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Google Wave: Changing the World as You Know It
Some quick tips about Google Wave.
While you may not have a Google Wave account yet, it may be just a matter of time before you're invited to join in on this new and exciting personal communication and collaboration tool. No matter if you're already involved or waiting to join in, you can pick up on some quick tips from this article.
Extensions
If you already have a Google Wave account, you may already know where to find extensions. If not, when you log in to Wave, your introductory message will contain a link to Google extensions in the right column:
When you click on that link, you'll see the following page:
Watch the video and then scroll down to learn more about which extensions you can add to your Wave site. These extensions include maps, games and more. Some extensions, or robots, that were mentioned in the video without any hint as to how to find them include the following:
- Yes/No/Maybe Gadget: You can find this one in the Extensions Gallery shown above. You also can find Trippy (for planning trips), the actual Map Gadget, Accuweather, Conference (by Ribbit) and Soduko through that same page above.
- Spellchecker: It's built in. No need to worry about this one. That said, don't expect this spellchecker to have all the words you need to correct your misspelled word. It will, however, draw attention to the fact that you may have a misspelled word.
- Bloggy: To add the ability to add your Wave to your Google Blogger page as shown in the video, you need Bloggy. To get this app, simply add the address, blog-wave@appspot.com, to your contact list (I'll show you how to do this in a moment).
- Twitter: To add the Twitter app to your Wave account, simply add the address, tweety-wave@appspot.com, to your contact list. NOTE: Be very careful about using this Twitter app in Wave. DO NOT add other users to that Wave, as they will be able to Tweet in your name. Horrors! Additionally, this app currently does not update, so I have not found it to be very useful in its present state.
- Rosy Translation: Although the translation app is not fully developed as shown in the video, you can drop the address, aunt-rosie@appspot.com, into your contact list to use something similar. The translation used in this app is the same one used for Google Translate. So, while the world can be flattened through a tool such as this (especially in real-time!), remember that the syntax may not be perfect.
To add a new contact to your Wave, go to the bottom of the left column and click on the + sign in the corner of your contact list. When you click on that + sign, you'll see the following:
You can now add the Bloggy or Twitter or Rosy address to that address space. When you add the address, the "Submit" button will activate and you can save that address.
Once you have that address saved, you'll see the icon in your address contacts. To use the app, drag it to the right column at top so you can begin to use that app. Or, you can click on that contact and the interaction will open a box where you can begin a new Wave or visit a previous Wave:
Linda Goin
Linda Goin carries an A.A. in graphic design, a B.F.A. in visual communications with a minor in business and marketing and an M.A. in American History with a minor in the Reformation. While the latter degree doesn't seem to fit with the first two educational experiences, Linda used her 25-year design expertise on archaeological digs and in the study of material culture. Now she uses her education and experiences in social media experiments.
Accolades for her work include fifteen first-place Colorado Press Association awards, numerous fine art and graphic design awards, and interviews about content development with The Wall St. Journal, Chicago Tribune, Psychology Today, and L.A. Times.