Last month, Google began its venture into the social media world by launching Google Buzz.  It's a new social network that has a distinct advantage - it taps into the networks of over 176 million existing gmail users and integrates it into their accounts. 

Google Buzz is unique in that it integrates other social media, such as Twitter, Flickr, Google Reader, and other networks into people's Google Buzz feeds.  

However, Google made some key mistakes in the Google Buzz launch.  They first assumed that the people we e-mail the most are the ones we want following us on Google Buzz.  Not the case for this woman, who all of a sudden had her ex-husband following her.  

This has also brought on several lawsuits including one filed by a Harvard law student and another in Rhode Island.

The potential for Google Buzz is yet to be seen.  How have you been using Google Buzz and do you think it compliments or replaces your existing social networks?