Why Buzz, indeed?

I'll admit that I just noticed the Buzz up button that appears on the bottom of the Telegram.com stories.
The button let's you send a link to Yahoo!'s Buzz, the venerable web site's link-blathering service.

via What's Buzzing? You Tell Us! Top News and More - Yahoo! Buzz

I had, however, noticed this article from about three weeks ago, wherein Yahoo! is shutting down its Buzz service.

"We continuously evaluate and prioritize our portfolio of products and services, and do plan to shut down some products in the coming months such as Yahoo Buzz, our Traffic APIs, and others. We will communicate specific plans when appropriate," reported Yahoo! in an email.

via Yahoo Shutting Down Delicious, Buzz, Other Services | News & Opinion | PCMag.com

Robert Cringley, meanwhile, puts Yahoo! on his death watch - 2011 prediction #6: Yahoo barfs

Methinks that the Telegram has hitched its wagon to a backwards-moving train.