My review of Google Wave

(from makeuseof.com)

Unfortunately, this is all too true. Perhaps if all of the existing users of Google Wave knew one another and had some sort of project they were all working on together, the current system would work. As it is, there is very little activity. Sure, you can search for specific topics in public waves and have a look at those, but the whole concept is collaboration and as it stands, I don’t see a lot of that going on. Maybe people just aren’t ready for this sort of system. I’m not sure I am. That being said, I still have a bunch of invites if anyone wants one.

5 Google Wave Invites – Round 2

I’m giving away 5 Google Wave preview invites. In order to enter, just leave a comment after this post. I will select winners from 5 random comment authors and the winners will have an invite sent from me to the email address provided in their comment.

For those of you who don’t know what Google Wave is, it is “a personal communication and collaboration tool” which integrates social networking, email, wikis, and instant messaging. I’ve used it for a little bit, and although there is a bit of a learning curve involved, it has been quite an enjoyable experience. Third party clients are popping up, most notably Waveboard for the Mac. While I don’t think that Waves are going to replace email altogether, it is definitely worth taking a look.

I’ll let comments collect until 1600 (GMT) on November 30th, 2009 at which point I will begin randomly picking the winners. Good luck!

***EDIT***

Well, since only 2 people commented, they’ll both get invites. Congratulations to Deb and Eduardo. Your invites are on their way.

Site Update

Just a quick update to anyone following the site to say that I’m still around and haven’t given up on writing content. I’ve been busy lately with a recent project which is now complete. I was doing a site for my Dad for his new business selling classic cars  and muscle cars in the Coeur d’Alene, Idaho and Spokane Washington area. I think it’s a decent site and it should serve his needs well. Anyway, I’m thinking about giving away some more Google Wave invites, if anyone is interested.  Stay tuned within the next few days for details.

5 Google Wave Invites

I’m giving away 5 Google Wave preview invites. In order to enter, just leave a comment after this post. I will select winners from 5 random comment authors and the winners will have an invite sent from me to the email address provided in their comment.

For those of you who don’t know what Google Wave is, it is “a personal communication and collaboration tool” which integrates social networking, email, wikis, and instant messaging. I’ve used it for a little bit, and although there is a bit of a learning curve involved, it has been quite an enjoyable experience. Third party clients are popping up, most notably Waveboard for the Mac. While I don’t think that Waves are going to replace email altogether, it is definitely worth taking a look.

***EDIT***

I’ll let comments collect for 24 more hours, so at 1600 (GMT) on November 18th, 2009 I will begin the randomly picked winner selection process. Good luck!

***EDIT***

Contest is finished! The lucky winners are listed below.

eman
Kurt
Loopy
Shubh
Silv

Congratulations, I’ll send your invites off right away. Remember, you won’t get them immediately, as Google’s invite process seems to take a while. To quote directly from the invite wave, “Invitations will not be sent immediately. We have a lot of stamps to lick.”

Also, stay tuned for more invitation giveaway contests. We should be having another one within a few days.