Spin On Demand

(In case the video embed doesn’t work, you can view the video directly here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y_IcAZCvE5g)

Transcript:

Hi, I’m Michael Whang, today, I’d like to talk about Google Wave – a new real-time communications platform announced by Google today at their Google I/O conference.

For some time, people have asked me about my thoughts on Twitter – is it rad or fad, or both?  I’m always careful to point out the underlying, sociological driver of the success behind tools like Twitter.  I’ve always believed that tools such as Twitter are at risk of being displaced or marginalized, but that the concept behind it, the human need to connect, is here to stay.

There’s always been something about Twitter, and even Facebook to a certain extent, and especially EMAIL, that feels constrained or limited or simply not complete nor optimal.  It’s like we’ve been waiting for something more universal, something that will transcend all the hundreds of niche, communications tools that distract and, in many cases, confuse or overwhelm us.

Enter Google Wave – a real-time communications platform designed to mimick human behavior, as opposed to trying to mimick legacy communication modes – and by that, I mean think of email, which replaced snail mail, and instant messaging, which replaced the telephone conversation.

I’m super excited about the prospect of using Google Wave to collaborate with not just friends and family, but with my professional peers.  Google Wave isn’t available to the public yet, but I’m hoping to be able to sneak into the developer preview program.

While Google Wave will be open-source, and support an unlimited number of add-ons and extensions, such as integration with Twitter, one has to wonder if, in a Google Wave world, if tools such as Twitter will even remain relevant.

If you’d like to learn more about Google Wave, I’ve provided a link on my blog to a wonderful summary article on Mashable by Ben Parr, that’s where I got the screenshots I’m using in this video.

Thanks for watching!

Sources & References:

• Google Wave: A Complete Guide (Mashable)
• Google Wave Official Home Page (Google)
• Google Wave Announcement (Google Official Blog)