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Learn What Is Google Wave in 10 Minutes

December 2, 2009 | 12:08 am Share

Google Wave seems to be the new buzzword these days. Everyone is talking about it, and apparently they can’t stop!

At least for the techies and the geeks, anyway. For most of us we still have no clue what is Google Wave, and what can Google Wave do.

Well, spend 10 minutes with me and you will learn what is Google Wave, its features and what can it potentially do.

Edit: Google Wave invites has been given out! Thanks everyone for taking part! :D

The 3 Minutes Overview

Google Wave is a new application developed by well, Google. To be put simply, Google Wave is a pimped email client with dozens of features that makes it much better than email. Among the things you can do with Google Wave is:

• Group conversations made easy by putting everyone in a same Wave
• Watching everyone typing and giving their input on a subject in real time (yes, you can actually see them typing out word by word!)
• Having all participants to be able to edit and change contents, similar to a Wiki. This will definitely be a plus for meetings or business emails! No more sending emails here and there with “updates”, make your updates real time in each Wave!
• Share and embed rich media such as pictures, videos and even maps by simply drag and drop
• Use Gadgets, applications created for Google Wave to add even more interactivity such as games, maps and others. Gadgets are shared by everyone in a Wave, so you don’t have to install anything. Cool eh?
• Use Robots, a bot of sorts to make your email and online life easier. Robots are AI that you can add as a contact and interact with to perform tasks, such as Wikipedia, dictionary, translator, spell-check, trivia and all other things

That’s just part of what Google Wave can do, and it can potentially do much more! It can revolutionize the whole idea of emailing and make interactions in both personal and business situations must easier and intuitive.

You’ve just spent 3 minutes to get an overview of what is Google Wave. Now, spend another 7 minutes to watch these videos and you will have a clearer idea of what Google Wave can do!

What is Google Wave In Plain English

15 Features of Google Wave

Yup, that’s it!

Clear enough? Now you don’t have to spend hours trying to look up the Wiki or watching the 1 hour 20 mins presentation to know what is Google Wave. :)

Further resources on Mashable.com to get you started on Google Wave:

• HOW TO: Get Started with Google Wave
• Google Wave: A Complete Guide
• Google Wave Tag Search

And if that’s still not enough, every 10 seconds there are 20 new tweets about Google Wave. Just be patient and you will strike gold!

How about the 6 free invites you promised?!

Edit: Event is over! Thanks everyone for taking part! :D

Ah yes, yes, I am giving out 6 free invites for Google Wave. In case you don’t know, Google Wave is currently still on beta stage, thus many of the users are by invites only. So if you want to be one of the forefront of Google Wave users, here’s your chance!

While I would love to give it to you just like that, I’d want to make sure as well that you will put the invite to good use and test it to the max! So it’ll definitely help if you’re an active web user and get on Google Wave with me! :D

So here’s the challenge if you want to get your invite to Google Wave. Answer these 3 easy questions, and if you get them right you will get your passes!

But if there are more than 6 person that answers them correctly, I guess I will have to do a lucky draw to see who are the lucky guys and girls that gets the passes. Give the correct answer and you will stand a chance!

Here they come!

1. What’s the difference between boxer briefs and trunks in men’s underwear?
2. What is my Dad’s comment on my blog post about beautiful Vietnamese girls on Facebook?
3. Whose concert have I watched recently, and how long did the concert last?

Deadline: 4th December 11.59pm (Wed) @ Malaysian Time (+8GMT)

Thats it! Easy right? All the answers are on this blog on Caramelz.my, you just have to look around! Start from this page itself! :D

Submit your answers as comments below, remember to put in a valid email so that I can send your Google Wave invite to you if you’re the winner!

If you are kind enough, share this post with your friends too so that they can learn what is Google Wave as well as stand a chance for an invite! Just click on Twitter Retweet or Facebook Share on top of this post.

Happy Waving! :D