I’ve mentioned Google’s newest communication tool, Google Wave here before and wanted to elaborate on it a bit more. Now that the initial thrill of waving has passed for me, it is time to start thinking of practical uses for it. For tips on how to surf these Waves, check out the big kahuna herself, Gina Trapani and her Complete Guide To Google Wave
Find That Killer Wave-
Now that you secured an invite and hit the beach come on in. Perform a search of Waves publically available by typing in with:public . I hope you can swim well because pretty soon, you will be in over your head. I would try to find a few select waves, or discussions of interest by expanding your search, i.e. with:public Texas photography . This will help stem the tide and help you get on the board and ride.
Smooth Ride-
Once you’ve established yourself, grab your contacts & colleagues to join you on your own wave. This is where the benefits are. Share, discuss, collaborate. Think of a Wave as glorified chat room, email and instant messenger barrel-rolled into one. The possibilities are almost as limitless as the tide. Create, edit documents in real time. Hold a meeting, cover a live event, whatever you need.
Make use of the tools available too. Save your desired searches, waves, contacts. It will not be so easy to locate them again due to too many waves. You’ll get lost in the surf.
Wipeout-
Keep in mind that Google Wave is in the early stages of development and trials. It may slow you down, you might experience a gnarly wipeout but you’ll do what everyone else does and hop back on. Google Wave will work on all browsers but those will flatten out too. I’d suggest running it on Google Chrome due to it’s increased stability and speed.
Making Waves-
I am in the process of building and hosting my own wave here on this website. As soon as I get work out the coding, I’ll post it here.
Want to hang 10 with me on Google Wave? Look for me there: chrisdenbow@googlewave.com
