Archive for May, 2009

Testing Google Wave: This Thing is Tidal

Sunday, May 31st, 2009

Everyone’s been talking about it: Google Wave. Google’s super communication tool has been a top trend on Twitter, a focus of media speculation, and was even able to knock Microsoft’s Bing (bing) from the top of the news cycle. But almost all the hype has been based on the demos – almost nobody’s actually got to try out Google Wave. Well, thanks to a few of our friends, we had the opportunity today to try out the alpha version of this groundbreaking new service. From creating waves to joining in on discussions, we put the newest Google sensation through the ringer. Does Google Wave stand up to the hype?

“Google Wave’s communication style feels more intuitive than email.”

Read the full article on Mashable.com

Wave and e-mail integration

Saturday, May 30th, 2009

Interesting news from a Google Wave project member:

We’ve also worked on an email bridge which makes it possible to read/write all your email inside wave.

http://twitter.com/tirsen/statuses/1965990190

Google Wave: A Complete Guide

Thursday, May 28th, 2009

Today has been dominated by news and excitement surrounding Google Wave, Google’s new real-time communication platform that will launch to the public later this year. In fact, there’s been so much buzz that you might just not have enough time to read the thousands of articles being released on Google’s biggest product launch in recent memory. To make sense of it all, we have compiled key information, definitions, and links related to the launch of Google Wave. This in-depth guide provides an overview of Google Wave, discusses the terminology associated with it, details information on Google Wave applications, (i.e. the Twitter Wave app Twave), and goes over ways to keep yourself informed. We know you’re excited about Google Wave, so here’s what we think you should know.

Read the full article on Mashable.com (new window)

What is Google Wave?

Thursday, May 28th, 2009

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.

Google Wave Federation Protocol

Thursday, May 28th, 2009

www.waveprotocol.org

The official Google Wave introduction video

Thursday, May 28th, 2009

Google Wave is a new tool for communication and collaboration on the web, coming later this year.

The introduction keynote for developers at the Google IO conference shows many amazing examples about Google Wave technology.

80 minute introduction video | Highlights from the video