For all those thinking, Google Wave is a killer for FaceBook and Twitter, it surely is but only if you understand. Well, let me tell you the story from Beginning.
I have a good Friend, Binoy. His Gtalk status said *****@googlewave.com. I asked him was he on Google wave? He said yes! Oh great, then what? I asked him if we could do the honor of inviting me and he did agree. He nominated me. I waited for a day, no response. 2 Days, nothing. 3, Nothing, and the finally on 5th day here i have. Perhaps Google does take a lot of time licking those stamps.
Anyways, on the fifth day i got this mail.
Google Wave Invite Mail
I was pretty excited, to check it out after all people were ready to pay upto $150 for it! So, dumping off my English Homework i went on to try Google wave.
So there it goes. When i log in i See –
Google Wave home Page
This first thought to my mind. WTF? Well, it’s damn complicated to understand. When, i showed it to my younger brother, he said he could solve a rubix cube in less time then Understanding Google Wave and it’s not just me. But reading some guides and check out Google Wave’s help center i found out things to get my self going.
Then first thing i did, was tweeted and tweeted asking if anyone too, was on Google wave. You can read some of my tweets, on my twitter profile while they were still hot!
Tweeting for Wave
After that i’ve got atleast 2 friends add me 🙂 There we go. First thing i did was started a wave. To Start a wave you need to click on new wave.
Adding a New wave
Then select the participants of the wave, whom you want to get the wave in their inbox. Here’s a screen shot of what it looks like.
Adding Participants for Google Wave
Once You put have a wave, next what happens when you get a reply in your inbox. Here’s a view of the Inbox.
Google Wave Inbox
Well, all that is what the wave is about, but lets check out the actual wave. So i had convinced one of my friend, Binoy to help me out with that. So, few things i found out. Chatting is real time. Like if your using Google Talk or Yahoo Messenger you can’t ever find what the person has typed untill he pushes enter but in Google Wave as soon as he types i can see it without the actual need to hit enter. So I can measure anyone’s typing speed to or how many typo’s anyone makes.
Real-Time Chat
Now going next to thing is Google Search on the Go. And not just searching the web but searching Images, Videos, Books (Under-Construction) and More. And after searching not only you can view the results, but add them to your wave too. Screenshot for that too? Ok.
Google Search on Wave
Adding Youtube Videos and Image in Your wave
Well, i should have mentioned this earlier but i am mentioning it now. How does it matter? Well I’ll give you a view of the Text Editor which will help you make your text look more attractive and sexy. Well, not just that you can upload your attachments too over there, just click on the paper-clip icon and then upload it and share it on your wave!
Rich Text Editor
Other Important part of wave are those three little icons sitting on the left of your wave editor box.
Important Wave Tools
Let me go one by one. The “G” icon is for Google Search which i mentioned Earlier. Then come’s the Jigsaw puzzle like icon which on clicking allows you to add any third party, Gadget to your wave. Then is a icon with those three rectangles of different colors. Those are one’s for posting a Poll. Just type your question and add the Poll which will have options, Yes, No or Maybe.
Polls on Google Wave
And along with that the last icon, you can add maps also, which you can share via your wave.
Final Rating : 7/10
Did it live to it’s hype? Not Exactly but It’s worth trying once. If any one wanting invite’s, just drop me a request in the comments and why should u get it and i might be able to nominate 7 deserving commenters. Good Luck!
Thats a great review!
I too want to give it a shot.
If you have a spare invite, I would love one.
I'd like an invite. Its so hard to be around so many blogs explaining wave and not to have one yourself.
Hey Monik off course i would wanna try if you have some to give out my mail is the same as my twitter wvanwaas @gmail . com 😉 gr @wvanwaas
Already have one for now succes with the rest 😉
Hi that was a very great review.
Can u please send one invite to me.
I want to use it bcoz i am too total geek and cant wait to get my hands on wave.
[email protected]
awesome man! google wave is really gonna kill fb and twitter! shoot me an invite! and i agree with farrhad, that was a gr8 review!
Thank you for reminding us that the beta invite stage can be lonely, and you have to put some effort into finding others to try out the Wave. I would like an invite because I have adopted and embraced most of Google's technologies over the past 5 years. Love Gmail, Gcal, Gdocs, Search, mobile mail, and others. Google keeps pushing the envelope and I enjoy how they keep us on our toes. Please select me for one of the invites. Thank you.
Hi..I would love an invite. (Most people probably would, right?) My suggestion for picking me would be that I spend quite a bit of time on the computer and am an inquisitive sort. Anyway, have a great day nonetheless and thanks for the info! I now consider myself enlightened!
Great review. From the looks of it, unless you have people on wave to colloaborate with, it is not going to be fun.
So, why do I want the invite?
Simple reason: To surf the wave with you and give you company.
The other reasons would include, getting as many of my peers on to it and help google make a great splash by way of the wave which would eventually help achive Google's primary goal of organizing the world's information and making it indexed and searchable for a meaningful purpose.
I'd like to give it a try and write a review of the program. Selenography on Twitter.
I would like a invite coz google wont send me the invite I'm waiting for.. And I would like to try wave in this stage itself..
Mail: Meet.naik.1988[at]gmail[dot]com
Hey Monik… I'd love an invite to Google Wave. If possible, could you send one my way?
@monikkinom, It will be great if you could send me a #GoogleWave invite
I want it because I am a Total Geek and can't wait to play around with it, My Geekyness can be previewed at http://bijayrungta.com/rungss_is_delicious.png
@rungss on Twitter
What a great review, really well written.
If you have any invites spare, one would be appreciated. Would really like the chance to help shape the direction of the wave…
Hey nice review.
