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Offline 420

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Google Wave
« on: June 02, 2009, 04:37:00 PM »
If you got an hour and twenty minutes to kill this is worth checking out: Google Wave Developer Preview at Google I/O 2009

Throbble says it's going to make a lot of people's jobs obsolete (including hers).

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Re: Google Wave
« Reply #1 on: June 02, 2009, 04:52:18 PM »
That's pretty cool but it sucks that it is gonna take jobs away. Especially Throbbles. :(
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Re: Google Wave
« Reply #2 on: June 03, 2009, 05:01:14 PM »
Sorry didn't have the hour 20 yet free.  How is this going to replace jobs?
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Re: Google Wave
« Reply #3 on: June 03, 2009, 08:58:31 PM »
Quote from: Mo on June 03, 2009, 05:01:14 PM
Sorry didn't have the hour 20 yet free.  How is this going to replace jobs?
Watch it. I promise it will hypnotize you into being a consumer zombie. Really.

No, seriously though it's really hard to describe what it is since the video is basically a product demo.

But check this out, though I fear it doesn't do it justice: About Google Wave linked from the main site http://wave.google.com/


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Re: Google Wave
« Reply #4 on: June 04, 2009, 05:07:08 PM »
So I'm about 1 hour into it.  What jobs would this replace?  What does Throbble do? :P

Seems like a really cool communication and collaboration tool.  The main problem I have with those kind of applications are that they seem to be very complex (Sharepoint etc).  Wave seems very simple to use.
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Re: Google Wave
« Reply #5 on: June 04, 2009, 06:10:47 PM »
Does this have anything to do with Microsoft's new search engine being released?
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Re: Google Wave
« Reply #6 on: June 04, 2009, 09:18:01 PM »
Quote from: Mo on June 04, 2009, 05:07:08 PM
What does Throbble do?
Lead technical writer for an open-source software company. Basically, many tasks that used to require a professional "middle-man" will now be automated.

Quote from: Meclar on June 04, 2009, 06:10:47 PM
Does this have anything to do with Microsoft's new search engine being released?
Nope. (According to Throbble. I didn't even know MS was working on a new search engine.)

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Re: Google Wave
« Reply #7 on: June 04, 2009, 11:36:02 PM »
Quote from: 420 on June 04, 2009, 09:18:01 PM
Nope. (According to Throbble. I didn't even know MS was working on a new search engine.)
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They weren't.  They just purchased one.  In fact they purchased two.  bing.com and something else can't quite remember...the second one is a fancy wikipedia indexer.
Anyway, no one will take out Google in search unless someone re-invents search, which bing has not done.  Google is looking to re-invent email with Wave.
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Re: Google Wave
« Reply #8 on: June 04, 2009, 11:52:49 PM »
Quote from: Mo on June 04, 2009, 11:36:02 PM
Google is looking to re-invent email with Wave.
Not reinvent, replace: email, IM, forums, wikis, bug tracking software and social networking sites.

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Re: Google Wave
« Reply #9 on: June 05, 2009, 06:52:57 PM »
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email, IM, forums, wikis, bug tracking software and social networking sites.
Yup, nothing I use.
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