#FF00AA

First, they’ve replaced the auto-follow feature with auto-suggestions, letting you choose who you follow individually rather than automatically following everyone Google thinks you’d want to. Second, Buzz will stop automatically connecting to public Picasa Web Albums and Reader shared items. You can still connect these things, but you’ve got more choice.

That’s much better. Now all that’s needed is the ability to set your account to invite-only — I think private accounts kinda break Twitter, but in Buzz’s case (by virtue of being tied to your most private asset, e-mail) it’s a necessity.