't nearly as many ads! I would definitely check it out for yourself!
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Random Questions

1.Why is a backpack also called a knapsack? I mean you don't nap with it, or if you do then you nap with it on a long bus ride. But come on the name is really weird!
2.Why is the bathroom called a bathroom when most of the time there is not even a bath tub or shower in there? In addition to that, why is it called a restroom when you don't really rest in there to get more energy. These are also bizarre: water closet, powder room, lavatory, and out house. the only one that makes some sense is washroom because you wash your hands in there, so... it sort of makes sense. Sort of!
3. Why do we call soccer soccer when we don't even play with our socks? Geez, is it really that hard. I mean, the Europeans got it right and it made sense. Fotbal, it is played with our foot.

Just saying, we have some really weird named things.
If you have answers, please, and I mean PLEASE, send them in.