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Re: Google Wave crashes on beach of overhype

Alquma25 — Fri, 09 Oct 2009 15:45:06 -0000

Google Wave is free open?

Re: Google Wave crashes on beach of overhype

Theresa Nielsen — Fri, 09 Oct 2009 13:14:08 -0000

Well I am ready to ride the Google wave and have my bikini ready; just keep me posted with more information.

Re: Google Wave crashes on beach of overhype

Name — Thu, 08 Oct 2009 20:53:02 -0000

Kudos for not being yet another google kiss ass. Just got my account and my initial impression is that Wave is NOT intuitive and is certainly NOT efficient. Seeing others type in real time sucks on many levels. Wave boils down to little more than multi-user IM. the biggest flaw is that it's yet another closed network. Perhaps they'll change this at some point but right now you can not send anything to anyone who doesn't have a Wabe account. You can't email them, you can't IM them. That is fucking asinine.

BTW, the above opinion is in response to Google's claim of Wave as a replacement for email. I do see potential as a collaboration tool utilized inside a company. However, that is an entirely different market from the one they claim to be focused on.

Re: Google Wave crashes on beach of overhype

Bernie Ritchie — Thu, 08 Oct 2009 13:06:07 -0000

Washed up and beached out: Robert Scoble on the overhype of Google Wave ...

Re: Google Wave crashes on beach of overhype

TVisio — Wed, 07 Oct 2009 01:20:05 -0000

What we have here may be the Deflationary spiraling vortex of Cannibalized manic enthusiasm. Are we just beginning to question the marketing lies we wanted to believe?

yes Google is still god with a little gee.

Re: Google Wave crashes on beach of overhype

Guest — Tue, 06 Oct 2009 12:53:30 -0000

Fair enough on IM, I guess I'm the exception.

But on Twitter/Facebook/Friendfeed: There *is* arguing that point. Like this. And then there's the fact that it can be excellent in marketing, even if you can't work it into production. Et cetera.

Re: Google Wave crashes on beach of overhype

gena — Tue, 06 Oct 2009 12:49:37 -0000

Did you hear that ?
You can get free google wave invites from http://bit.ly/invitewave
well i tried and got mine after waiting 2 days.Feeling lucky lol

Re: Google Wave crashes on beach of overhype

Guest — Tue, 06 Oct 2009 12:20:28 -0000

Since always.

It's been used by programmers for a very long time as a quick way to communicate about issues - why do you think IRC was so popular and still exists? AIM, XMPP, etc. are just modern versions of that, and now New Media-ites have joined the ranks of those that use it for work-related purposes.

Twitter/Facebook/Friendfeed absolutely does not. There's no arguing this point - they do not contribute valuable, productive data or resources.

--Kyle

Re: Google Wave crashes on beach of overhype

Tristan Bergh — Tue, 06 Oct 2009 09:37:43 -0000

Have you tried the replay feature?

Have you been able to drag in any file and share it?

Have you dragged in your Twitter feed?

Re: Google Wave crashes on beach of overhype

MrGamma — Mon, 05 Oct 2009 23:14:11 -0000

The crash of overhype? What Happened to Open Social?

I would be alot happier if Google focused on products which weren't aimed at building huge distribution channels for adsense...

Re: Google Wave crashes on beach of overhype

NoriSEO — Mon, 05 Oct 2009 10:26:27 -0000

What about privacy? Where is the wave saved? on a google server?

Re: Google Wave crashes on beach of overhype

Beta — Mon, 05 Oct 2009 05:14:01 -0000

sounds google wave is not good

Re: Google Wave crashes on beach of overhype

Helen Hunt — Mon, 05 Oct 2009 02:51:27 -0000

wow, thanks for this blog post - so I don't have to go around anymore chasing free invites when in fact, there's no real benefit over what I already have.

I think it's over hyped by bloggers and the media.

