[wplug] google wave

Matthew J Hughes matthues at gmail.com
Fri Jan 8 03:14:39 EST 2010


I thought this sounded like a good idea, so I started a wave. If you did 
not get anything and you have a google wave account drop me a line off 
list and I will add you to the wave.

J Aaron Farr wrote:
> On Mon 04 Jan 2010 11:10, Ben Beige <dariuscardren at gmail.com> wrote:
>   
>> I've got it too, and still have not found a ideal use that people
>> contribute to. dariuscardren at gmail.com is me
>>     
>
> I'm at `jaaronfarr at googlewave.com`
>
> I've been using Google Wave since the developer preview and I have found
> a few good use cases.  I use Wave for document collaboration, like a
> wiki, more than for email or IM.  It's also more suited for use in a
> team that's working on a project than for just chatting between
> friends.  Anyway, here are some actual uses that have worked well:
>
>  - Feature and requirement design for a software project for work.
>    This worked great.
>
>  - Sharing notes at a conference with simultaneous editing.
>
>  - Keeping notes during a conference call.
>
>  - Working on lists between my wife and I, for example, movies we want
>    to see, music we want to purchase, etc.
>
>  - Blog article drafts for sites with multiple authors.
>
>  - Running a D&D roleplaying game in both play-by-post style and
>    simultaneous chat.
>
>  - Creating a list of local startups in Hong Kong
>
> If you think of it as a personal wiki that you can selectively share
> pages with other people, then Wave has some interesting uses.
>
> For example:  Start with a single wave for WPLUG as a starting off
> point.  It should include useful links and details about the next
> meeting.  For each meeting, create a new wave that people edit during
> the session.  It can include notes about what's going on, questions,
> thoughts, links, etc.  Those who cannot attend can at least get the
> notes later, of even follow the event remotely.  The speaker or others
> can later come back in and redit the wave, cleaning it up and answering
> the questions.  These meeting waves get linked back to the main WPLUG
> wave.
>
>   

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