[donw]

That sounds so fundamentally broken that it's hard to believe you're not referencing a Joseph Heller novel.

As a non-Googler, I would love to hear more about this... if you won't write the blog post, mind if I interview you so I can? :)

[rachelbythebay]

I'm also a non-Googler, although of the Xoogler persuasion. After nearly five years I finally said "enough" and left earlier this year, although after trying in vain to get people to realize just what was happening.

On the outside world, Buzz was seen as a joke, and it was for individual accounts. However, on the inside, corp Buzz was lively, and there were a great many Yegge-rant-type posts flying around earlier this year. They didn't get much done, given that G+ launched with the whole real names fiasco, even after an unprecedented amount of push-back from inside.

You might find some of my writing on these topics enjoyable. A URL to them is in my profile, and there is a contact link on those posts.