Google's way to take over facebook- Google Buzz

There was a lot of hype surrounding Google Buzz even before it was launched.
Things were heating up at Silicon Valley. Google has been seeing a decline in number of gmail users. Reason ? Facebook. People are getting addicted to facebook and are spending more and more time there. They prefer to contact their friends directly, reducing email usage.

In an attempt to resurrect, Google launched its latest product- Google Buzz.

I open gmail today and I find this 'test google buzz' banner. I check it out, and I find the most, visually unappealing social utility in the world. It looks like an amalgamation of facebook, twitter and flicker... you can follow others' activity stream, update status, share media. And not to forget *LIKE* others' stuff :D

Google seems to have performed an incomplete market check. They forget that the prime reason of facebook's shooting popularity is the third party applications.
To challenge that, Google really has to come up with something out of the box.

My verdict: After Google Wave, Buzz is another dud. But if it strikes a chord with people, it can pose a serious threat to Facebook's current monopoly.