Re: Google Wave crashes on beach of overhype

Afif Raza — Mon, 05 Oct 2009 02:21:13 -0000

In one way I could think this was almost expected., but the reasons pointed out make you almost think what was Google thinking any ways...

Re: Google Wave crashes on beach of overhype

Google Waver — Sun, 04 Oct 2009 23:38:00 -0000

Interested in Google Wave Invites - check this forum out:

http://tinyurl.com/ybdtx6k

There are a few left

Re: Google Wave crashes on beach of overhype

paulmccord — Sun, 04 Oct 2009 13:44:59 -0000

I think no matter how good it is there is no way it could live up to the hype it has received. I do not have it yet but I am sure I will like it based on the videos that are out. Thanks for updating us anyway.

Re: Google Wave crashes on beach of overhype

Japie Venter — Sun, 04 Oct 2009 08:38:36 -0000

Will I be able to use Google Wave in any way to increase the ranking of my business on the Google search engine

Re: Google Wave crashes on beach of overhype

henry blince — Sun, 04 Oct 2009 07:58:24 -0000

you're wrong. In so many ways.

Re: Google Wave crashes on beach of overhype

moganz — Sat, 03 Oct 2009 18:09:55 -0000

I really2 not agree with you...
oh my... it's awesome,
just seen the video also on you tube, it simply rocks... wow

Re: Google Wave crashes on beach of overhype

Scobleizer — Sat, 03 Oct 2009 17:13:02 -0000

Just to make sure I understood the use case, I watched a video, and looked deeply at it again. Here's my new post. http://scobleizer.com/2009/...

Re: Google Wave crashes on beach of overhype

Alex — Sat, 03 Oct 2009 16:24:18 -0000

i cant really comment on if it is any good as i haven't managed to get myself a invite yet! would be happy to comment if someone sends me an invite!! wardy89@googlemail.com

Re: Google Wave crashes on beach of overhype

scott — Sat, 03 Oct 2009 15:24:46 -0000

Although I thought your article was more thoughtful and balanced, you still seemed to emphasize the communication aspects (e-mail) over the publishing aspects. Despite Lars' assertion I don't see Wave replacing email either. IM with notification filtering might consolidate and simplify the direct messaging app space. I do think Wave could replace Wikis and apps like PowerPoint though my inclination is to let it evolve into something not tied to old metaphors. My impression is that the realtime communication functionality will direct and serve as commentary on the publishing process and that the recorder will eventually be used primarily as a presentation playback engine for the content being produced and not as a conversation playback engine.

There's nothing wrong with being an edge case unless you don't realize it.

Re: Google Wave crashes on beach of overhype

Douglas Karr — Sat, 03 Oct 2009 14:45:23 -0000

At least Google is trying to advance communications and not stifling it... like Microsoft who continues to utilize Word as their Outlook rendering engine. Communication technology is evolving on the Internet - and experiments like this are great for encouraging invention!

Re: Google Wave crashes on beach of overhype

Lore — Sat, 03 Oct 2009 14:42:38 -0000

Scott you're right!

Robert, you should take a look at my extremely messy Lotus Notes enterprise installation, clogged by hundreds of emails with hilarious subjects like "Re: Rif: R: Fwd: Rif: Re: Artwork XYZ". You would understand for sure how more effective and ordered could be a Wave in these situations, where all the replies are listed inside the same thread, where thanks to the playback you can rewind the wave, and where actions are extremely flexible.

Re: Google Wave crashes on beach of overhype

Andre — Sat, 03 Oct 2009 14:39:55 -0000

Honestly I don't agree with this article at all. At the developer preview it was touted as a mix between email and im with the purpose of being a communication and collaborative tool.

Obviously it isn't going to pose any threat to Facebook or any other social network. Not yet at least anyway as you have pointed out with it's various kinks and so forth.

Another point is.......isn't this only a beta? I may have misunderstood but isn't this time between now and when they release it to the public supposed to be used by the Google Wave team and independent developers alike to improve it for when it is 'done'? How can you be so underwhelmed by an application in its early beta stages?