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Obligatory response to this (and most) web startups: why won't Wave kill this?

by mrshoe 17y ago

prabodh 17y ago
I tend to disagree with this...why will Wave kill this
- mrshoe 17y ago
  Share photos, videos, and calendar events with rich controls like video players and embedded Google Maps. Then allow participants to comment on (and even edit) all of the above. Items with recent comments/changes float to the top. It seems like this is exactly what Wave is designed for. Half of the point of my original comment, however, is to say that Wave seems to be designed exactly for everything, which is one of my biggest criticisms of it.
  - prabodh 17y ago
    "It takes just five seconds to make a website for your family. Enter your last name above, invite family members, and share some photos, videos, messages, events, or websites! It's that easy..." From their Site..So i believe this gives a more personalized experience for the user and their family. I am not saying this app will be a killer app right away...But i can definitely say Wave Wont kill this...
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angelbob 17y ago
Having the ability to do something doesn't mean it'll be focused that way or convenient to use that way. Look at Twitter and say: "why won't blogging kill this?" Part of the answer is focus: they're making some things easy, not just possible. Part of the answer is demographic/cultural. Reddit isn't Hacker News, even if a lot of the technology is very similar, and StackOverflow isn't any of its many different-topic clones even if nearly all of the technology is shared. A community is affected by focus, policies and advertising, not just the technology. If Google Wave has the technology to kill most web startups (I'm not sure I believe this), then it's not focused enough to matter in almost any of their specific domains.
- jasonlbaptiste 17y ago
  As one of the co-founders of Ramamia, I have to say this is a great answer, probably even better than I could give. Domain and niche expertise is powerful.

Obligatory response to this (and most) web startups: why won't Wave kill this?

by mrshoe 17y ago

Obligatory response to this (and most) web startups: why won't Wave kill this?

prabodh 17y ago

I tend to disagree with this...why will Wave kill this

mrshoe 17y ago
Share photos, videos, and calendar events with rich controls like video players and embedded Google Maps. Then allow participants to comment on (and even edit) all of the above. Items with recent comments/changes float to the top. It seems like this is exactly what Wave is designed for. Half of the point of my original comment, however, is to say that Wave seems to be designed exactly for everything, which is one of my biggest criticisms of it.
- prabodh 17y ago
  "It takes just five seconds to make a website for your family. Enter your last name above, invite family members, and share some photos, videos, messages, events, or websites! It's that easy..." From their Site..So i believe this gives a more personalized experience for the user and their family. I am not saying this app will be a killer app right away...But i can definitely say Wave Wont kill this...

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angelbob 17y ago

Having the ability to do something doesn't mean it'll be focused that way or convenient to use that way. Look at Twitter and say: "why won't blogging kill this?" Part of the answer is focus: they're making some things easy, not just possible. Part of the answer is demographic/cultural. Reddit isn't Hacker News, even if a lot of the technology is very similar, and StackOverflow isn't any of its many different-topic clones even if nearly all of the technology is shared. A community is affected by focus, policies and advertising, not just the technology. If Google Wave has the technology to kill most web startups (I'm not sure I believe this), then it's not focused enough to matter in almost any of their specific domains.

jasonlbaptiste 17y ago
As one of the co-founders of Ramamia, I have to say this is a great answer, probably even better than I could give. Domain and niche expertise is powerful.