I waited patiently to get my invitation to Google Wave. Finally, after what seemed like an eternity, my Google Wave invitation came. Like a child on Christmas Day I followed the link and got Wave up and running. “Here we go”, I thought. Time to move into the next generation of email and collaboration tools.
Wow, was I disappointed. Quite frankly, I just don’t get it. And I don’t see what the big fuss is. I’ll be the first to admit that I haven’t used Wave for long, but quite frankly I am underwhelmed. I was expecting something that was going to knock me off my feet. Perhaps my expectations were too high. Perhaps the fact that this is Beta software still under development is a factor. Perhaps the fact that I just don’t full understand Wave’s capabilities is also a factor. But I just don’t see what all the hype was about. Heck, I see big names in the tech industry like Chris Brogan are Tweeting the same thing.
Like much of the world, I just love Google. I love Gmail, Analytics, Webmaster Tools, Google Apps, Google Docs. You name it, I love it. And I thought I would have the save reaction to Wave. But not to this point.
For anyone interested, I do have several Google Wave invitations left to pass on to others. If you would like one of those invitations, leave a comment below asking for one and I will send it your way.
What has your experience been with Google Wave? What am I missing? Please enlighten me!
Photo courtesy of Duncan Rawlinson
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David Zemens says in reply: Posted: December 3rd, 2009 at 3:06 pm
Thanks for the comments Judy and for the link to an excellent post about the issue.
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Duncan had this to say: Posted: December 3rd, 2009 at 10:18 pm
Hi there,
Thank you for for using my photograph in this post!
Please attribute the photograph to Duncan Rawlinson and link to me @ http://www.TheLastMinuteBlog.com
Thank you.
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David Zemens says in reply: Posted: December 3rd, 2009 at 10:23 pm
Thanks for the use of the photo. I modified the link back just as you requested. Thanks again.
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Pat van der Lee had this to say: Posted: December 4th, 2009 at 3:26 pm
Okay I believe you but would like to check it out …. can I have one?
Pat
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David Zemens says in reply: Posted: December 4th, 2009 at 3:57 pm
Your invitation to Google Wave is on the way through the airwaves right now, Pat! Good luck. Let us know how you like it by leaving another comment when you get a chance.
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Arnie Widdowson had this to say: Posted: February 6th, 2010 at 7:15 pm
David,
Wave is an textual collaboration improvement, but is it a dramatic improvement? The drama, I am convinced, is in the desire for better collaboration mechanisms.
Web based whiteboards are a promising start although they are now fairly primative. Most are just scribble boards. They get very crowded and noisy, but they have potential.
I’m an advocate of next generation web whiteboards. Voice and Webcam, drag and drop documents and graphics from the desktop to the whiteboard. Edit and interact in parallel – and in real time. With the introduction of graphical user interface (GUI) components, whiteboards will change dramatically. With windows that can be minimized and assets stowed in folders, the familiar and powerful desktop metaphor will come to collaboration. Also, with team participation the space can be organized, huge, deep and rich.
Posted: December 3rd, 2009 at 2:59 pm
Good post.
Here are my thoughts about WAVE.