Google is dumping Google Wave. Here’s the official quote: Wave has not seen the user adoption we would have liked. We don’t plan to continue developing Wave as a standalone product, but we will maintain the site at least through the end of the year and extend the technology for use in other Google projects. [Read More...]
In terms of the interwebs, the last decade could aptly be described as the search decade. Google ruled the day. As newbies came online Google was the launchpad where they all began. The company grew to a massive $170 billion market cap. It fended off competitors and, in the process, put more than a few out [Read More...]
Google Wave was a novelty this year–perhaps the pet rock of 2009. It seems like everyone wanted an invitation to preview Google Wave but few actually waved. Maybe there’s a clandestine group of hard core wavers. In any event, the wave shows significant potential and a few videos have surfaced that demonstrate the full capabilities [Read More...]

Kudos to the Google Wave team for soliciting feedback a second time from those who are kicking the tires of the Google Wave preview. This time around, there’s no lengthy survey and 1 through 10s. Simply add wave.stories@googlewave.com to any impressive wave you want to show off to Google or send a new wave to [Read More...]
Will Google Wave enforce a quota system on users like Gmail? How can this be done? If you kicked the tires in Google Wave, you might have also noticed the image to the right which shows some ghosted options for transferring files to a wave. There are similar options under images, some of which are [Read More...]

Mozilla Labs, the group behind the enormously successful Firefox browser and Thunderbird e-mail client, has a monster of a program in the works named “Raindrop.” Raindrop will be a central hub for online communication. It will integrate e-mail, RSS feeds, Facebook, Twitter and instant messaging into one downloadable program. Like Firefox and Thunderbird, it will [Read More...]
After you register for Google Wave, you will probably want to set up e-mail notifications of new or updated waves. Receiving e-mail notifications is simple. Just add wave-email-notifications@appspot.com as a contact in Google Wave. Then create a new wave to that contact. Wait a few seconds and then click the star button. You’re all set. [Read More...]
Google Wave just put out a survey about the Google Wave Preview on Twitter this evening. You can find it here: http://bit.ly/u1N61 . If you are participating in the Google Wave Preview, I encourage you to complete the survey. It is very long but covers almost every aspect of Google Wave, including its current deficiencies. [Read More...]




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