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Kadie Henry EDP 279 Google Wave Information

E-mail has been a source of communication that was created four decades ago. With the increase of technology and sources of technology, Goggle expanded as well with the creation of Google Wave. Google Wave was created in the beginning of 2009, but was made available to the general public on September 30, 2009. What makes Goggle Wave different from just an average email is that, “ Google Wave is a real-time communication platform,” ( []). Real time means that you can see exactly what the other person is typing. Google Wave combines the uses of “ email, instant messaging, wikis, web chat, social networking, and project management to build one elegant” all in one uniform space ( []). These waves are conversations that can occur with one another person, a large group of people or even with robots. Robots are automated responses within a wave that can retrieve information from outside sources. Google Wave helps to eliminate all of the confusion with e-mails between large groups of people, as well as the reduced wait time between sending and receiving e-mails because of real time. There are many advantages to using Google Wave. Google Waves function like a Wiki, so anyone can edit them. They can be embedded into websites or blogs. The playback feature allows a person to go back and see what a person said at any point throughout the wave. Google Wave autocorrects spelling, and can even translate on the spot. The need to attach documents, as a person would do with an email, no longer exists. Files can be dragged into Google Wave so everyone can access the file. Two more important functions of Google Wave are wave gadgets and wave embeds. Wave gadgets are “primarily for changing the look and feel of waves, although this seems to only scratch the surface of the potential of a wave gadget,”( []). Gadgets function somewhat like social networking sites, such as Facebook, in that the interaction of many people is beneficial. However, each gadget is individualized to each wave, so each person does not have his/her own gadget, whereas with Facebook everyone has his/her own profile. Wave embeds are “ a way to take Google Waves onto a third party website” ( []). As of 2009, the YouTube Playlist Discuss and Multiple Extension Embed have been created. Multiple Extension Embed allows for multiple wave interactions on a single page. The YouTube Playlist Discuss allows for Google Wave users to talk about a YouTube video through a wave. Both wave gadgets and wave embed show the progress Google has made with technology. Google Wave is a great tool to use if a person has many people he/she needs to talk to at once. With the establishment of real-time, communication speed has increased. Google Wave has many purposes, and can be useful to many people for many reasons.



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