Comments on: Google Wave: A Marketing Success, Software Let Down

By: ecspike (James Williams)

ecspike (James Williams) — Fri, 09 Oct 2009 23:04:42 +0000

Reading: [Blog Post] Google Wave is a Marketing success, but a software let down. http://bit.ly/t3nNi (via @sdmatt)

By: sdmatt (Matt Browne)

sdmatt (Matt Browne) — Fri, 09 Oct 2009 23:00:04 +0000

[Blog Post] Google Wave is a Marketing success, but a software let down. http://bit.ly/t3nNi What was your first impression? #fb

By: rodney rumford

rodney rumford — Fri, 09 Oct 2009 17:12:16 +0000

I agree matt. they did a great job of marketing and buzz creation. The product has a LONG way to go. It is a collaboration tool and they sold people on the idea of it as an email replacement. interesting positioning actually.

lots of google products take years to gain traction. if this was launched by a startup people would bash the hell out of it. but the google brand gives the product a halo effect and a chance to live and get better.

By: Massarra

Massarra — Fri, 09 Oct 2009 16:24:46 +0000

I still want to try it. Why is that?

By: James

James — Fri, 09 Oct 2009 16:20:11 +0000

I think the real problem is that people got caught up in the UI. The real power comes from the applications built upon it. If you sit people down and show them the Ribbit Conference gadget(plug: I coded that) and how they call conference call and do SharePoint-y things, they get it. If you show a live podcaster the Yes/No/Maybe gadget for quick polls, they get it. The current UI is just information overload.

I think Wave will be big but not until there are several choices for the Wave console and Wave hosts. Localized Wave servers where you can go to talk about surfing (or whatever) in realtime to other passionate people will be compelling.