Google Wave, Reincarnated

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Post by byronm » Tue, Oct 11, 2011, 12:36 AM UTC

Google Wave, Reincarnated
technologyreview.com

Re: Google Wave, Reincarnated

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Post by dergachev » Tue, Oct 11, 2011, 2:56 AM UTC

See previous discussion on Stypi: http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=2865014

Re: Google Wave, Reincarnated

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Post by qq66 » Tue, Oct 11, 2011, 3:07 AM UTC

This is us (LiveLoop). If any HNers are using PowerPoint 2007 and need to collaborate in Wave-like realtime with colleagues, email me at amal@getliveloop.com and I will set you up with a free account.

Re: Google Wave, Reincarnated

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Post by gruseom » Tue, Oct 11, 2011, 3:25 AM UTC

qq66 wrote: post #3

This is us (LiveLoop). If any HNers are using PowerPoint 2007 and need to collaborate in Wave-like realtime with colleagues, email me at amal@getliveloop.com and I will set you up with a free account.

something that 750 million people already use: Microsoft PowerPoint.

Millions, certainly, but 750 million? What's your source for this? (I ask because it exceeds similar estimates I've seen for Excel.)

Re: Google Wave, Reincarnated

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Post by mikexstudios » Tue, Oct 11, 2011, 4:08 AM UTC

qq66 wrote: post #3

This is us (LiveLoop). If any HNers are using PowerPoint 2007 and need to collaborate in Wave-like realtime with colleagues, email me at amal@getliveloop.com and I will set you up with a free account.

Any chance of supporting Word? If done right, that would be a killer app in academia.

Re: Google Wave, Reincarnated

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Post by alsocasey » Tue, Oct 11, 2011, 5:05 AM UTC

mikexstudios wrote: post #5

qq66 wrote: post #3

This is us (LiveLoop). If any HNers are using PowerPoint 2007 and need to collaborate in Wave-like realtime with colleagues, email me at amal@getliveloop.com and I will set you up with a free account.

Any chance of supporting Word? If done right, that would be a killer app in academia.

Google Docs does this well already... though I'm all for more options.

Re: Google Wave, Reincarnated

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Post by endergen » Tue, Oct 11, 2011, 5:33 AM UTC

Funny how few comments there are on this one. As much as MS isn't the hotness right now, this is a cool product to retroactively add third-party collaboration feature to a complex app. Hats off to you guys as that seems like an impressive feat for such a mature project.

Re: Google Wave, Reincarnated

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Post by troymc » Tue, Oct 11, 2011, 6:49 AM UTC

I get the feeling that many of the ideas in Wave have diffused out into products/services like Google Docs and Google+ Hangouts. (Think of the live editing and internal chat features within Google Docs.)

Re: Google Wave, Reincarnated

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Post by vetler » Tue, Oct 11, 2011, 7:14 AM UTC

endergen wrote: post #7

Funny how few comments there are on this one. As much as MS isn't the hotness right now, this is a cool product to retroactively add third-party collaboration feature to a complex app. Hats off to you guys as that seems like an impressive feat for such a mature project.

Perhaps because there are not that many PowerPoint users or people that need a feature like this? LiveLoop seems like a last resort if sitting together in the same office isn't a possibility. I've never had to collaborate with many people on a presentation, though, but I have used the chat on Google Docs with great success ... once or twice.

Re: Google Wave, Reincarnated

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Post by qq66 » Tue, Oct 11, 2011, 1:56 PM UTC

gruseom wrote: post #4

qq66 wrote: post #3

This is us (LiveLoop). If any HNers are using PowerPoint 2007 and need to collaborate in Wave-like realtime with colleagues, email me at amal@getliveloop.com and I will set you up with a free account.

something that 750 million people already use: Microsoft PowerPoint. Millions, certainly, but 750 million? What's your source for this? (I ask because it exceeds similar estimates I've seen for Excel.)

It's from Microsoft who recently announced 1 billion installs and 750 million users - I'm on mobile now but will find the source and post here.