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What do I think of Google Wave?

I think that Google Wave has tremendous potential. But honestly, I don't see people using that potential.

For example, this email in response to your question would have been a good wave. I could answer it, you could respond, we could have a dialogue. You could add other interested parties, it becomes a conversation. Everyone gets involved. I have been trying to do that, albeit not so successfully.

My concerns with it are this:

IJATTD: It's just another thing to do. That's bad. Twitter was also ATTD, but it was fun. Wave is not fun. It's highly functional, in a Google kinda way, but it's not fun. On the fun/responsibility spectrum, it is over closer to responsibility. That's no good.
Emailitis: people are STUCK on email. It's tough to break that habit. Actually, Facebook has done a tremendous job of this. Alot of people I used to communicate via email through I now use FB, and I use the various options of FB. It is great that way. We need to get people out of the mind set of using email. For better or worse, email is highly effective.

In short, I love Wave and I think it will be great, if Google executes it better. Let's see.

I think that form of communication is the future, be it from Google or someone else.