Comments on: Google Wave http://wnstn.com/2009/12/01/google-wave/ Wed, 26 May 2010 11:55:28 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: Nate Baker http://wnstn.com/2009/12/01/google-wave/comment-page-1/#comment-154 Nate Baker Thu, 14 Jan 2010 00:47:32 +0000 http://wnstn.com/?p=755#comment-154 Great thoughts Winston. I've been thinking about this lately after listening to a talk by Neil Postman. The first question he says we should pose when a new technology arrives is: "What is the problem the new technology solves?" I wonder how much my enthusiasm for exploring a new technology is blinding me to how much I'm warping its ideal scope. I've been pretty fascinated by it and have likely contributed to the buzz: http://natene.ws/post/246834583/localizing-google-wave-to-nashville How much is it improving my life? I haven't answered the first question from Postman, so I'm scared to the answer to this one. I would encourage folks like Christian to continue to push its limits, especially since Christian has a content focus on technology and collaboration. Here's the hour video from Postman if you're interested: http://bit.ly/52hfsd Great thoughts Winston. I’ve been thinking about this lately after listening to a talk by Neil Postman. The first question he says we should pose when a new technology arrives is: “What is the problem the new technology solves?”

I wonder how much my enthusiasm for exploring a new technology is blinding me to how much I’m warping its ideal scope.

I’ve been pretty fascinated by it and have likely contributed to the buzz:
http://natene.ws/post/246834583/localizing-google-wave-to-nashville

How much is it improving my life? I haven’t answered the first question from Postman, so I’m scared to the answer to this one.

I would encourage folks like Christian to continue to push its limits, especially since Christian has a content focus on technology and collaboration.

Here’s the hour video from Postman if you’re interested: http://bit.ly/52hfsd

]]> By: rgreen http://wnstn.com/2009/12/01/google-wave/comment-page-1/#comment-105 rgreen Tue, 01 Dec 2009 18:27:58 +0000 http://wnstn.com/?p=755#comment-105 I agree that it is for collaboration and there are broad horizons for that, but why was it pushed by so many media outlets as the "wave" of the future? Mixed signals from media sources people already trust mixed with the invite-only mystique really clouded the waters. I think people understand what it is for but are more surprised that it isn't the miracle cure-all end-all that it was touted to be by many in the blogosphere / twittosphere. I agree that it is for collaboration and there are broad horizons for that, but why was it pushed by so many media outlets as the “wave” of the future? Mixed signals from media sources people already trust mixed with the invite-only mystique really clouded the waters. I think people understand what it is for but are more surprised that it isn’t the miracle cure-all end-all that it was touted to be by many in the blogosphere / twittosphere.

]]> By: Drew http://wnstn.com/2009/12/01/google-wave/comment-page-1/#comment-104 Drew Tue, 01 Dec 2009 17:43:11 +0000 http://wnstn.com/?p=755#comment-104 “It is a waste of time to create a need so you can use a tool – a waste of time that could be used in other productive means.”

You have absolutely no future in upper-level management.

]]> By: Lucas Hendrickson http://wnstn.com/2009/12/01/google-wave/comment-page-1/#comment-103 Lucas Hendrickson Tue, 01 Dec 2009 17:36:27 +0000 http://wnstn.com/?p=755#comment-103 Totally agree. The quasi-tech-savvy public at large wanted to believe Wave was another revolutionary communications tool. It's not. It's a collaboration platform. If you were already doing that, it will help. If you want to put yourself into position to do that, it will help. If, like me, you were frequently marked "does not play well with others" on your report card as a kid, it shan't help you one whit. lwh. Totally agree. The quasi-tech-savvy public at large wanted to believe Wave was another revolutionary communications tool. It’s not. It’s a collaboration platform.

If you were already doing that, it will help.

If you want to put yourself into position to do that, it will help.

If, like me, you were frequently marked “does not play well with others” on your report card as a kid, it shan’t help you one whit.

lwh.

]]> By: Christian http://wnstn.com/2009/12/01/google-wave/comment-page-1/#comment-102 Christian Tue, 01 Dec 2009 17:26:09 +0000 http://wnstn.com/?p=755#comment-102 Good post. I'm not sure how anyone will "discover" wave's "revolutionary potential" without playing with it and discovering what it is and isn't, but I generally agree with deploring adopting tools for the sake of adopting tools. Most of the time I sit back and let other people figure out if something is worth using or not. A lot of using tools for the sake of using tools happened when the Twitter clones launched and you had respected "social media gurus" flocking to them and saying they were the next Twitter. So much for those who call themselves social media experts. Good post. I’m not sure how anyone will “discover” wave’s “revolutionary potential” without playing with it and discovering what it is and isn’t, but I generally agree with deploring adopting tools for the sake of adopting tools. Most of the time I sit back and let other people figure out if something is worth using or not.

A lot of using tools for the sake of using tools happened when the Twitter clones launched and you had respected “social media gurus” flocking to them and saying they were the next Twitter. So much for those who call themselves social media experts.

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