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silverwhisper
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i do, and i'm still making up my mind about it. right now, i'm contemplating using it as a means of collaborative storytelling but i don't believe i know anybody: 1) with whom: i would be interested in such a partnering, and 2) who has a google wave account.
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cheekygirl75
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I\'m still not quite clear on what it is, or why some people seem so excited about it. My impression from the site is that it\'s a kind of combination of a wiki, instant messaging and google docs. But I\'ve never actually seen it in use. Is that accurate, or am I missing something?
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It's an interesting blend of an IM program, an e-mail program, a document sharing system, and gods knows what else.
As a single-party e-mail (i.e., from you to your mom), it's pretty mundane. Unless your mom happens to be signed in at the time, in which case it can function as a real-time IM, wherein either one of you can edit any part of the conversation at any time.
As a mass-mailing system, however, that's where it gets pretty nifty. You send a message out to Ann, Bob, Carol and Dave inviting them over for a party. You include a widget where they can reply with Yes, No or Maybe. Ann replies Yes, and adds a comment that she'll be a half hour late. Instead of having to hit Reply All, this widget-response and comment is automatically added to everyone's Wave, whether or not they've read it yet.
Bob and Carol reply Maybe, but say that they'll need the time pushed back an hour to make it. As before, everyone gets this message automatically; and when you go in to the original message to update the time, everyone's message is automatically updated to include the new information.
It really cuts down on how many Reply To All mails that might have to be sorted through. You can also drag-and-drop a map or an image into a Wave, and the other parties involved can see it immediately.
If you're working with people, for example a team of folks working on a business project, it allows for real-time multi-user simultaneous editing of a document, sharing of files and images, and really streamlines the whole process nicely.
I wouldn't go so far as to say it's perfect for everyone. But it's definitely got it's uses, and I think everyone could -make- use of it if they wanted to. If nothing else, I love the drag-and-drop feature for adding images. And there are optional add-ons that allow you to add or do different things to your Waves, too.
I'm enjoying it. I also have a pile of invitations, so if anyone would like to check it out and help beta test, PM me.
i have some invites in my email somewhere i'll check after i finish cleanin the house if there's a way to just forward those to you.
@cheekygirl75: thats how i feel as well. it seems like email meets wikipedia. I'd rather just have normal im but i could just be old school *shrugs*
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