“…developers have asked us a lot for a market place where we’ll help them sell their extensions to our users including a revenue share so we’ll also make some money from it. “I’ll be very surprised if we don’t go down that route.”

“…developers have asked us a lot for a market place where we’ll help them sell their extensions to our users including a revenue share so we’ll also make some money from it.

“I’ll be very surprised if we don’t go down that route.”

Google Wave to have application store | News | TechRadar UK

This will be a very important development in the success of Wave. The iPhone has grown enormously by making high quality apps simple to pay for and receive. The key difference for Wave will be that the protocol is open for anyone to extend, and the main client (the Google Wave interface) is web based.

I predict this will mean a lot more extensions will be made open source or free. Of course it’s highly dependent on the quality and user experience of the store. If a developer can make an extension open source, but still make it available in the same marketplace many will choose to do so.

Keep in mind too, that over time other clients will emerge that will access the Wave protocol, and it will be interesting to see if the marketplace will extend to such clients.

I use portable Firefox for browsing at work with a modified user-agent (pretending it’s Internet Explorer, of course!) and Google Wave keeps alerting me the browser is not supported. To bypass this annoying check, go directly to https://wave.google.com/wave/?nouacheck. Of course, some browsers just can’t handle the storm: in my experience so far, Opera 10 fails to load Wave every time with a nasty error.

I use portable Firefox for browsing at work with a modified user-agent (pretending it’s Internet Explorer, of course!) and Google Wave keeps alerting me the browser is not supported. To bypass this annoying check, go directly to https://wave.google.com/wave/?nouacheck. Of course, some browsers just can’t handle the storm: in my experience so far, Opera 10 fails to load Wave every time with a nasty error.

Fors: Shortcuts and searches in Google Wave.

gxg at FORS covers 3 things you should know about Wave. We’ve covered Shortcuts and useful searches already, but the information about URLs is important and useful.

One Take away from the section on searches is the reader tip published at Lifehacker regarding limiting waves to certain languages.

I believe that people who don’t see what Google Wave is for are simply looking at it from the wrong angle. Wave is not a social tool. It’s not Twitter, it’s not GTalk, it’s not Facebook. It was never designed to appeal to the crowds of geeks who are currently trying it out. Wave is built for the corporate environment. It’s a tool for getting work done. And as far as those go, it’s an excellent tool, even at this very early stage.

I believe that people who don’t see what Google Wave is for are simply looking at it from the wrong angle. Wave is not a social tool. It’s not Twitter, it’s not GTalk, it’s not Facebook. It was never designed to appeal to the crowds of geeks who are currently trying it out. Wave is built for the corporate environment. It’s a tool for getting work done. And as far as those go, it’s an excellent tool, even at this very early stage.
danieltenner.com — What problems does Google Wave solve?

This in no way represents a new social networking tool, and I think using it as such would be rather cumbersome. The beauty of it is, the user can control the experience and dictate its purpose.

This in no way represents a new social networking tool, and I think using it as such would be rather cumbersome. The beauty of it is, the user can control the experience and dictate its purpose.
Google Wave Is The Future of Real Time Collaboration | Social Media Marketing Strategies

All of this freedom—being able to add to, edit, or delete anyone else’s blip in any wave—doesn’t just lead to accidental destruction but concerns about people “putting words into their mouths”, and raises a number of trust issues for many.

All of this freedom—being able to add to, edit, or delete anyone else’s blip in any wave—doesn’t just lead to accidental destruction but concerns about people “putting words into their mouths”, and raises a number of trust issues for many.

Early thoughts on Google Wave «  Taryn Hicks: Semi-Regular Thoughts…

What is amazing is that Google has developed a real-time communication framework that can work in a federated environment. People aren’t getting it right now because they’re expecting the beta to all be about polishing the User Experience. But it’s not about polishing: it’s about defining.

What is amazing is that Google has developed a real-time communication framework that can work in a federated environment.

People aren’t getting it right now because they’re expecting the beta to all be about polishing the User Experience. But it’s not about polishing: it’s about defining.

Macro Linz » The Point You’re Missing About Google Wave

Email chains—the closest thing to waves at this point—are all fun and games until someone CC’s the wrong person, like a parent, relative, boss or overly-sensitive co-worker.

Email chains—the closest thing to waves at this point—are all fun and games until someone CC’s the wrong person, like a parent, relative, boss or overly-sensitive co-worker.

Five Reasons to Be Terrified of Google Wave | TechWatch | Fast Company

A refreshing look at some of the downsides of waves as a new communication medium.

Can a small startup – made up the two co-founders and one employee working in a studio apartment in Silicon Valley – go head-to-head with a powerhouse like Google on something as revolutionary as the re-invention of e-mail?

Can a small startup – made up the two co-founders and one employee working in a studio apartment in Silicon Valley – go head-to-head with a powerhouse like Google on something as revolutionary as the re-invention of e-mail?

Can a startup challenge Google on the re-invention of e-mail? | Between the Lines | ZDNet.com

Are tools like Cc Betty approaching the re-invention of email in a more practical way?

If I sound excited, it’s because I am. Google wave has potential to move way beyond yet another buzz-word for the “new-media crowd”. It has the chance to grow some real horns and make a big improvement in the way we develop free software.

If I sound excited, it’s because I am. Google wave has potential to move way beyond yet another buzz-word for the “new-media crowd”. It has the chance to grow some real horns and make a big improvement in the way we develop free software.

Will Google Wave revolutionise free software collaboration?

Free Software Magazine’s Ryan Cartwright on the potential of Waves for Open Source software development.

The merger of e-mail, instant messaging, and collaborative editing is overdue. Aside from the inertia of technology, there’s no reason we should we need different applications—an e-mail client (or site), an instant messenger, and a collaborative editor—for variations on the theme of textual communication. I give Google a lot of credit for kicking off this experiment.

The merger of e-mail, instant messaging, and collaborative editing is overdue. Aside from the inertia of technology, there’s no reason we should we need different applications—an e-mail client (or site), an instant messenger, and a collaborative editor—for variations on the theme of textual communication. I give Google a lot of credit for kicking off this experiment.
Hands-on with Wave: Weird and quite wonderful | Webware – CNET