I am not convinced - isn't this just another drain on my valuable time ?

NO - because within the same account, any visitor that has aquired login credentials will be able to engage in both conversation and document management - eg. building webpages / communicating (eg. like email etc.) - but all within any normal internet browser window on PC, MAC, PDA, mobile phone, laptop - whatever.

You will be able to fine-tune your level of engagement and participation instatntly - to suit your own needs, as well as (for example) communicating with many people at a time about a particular event or issue - so it will actually save you time in not having to send out / receive lots of messages using a less efficient method, (so - in time you might just have to get used to not licking any more stamps!).

There will be much less need to keep switching from email to address book, to online file managers, or to Skype, Twitter, Facebook, and other websites etc. (although you will still be able to create threads to any of them if you wish - and much more besides).

Typical uses

• Organising events (eg. local gatherings)
• Instant messaging (like Skype / MSN)
• Video sharing (like YouTube)
• Photo sharing (like Flickr)
• Client support
• Gathering feedback
• Virtual, private meetings and recording meeting notes
• Research, information mashups, Tag Clouds (like Delicious)
• Social networking, Blogs, Wikis (like Facebook, Blogger etc.)
• Creating lists of contacts (like an address book)
• Community participation
• Email messaging (but not just one to one or one to many - but also many to many !)
• Uploading / attaching files and creating links to webpages and other content

We think that the opportunities provided by this technology for "having the internet your way" are quite incredible.

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A wave is shared. Any participant can reply anywhere in the message, edit the content and add participants at any point in the process. Then playback lets anyone rewind the wave to see who said what and when.

A wave is live. With live transmission as you type, participants on a wave can have faster conversations, see edits and interact with extensions in real-time.

Google

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