First Waves - Latest Comments

Re: Google+ (or Google Plus if you wanna be search-engine friendly)

Zombie_Plan — Thu, 14 Jul 2011 13:42:47 -0000

That will probably be the case, yeah.

However, what will happen with the dislike button? Will we be able to -1 things? In further thinking, maybe they'll add the ability to auto-post links to things you like on Google+

Re: Google+ (or Google Plus if you wanna be search-engine friendly)

Screenbeard — Thu, 14 Jul 2011 06:54:04 -0000

Thanks for pointing that out. it's not very obvious though, and I think eventually this will be integrated into Youtube to replace the like button.

Re: Google+ (or Google Plus if you wanna be search-engine friendly)

Zombie_Plan — Wed, 13 Jul 2011 10:53:07 -0000

There is actually already a +1 on Youtube. If you click the Share button, besides the Facebook and Twitter icons, the +1 is all "HELLO CLICK ME".

Love the post, and I'm really happy to see First Waves being all awesome. I look forward to everything you write.

Re: Google Wave Live and Available for Everyone! Including Google Apps users!

MR — Wed, 20 Oct 2010 10:22:23 -0000

I don't understand.
Will be close Wave or not?

Re: Remove: Remove Yourself! Remove Others!

Screenbeard — Thu, 06 May 2010 20:35:28 -0000

It really is a good time to get back into Wave. With Google I/O coming up, they're on a new feature spree at the moment, and it's only going to get better. There are probably a couple of posts I could write about why now is a great time to get back into Wave. The Wave Watchers (a group of wave enthusiasts and developers) are putting together a comprehensive post of this nature as we speak!

As for your security concerns, I think it's right to be somewhat wary. It's new technology and a new idea, and it may very well have fundamental flaws in the way it's currently implemented. It is however, only a "preview" still, and anyone using it for top-secret sensitive data does so at their own risk. The way to minimise your risk is to not use gadgets that have not been thoroughly vetted (the source is always easily available) or not use them at all, and only invite users that you trust.

Re: Remove: Remove Yourself! Remove Others!

Tobias — Thu, 06 May 2010 19:37:36 -0000

Hey Josh, I followed your link from LifeHacker about your standup desk and you linked to this blog.

I got in on Google Wave a while back now (I think it was the second big wave of invites) and did quite a bit of poking around and analysis of security measures and so on. In the end I decided that I probably wouldn't use Google's implementation of the Wave protocol due to the problem you mentioned at the end of this post: Wave abuse.

I think that fundamentally the Wave protocol has a security "issue". Not a bug, not necessarily a flaw, but it has several things that make me uncomfortable with it. I wrote more about it on my research blag: http://www.tobiaslabs.com/59/s...

I link to a support forum where a person argued that the "Remove" function of the Wave protocol may not even "make sense", but I think Google's implementation on this is pretty reasonable. I think I'll start using Google Wave again to see how I like the recent changes.

Re: Get Your Wave Peeves Off Your Chest!

Alviz — Tue, 27 Apr 2010 10:26:59 -0000

Nice article, Josh. I totally agree with your words, in fact, that "function" made me confusing in my first steps in Google Wave. I believe that if it showed a "generic group" icon when there were 3 or more participants in the wave, it would be better than show the avatars of the first of them added to that wave. Sorry for my poor english, dude!! ;D

Re: New “Wave This!” Function and Buttons

russelltripp — Wed, 21 Apr 2010 01:55:50 -0000

ah - cool that there will be an official release. I've been thinking about writing a "Wave Me" button myself. I just added this line to the bottom of my email signature -

"Or if you want to communicate on a platform that's better than email, Wave me (russell.tripp.infusion@gmail.com) at http://wave.google.com
[Send requests for invitations to Wave via email if you need them.]"

Re: New “Wave This!” Function and Buttons

Screenbeard — Wed, 21 Apr 2010 01:30:24 -0000

The few people who were using it were asked by Pam to stop using it
until the official release. Once we have the go ahead, I'll be
reinstating the Wave This button, as well as the "Wave @ Me!" button I
have ready to go.

Re: New “Wave This!” Function and Buttons

russelltripp — Wed, 21 Apr 2010 01:24:10 -0000

So, why is there no "Wave This" button on FirstWaves? -- or am I missing it somehow?

Re: The Massive (but not Exhaustive) List of Wave Resources

Screenbeard — Fri, 16 Apr 2010 07:35:48 -0000

Not at all! Your site is marvellous, and deserves to be at the top of the list! I only put it further down because it seemed a sensible place to put it.

