It was back in November 2009 when I first received my invitation to try out Google Wave, I blogged about it and commented on what I felt needed to happen to make Wave into a great collaboration platform, that could seriously enhance regular e-mail communication. The news today that Google is pulling the plug on Wave didn’t really surprise me because, since my initial blog post, I’ve logged in to my Wave account regularly – only to find that everything has stayed pretty much the same. Read more…

Although I have my doubts about Google, it still doesn’t stop me hypocritically waiting in line to receive an invitation to play with their new toys. So, after a long wait, on Sunday I finally received my invitation to the preview of Google Wave. I’m issuing a “long post alert” now, so you can cancel next year’s holiday if you plan to read all of this at once!

What is Google Wave?

Most people have already heard of Wave, but it’s actually a bit difficult to succinctly define exactly what it is. At its core, it is a HTML5 application, which provides a real-time messaging platform. That sounds a bit drab, but Wave has a lot of interesting possibilities. Read more…