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Trying to Learn GoogleWave

10:04, 22 November 2009

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A colleague told me about GoogleWave months ago (thanks, Michelle), and I was lucky enough to get an invitation from a user to beta test it (thanks, Kanti). And... wow, it's really hard to use.

If you are already on GoogleWave, I hope you will consider adding me as a contact and "waving" with me. Email me and I will tell you how to find me on GoogleWave.

My first impressions of GoogleWave:
  • very hard to use
  • too hard to use for at least 60% of the people I work with (for instance, I'm working with two groups with members who cannot figure out how to join YahooGroups by email and have no idea what I mean by filtering their email; GoogleWave would make their heads explode)
  • needs more detailed examples of how they envision people using this (less theory, more practical examples)
  • needs an easier way to search for people who may be on GoogleWave 
More impressions coming as I practice with it.


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