The Next Next Big Thing
If you find yourself trying desperately to stay relevant in the world of ultra-hip social media websites, consider this. Chewing Trident Whatever site is presently the “Next Big Thing” will never actually make it to the status of “The Big Thing”.
By the time you finally get comfortable using whatever “It” happens to be, it goes out of style faster than grunge did in the mid 90s. Two years ago, a typical embarassing conversation might go something like this:
You: “Hey, let’s be friends on MySpace!”
Them: “Pssh, don’t you know everyone’s on FaceBook these days?”
Last year:
You: “Hey, check out my FaceBook status. It’s hilarious!”
Them: “LOL, you aren’t on Twitter yet?”
This year:
You: “Hey, did you get that email I sent you?”
Them: “Email? What’s that? I only know how to Wave.”
We’ve tried monetizing “The Next Big Thing” but haven’t had much success. No one seems to want to buy our limited-edition collectible screenshot of Google Beta on eBay. So here it is for free, our gift to you.
Our advice is to stop trying and just use what works. I can’t believe you thought I was posting this on Tumblr, everyone knows Tumblweed is where it’s at!
You know it’s time to sell your Google stock when…
their latest innovation involves a homepage that “fades-in”. We patiently await the return of flashing/scrolling text (and the associated seizures).
Federated and Open Source: How Wave is Not Proprietary to Google
No one owns email. Therefore, the idea of moving your messages to Google Wave might feel like you’re giving the search giant a monopoly on your communication. Email is a protocol that’s unaffiliated with any particular company or organization. But even though it’s continually referred to as “Google Wave” instead of just “Wave,” Wave is not proprietary to Google. Like email, Wave consists of several parts: a protocol, a server, and a client. The protocol itself is an open standard, created by but not beholden to Google, and free to all software developers to make products that utilize it.
Therefore, if Wave usage catches on, more Wave server and client software from many different companies and organizations may become available in the future—like web browsers and email programs did. The Wave protocol is federated and does not centralize all information on Google’s servers; like email, users on different Wave servers hosted at different companies will be able to communicate with each other using Wave, independent of Google.
In Wave’s preview release, it is not yet possible to send waves between different servers. However, the server federation is a core part of the product’s foundation and will definitely come to fruition.
Meet The Guys Behind Google Street View
Did anybody know that Google Adwords is on TV now?
In case you’re bored and wanted to watch an hour long video re: Google Wave
Hey people, if you happen to be one of the lucky few to get an invite for Google Wave, make sure to send us one too. Afterall, it’s much better if your friends are on it too.
