Google gives Buzz users more control over their inbox

Google announced that it has launched new Buzz features that will significantly cut down on all the messages users are receiving in their Gmail inbox.

The first addition gives users the option of deciding which e-mails from Google Buzz they will receive. When users go to their Buzz settings, they can choose to receive all friend comments on their posts, comments sent after they comment on a post, or only those messages added to a discussion thread after someone replies to something they added to the site. Google also said that e-mails users receive will now give an explanation for why they were delivered to the Inbox. For example, e-mails alerting users to a comment will read, "Delivered to Inbox because you commented on this." To make it a little easier to cut down on all the messages, Google has also added a "mute" button that allows users to tell the company not to send similar alerts in the future.