I am quite excited! After what seems like an eternity (ok about five weeks!), I have had my invite to join the testing group of Google Wave!
Problem is, I have no one to talk to, apart from my son Jack! I have sent out my invites to ‘like minded’ people and family – but Google won’t promise an early invite to them… Although he got his quickly!
Google Wave has been predicted as the end of email in its current form, and this may be the case. Generation Y are moving on; they think it’s boring. Hence the growth of twitter and facebook. Short sharp messages in SMS bursts (140 characters or less) are the order of the day.
The wave looks like this will address this issue with threads and multi-media. It will act as ‘normal email’ but relies more on a collaborative working style. I have to say that at the launch I thought the presentation given by the Google team was fairly dire! Ignoring the fact that it is 80 minutes loooooong! I guess I have become accustomed to the master of launches – Steve Jobs. Tips from his presentation have been recently published here – and are absolutely spot on. (I have tried to use his style in my own work – including in my presentation to the Sheriffs Commission here)
But I digress – the Wave is here… just waiting for the surfers!
I am at timgarrattnottingham@googlewave.com
Say hello if you are out there!
UPDATE 25.11.09
Friends and contacts joining the Wave – it is quite good fun! Some very clever features especially around the editing of messages – and watching people type!
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