Archive for the ‘Social Networks’ Category

It’s time to replace Twitter and Facebook

Tuesday, June 16th, 2009

Hats off to Michael Arrington from Techcrunch for his awesome interview with the Google Wave team.

You can find video and a transcript of this interview at Techcrunch.com but I wanted to take a minute and hit the highlights here.

My favorite moment comes toward the end of the interview when Michael asks them if they’re building “a Twitter-killer.”

He pitches it like a joke, but the question is dead serious, and the reaction is priceless.

Google VP of Engineering Vic Gundotra actually shakes his head and says, “Michael, Michael, Michael…”

Read the full article at lubbockonline.com

Google Wave Questions and Answers

Monday, June 15th, 2009

After whinging loudly about not having access to the Google Wave preview, Santa GOOG dropped me an invite. Last night I held a Wave Q&A on Twitter; here are the results, complete with screenshots.

I’m no Wave expert, but now that I’ve got my dirty little paws on it I had some insights to share. The question and answer transcript is here, plus those images. Note: Sadly we have no invites to share.

Read the full article at LifeHacker