Top 10 Occupations on Google+ (as at 13 July 2011)
Yep, that figures. The early adopter crowd abounds. I hope Google manage to attract the mass majority too - unlike with Google Wave. Once the geeks moved off Wave onto the next thing, there was a void which was not filled by the sneezers and mass majority. They really need to manage this transition to main stream carefully, IMHO.
10 Reasons to love Google Wave
article by Steve Mathew
There’s so much hype over Google Wave and now some critism is also starting to surface. So a colleague (and fellow Google Wave fan) and I compiled a quick list of 10 things to be happy about Google Wave.
1. It’s actually “live”
2. It’s free
3. It’s Google
4. I have an account :-)
5. It’s html 5
6. It’s XMPP
7. It’s realtime - all info is updated to the second (character by character, as you type)
8. It works like a conversation - structured or unstructured
9. Docs can be shared - in fact almost anything can be shared
10. Works on iPhone and Android
11. Nothing to “install” - it’s in the cloud so just grab a browser wherever you are
Wait, that’s 11! OK, 1 more: potentially works offline because of Google Gears
So folks, back off, this thing is only 2 weeks old. It’s new tech and it has warts and all. Nobody promised it will be perfect on launch day. In fact, they launched it to get input on how to perfect it. See that big BETA sticker? So relax, settle down kids, no-one’s going to get hurt here.
I wonder how many nay-saying commentators on the side of the field have actually shipped code that scales to millions of users?
Holy smokes, Google Wave on my iPhone
So here’s the scene:
Ludwig on pc, me on iPhone
Both logged into Wave
I type “Can you see thus?” on my iPhone
Not only can he, but he corrects my “thus” into “this”
And … wait for it… drum rolls … I see him typing in real time, character by character… yes I know, it’s geeky, I’ll get over it in due course.
It’s arrived!
Google shared the love, finally!
A pretty succinct (02:15) overview of Google Wave and why we’ll all be using it someday (hopefully) soon…
Source: encosion
Google Wave Arrives This Month: Are You Ready?
Seriously hoping this is a game-changer. My inbox and the way I (and others) engage with it needs a major overhaul. Bring it on!
Source: Mashable
