Google Wave – Early Impressions: Too Much Effort & Unintuitive

Posted By Mr.Gadget  Published in Internet, google

17

Oct

Google Wave Screen

I just received my invite to Google’s new communication / collaborative web app, Google Wave [beta].  Without reading any instructions on how to use this tool, I can say that if anything, it’s just a glorified Instant Messaging program. I see no where I can add photos or files. Only where to send hyperlinks.

Not Another Contact List To Maintain!

The thought of creating and maintaining yet another contact list when when I have established sets on Twitter and Facebook makes me cringe. Why doesn’t Google just buy Facebook and Twitter already? This would make something like this much more feasible.

Slow Interactions

At least with Facebook and Twitter I could start interacting immediately with my friends. Even though, it appears that I have 20 or so friends who are also testing out Google Wave, interactions have been kinda slow.

Again, I have only received my invite and am just giving thoughts on my first impressions. Things may change in the next couple of days. Will keep you posted.

In the meantime I think I should really pay attention to Mashable’s Google Wave: A Complete Guide for some insights on how to make the most of this.

Have you tried it? Give me some tips please :)

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7 Responses to “Google Wave – Early Impressions: Too Much Effort & Unintuitive”
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Martha Says, in 10-18-2009 at 11:12:32    

Well, it’s like Twitter! I tried it in its early beginning when it was an empty lonely place and didn’t find the purpose.

Once all my friends began to Twitter, it was one big party.

I have Google Wave and so do some of my friends who I happen to be collaborating in a big project. Trust me. I find Wave to be a HUGE benefit for the task at hand…

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David Tran Says, in 10-19-2009 at 09:29:50    

True that; never judge a book by it’s cover.
First you must read the book, then make your statement, and not rely on others statements. :)

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Mr.Gadget Says, in 10-19-2009 at 14:28:07    

I haven’t given up on it yet. I’m just not that wrapped about devoting time that may be more effectively used elsewhere…such as my existing online social networks.

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David Says, in 10-20-2009 at 00:53:48    

Appreciated if anyone can give me invitation.
my email address is skyten at gmail.com

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Michael Aulia Says, in 10-22-2009 at 11:19:08    

“interactions have been kinda slow.”
You got that right :D I’m sure they are going to implement an email notification system when there is a new message coming on your waves

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Aron Says, in 10-24-2009 at 10:58:39    

First: if you use just about anything than crappy IE, drag&drop will have you pics added. If you want to embed videos you may be restricted to YouTube at this point, but that works.

As for being slow, well, the tutorials LOAD slow, but this is the case when you have to load a dozen of youtube embeds on any page. Get a faster computer, more bandwidth. Use Chrome or Safari. With the amount of info to be loaded, changed, updated, there is no way around, even though there will be optimizations of course, but the sheer amount data loaded and JS to be executed is restrictive. This is a pre-pre-alpha anyway.

As for new message notification. I am sure that within weeks there’ll be a Vista/Seven/Google gadget/widget for desktop out that does it for you just like facebook, msn, skype…

Also, do not forget that this is a protocol, not a software. Meaning: you may see waves embedded into Facebook, blogs, even mainstream online media that uses comments soon enough. They BEG for it. After that someone does a POP3/IMAP4 client gadget for Wave and your e-mail clinet goes to the attic. Also: they just work a bit on google contacts and alread pretty powerful calendar and allow them to be included to wave (with a connection to windows device center to synchronize stuff on the gadget part) and you can forget all PIM and mail clients. You’ll use the already ‘applicationalized’ browser.

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David Tran Says, in 10-29-2009 at 23:30:51    

So all we need really is to move to America or Japan to get the really good stuff; computer and internet. :P

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