Comments on: Be a Google Wave Rock Star http://workawesome.com/productivity/be-a-google-wave-rock-star/ Work Better. Live Better. Wed, 08 Feb 2012 03:16:20 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Wladia Viviani http://workawesome.com/productivity/be-a-google-wave-rock-star/#comment-2107 Wladia Viviani Sat, 09 Jan 2010 02:03:51 +0000 http://workawesome.com/?p=1347#comment-2107 I've been relying on an app, 'googlesystray', that checks for updated waves at user-defined intervals. It's still much slower than standard IM, of course. Not enough for Wave to compete in this niche, at least for now. I wonder if Wave would be a good intranet tool, just as it is. I'm a freelancer, I have no way to give a try. I'd like to know your opinion, if possible. I’ve been relying on an app, ‘googlesystray’, that checks for updated waves at user-defined intervals. It’s still much slower than standard IM, of course. Not enough for Wave to compete in this niche, at least for now.

I wonder if Wave would be a good intranet tool, just as it is. I’m a freelancer, I have no way to give a try. I’d like to know your opinion, if possible.

]]> By: Aaron A http://workawesome.com/productivity/be-a-google-wave-rock-star/#comment-2106 Aaron A Sat, 09 Jan 2010 01:27:49 +0000 http://workawesome.com/?p=1347#comment-2106 Everyone wants to make each new social application into a competition but each of these applications, be it twitter, facebook, IM, email or Wave have their own individual qualities that I will use each for. As a designer, Wave is better than any social application for working on projects with other designers and clients across the globe. Real time conversations with embeded video and more. Everyone wants to make each new social application into a competition but each of these applications, be it twitter, facebook, IM, email or Wave have their own individual qualities that I will use each for.

As a designer, Wave is better than any social application for working on projects with other designers and clients across the globe. Real time conversations with embeded video and more.

]]> By: Andre Kibbe http://workawesome.com/productivity/be-a-google-wave-rock-star/#comment-2098 Andre Kibbe Fri, 08 Jan 2010 18:02:55 +0000 http://workawesome.com/?p=1347#comment-2098 I'm not sure if you've actually used Wave, but for most IM use cases I still prefer standard IM clients. In its current state Wave pings only alert recipients who are actively in their Wave client. If I can only alert people under such a narrow condition, I might as well use email, since the message is likely to be asynchronous anyway. Wave is good for replacing email when you anticipate having multiple exchanges over the same topic. It's cleaner to revise and evolve a single message the to send multiple messages back and forth. For single messages, email is still the best tool for the job. I’m not sure if you’ve actually used Wave, but for most IM use cases I still prefer standard IM clients. In its current state Wave pings only alert recipients who are actively in their Wave client. If I can only alert people under such a narrow condition, I might as well use email, since the message is likely to be asynchronous anyway.

Wave is good for replacing email when you anticipate having multiple exchanges over the same topic. It’s cleaner to revise and evolve a single message the to send multiple messages back and forth. For single messages, email is still the best tool for the job.

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]]> By: Paul O'Donovan http://workawesome.com/productivity/be-a-google-wave-rock-star/#comment-2075 Paul O'Donovan Thu, 07 Jan 2010 03:33:53 +0000 http://workawesome.com/?p=1347#comment-2075 Great article, this is the first I've heard of Wave. I think we have become so adjusted to email, IM, forums, tweets and other social media and just leaving comments around the place that it's a good time for such experiments. Now the associated behaviours, tools, jargon etc. have become commonly accepted so with that foundation it should be easy enough to 'learn as you go' as you say. Great article, this is the first I’ve heard of Wave. I think we have become so adjusted to email, IM, forums, tweets and other social media and just leaving comments around the place that it’s a good time for such experiments. Now the associated behaviours, tools, jargon etc. have become commonly accepted so with that foundation it should be easy enough to ‘learn as you go’ as you say.

]]> By: Tweets that mention Be a Google Wave Rock Star – WorkAwesome -- Topsy.com http://workawesome.com/productivity/be-a-google-wave-rock-star/#comment-2041 Tweets that mention Be a Google Wave Rock Star – WorkAwesome -- Topsy.com Tue, 05 Jan 2010 14:55:40 +0000 http://workawesome.com/?p=1347#comment-2041 [...] This post was mentioned on Twitter by Chris Risse, Jeffrey Chambers. Jeffrey Chambers said: RT@chrisrisse: Be a Google Wave Rock Star http://ff.im/-dPdGL [...] [...] This post was mentioned on Twitter by Chris Risse, Jeffrey Chambers. Jeffrey Chambers said: RT@chrisrisse: Be a Google Wave Rock Star http://ff.im/-dPdGL [...]

]]> By: Wladia Viviani http://workawesome.com/productivity/be-a-google-wave-rock-star/#comment-2040 Wladia Viviani Tue, 05 Jan 2010 14:35:37 +0000 http://workawesome.com/?p=1347#comment-2040 So far, I do not think of Wave as a replacement for E-mail. However, should it replace regular IMs - I mean: should I find all my contacts there all day long just as I do in regular IMs - it would really be an improvement. Embedding is a plus in this light; however, I wouldn't use Wave as a "document collaboration" app. Yes I agree, it's still early to "get" an idea on how Wave wil evolve. Just as happened with Twitter, once Wave will be in the hands of a actual large public it may deviate toward a use we aren't able to guess. I'm afraid it will depend on regular mass users, rather than us. So, let's wait and see. So far, I do not think of Wave as a replacement for E-mail.
However, should it replace regular IMs – I mean: should I find all my contacts there all day long just as I do in regular IMs – it would really be an improvement.
Embedding is a plus in this light; however, I wouldn’t use Wave as a “document collaboration” app.

Yes I agree, it’s still early to “get” an idea on how Wave wil evolve. Just as happened with Twitter, once Wave will be in the hands of a actual large public it may deviate toward a use we aren’t able to guess. I’m afraid it will depend on regular mass users, rather than us. So, let’s wait and see.

]]> By: Tweets that mention Be a Google Wave Rock Star – WorkAwesome -- Topsy.com http://workawesome.com/productivity/be-a-google-wave-rock-star/#comment-2039 Tweets that mention Be a Google Wave Rock Star – WorkAwesome -- Topsy.com Tue, 05 Jan 2010 14:13:06 +0000 http://workawesome.com/?p=1347#comment-2039 [...] This post was mentioned on Twitter by Andrew Meyers, syntive. syntive said: Better ways to use Wave: http://bit.ly/7W3w8e [...] [...] This post was mentioned on Twitter by Andrew Meyers, syntive. syntive said: Better ways to use Wave: http://bit.ly/7W3w8e [...]

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