Google Buzz, thus far, has been another example of them not exactly having Midas’s golden touch when it comes to new ideas (the other modern one being Google Wave). However, to make sure you have your bases covered – it might not be a bad idea to start syndicating your content through this wacky service to make sure those who want to follow you using Google Buzz can.

Have I gone too far forward? First let me touch base on what Google Buzz actually is.  Google Buzz is Google’s way for you to share updates, photos, videos and more.  Think of it as their version of Twitter, with a little more functionality – and built right into your Gmail account.

Is Google Buzz Worth the Trouble?

To get started with it – you simply visit the Google Buzz website, and click the, “Try Google Buzz in Gmail” button. That should bring up the new Google Buzz feature in your Gmail sidebar menu. I simply have it setup to syndicate whatever it can find from my Twitter account, by “connecting” it to Twitter.  You can also post to it directly, or link other websites or services to it.

The idea is cool, it is just not really reinventing the wheel so much that everybody wants to use it.  There is one redeeming fact about Google Buzz thus far though.  Once setup – it will bring a little more usefulness to your Google Profile.

What About the Google Buzz Sharing Widget?

Oh yes, nearly forgot about this one.  Google Buzz also brings us all one more button to use on our websites so that Google Buzz users can share your content with others on their own Google Buzz accounts.  You can find out how to set up these buttons from Google’s website.

So – should you go through the trouble of setting up a Google Buzz account? If you are already using Gmail, you might give it a shot – but for me, the only really good thing about it I have seen is it gives you one more place to get your links out about yourself and add some social fluff to your Google Profile, which I do recommend setting up.

FeedMingle is an interesting tool that will combine multiple feeds into one to produce a combined RSS, Atom, JSON, or widget.  This can come in handy when you need to track multiple feeds, however you would like to have them all in one general location. 

The tool itself is easy enough to use.  No need to login for now.  All you do is plug your feeds into the web site, and you are done.  For example, I merged together the feeds for the Web Hosting Show, Firefox Facts and Mitchelaneous into one super Mitch-loving feed here:

• http://feedmingle.com/rss/958

The widget that the script produces (which could be copied and pasted onto your own site or profile) is a little on the simple side – but there is still plenty of room for improvement. 

Overall, FeedMingle is worth giving a shot if you need to merge multiple feeds into one huge feed.  It is there to make life simpler for web designers, developers, feed readers, bloggers or anybody else who may need a new way to deliver their content.  I am very excited to see what they do with this service down the road.

With that in mind, you might think to yourself, “How can I do multiple translations of my web site for everybody?” 

Well with ConveyThis.com, you do not have to.  ConveyThis.com takes the AddThis.com or ShareThis.com aspect of bookmarking and puts a translating twist to it.  By simply adding one button to your web site, you can quickly offer translations into 29 different languages. 

Think of it as a quick and easy way to access some of the most popular translation services out there such as Google translate, BabelFish, Live Translator, and more!  It is easy to register, and once you do – all you need to do is embed your code into your site.  It is just that easy! 

Then all you have to do is copy and paste the widget code onto any web page out there to display the widget on that specific web site.  Ranks high in the pretty neat category.  Doesn’t give a bad presentation.  I would give this one two freaky Mitchelaneous thumbs up.

Take a look at the javascript code Google gives you to post on your own Web site. The specific part you want to look for is broadcast?n=5. Change the number five to any number you wish, and that is how many shared stories that you will display.