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Tips for Google Wave. As I’m getting more and more into using Google Wave, I’m coming to appreciate its collaborative value. The only way that I’m using it right now is as follows: I come up with an idea. I want another opinion about the idea. I write it up in Wave. I share it with others and get them to collaborate with me. There might be other ways to be using it. You might be hosting weekly chats and/or writing blogs in there, or whatever. That’s all swell. What’s worked well for me, so far, is as follows. Tips for Google Wave Make two or three “sections” inside the wave, making the “main body” section the “top” one, where all the “official” work goes on. In this method, I’m working on planning out my new business, working on a new book with Julien, and a few other projects. And You? What’s worked well for you so far? ChrisBrogan.com runs on the Genesis Framework The Genesis Framework empowers you to quickly and easily build incredible websites with WordPress.

Become a StudioPress Affiliate. Google Wave Blog. 9 Great Document Collaboration Tools for Teams. This post originally appeared on the American Express OPEN Forum, where Mashable regularly contributes articles about leveraging social media and technology in small business. With cloud computing continuing its reach into areas once dominated by desktop applications, it's a great time to consider how your business could benefit from online collaboration tools for producing great documents. Whether it's a proposal, press release, manual, or other type of communication or documentation, there are some great and relatively easy to use tools out there to help your team prepare it. We've looked at the bigger picture in team collaboration tools before, including everything from private group messaging to shared contacts to project management.

We've also looked at how to collaboratively create presentations using online tools as well. But if you need to get a group together specifically to build a document, you'll want to know what types of options are available. Wikis Google Wave. So I finally tried Wave... Last week, TechCrunch published a story about me not yet trying Google Wave ("Gmail Creator Thinks Email Will Last Forever. And Hasn't Tried Google Wave"). The is apparently unacceptable, or as one commenter put it, "Paul may have been trying to be cool and ironic, but really he should be ashamed for not having tried Wave yet.

" I'm not sure if this is because I have an obligation to try all new products, or because my views on the longevity of email will seem hopelessly naive once I try Wave, but either way, I mustn't disappoint the good people of TechCrunch :) The Google Wave About page and video does a good job of summarizing what Wave is and how it works. First off, Wave is clever and full of interesting ideas. Second, comparisons to Facebook and Twitter are nonsensical. Third, although Wave is very promising, it's clear that it still needs some refinement. From what I've seen, the realtime aspects of Wave are both the most intriguing, and the most problematic. Ten gadgets to make Google Wave more productive - and fun! It's still early days for Google Wave but already there are a large number of Gadgets and Robots being developed.

If you don't know the difference, Gadgets are local, client-side (as in they run on your computer), Javascript and HTML. Robots run remotely on another server. Gadgets change how you interact with waves, whereas robots process your input in some way or pull in data from another service (such as Twitter or Wikipedia). Robots are generally more powerful, but Gadgets are more fun. This article is all about Gadgets. There will be another one on Robots soon: you folk that want to aggregate your Twitter and RSS feeds into Wave will have to wait a little longer!

It's surprisingly hard to find good gadgets for Wave at the moment, so hold onto this guide even if you've not yet been invited to the beta. Note: You should bear in mind that these are all 'beta' gadgets. 1. The first thing you notice with Wave is that everything is collaborative. 2. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. The Complete Guide to Google Wave: How to Use Google Wave.

Google Wave: A Complete Guide. Last updated: January 29th, 2010 Today has been dominated by news and excitement surrounding Google Wave, Google's new real-time communication platform that will launch to the public on September 30th. In fact, there's been so much buzz that you might just not have enough time to read the thousands of articles being released on Google's biggest product launch in recent memory. To make sense of it all, we have compiled key information, definitions, and links related to the launch of Google Wave. This in-depth guide provides an overview of Google Wave, discusses the terminology associated with it, details information on Google Wave applications, (i.e. the Twitter Wave app Twave), and goes over ways to keep yourself informed.

We know you're excited about Google Wave, so here's what we think you should know: What is Google Wave? Google Wave has a lot of innovative features, but here are just a few: Google Wave was the brainchild of a team based out of Sydney, Australia. Terminology Wave Gadgets. Jane's E-Learning Pick of the Day: 5 great resources to fin. Have you got your Google Wave invite yet? Even if you haven't, you can find out more about it in these articles and postings, and what it can do for education and training. Google Wave's Best Use Cases, Lifehacker, 14 October 2009Google Wave will revolutionise online classroom instruction, So You Want To Teach, 30 September 2009Google Wave: a complete guide, Mashable, 29 September 2009Learning Waves from Google, Donald Clark, 6 June 20096 ways that Wave is going to change your business, career and life, thinkVitamin, June 2009 Want to read more, here's our Google Wave reading list And the Google Wave site is here.