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Google Wave's Best Use Cases

18 points by fogus 17y ago

amichail 17y ago
Focusing just on collaboration would limit its market. They should add reddit-like features for public waves.
- TrevorJ 17y ago
  Public waves will need some heavy hitting filtering tools to be handy, you are right about that. Tangential note: I've noticed your comment and a few other comments being downvoted out of disagreement lately - as per the guidelines and for the sake of rich discussions, if you disagree with a comment it would be great if you could reply to it rather than just downvote it - that we we all get the benefit of your particular viewpoint and it contributes to the discussion.
Flemlord 17y ago
I'm interested in using it for software company support. I see it (possibly) replacing blog comments, forums and on-line chat.
jimboyoungblood 17y ago
Wave sounds like a classic case of a solution searching for a problem.
- sjs 17y ago
  Why have you ruled out the possibility that it solves a problem you don't have?
  - jimboyoungblood 17y ago
    Perhaps it does. But if it did, I think we'd be seeing articles like "How I used Google Wave to get laid and make money", not speculative "What could Wave be possibly useful for?" articles like this one. Wave is more confusing than it is inspirational. My first thought upon opening the invite was "wtf?", and after a few minutes of staring at it, "wtf?!?". Then I closed the window. Maybe wave will become useful after a few iterations, but in its current incarnation it's in the same category as Yahoo Pipes. I.e., technically interesting/dazzling, but of little practical use.
- unalone 17y ago
  Gonna have to disagree with you there. Wave solves a slew of little nagging issues I have with other mediums all in one go.
  - jimboyoungblood 17y ago
    So are you actively using it? If so, what for?
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motoko 17y ago
I don't understand how a more powerful message system will make email as "asynchronous queue of messages" obsolete. As far as I know, gmail is a surface abstraction of wave between Google's private servers. I do understand that most email tools suck, but that is the fault of the tools and email culture, not "asynchronous queue of messages."
gord 17y ago
My impression : 'Google Wave is nice to Kittens'. We all like kittens, right? I replaced 'Google Wave' by 'Plone' or 'Blog' and the meaning seemed to be preserved... are they the same thing?
- TheSOB88 17y ago
  PLONE?? I don't know what that is, but that sounds like the next big thing in communications.

18 points by fogus 17y ago

amichail 17y ago

Focusing just on collaboration would limit its market. They should add reddit-like features for public waves.

TrevorJ 17y ago
Public waves will need some heavy hitting filtering tools to be handy, you are right about that. Tangential note: I've noticed your comment and a few other comments being downvoted out of disagreement lately - as per the guidelines and for the sake of rich discussions, if you disagree with a comment it would be great if you could reply to it rather than just downvote it - that we we all get the benefit of your particular viewpoint and it contributes to the discussion.

Flemlord 17y ago

I'm interested in using it for software company support. I see it (possibly) replacing blog comments, forums and on-line chat.

jimboyoungblood 17y ago

Wave sounds like a classic case of a solution searching for a problem.

sjs 17y ago
Why have you ruled out the possibility that it solves a problem you don't have?
- jimboyoungblood 17y ago
  Perhaps it does. But if it did, I think we'd be seeing articles like "How I used Google Wave to get laid and make money", not speculative "What could Wave be possibly useful for?" articles like this one. Wave is more confusing than it is inspirational. My first thought upon opening the invite was "wtf?", and after a few minutes of staring at it, "wtf?!?". Then I closed the window. Maybe wave will become useful after a few iterations, but in its current incarnation it's in the same category as Yahoo Pipes. I.e., technically interesting/dazzling, but of little practical use.
unalone 17y ago
Gonna have to disagree with you there. Wave solves a slew of little nagging issues I have with other mediums all in one go.
- jimboyoungblood 17y ago
  So are you actively using it? If so, what for?
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motoko 17y ago

I don't understand how a more powerful message system will make email as "asynchronous queue of messages" obsolete. As far as I know, gmail is a surface abstraction of wave between Google's private servers. I do understand that most email tools suck, but that is the fault of the tools and email culture, not "asynchronous queue of messages."

gord 17y ago

My impression : 'Google Wave is nice to Kittens'. We all like kittens, right? I replaced 'Google Wave' by 'Plone' or 'Blog' and the meaning seemed to be preserved... are they the same thing?

TheSOB88 17y ago
PLONE?? I don't know what that is, but that sounds like the next big thing in communications.