Re: The Massive (but not Exhaustive) List of Wave Resources

Alviz — Fri, 16 Apr 2010 03:31:16 -0000

It is a real honor for me appear on your list of resources for Wave, Josh. I feel flattered, thank you for your words! ;-)

Re: How Wave Could Tackle the Spam Problem

Screenbeard — Thu, 15 Apr 2010 08:59:53 -0000

I mean that in comparison, email is almost no cost to the spammer, but in either of your examples, it will cost the spammer something - a spammer sending thousands of waves a second will need to keep copies like you say or they will just disappear. If they use free providers (which is I presume what you mean in the first example), the provider will hopefully have strict limits in place that will flag high levels of waving as possible abuse. Unlike email, once their account is suspended, the wave that was sent will be a lot easer to identify as spam by the recipient (now, once an email is sent, it's gone and suspending a spammer account makes no difference).

Re: How Wave Could Tackle the Spam Problem

Nathanael — Thu, 15 Apr 2010 08:52:59 -0000

In point 2 of this article, you mention "Hosting." What do you mean by this? Do you mean that the wave stays in that person's "inbox/bin" etc. indefinately, or are you referring to spammers setting up wave servers?

If you mean that the wave stays in their account, then it does not solve spam, as the user can just register a new account once they are done.

If you mean that spammers will host spam waves on their own servers, then this would stop them spamming completely, as that spam wave would be held on their server, and if they removed it from their server, no-one could access it.

Re: New “Wave This!” Function and Buttons

Alviz — Wed, 14 Apr 2010 09:48:41 -0000

What an amazing work!! You rules, Josh!!!! ;D
I've going to do some works now, but later I will probe your code and maybe I'll create an article for WAVEsfera.

Thank you very very very much, Joshua!

Re: 8 Google Wave Competitors

Alviz — Tue, 13 Apr 2010 13:32:02 -0000

Pulse is based in Wave protocol... I'm awaiting the invite too!! There is a video where shown how worked together. :D

Re: It’s Easter. So Chill Out, Try Wave, Check out Mr-Ray and Say Hello!

Alviz — Wed, 07 Apr 2010 10:06:41 -0000

Saludos desde España, greetings from Spain.

Re: It’s Easter. So Chill Out, Try Wave, Check out Mr-Ray and Say Hello!

Alviz — Wed, 07 Apr 2010 10:04:36 -0000

Hello!

Re: Why Email Needs Replacing (or Why Wave Matters)

Alviz — Sun, 04 Apr 2010 08:42:09 -0000

May be. Really I think so! :-P

Re: Why Email Needs Replacing (or Why Wave Matters)

Screenbeard — Sun, 04 Apr 2010 06:45:10 -0000

Jason hasn't used Google Wave I think. Hey Jase, I've got some invites if you're interested.

Re: Why Email Needs Replacing (or Why Wave Matters)

Alviz — Sun, 04 Apr 2010 06:41:42 -0000

Green point over user avatar wasn't enough? ;D If not, I don't understand that message...

Re: Why Email Needs Replacing (or Why Wave Matters)

Alviz — Sun, 04 Apr 2010 06:38:21 -0000

Nice article, I think exactly that, classic email need some rebuilds, and I created a little (spanish spoken) group of "mail 2.0" into Wave, and it's amazing, if I share any content with my group then they can add new contents. In example: I shared a little document with some photos taken in the top of some important buildings in the world like Eiffel Tower or Piza Tower, and then they located the exactly points where that buildings are located, videos of them, etc.

Re: It’s Easter. So Chill Out, Try Wave, Check out Mr-Ray and Say Hello!

Screenbeard — Thu, 01 Apr 2010 21:36:09 -0000

So say hello in the wave already!

Re: It’s Easter. So Chill Out, Try Wave, Check out Mr-Ray and Say Hello!

Zombie_Plan — Thu, 01 Apr 2010 21:31:48 -0000

Ah, thats a pretty cool idea actually! I like it.

Re: It’s Easter. So Chill Out, Try Wave, Check out Mr-Ray and Say Hello!

Screenbeard — Thu, 01 Apr 2010 21:14:28 -0000

I've added you manually so you can use your wave account. I've embedded a facsimile of a wave into this post so people who haven't got Wave can see kinda how it works. They hit "reply" and leave a message - but it leaves the message as me. It uses a bot called Mr-Ray. Of course anyone without a wave account misses all the other cool features that Wave has, but it's a reasonable way to introduce people who've never used it.