Say hello to Google Wave [ABSTRACT]
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By Malcolm Coles

Abstract

There's lots of buzz about Google Wave, but is it a technological solution to a real problem, or a technology looking for a problem to solve? Co-authors Martin Belam and Malcolm Coles point out the advantages and opportunities of the new Wave.

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There's lots of buzz about Google Wave, but is it atechnological solution to a real problem, or a technology looking for aproblem to solve? Co-authors Martin Belam and Malcolm Coles point outthe advantages and opportunities of the new Wave.

What's Inside

Perhaps the biggest challenge facing Wave is that the initial experience ofthe service doesn't really answer 'What is it for?'. Even if people struggle toinitially grasp what they can do with Twitter, the opening instruction on thehomepage - 'See what people are saying about...' is clear.

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