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post #1 of 26
5/30/09 at 3:50pm
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This looks so cool. http://business.theatlantic.com/2009..._your_life.php
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post #2 of 26
5/30/09 at 4:44pm
for sure.
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post #3 of 26
5/30/09 at 4:48pm
Seems like a social networking dressed in a work tie.
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post #4 of 26
5/30/09 at 5:37pm
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Seems like a social networking dressed in a work tie.

I was going to say the exact same thing. It's basically Facebook.
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post #5 of 26
5/30/09 at 6:05pm
video presentation of it: http://www.voicedup.com/?p=408
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post #6 of 26
5/30/09 at 8:49pm
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Seems like a social networking dressed in a work tie.

Yes.

This will decrease productivity in any workplace it's introduced to.
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post #7 of 26
5/30/09 at 8:52pm
Having worked in some of the more anal IT Depts I would hate to deal with the "Corporate" ver of this. Having to keep conversations and attachements a la AIM Corp on the SAN is going to be a killer.
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post #8 of 26
5/30/09 at 9:17pm
This looks sick. Real time collaboration, for free! We used to have to pay big bucks for something 1/100 as good.
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post #9 of 26
12/8/09 at 12:28pm
Alright, it's been months. The question is: has anyone discovered an actual point to Google Wave yet?

I'm guessing no. Because there is none.
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post #10 of 26
12/8/09 at 1:02pm
^ They made a nifty wave illustrating how the Declaration of Independence would have been created on Wave. Also D&D nerds love this shit, so there is a use. Without wide spread membership there is no real world use yet.
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post #11 of 26
12/8/09 at 1:22pm
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^ They made a nifty wave illustrating how the Declaration of Independence would have been created on Wave. Also D&D nerds love this shit, so there is a use. Without wide spread membership there is no real world use yet.

And assuming widespread membership?

I mean, is editing documents in real-time really that important? I am sure it is in some professions, but for most people it simply isn't. For the average gmail user, I fail to see the upgrade even at critical mass.
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post #12 of 26
12/8/09 at 1:40pm
Its a conversation anyone can join at anytime and replay. Widespread membership allows timewasters, tweens, and social network whore to dig in and find a way to pejoratise it. Once it goes to shit everyone will love it.
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post #13 of 26
12/8/09 at 1:44pm
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Its a conversation anyone can join at anytime and replay. Widespread membership allows timewasters, tweens, and social network whore to dig in and find a way to pejoratise it. Once it goes to shit everyone will love it.

Alright, I can see how self-absorbed internet tweeting poopies will enjoy it. I was wondering if there was a real point to it, and it seems like the answer is not really. I don't need a "replay of a chat".

Compare to gmail - which actually improved the average user experience, primarily via:

Embedded and discreet chat within the e-mail interface
Threaded discussions
Excellent search functionality
More user-friendly labeling
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post #14 of 26
12/8/09 at 1:47pm
Honestly, it really does seem like more or less a waste of time and technology to me. Real-time editing etc...what's the point? Seriously, except for a few niche markets that I can't even think of (I'm just assuming they're there), what does this do that current technologies don't? In fact, real-time editing could get some people into trouble!
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post #15 of 26
12/8/09 at 1:48pm
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Honestly, it really does seem like more or less a waste of time and technology to me. Real-time editing etc...what's the point? Seriously, except for a few niche markets that I can't even think of (I'm just assuming they're there), what does this do that current technologies don't? In fact, real-time editing could get some people into trouble!

Truth. I can't count the number of times I was writing a document to some bigshot and typed out "XYZ SUCKS BIG DICK HAHAHAHAHHAHA BITCH" and then pressed ctrl-Z to undo. Google Wave would get me fired.
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