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When you go to every comment thread discussing Google Wave and say that your service is the same idea, when clearly the only thing they have in common is sendin

When you go to every comment thread discussing Google Wave and say that your service is the same idea, when clearly the only thing they have in common is sending real-time data back and forth, people tend to get annoyed. Honestly, have some respect for your own product. Don't try to piggy-back on others' popularity. And try to look at things objectively. I understand that you may be excited of your app's real-time features, but just because something else does real-time updating doesn't mean they're the same thing. Honestly, you're not Google, so don't try to make it look like what your project is as big as theirs'. You don't need to do that for people to be interested in your site. Just advertise it as what it is, a real-time way to shop with someone else online.

uptown 17y ago
I thought they sold elephants. Thanks for clearing that up.
- kineticac 17y ago
  haha nice! i think the real question is... would you have bought one? ;)
joepestro 17y ago
Point taken. It's actually more similar than might appear at first glance. Google Wave is real time, and when someone types/edits the wave you're looking at, you see that. On Browseology, when someone types in a search or any other text, you see that. When you change pages, so does everyone else. It's this real time updating that lets everyone browsing together see the same thing. We're really excited about Browseology, it's true. Of course I have a lot of respect for what we've built from scratch. We tried to let people know about it while Google Wave was getting a lot of attention. This wasn't the right place to do that. And you're right - we're not Google. Does that mean we can't build something that would be useful for you? We wanted to let everyone know that they could try this out now (instead of waiting months for the public release of Wave) to see what this aspect of real time collaboration looks like.
- Scriptor 17y ago
  Does that mean we can't build something that would be useful for you? You can always do something profound and useful. Just make sure you don't get carried away with your own excitement. Browseology and Wave share real-time features, but that doesn't really mean they're the same "idea". Remember that the wave idea and online shopping are completely separate things. I think your mistake was in not realizing this. Real-time editing, which is the similarity you mentioned, has already been implemented in apps like Google Docs and Etherpad. And you're right, it's not a good idea to try to get attention by taking the spotlight from someone else (although it could be said that Google's partial Wave release was a response to Microsoft's Bing announcement). One thing you could do right now is write an analysis of the technical aspects of what you did, comparing yourself to Wave and other real-time apps. Make sure you talk about both the similarities and the differences, especially what makes your app different.
  - ahoyhere 17y ago
    Not to mention, real-time "social shopping" and "leading other people around the web" apps/services already exist and have for ages. I don't see a differentiator, just a bad attitude.

uptown 17y ago

I thought they sold elephants. Thanks for clearing that up.

kineticac 17y ago
haha nice! i think the real question is... would you have bought one? ;)

joepestro 17y ago

Point taken. It's actually more similar than might appear at first glance. Google Wave is real time, and when someone types/edits the wave you're looking at, you see that. On Browseology, when someone types in a search or any other text, you see that. When you change pages, so does everyone else. It's this real time updating that lets everyone browsing together see the same thing. We're really excited about Browseology, it's true. Of course I have a lot of respect for what we've built from scratch. We tried to let people know about it while Google Wave was getting a lot of attention. This wasn't the right place to do that. And you're right - we're not Google. Does that mean we can't build something that would be useful for you? We wanted to let everyone know that they could try this out now (instead of waiting months for the public release of Wave) to see what this aspect of real time collaboration looks like.

Scriptor 17y ago
Does that mean we can't build something that would be useful for you? You can always do something profound and useful. Just make sure you don't get carried away with your own excitement. Browseology and Wave share real-time features, but that doesn't really mean they're the same "idea". Remember that the wave idea and online shopping are completely separate things. I think your mistake was in not realizing this. Real-time editing, which is the similarity you mentioned, has already been implemented in apps like Google Docs and Etherpad. And you're right, it's not a good idea to try to get attention by taking the spotlight from someone else (although it could be said that Google's partial Wave release was a response to Microsoft's Bing announcement). One thing you could do right now is write an analysis of the technical aspects of what you did, comparing yourself to Wave and other real-time apps. Make sure you talk about both the similarities and the differences, especially what makes your app different.
- ahoyhere 17y ago
  Not to mention, real-time "social shopping" and "leading other people around the web" apps/services already exist and have for ages. I don't see a differentiator, just a bad attitude.