My name is Michael, I work at buzzd. We are happy to hear feedback, both good and bad – so thanks for your thorough analysis of the space and our place in it. Some things to keep in mind:

1) We only just launched our beta, so there is still TONS of tweaking going on every day to fix the buggy things like those you came across.

2) We agree with your bit about friends/profiles. I like to call buzzd a social platform. In the long term, we dont expect you to add friends or update your profile through us. Eventually we want you to import your friends from other places (Webmail/Facebook/Twitter/Your Device Address Book). We want you to use other services to create a profile. Let a site like facebook do what it does best, and then just use their APIs to integrate and layer on top of your existing networks. We are working on this.

3) We are laser focused on short, to the point real time user reviews. Buzzd was created as a nightlife app, and we are expanding to other categories, but the value proposition is still the same. We want you to be able to look at a feed of comments and pictures of people at places in your neighborhood. Hey – there is a happy hour nearby. This place is open for late night dinner. The people at this club look HOT. etc. And its all happening now. Near me. Remember, we are a mobile service first. This app is about short and sweet, planning your next destination in the back of a cab or en route to the next bar or as a concert is hitting its encore. We dont expect the same captive audience, like a Yelp, where users want a dissertation of a review to make their decision. Our users tend to be buzzd. We hope theyll feel that way about our product.

4) If anyone in the world, anywhere in the world, is having trouble finding a Starbucks, I am impressed. http://unhub.com/feot