This document discusses Google Wave and how it aims to improve on email for collaboration. Google Wave allows real-time communication and editing of shared documents. It enables instant messaging and inclusion of multiple participants. Unlike email, Wave lets users see conversations as they happen and add tools like documents and spreadsheets directly. Wave is also open source so third parties can create applications for it and corporations can host their own servers independently of Google. The document speculates Wave could replace email by facilitating more effective group communication and collaboration.

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EMAIL IS SO
1973
An Introduction to Google Wave.
Could this spell the end for email?
Tom Jarrett
Red Magma

2. SUE SCOTT
SUE SENDS A MESSAGE TO SCOTT

3. SUE SCOTT
SCOTT REPLIES TO SUE

4. SUE SCOTT

5. SUE SCOTT
PURCHASING TEAM RESPOND
INDIVIDUALLY

6. SUE SCOTT
NO-ONE REALLY KNOWS WHO SAID
WHAT TO WHO

7. NOT MUCH
HAS CHANGED
SINCE ROYAL
MAIL*

8. *OTHER THAN
THE AMOUNT
IN YOUR INTRAY

9. WHAT WE NEED IS
A way to collaborate with groups
of stakeholders efficiently
The tools to work across
geographical boundaries

10. WHAT WE NEED IS
A solution that brings together our
many forms of online communication
(IM, social networks, blogs etc)
A system that developers everywhere
can contribute to and improve to
keep up with our changing demands

11. IN TODAY’S WORKPLACE,
WE USE EMAIL TO DO ALL
KINDS OF THINGS...

12. GLOBAL TEAMS
PREPARING DOCUMENTS

13. SHARING NEWS
IN A HEARTBEAT

14. CAPTURING opinions

15. A B C D E F G H I J
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
COUNTING UP THE LATEST DATA

16. THE LIST GOES ON....

17. SO GOOGLE CREATED A
“HOSTED CONVERSATION” CALLED WAVE

18. NOW SUE AND SCOTT CAN SEE THE SAME
CONVERSATION IN REAL-TIME....

19. WAVE
AND SUE CAN INCLUDE PURCHASING!

20. ALL USERS CAN EDIT THE WAVE
AT EXACTLY THE SAME TIME

21. Everyone’s screen
updates as fast as
they can type

22. YOU CAN EVEN REWIND
AND REPLAY A WAVE

23. INSTANTLY
TRANSLATE BETWEEN
LANGUAGES

24. CONVERSATION
NOW YOU
CAN HOLD A
BROWSER BASED

25. WITH
INTERNATIONAL
COLLEAGUES
IN REAL-TIME

26. BUT WAVE IS MORE
THAN JUST REAL-TIME
MESSAGING

27. WAVE IS OPEN SOURCE...

28. SO IT WILL BE POSSIBLE TO INTEGRATE
APPLICATIONS SUCH AS...

29. SO IT WILL BE POSSIBLE TO INTEGRATE
APPLICATIONS SUCH AS...

30. SO IT WILL BE POSSIBLE TO INTEGRATE
APPLICATIONS SUCH AS...

31. SO IT WILL BE POSSIBLE TO INTEGRATE
APPLICATIONS SUCH AS...

32. SO IT WILL BE POSSIBLE TO INTEGRATE
APPLICATIONS SUCH AS...

33. SO IT WILL BE POSSIBLE TO INTEGRATE
APPLICATIONS SUCH AS...

34. ADD REAL-TIME TOOLS TO YOUR
DISCUSSION:

35. ADD REAL-TIME TOOLS TO YOUR
DISCUSSION:

36. ADD REAL-TIME TOOLS TO YOUR
DISCUSSION:

37. UNLIKE MOST ONLINE
TOOLS, YOU DON’T
NEED TO VISIT ONE
PLACE TO USE WAVE

38. WAVE FROM
or
YOUR WEBSITE,
YOU MAY CONTRIBUTE TO A

39. WAVE IS NOT JUST A GOOGLE SERVICE

40. THEIR OWN
WAVE SERVER
WHICH IS NOT DEPENDENT ON
ANY GOOGLE TECHNOLOGY.
CORPORATIONS CAN

41. GOOGLE SAYS IT WILL ALSO
INTRODUCE A MARKETPLACE
FOR WAVE APPLICATIONS SO
THAT ANYONE CAN CREATE
AND SELL NEW REAL-TIME
TOOLS*
AND MAKE M NEY
* Source: http://www.businessweek.com/

42. COULD THIS SPELL THE END FOR EMAIL?
YOU DECIDE.

43. WAVE.GOOGLE.COM
CURRENTLY IN LIMITED PREVIEW PHASE

44. thanks :)
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