Google has extended it's Buzz application so that web developers can access it's key data stream to use in their web applications.
This new extension to the program is dubbed the "firehose" and was announced on the Google blog. Essentially, Firehose will allow web developers to embed Google Buzz content into websites and applications through an API. This new capability will certainly make the program more appealing and more widely used, which is essential since Facebook and Twitter currently dominate the social microblogging market.