Google Wave

Google Wave was announced back in May and since then considerable hype has been building around the tool. I was lucky enough to get an initial invite when it was first release and play around with the sandbox. The concept is great but the execution still needs a little work. The fact that user guides need to be written to explain what it is and how to use it are probably a good indicator that it’s not ready for the general public. Don’t get me wrong, there are a lot of really cool features like real time, extensions, and playback; but the the usability takes a bit of time to get used to. Participating in waves with more than 4 users also gets out of hand quickly when everyone starts typing. I see great potential though, and with the release of the Google Wave Federated Server, we’ll start to see the tool and user base grow and hopefully enhancements to make it easier to use. Here’s my Google Wave address if you want to add me – dejimj@googlewave.com