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Is Google Wave the world's first Noded app?
Posted by Jaan on June 1st, 2009 | 4 comments
I am just as intrigued by Google Wave as you are.
Much of the early info on “gwave” focuses on collaboration, the cloud and transparency in communication. It is therefore fair to wonder whether Google Wave is in fact the world’s first true Noded app. An application that is true to the non-hierarchical, collaborative spirit of Noded, and through its inherent functionality and possibilities also evolves the very meaning of Noded networks.
Right now it is to early to say how much of a Noded impact Google Wave will have. Both Andreas Carlsson and I will follow future announcements closely, and keep posting about it (and with any luck the poor piece of ASCII art I created as part of my Google Wave notification signup will get us in through the door a bit quicker…).
Do you think Google Wave is a Noded app? Why, or why not? This is a BIG story, a game changer, and we very much want to hear your thoughts on it! Please use the comments, or hit us up on Twitter where I’m @orvet and Andreas is @nofont. Thanks.
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Haven’t been able to see the demo video yet, but from what I hear people say about it I believe gwave will change the way I work with others fundamentally. I already work pretty much in the cloud with my private projects, but this will bring that mindset to the masses within e.g. my company and my clients.
That last part is key, that Google Wave will bring a different way of working with information to a larger audience.
My only concern, based on preview screens etc alone, is why the UI seems to be so poor? Google Wave looks like an absolute mess with menus, avatars, panes and more all over the place. But that’s for a future post…
Hopefully with an open API there will be more interfaces to choose from, made by third parties. The key here is that there is no need for just one interface. People can create their own mashups of Wave services and stuff from other suppliers like Yahoo! and Amazon.
I’m hoping that’s the case. It could then also be the first app that comes close to living up to the idea of branding ones cloud.