How to add Google Buzz to Ping.fm

I had a lot of great feedback from my “Ping.FM Video – Syndicate & Update Your Status” video and also had a lot of questions about how to add Google Buzz to your Ping.fm account.

Below you will find the simple steps to adding your Google Buzz account to your Ping.fm account for auto syndicating.

1. Of course you must have a Ping.fm account, sign up here – http://ping.fm/

2. Add Gtalk by clicking “Add Network” at the http://ping.fm/networks/ page

3. Next enter your email address and password associated with your Google buzz account then click submit:

4. And for the last step, you need to add Gtalk as a connected service by logging into your Google Buzz account. See images below for steps:

That is it, your Ping.fm posts will now automatically post to your Google Buzz account. Most other social networks are much easier to add as you can see in the video I shared here.

There are some things you need to know with using Ping.fm as a social media tool. You need to remember that it is simply a tool that will help save you time. It is not an automated tool that will make you millions or get you more followers necessarily. I see many people abuse the tool to the point that they are not being social anymore with their friends and followers. As we know, Social Media is all about the conversation and being social. If all you are doing is submitting updates and not a part of the discussion then you will loose out on what social media really is.