Peaches Posted October 24, 2009 Report Share Posted October 24, 2009 ]Google Wave: It's innovative, but is it truly useful?Currently in a controlled beta that everyone wants to try out, Google Wave has enormous potential -- and serious limitationsBy Preston GrallaOctober 23, 2009 Computerworld - Google Wave is a groundbreaking real-time collaborative tool that has the potential to be an ideal way for members of a group to work with one another. But it's not clear how useful it will be in the real world. It's the kind of tool that you want to use, but one that you may not be able to figure out how to fit into your work life. In fact, Google Wave is one of those services that's nearly impossible to describe to those who haven't used it. One way to think of it is as a mashup of threaded e-mail conversations and instant messaging -- on steroids. Rich content, including Google maps, interactive polling, videos and more, can be embedded in conversations (called waves). And the rich content is live and interactive. If you embed a Google map, for example, all participants in the conversation can use it as if they were on the Google Maps site. All this makes for a kind of in-depth collaboration that's not possible with more traditional means of Internet communication. Theoretically, Google Wave can help groups share information, make decisions and take actions more quickly. Computerworld - http://www.computerw...t_truly_useful_ Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Island Dog Posted October 28, 2009 Report Share Posted October 28, 2009 It's useful for a few limited situations, but not for general use. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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