Awaiting the new Google Wave
Posted by Jeppesen in News
100.000 people (non-developers) can't wait getting there invite to join the community of Google Wave users the 30. September 2009. Well, probably and statistically some of us have to wait a little longer before a Google Wave beta is rolled-out.
But what is all the fuss about? is it just a great PR stunt?....I do not think so!
Take 10 min. to see the Google presentation video, and you will get an idea of what it is all about. In short it is an attempt to make a collaborative communication media using well known technologies as e-mail, chat, blog, document, social network, and less known/used 'web 2' technologies.
The 2 Danish brothers, Jens & Lars Eilstrup Rasmussen is heading the Google Wave project, as they did with Google Map, so from a technical point of view I am confident that they will make it a success, but..
The 'Wave' communication form can turn out to be to big a challenge for ordinary users to get used to, whereas the young generation of internet users probably will "surf on the Wave" because they are used to online, real time collaboration already. On the other hand, nobody thought that the older generation would "jump" on Facebook as first-time internet users!
For sure I can't wait to get hands-on experience with Google Wave, what about you?
