Google Wave and You Part Three

This is the third of three articles about Google Wave.

Part one showed how you can collaborate real time.
Part two showed how you can work with someone who speaks a different language.

Of course, it's not all about work. Sometimes you want to visit your peeps on Facebook or MySpace.

You log in and see what updates there are on Facebook and update your status there.

You log in and see what updates there are on MySpace and update your status there.

You log in and see what updates there are on Twitter and tweet your status there.

With Google Wave, you can set it up so that you can see the updates from your friends without visiting all the different sites.

You can update your status from inside the Wave. No need to log in and remember seven different passwords for seven different sites.

Again you are communicating real-time with Google Wave.


Real-time collaboration. Editing the same document at the same time.

Real-time translation. Writing in one language so --pow-- someone can read it in another.

Real-time communication. Keeping in touch via Facebook, MySpace, Twitter at the touch of a button.

Three of a great number of things you can and will be able do in Google Wave.

The wave is coming.

The wave of the future is here.

Google Wave and You Part Two

This is the second of three articles about Google Wave.

Part one highlighted the online collaboration.

Speaking of collaboration, what if your colleague is in a different country? In France? On the other side of the world?

What do you do if you don't speak the same language? Maybe you spend time bugging another co-worker who does.

"Excuse me, could you translate this for me? It's only 3 pages in 8 point font."

"Well, yes and no. Yes, I can, but no, I am busy right now. I have my own work to do."

Or maybe you can try to translate it yourself, but it takes time and it is another step in the process.

With Google Wave, you can set it up with your colleague so that when you type in English, -- pow!-- it shows up in French.

He or she types in French and --pow!-- you see in English.

English --pow!-- Anglaise.

Francais --pow!-- French.

Vous etes traduie --ahem-- you are translating real-time with Google Wave.

Google Wave and You Part One

This is one of three parts about what you can do with Google Wave.

In case you have been living under a rock, Google has this new application called Google Wave, currently available as a preview to friends of those who helped out with the beta test.

It's called an online collaboration and communication tool.

What does that mean, really? Let's break it down.

Collaboration is working on something together.

When you work on a proposal or some other important document with someone these days, you use a word processor. After your first draft you print it up or maybe you attach it to an email and send it to your colleague.

He or she receives the email, opens it up, reads the document, makes their corrections, saves it, attaches it to another email and sends it back to you.

You receive the email, open it up, read the document, make your corrections, save it, attach it to another email and send it back.

He or she gets it and does all that again and sends it back.

You get it and do that all again.

He or she -- again.

It gets exhausting.

With Google Wave, you and your colleague collaborate on the document the same time.

You type and what you're typing shows up on his or her screen.

He or she types and that shows up on your screen.

You are collaborating real-time, with Google Wave.