Google Buzz Branding Guidelines

Thanks for your interest in adding Google Buzz to your website or application. This document outlines the various ways that you can use the Google Buzz name, logo and icon without having to have your people call our people.

The Google Buzz API lets you syndicate Google Buzz posts, connect sites to Buzz and soon will let you do a whole lot more. Google Buzz buttons are also available if you’re looking for a simple way to allow people to share content from your site using Google Buzz. You do not need pre-approval to use the Google Buzz API or Google Buzz buttons or to promote the API functionality on your site using the provided buttons. Use of Google brands in ways not covered by this document is not allowed without prior written consent from Google (see the Guidelines for Third-Party Use of Google Brand Features for more information).

Using Google Buzz buttons

DO:

• Use the provided buttons to allow people to share content from your site using Google Buzz or to follow your profile. Just copy and paste the button code and add it to your site. See Google Buzz buttons for more info.
  
• Make sure that buttons are fully and clearly visible.
  

DON’T:

• Modify or distort the Google Buzz buttons in any way.
  
• Create or use buttons not provided by Google.
• Use the buttons in ways that imply an association with or endorsement by Google of your editorial content, product, service, event or organisation.
• Use the buttons in ways that violate our content policies.

Developing an application using the Google Buzz API

DO:

• Give your application a unique name and/or product logo.

DON’T:

• Use the Google Buzz logo or buttons as the most prominent element in the logo or icon for your application.
• Include "Google Buzz" in the name of your application.
• Use the Google Buzz logo or buttons in a way that implies sponsorship, affiliation or endorsement by Google.
  

Creating a website and registering a domain

DO:

• Design and name your website with unique branding and logos.
• Include a disclaimer that your site is not affiliated with, sponsored by or endorsed by Google Inc.

DON’T:

• Register a domain name containing "Google Buzz" or a confusingly similar mark.
• Display the Google Buzz logo as the most prominent element on your web page.
• Incorporate "Google Buzz" into the title or name of your website.
• Use the Google Buzz logo in a way that implies sponsorship, affiliation or endorsement by Google.
• Display the Google Buzz logo on any website that contains or displays adult content, promotes gambling, promotes violence, contains hate speech, involves the sale of tobacco or alcohol to persons under eighteen years of age, violates other applicable laws or regulations or is otherwise objectionable.