Google Wave
Google Wave was an online communication and collaboration tool that made real-time interactions more seamless -- in one place, you could communicate and collaborate using richly formatted text, photos, videos, maps, and more.
Cost / License
- Free
- Proprietary
Application types
Alerts
- Discontinued
Platforms
- Online
Google announced in August 2010 that there were 'no plans to continue developing Wave as a standalone product'. They maintained it until April 30, 2012, when it was shut down. Development was handed over to the Apache Software Foundation which started to develop a server-based product called Wave in a Box and later 
Apache Wave , but it was discontinued on January 15, 2018.
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What is Google Wave?
Google Wave was an online communication and collaboration tool that made real-time interactions more seamless -- in one place, you could communicate and collaborate using richly formatted text, photos, videos, maps, and more.
A wave is a conversation with multiple participants -- participants are people added to a wave to discuss and collaborate on its content. Participants can reply any time and anywhere within a wave, and they can edit content and add more participants as a wave develops. Its also possible to rewind waves with the playback functionality, to see what happened, and when.
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Proprietary and Free product.Alternatives
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- English
Comments and Reviews
never did find a use for wave while it existed but it was cool while it lasted..
So google is shutting down wave, or at least abandoning it. Ashame.
I use Wave and love it. I use it mostly for taking/sharing notes on projects or classes. There are a few scalability issues when waves grow beyond a certain size but, aside from that, it works great and is very easy to use.
I've got my account, and I'm starting to connect with people on Google Wave. There's a bit of a learning curve, and it's going to be a slow start for all of us using it. However, this is a new protocol that's going to have an impact on the way we work together and communicate online...it's very exciting to be in on this!