Google Wave
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What is a Wave? According to Google:
A wave is shared. Any participant can reply anywhere in the message, edit the content and add participants at any point in the process. Then playback lets anyone rewind the wave to see who said what and when.
A wave is live. With live transmission as you type, participants on a wave can have faster conversations, see edits and interact with extensions in real-time.
They revealed this in Google I/O 2009 a few days back. They call it "What E-Mail would look like if it were invented today". Simply put, it's sorta like social networking + Google Docs + Gmail + IM mixed into one.
I'm pretty excited about this. Google aims to "reshape the future of communication on the web" with Wave.
Check out the Keynote:
Google wrote...
A wave is equal parts conversation and document. People can communicate and work together with richly formatted text, photos, videos, maps, and more.A wave is shared. Any participant can reply anywhere in the message, edit the content and add participants at any point in the process. Then playback lets anyone rewind the wave to see who said what and when.
A wave is live. With live transmission as you type, participants on a wave can have faster conversations, see edits and interact with extensions in real-time.
They revealed this in Google I/O 2009 a few days back. They call it "What E-Mail would look like if it were invented today". Simply put, it's sorta like social networking + Google Docs + Gmail + IM mixed into one.
I'm pretty excited about this. Google aims to "reshape the future of communication on the web" with Wave.
Check out the Keynote:
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Pretty neat concept.
I guess its like a facebook-y email program thats a wiki with a rewind button? That live transmission thing sounds like its gonna be one big lagfest.
I haven't looked at it but unless it incorporates traditional email into it I doubt it will be a hit.
I guess its like a facebook-y email program thats a wiki with a rewind button? That live transmission thing sounds like its gonna be one big lagfest.
I haven't looked at it but unless it incorporates traditional email into it I doubt it will be a hit.
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It seems pretty pimp. I can't see myself using it because I prefer email programs over email websites.
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Though the concept seems nice I really have to admit I rather stick to my usual way of communication online.
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I'm not sitting through an hour and twenty minutes, but it would be nice if someone made a better functioning desktop.....let me come back after some screenshots and photo editing, I'll explain in a bit.
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ImperialX wrote...
Does anyone have a Wave Invite? I know Jake does. :)Jacob wrote...
FUCK
I WANT.
It actully looks good, but I'd only do it for the change of pace.
FOR FAKKUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU
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Quadratic wrote...
ImperialX wrote...
Does anyone have a Wave Invite? I know Jake does. :)Jacob wrote...
FUCK
I WANT.
It actully looks good, but I'm in it for Jacob.
FOR FAKKUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU
ass fag
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As I see it, google wave is gmail on sterioids.
Wave is the next logical step for Google to take in order to continue to be invative on the web front, and in addition then Google is betting heavily on javascipt being able to, and having to, run more and more applications. So in order to facilitate this change then it is only logical for Google to suggest something as Wave, since it is both cool, inovative and the clients will be using javaScript heavily (which the developers then of cause can use google web toolkit for :) )
Wave is the next logical step for Google to take in order to continue to be invative on the web front, and in addition then Google is betting heavily on javascipt being able to, and having to, run more and more applications. So in order to facilitate this change then it is only logical for Google to suggest something as Wave, since it is both cool, inovative and the clients will be using javaScript heavily (which the developers then of cause can use google web toolkit for :) )
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spectre257 wrote...
It's not a bad concept specially for group work at uni and stuff like that.Yeah, I'd like to try it out for a project I'm working on right now in uni, shame I need an invite. It'd be a lot more convenient than having to get together and meet up since a lot of the work is done on our comps.
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Maybe it is just my antagonism towards Google, says the guy who uses GMail as his primary e-mail account, but I'm getting a little tired of all this Google garbage. Granted some of their programs are pretty nifty, and this might be, but I'm getting tired of Google getting too big for their britches.
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Tsurayu wrote...
Maybe it is just my antagonism towards Google, says the guy who uses GMail as his primary e-mail account, but I'm getting a little tired of all this Google garbage. Granted some of their programs are pretty nifty, and this might be, but I'm getting tired of Google getting too big for their britches.Google is moving the Internet forward. I have nothing but thanks towards them for that.
KPiC.valkee wrote...
Eh, ill give it a try..~You have an invite? Invite me.
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ImperialX wrote...
Google is moving the Internet forward. I have nothing but thanks towards them for that.
With what? Google hasn't really had any programs that have redefined the internet. I'm fine with them wanting more products to make more money, but the last thing this world needs is another company like Microsoft who will continue to monopolize everything in their grasp.
Give Google the chance and they will do exactly that.
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What do you mean Google has done nothing?
An amazing algorithm for performing searches that resulted in the most accurate search engine in which MANY of people have derived concepts of their own searches (such as in a CMS) from.
Google maps which completely dominated the online mapping market, and then going as far as to attempt to give us streetview of the entire world, one country at a time.
Gmail, probably one of the best free mail clients to ever exist with tons of awesome features being added all the time, and some really amazing ones in the mix.
Googledocs which makes sharing and working with documents in a company easy as hell.
Speaking of which they offer their GoogleApps which comes full of tons of tools great for a business.
Google AdSense easily the best ad service available with a revolutionary step forward for ads.
Google Analytics, easily one of the best tools I've ever seen for webmasters, easily topping software solutions.
And a slew of other tiny projects throughout that have completely changed the way things are done, Google is indeed moving the internet forward.
Now I won't argue that Google wouldn't monopolize the market if they could, but Google has a different marketing plan than Microsoft, theirs revolves around advertisement, so anything they offer us would most likely be free. Also it's kind of hard to monopolize things that are free considering you can just as easily go to the competition, and there is nothing to force anyone to use their products.
I don't much care for monopolizing laws as it punishes a business for doing well, sure it makes sense as to why it's done, but it's still not right, I've always found it was a pretty flimsy system that should have been done differently.
An amazing algorithm for performing searches that resulted in the most accurate search engine in which MANY of people have derived concepts of their own searches (such as in a CMS) from.
Google maps which completely dominated the online mapping market, and then going as far as to attempt to give us streetview of the entire world, one country at a time.
Gmail, probably one of the best free mail clients to ever exist with tons of awesome features being added all the time, and some really amazing ones in the mix.
Googledocs which makes sharing and working with documents in a company easy as hell.
Speaking of which they offer their GoogleApps which comes full of tons of tools great for a business.
Google AdSense easily the best ad service available with a revolutionary step forward for ads.
Google Analytics, easily one of the best tools I've ever seen for webmasters, easily topping software solutions.
And a slew of other tiny projects throughout that have completely changed the way things are done, Google is indeed moving the internet forward.
Now I won't argue that Google wouldn't monopolize the market if they could, but Google has a different marketing plan than Microsoft, theirs revolves around advertisement, so anything they offer us would most likely be free. Also it's kind of hard to monopolize things that are free considering you can just as easily go to the competition, and there is nothing to force anyone to use their products.
I don't much care for monopolizing laws as it punishes a business for doing well, sure it makes sense as to why it's done, but it's still not right, I've always found it was a pretty flimsy system that should have been done differently.