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Google Wave From The Inside

by valkyrie | October 1, 2009 at 04:47 pm

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Just gaining access to Google Wave. I am impressed, but not yet over the moon.

Why?

The lack of people to collaborate with yet.

Google Wave is an online tool for real-time communication and collaboration. A wave can be both a conversation
and a document where people can discuss and work together using richly formatted text, photos, videos, maps, and more.

Quote

"There are some important distinctions you should keep in mind. First, there are two types of Google Wave extensions: gadgets and robots. A gadget is an application that runs within a wave. These are a lot like Facebook applications or iGoogle gadgets. They are standalone programs that run within a threaded conversation (aka a wave)."

Ben Parr

A quick look at the different types of extensions they currently have in place.

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"A robot, on the other hand, is an automated participant within a wave. They act like a person and can speak and interact with anybody within the wave. In addition, they can perform tasks, such as pull information from outside sources (as is demonstrated by the Twitter) or can react to keywords and actions within a wave."

Ben Parr

Google Wave's mascot Doctor Wave provides a video on how to control the interface:

Google Wave is going to be big, however the limited amount of people on it at the moment is limiting the possibilities of waving to anyone.

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at 20:44 on October 1st, 2009

Very interesting slideshow, love dr wave :) Now if only I could get my invite!!

Truemorist

at 14:00 on October 2nd, 2009

Nice one! Thanks for sharing with those of us who were not graced with an invitation...

valkyrie

at 14:36 on October 2nd, 2009

Ahaha, sounds like you want one, if I have any spares in about 2-3 days I will send one your way :)

caj1

at 15:48 on October 2nd, 2009

Glad I know at least somebody, virtually that is, who is in on this from the start. Good luck to you, valkyrie! I'm interested most in e-mail or text use of this application.