Yesterday, May 28th, I heard about Google Wave. When I first saw the name (unaware of what it was) my initial reaction was “Another Google service – they’re doing everything!”. Let’s get one thing clear, I think Google has an amazing creative team and ingenious ideas but it’s a bit scary to see them getting into so many services – they’re like Miscrosoft, except more clever and better at being evil (I mean that in a nice way, I think).
Anyway, back on subject.
As my recent post shows, Twitter and Facebook have been gaining some serious momentum. They’re both steadily growing now, stomping on Myspace quickly. The unique communication method that Twitter is about is captivating. Millions now use Twitter and it will continue to grow. Facebook has made some serious changes/improvements over the past couple years that has helped skyrocket its popularity, hence being a bigger catch than Myspace. On top of that, Google has a slew of services that are excellent such as Gmail, document sharing and of course Youtube.
The recent silent display of Google Wave looks quite impressive and eye-catching. It combines the most popular service and social networks with the power of Google’s sharing (documents, youtube, etc..) to one place.
Could this damage Facebook, Twitter, AIM, Yahoo IM, Myspace, and others? I would not be surprised if they are all starting to shake in their pants. This is a POWERFUL communication tool which brings nearly ALL of the tools to one place…
Personally I’m pumped about it, despite not using Google services too much, yet at the same time I’m a little scared. Google seems to have absorbed the idea of having their foot in practically everything. Is that a good thing? If you ask me, I definitely say “I think they’re very creative but they need to relax!”.
What are your thoughts?
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It’s really cool! I think it will make a big impact. Surprising they started developing it over 2 years ago!
I can understand it taking 2 years to do but the fact that they have already integrated similar communication methods like twitter is amazing. This will most likely be my new engine since it can/will do so much all in one place. Message to Google: “At times I just want to hate you but sometimes I’ve got no choice but to love you…”