And you gave a great talk at the BarCamp too.
Thanks 😀
Oh btw, if you have invites I'd like one too.
Well i'm a person who love gadgets software and love to put the review
of them in my animated video and spread the popularity every one
hello can you sned me an invite??
washi dot akino at gmail
Hey great review
I'd love an invite. Really think this could become a a very useful tool for the likes of scientific/other researchers who collaborate with partners across the globe when working on publications and grant proposals etc which is were I'd love to test it.
Thanks
That's very great review!
send one invite to me! Please? 😀
Please, nominate me!! [email protected]
Hi. Nice review. But I have been virtually begging for an invite to random people on Twitter. I would really appreciate it if you would have an invite to spare. Why? Because I am a mad Google fan 🙁
Thanks for the review! I've had a few friends and family who got an invite, but none of them have invites to give. I would greatly appreciate an invite so I can wave with my friends and family.
Thanks!
nice guide for a starter or people who read dummie series….it would be great if u add something about how to add a robot to the wave, discuss about adding it to a blog…and i am so keen on trying out these things…i was even thinking about setting up a wave server myself and see how it is working..but first i wanted to try it out..so plz send me an invite at [email protected] 🙂
I would love an invite, if still possible
Hey Monik,
Great review! It was nice to see some screenshots of Wave to get a better idea of how it works. But for some reason “Adding Participants for Google Wave” and “Google Wave Inbox” didn't load. The real-time typing reminds me of Google Docs, except here it's seems to be even more useful.
I'm also a student & huge gadget freak (nice MacBook!), and would love to talk to you more and try Wave out.
Cheers,
nik (@nQuo)
Well I guess I've lost my chance. I fear I might be really late to post this comment:(, but nonetheless. I've been waiting and following your story. I guess you probably know by now how much I want a Google Wave invite. Any chance you've any left?
hey monik are there unlimited invites on googlewave?? nyway pls invite me!
Online collaborating and teaching can work, If you have trust and the right tools.
I recently tried http://www.showdocument.com – good app for uploading documents and working on them in real-time.
Most file types are supported and it needs no installation. – andy
Nice review! Makes me even more desperate to try it! I am a journalist and this has been touted as the next best thing in communication.
Hi ya,
You've explained the entire thing pretty elaborately… Appreciate that!!! And, pls send me also an invite on [email protected]
I definitely need an invite coz… hmmm … I just need it.. gimme
Great introduction to Google Wave, thanks a lot for sharing.
Why i wanna get and deserve your Wave invitation? I wanna stay in contact with you cause i am a networker and mobile techblogger who travels the world in the name of netbooks and mobile computing. You could be sure to get a lot of first hands reviews and links over Wave from me!
i've gotten mixed reviews from early adapters. i'm curious to know about the product, though i know a lot more people who comment here are more deserving. thanks for the article Monik, RTing now!
I'd love to get a Wave invite. Who doesn't like something new and shiny. I do.
interesting review. I too was initially keen to preview the wave. Theres been so much hype around it. I happened to see a few video demos a couple of days after the invites were out. It seemed exciting that here's something thats going to change the way we mail/interact on the net. But then the reviews thereafter have been confusing, with a lot of pros and cons being thrown around. Time I had a dekko. If u r left with invites then do pass me one. If not , anyways its been great reading ur review. Thx.
I'd like an invite. Its so hard to be around so many blogs explaining wave and not to have one yourself.
Wow .. Nice post on Wave .. let me be frank .. i never understood wave's exp till i came across this post .. and when it was introduced I was like ” why all are begging for an invite or selling the invite for huge amt $$ ? ” – then i decided – let google make it as an open signup for all.. then I'll experiment it! Now .. i have changed my mind .. and wanted to findout -ve's on Wave .. So I need to give a try on it .. WTF is Google Wave All About? Let me see ..
Hey Monik..Read your post on google wave and want to say you r doing a great job with this service you created..I am from http://simplycity.ning.com which I have created and manage..Trying to keep it interesting and informative with my semi knowledge of the net gadgets,widgets,tools that I use imaginatively out there..Would be very greatful if I could get your invite to google wave and I would reciprocate the favor as u wish..Well ask me why I want it..hmmm to be able to actually do more with it and the world in what I already do in bits and pieces from several places..and work collaboratively with you..I live in Pune. My facebook is http://facebook.com/simplycity and likewise twitter is http://twitter.com/simplycity
Would Lovvvvve to have you as my panelist on http://simplycity.ning.com ( http://simplycity.tv ) My Email Id is [email protected]
Warm regards
Pankaj Sampat
Pune,India
Any invites/nominations left? I'd love to have a go at it. I've been on the lookout since launch, really want to get into it.
3 Nominations left + 1 Invite out there.
What can I do to get one those, kind sir?
Just Comment, why u need them.
Hi,
I would be very happy to get an invite.
is on Google Wave now 🙂 Thanks for the invite.
Very nice review.
I would be very happy to get an invite.
I need a Google Wave invite because I need to be on top of everything Web 2.0+ and that definitely includes Google Wave.
Hi Monik, thanks for the review and screenshots, useful to see them. I would love an invite too if you still have some going spare. Thank you. Regards, Katrina ( aquanelle ) at ( gmail . com )
Hey monik nice review,i wld b very happy to get invite….
i need it very much just curious abt google wave n want to learn abt it…..
Hey monik nice review,i wld b very happy to get invite….
i need it very much just curious abt google wave n want to learn abt it…..
email id: [email protected]
It's funny to see that when there is a prize people comment without being a critic.
Anyways nice review.I asked google for an invite but they didn't give me one.
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