What is Google Wave?

Keeping it simple, Google Wave is a tool for real-time communication and collaboration.

How does it look like?

Here is a screenshot of my account at Google Wave. Click on the image to preview it in full size.

List of potential uses for Google Wave

(Note that all of these are done in real-time. When I say real-time, I mean “real-time”.  You will be able to see people type, delete characters, insert videos, games, plugins, photos and more right before your eyes on your browser without reloading.)

Here are some ideas/potential uses for Google Wave. Some are already implemented, while some are just waiting for developers out there for them to be created.

• Live Blogging (Great for conferences, meetups, etc.)
• Live Meeting
• Distance Learning
• Collaborative Task Management
• Bug Tracking
• Live News Feed
• Stock Market Updates
• Live Auctions
• Online Family Gatherings with live video streaming, multi-player games, photo slideshows
• Technical Support tickets
• Political Debates/Meetup
• Sportscasting
• White board collaboration with a doodle board
• Events Planning
• Interactive Map Discussions
• Live Forums
• Live Interview (Q&A)
• Instant Messaging (IM) replacement
• Did I already mention that it can eventually replace your boring, non-real-time email client?

Those are just a few ideas/potential uses of Google Wave. I’m sure there are even more.

OK! I’m sold. Where can I get Google Wave?

Google Wave is currently in a limited preview and the last 100,000 invites were already sent last Wednesday. But there are ways to request for an invite. Here’s a list:

• Ask a friend to nominate you. Each Google Wave user can make 8 nominations
• Watch the Google Wave threads on FriendFeed
• Request an invite here
• Request a Google Wave Invite directly from Google

If you are a Google Apps administrator and you are interested in using it on your domain, you can express your Google Wave interest here.

Google Wave: 15 features

If you need to learn more about Google Wave, or this Google Wave help

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Tags: google, Google Wave, Invites, Nominations

This entry was posted by AJ Batac on Friday, October 2nd, 2009 at 3:47 pm and is filed under Tools, Tips and Tricks. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. You can leave a response, or trackback from your own site.