google wave
This is an example of how Google Wave could be used for event planning, with a map. [1]
Google Wave is also a platform with a rich set of open APIs that allow developers to embed waves in other web services and to build extensions that work inside waves. [2]
After spending a couple hours with Google Wave, I have to say that the application looks to have a lot of utility for eWEEK Labs. [3]
Or maybe there were just too many features to ever allow it to be defined properly, but Google is saying today that they are going to stop any further development of Google Wave. [4]
Called Wave, the Web application is the equivalent of a Swiss Army Knife for consumer online services and possibly one of the riskiest and most ambitious endeavors Google has embarked upon in years. [...] Google has released to developers an early version of a collaboration and communication tool that consolidates features from e-mail, instant messaging, blogging, wikis, multimedia management, and document sharing. [1]
Wave, a real time messaging platform, was unveiled in May 2009 to an enthusiastic crowd of developers at the Google I/O event in San Francisco. [4]
Software extensions provide contextual spelling/grammar checking, automated translation among 40 languages, and numerous other features. [5]
Developers can now build applications that authenticate users, and fetch or modify waves. [2]
It provides extensions in the form of Gadgets and Robots, and is embeddable by dropping interactive windows into a given wave on external sites, such as blog sites. [5]
Important: The Google Wave API has been officially deprecated as of May 26, 2011 to reflect that it’s no longer undergoing active development and experimentation, which is the hallmark of APIs in the Code Labs program. [2]
When Google announced its intention to buy Global IP Solutions (GIPS) in order to acquire its well-regarded portfolio of audio and video codecs and media processing technologies, many analysts speculated that the move may allow Google to leverage GIPS technology, along with Google Voice and Gizmo5, to effectively compete with Skype for Internet-based voice and video calling. [3]
Google Wave is a web-based computing platform and communications protocol, designed to merge key features of media like e-mail, instant messaging, wikis, and social networking. [5]
Our guess is many, or all, of them will soon be working for Vic Gundotra and his new WWF (war with Facebook). [4]
It could tell ISVs to forget for the immediate future about the Unified Communications Interoperability Forum and its machinations, to just make sure its video or collaboration program interoperates with Google, and multivendor interoperability will just work itself out. [3]
Sources:
[1] Google’s Wave Consolidates Core Online Features in …
[2] Google Wave API - Google Code
[3] Making Google Wave Essential to Unified Communications - Cloud …
[4] Wave Goodbye To Google Wave
[5] Apache Wave - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia