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Lutz_:
Looks like Google Wave will be able to to "everything" instantly. Somehow I got the impression that perhaps the dumbed down protocols (twitter) might be more successful than the complex ones.

http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2347795,00.asp

"......What is Google Wave? Think of an open-source version of Gmail constructed via instant messaging. To start a wave, two users start what is essentially an instant-message session, which can be archived as a conversation. Other users can then be invited to join each wave or conversation, and there's even a "playback" feature to track the process of the conversation. Google also said it intends Wave to be a platform as well as a protocol, with the appropriate tools and extensions for each.

In fact, it might not even be accurate to call it a reinvention of e-mail. Google executives tied the instant-message/e-mail model to real-time document collaboration, even search, and extended it to the Web and to blogs.  ................."

http://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/05/28/google-showcases-new-communication-and-collaboration-tool/

"..... Google Wave is an application running in a Web browser that creates a shared online desktop where two or more users can interact easily. They can exchange messages like they would do in e-mail or instant messaging conversation. They can share and edit rich documents that include formatted text, images and graphics. They can also drag-and-drop simple applications called widgets into a Wave to, for example, play a game together. And they can save and publish any Wave resulting from their collaboration to the Web. ...."

challenging facebook?
http://www.pcworld.com/article/165679/is_google_wave_the_solution_to_social_network_oversharing.html
" ...  One of the problems with Facebook is that most of the things you share through it go to everybody you have friended, whether those people are relatives, tennis buddies, coworkers, or your boss. But few people want to share everything with everyone they know. The stereotypical example, of course, is posting pictures of weekend debauchery and having your boss see them. But it's not just a matter of being unintentionally embarrassed. Sometimes you come across a video you know your friends will love, but your mom and dad just won't get the joke. Or you want to share a work-related link with professional colleagues, but know that your friends will be utterly bored with it. ..."

The official info/video from Google:
http://wave.google.com/                     The video seems to be down atm.
http://wave.google.com/help/wave/about.html

40hz:
Must have some Firefly fans among the developers.

"Get on the Cortex and send out a wave" was a common bit of dialog in the series.

In case you missed the show: 8)

The Cortex is a complex interplanetary network comprised of nodes and access points. In general, you can locate someone within a ship's orbit via node tracking - but from there, unless they are using landlines to connect, it's generally very difficult to pinpoint someone's location with only a Cortex trace.
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A wave is an real time or recorded audio-visual transmission sent over the Cortex. Full audio and visual waves are generally only available within major Alliance systems. Once a spaceship has left a major system, or is traveling in a system too unimportant and poor to have a Cortex beacon, the sender must resort to more primitive means of communications.
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Lutz_:
The Firefly quotes sound exactly right.  Wonder how long it will take until Google runs the universe?

40hz:
Nice write-up:

http://mashable.com/2009/05/28/google-wave-guide/

Eóin:
This looks interesting, normally I am sceptic but this... well as I said, it looks interesting.

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