Google Wave
Google Wave, A latest buzz to hit the Web world claiming to be the future of all Web conversations.
What does it do?
Google Wave is a multifaceted platform integrating E-mail, IM – Instant Messaging, Collaboration, Google Maps, Wiki, Online documents, Online games, Video Conferencing and Search; enabling the Web user to handle communication much more effectively.
What is the purpose?
Lars Rasmussen, Google Wave’s engineering Manager said “Wave is an attempt at redefining communication over the internet”. I’m not very sure what that exactly means but am sure this new Wave must have shaken up other competitors. The preferred browser for Google Wave seem to be Chrome, Firefox and Apple’s Safari. Google Wave is product as well as an Open source platform for building new Apps.
How does it do?
In Wave, one creates a wave and adds people to it. Everyone on a wave can add richly formatted text, photos, gadgets and online feeds to respond to and edit the wave on real time. It’s instant and one can see what others are typing in a wave. A user can also use ‘playback’ to rewind the wave and see how it evolved.
When can I use it?
As of now Google Wave is sent out only to a select 1,00,000 invites for a limited preview.
