The New Email? Google Wave

[Kyle Lacy]

There are so many technology oriented blogs in the world that it would be stupid of me to break down Google Wave on my own. The steps Google is taking with this new initiative is going to rock the world of Internet based communication.


What do you think about this new concept from Google? I love the idea. Below you will find a couple of links to stories about Google Wave.

Mashable : The Google Wave Guide

IT Blogwatch from Computerworld

Andy Wibbles : Google Wave Obliterates Everything

The Lifehacker Breakdown

SocialMediaToday: What the Internet's Been Waiting For

I don't know about you but I am pretty excited for this new tool. Bring it on!

[Ian Arkin]

Google wave is bigger than most people realizes in terms of ingenuity.

This takes online collaboration to the next level. It will essentially replace email and instant messaging and supplement blogging, social networking, and wiki-style document collaboration.

My favorite part of it is the developer API. I have a feeling that this is going to inspire so many developers to raise the bar of what people expect the internet to do.

The only problem I foresee is people's reluctancy to use online applications instead of client-side OS applications. Also, I doubt Google wave will ever work in Internet Explorer, which still has 66% market share.

[PK Koduri]

I liked what I saw - the entire interface looks like my work desk - organized chaos. But it would be interesting to see what the efficiency benefits are really going to be, because at some point all this consolidation will only lead to information overload and diminished returns.

[Jake Roesler]

Yes, concurrency control technology will change everything. Central server models such as this will, I fear, reignite political/legal/ business debates about cyber monopolies and fuel antitrust legislation that seeks to restrain CCT advancements that would dwarf mere email collaboration.

Google will take over the world.