Zhenhua Guo, Xiao Dong Michael Roche, Jenn Hughes Adam Heleine, Kody Cummins
Started to use Google Wave within infomall.org Investigated several widely used collaboration systems Compared their features Summarized result
“Google Wave is an online tool for real-time communication and collaboration. A wave can be both a conversation and a document where people can discuss and work together using richly formatted text, photos, videos, maps, and more.” Announced on May 27, 2009 Preview. Invitation only. Can be used in Google App
Google Wave WikiIM FacebookTwitter Real timeStrongNoStrongWeakStrongMedium Preservation/ Archiving MediumStrongWeakStrong Resource sharing Medium NoWeakStrongWeak SearchStrongMediumWeakMediumStrongMedium UsabilityWeakMediumStrong MediumStrong Group Conversation StrongWeakMediumStrong Weak Immediate Group Conversation (1) StrongNoMediumStrongNo
Google Wave Provides many useful features for group collaboration. , threaded conversation, instance messaging… High learning curve, needs better UI? Wikipedia Information hub / Knowledge base IM Personal chatting Most widely used collaboration tool Facebook Social networking platform Twitter Web-based pub/sub system(following, follower)
Application Service Use services within browsers. Access control ◦ Public/Private ◦ Group Google Wave Send/Notification, Attachment Wiki1) Wiki-style editing 2) wave history ForumThreaded conversation IMWeb-based instant messaging
Investigate Google Wave APIs Exploit what we can do Decide concrete project Implement Evaluate/Test Make poster