Comments on: The Death of Instant Messaging http://surfinggooglewave.com/2009/12/death-of-im/ 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: Astralis http://surfinggooglewave.com/2009/12/death-of-im/comment-page-1/#comment-436 Astralis Tue, 09 Feb 2010 17:15:30 +0000 http://surfinggooglewave.com/?p=114#comment-436 Google Wave is history. I think even Google has given up on it. It's cumbersome and overly-complicated. We're seeing Google now move back to email to add the "social" features that Google Wave was supposed to offer but instead use email as the platform instead of a system that requires everyone to be at the computer at the same time. I know Google Wave doesn't require everyone to be there, but you may as well use email and do the same thing more efficiently and make it simpler. Google Wave was an interesting experiment but I'm calling it dead. Google Wave is history. I think even Google has given up on it. It’s cumbersome and overly-complicated. We’re seeing Google now move back to email to add the “social” features that Google Wave was supposed to offer but instead use email as the platform instead of a system that requires everyone to be at the computer at the same time. I know Google Wave doesn’t require everyone to be there, but you may as well use email and do the same thing more efficiently and make it simpler.

Google Wave was an interesting experiment but I’m calling it dead.

]]> By: Brett http://surfinggooglewave.com/2009/12/death-of-im/comment-page-1/#comment-102 Brett Tue, 08 Dec 2009 13:48:52 +0000 http://surfinggooglewave.com/?p=114#comment-102 I'm a bit like you Chris. I feel like typing allows me to be a bit more thought out before I speak. With wave, people just watch me correct typos. I'm still not super in love with seeing people type although it does add a fun new element. Plus, I think Wave is a bit bulky to act as an IM client, which makes me think it won't quickly replace traditional IM. This could just be me still resistant to change from my old ways. hah! I’m a bit like you Chris. I feel like typing allows me to be a bit more thought out before I speak. With wave, people just watch me correct typos. I’m still not super in love with seeing people type although it does add a fun new element. Plus, I think Wave is a bit bulky to act as an IM client, which makes me think it won’t quickly replace traditional IM. This could just be me still resistant to change from my old ways. hah!

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]]> By: Chris Sham http://surfinggooglewave.com/2009/12/death-of-im/comment-page-1/#comment-99 Chris Sham Tue, 08 Dec 2009 12:07:39 +0000 http://surfinggooglewave.com/?p=114#comment-99 I remember old Pow-wow, back in '94 or '95, had that real-time typing thing. It was kind of fun, but not really too useful; half the time, you were just watching someone correct their own typos. I'd much rather fine-tune what I want to say than have someone be misled by the messy first draft of my thoughts. This is why I prefer talking online so much more than in person. I remember old Pow-wow, back in ‘94 or ‘95, had that real-time typing thing. It was kind of fun, but not really too useful; half the time, you were just watching someone correct their own typos. I’d much rather fine-tune what I want to say than have someone be misled by the messy first draft of my thoughts. This is why I prefer talking online so much more than in person.

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