Comments on: All Quiet on the Wave Front http://surfinggooglewave.com/2009/12/all-quiet-on-the-wave-front/ For a Clearer Understanding of Google Wave and its Application Tue, 09 Feb 2010 17:15:30 +0100 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: Swami Atma http://surfinggooglewave.com/2009/12/all-quiet-on-the-wave-front/comment-page-1/#comment-139 Swami Atma Wed, 16 Dec 2009 14:27:15 +0000 http://surfinggooglewave.com/?p=157#comment-139 I have observed the very same phenomenon. I was clamoring for invites before and now that plenty are available I don't even know who to invite. I just use it only with the few people I collaborate on documents. Otherwise it's not worth talking non-technical folks into it. I think the disappointment is that although I love live typing the extra clicks needed to chat make it harder to use than traditional chat systems. It's all about subtle usability. I have observed the very same phenomenon. I was clamoring for invites before and now that plenty are available I don’t even know who to invite.

I just use it only with the few people I collaborate on documents. Otherwise it’s not worth talking non-technical folks into it.

I think the disappointment is that although I love live typing the extra clicks needed to chat make it harder to use than traditional chat systems.

It’s all about subtle usability.

]]> By: Brett http://surfinggooglewave.com/2009/12/all-quiet-on-the-wave-front/comment-page-1/#comment-138 Brett Wed, 16 Dec 2009 14:12:41 +0000 http://surfinggooglewave.com/?p=157#comment-138 My guess is in the past few months there has been a lot of hype surrounding Wave, which has made people want to check it out. And I think you might be right, people aren't just waving for the sake of waving. However, they could also not be waving because a lot of their social network isn't even on wave yet. It's hard to really utilize a collaboration platform like Wave when you don't have the majority of your social network to Wave with. Then, the problem I've sort of run into is that as I invite people to join me on wave in my social networks, they give me the "pfft" because it's such a different animal to understand. My guess is in the past few months there has been a lot of hype surrounding Wave, which has made people want to check it out. And I think you might be right, people aren’t just waving for the sake of waving. However, they could also not be waving because a lot of their social network isn’t even on wave yet. It’s hard to really utilize a collaboration platform like Wave when you don’t have the majority of your social network to Wave with. Then, the problem I’ve sort of run into is that as I invite people to join me on wave in my social networks, they give me the “pfft” because it’s such a different animal to understand.

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