Have you caught the buzz on Google Wave? It is open source. The promise is it will make you forget it is running in a browser. It is all about web-based communication and collaboration. It is the brain child of the Google Maps creators. It is not in general release yet, but you can see a demo. Very promising — I particularly like the more open approach.
Google Wave is a new tool for communication and collaboration on the web, coming later this year. Watch the demo video below, sign up for updates and learn more about how to develop with Google Wave.
Google’s Much-Anticipated Wave Opens Up a Bit – Bits Blog – NYTimes.com
But so far, Wave, a shared online desktop where groups of users can exchange messages, share and edit documents, drag and drop widgets and play games, has been available only to a select group of developers. On Tuesday, Google is rolling out Wave to a slightly-less-select group: 100,000 users, including developers, people who signed up early on and some users of Google Apps, the company’s package of online applications.
Google Wave uses an open protocol, so anyone can build their own wave system. Learn more at www.waveprotocol.org.
The Google Wave API allows developers to use and enhance Google Wave through two primary types of development:
* Extensions: Build robot extensions to automate common tasks or build gadget extensions to provide a new way for users to interact
* Embed: Make your site more collaborative by dropping in a Wave
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Greg J added these pithy words on Oct 06 09 at 3:29 pmDo you have a wave account yet? I’ve been begging for one since they started taking requests for invites. Nothing so far…What does it take to get an account?
Randy added these pithy words on Oct 06 09 at 3:48 pmNo, I haven’t come across anyone who really has one yet…
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