Explaining Google Wave, 140 Characters At A Time
It seems like this days our world needs to be defined in 140 characters (we are trying to fight this). Google is a great company and any product it offers is worth at least a blog post. One of the latest released products is Google Wave. You must have already heard or read about it, but still, I couldn’t find anywhere a good definition, in less than 140 characters, of where Google Wave innovates.
Google defines wave as :
.. a tool for communication and collaboration on the web
but that sounds so late 90’s - communication? collaboration?? that’s web1.0 stuff.
Google sure got a lot of hype around Wave, some calling it an MS office killer, some Twitter buster, and some claiming it will become the ultimate project management tool. I’m not sure yet if I see the added value in using Wave. As a stand-alone product, which adds real-time features to email and lets you easily share pictures using drag-and-drop, it seems to me as a natural evolution of Gmail, no more.
I believe what can make Wave a true game-changer will come from a 3rd party developer, someone who will leverage Google Wave’s API to create a new type of web service, possibly mashing Wave up with other web services.
And the truth is, I think I might have a killer idea, the next Twitter. And that’s why I need your help - I requested a user for the development sandbox and still waiting for confirmation. If you happen to have a sandbox user, I’d love to get an invite!
To understand Google Wave with minimal effrot, read this great Google Wave F.A.Q.
If you have more time to spear, here’s the Google Wave live demo.
Look for furture post on the Wave app I plan on building, register to t our RSS feed.
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Found some Google Wave invites, let me know if you need one stevencruisest@gmail.com.