I almost wonder if "Google Everything" would have been a better name for it--some aspects of just about every social website could be replaced with waves. It ov

I almost wonder if "Google Everything" would have been a better name for it--some aspects of just about every social website could be replaced with waves. It overlaps a lot with the functionality of Facebook, Twitter and 4chan just to name a few. It also overlaps strongly with services such as email, newsgroups and instant messaging. I don't know if wave will ultimately be compelling enough to draw people away from those other sites and services, but I don't think it will be a complete flop (I'm looking at you, VRML).