Topic: Google Wave (Page 1 of 1)

http://wave.google.com/

Cool stuff, watch the 1h20m video.

Is this Innovation?

Or just google's take on Microsoft Live Meeting, Webex and hundreds of other who host meetings and/or provide online collaboration tools.

It's like "MS, you attacked Google Maps and Google Search, so we'll attack Hotmail (MS Live), and MS Office, and your other stuf...we'll even create our own browser"

And don't get me started with the social networking sites....this is Web 2.0?

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Did you watch the whole video?

I was looking at it from a developer's point of view and I can fully appreciate how cool the live sync is. And how cool it is that the whole system is based on a tree of xml files. Making it possible to live sync anything that can be described with an xml. The rest of the GUI gadgets are just icing on the cake.

I work in a corporate environment where we make big design documents collaboratively and I could really appreciate this kind of system. Even google docs don't have it this good. I don't know if you can imagine the headaches we get from using microsoft office. And if the server application can be hosted on a closed network then it means that companies (like mine) can actually use it!

Live sync like it's done in the video may look like a small thing for a non-developer but trust me: it's truly innovative.

I agree, they are good, let's face it!

I watched the entire video a while back, and found it quite anticlimactic. Old technology in a shiny new package is all. It's always been easy to interact with something in a single known environment.

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reisio said:

Old technology in a shiny new package is all

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Exactly. Only good thing about the project is that it's open source.

Maybe someone will come up with an Engine that allows everyone to interact in true VR - now that might help me stifle a yawn.

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Yeah a proper lib, not a service.

Hey, if anyone gets an invite, could you send me one please?

webshaman at gmail dot com (fill in the necessary areas).

WebShaman | The keenest sorrow (and greatest truth) is to recognize ourselves as the sole cause of all our adversities.
- Sophocles

me 2 ... terraflux@gmail.com

I applied for an account but like most of these things, I never get my account unless it's from an invite.

so...me 3 curtadkins [at] gmail [dot] com

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Me too! kenner.roy -at gmail -dot com

I've managed to get on it now, but unfortunately the only people that can invite at the moment are people that are signed up to be Google Beta testers.

Apparently they're capping the usage at 100,000 for the time being, so there might be quite a wait!

I've also managed to score an account - hit me with an email (via ->Tyberius Prime , send email at the bottom) to learn my handle

Any news on this guys? Who's got an invite for me??

@kimson: you know I'd love to invite *you*
but so far, no invites for me to hand out

Ah yeah thanks TP, I'll just go back to my cell and be patient!

I don't know if you guys already got one but sent you invites anyway (to webshaman, cprompt and redroy)

if anyone else needs one, let me know on terraflux@gmail.com

Thanks Arthurio!! Kimson, if you don't already have an account, post your email or PM it to me and I will send you an invite too

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same here, invites finally available

Hey guys, thanks a bunch! I did get one in the end, but have to say I have no clue how to use the thing

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The Fat Controller is gonna get you in the end.

Just want to say thanks for the invite!

Coolness!

BTW - I now have 8 invites that I can hand out. Just let me know.

WebShaman | The keenest sorrow (and greatest truth) is to recognize ourselves as the sole cause of all our adversities.
- Sophocles

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kimson said:

...but have to say I have no clue how to use the thing

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uh...yeah...I'm right there with ya

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Woot! Received my invite. Email has a link with unique invite code that claims it may only be used once.

...and so does the second email I received with another unique link...

Anyone want the second invite?

Me please. addie in profile.

Actually have been thinking about a project where this may be useful. The hard part will be corralling the cats.

ThangQ

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NoJive, invite sent

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I've got a few invites now too if anyone needs one.

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Any sufficiently advanced bug is indistinguishable from a feature.

Sorry - was a bit slow to get back on here.

I have 8 invites available. Mail me through the forum mail link, and I shall happily enlist you.

so what's the verdict?


I looked at it, the interface is pretty lame considering were in 2010, but haven't test ridden it.

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There are two problems I have with the interface, one is it's incredibly slow (I'm using Chromuim) and the other is that I can't view a wave properly (especially if there is embedded content) if my browser isn't widened or the wave panel isn't maximised, I currently run a window about 1050px wide.

Functionally I actually like it, and do see a use for it. it's great for knowledge sharing, and realy requires people to actively get involved, it seems to be suffering from the same problems Wiki's had when they first appeared.

Impossibly boring.

So...

My interest in GW has waned. It's as dead as this thread.

Perhaps it'd be better if I actually had some friends. *sad sigh*

(lol)

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reisio said:

Impossibly boring.

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I'd say "terribly disappointing"....

I still have some invites left just drop me an email and I'll get one over to ya. Seymour dot Adam @ gmail

Just a reminder: still boring. I haven't been back (to wave) once.

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SleepingWolf said:

Maybe someone will come up with an Engine that allows everyone to interact in true VR - now that might help me stifle a yawn.

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And by everyone you mean...more like the Internet lets everybody on a webpage, and not so much like Second Life allows 75 people on a CPU? Or more like 3D VR?



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