[HIB]Google kills Wave

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Google Wave, the online product that was supposed to change how we communicate and collaborate online, was killed by the company today, a victim of slow user adoption.It’s unfortunate that Wave had to die before it really had a chance to grow into something bigger and better. When the company introduced Wave at its I/O developer conference more than a year ago, the response was very “ooh-aah.” I remember being impressed with what it had to offer - but the learning curve and adoption rate was slow. And quite frankly, Google did very little to advance it.That’s too bad. Wave may not have been the ultimate, end-all offering for 21st Century communications - but the team was definitely on to something. Email has become so bogged down that it’s hardly the most effective or efficient tool for communications these days. Instant Messaging is effective - but it operates in a silo, independent of the other communications. The same goes with collaboration tools - they don’t mix well with the communications offerings that are out there.

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