30 Aug 2009, Posted by christie in Misc Bytes, 51 Comments

Google Wave Sandbox – I have a login!

Google has granted me access to the Google Wave Sandbox now, and I started exploring it late last night. I’ll be doing more posts on Google Wave as I learn about it.

I just wanted to share with you the little I’ve done so far so you could see the screen shots for yourself! By the way, don’t try getting into Google Wave with Internet Explorer; it will tell you immediately to head for Firefox, Safari, or Chrome!

Creating a Test Wave

I don’t have any real contacts on there to talk to yet, so when I was playing with it I added a contact just for testing and called him Klaus, since Klaus @ Techpatio is my #1 commentator right now. I created a new wave and typed a little message. Then I added Klaus and typed a little more, which he would have been able to see if he had an account. If he had wanted to see what happened before I added him, he could have clicked the Playback button. Here’s the wave after I have done all that:

Google Wave Playback feature

In the following screenshots, I’ll show you what happens when I click Playback now, and click the Play button each time after that.

Embedding Waves

Below I have embedded a public Welcome Wave from the Sandbox into this post using the Wavr WordPress plugin. Unfortunately you have to have a login at Google Wave Sandbox in order to see it. So what are you waiting for!?

[wave id="wavesandbox.com!w+sQGsppxC%B"]

OK, to satisfy your curiosity if you don’t yet have a login, below is a picture of the Wave that is embedded here. It is a scrolling window though, so this is just a peek. If this were a Wave we were actually participating in, it would be our conversation. This particular Wave is a wiki of instructions for new Wave users.

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51 Comments

August 30, 2009 2:07 pm

Greg Ellison

Google Wave will be awesome to try. I can’t wait to see some more posts on Google Wave. Greg Ellison
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August 30 2009 14:52 pm

Christie

Yes! I've been in a university research group, so I'm well aware of how collaborators could use the Wave to really speed up their work. I'm also aware of how *fun* the Wave will be socially. Imagine dragging and dropping photos and people into your IM conversations. I'm looking forward to exploring it further.

August 30, 2009 2:22 pm

Shadow@Compute Live

Wow its interesting…Did you request a developers account for Google wave…?
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August 30 2009 14:54 pm

Hi Shadow! Yes I did. The form wanted to know why I wanted an account and I was honest. "I am only a blogger, but I would like to explore Google Wave and embed waves on my blog." Yep - I can see myself someday having a page that has a Wave embedded in it and anyone who cares to log in can participate. Perhaps I'll write my blog content right there, and people can watch it change and get added to, and they can modify/reply wherever they like. Very exciting stuff.

August 30, 2009 4:10 pm

Klaus @ TechPatio

I love how they won’t let Internet Explorer users in there, that’ll teach Microsoft to up their browser-game a bit

You’re right about the need for a wave login to see the wave you embedded, I can’t see anything – maybe you could post a screenshot of what it would have looked like, if we had a wave login?

And thanks for mentioning me in the post, that’s awesome!!
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August 30 2009 18:10 pm

christie

It really is funny! At first with IE you get a warning to click here to continue, then it's pretty much all over. Just for you, :) I added a picture of the wave at the end of the post. The real one is a scrolling window containing a wiki telling how to use Google Wave Sandbox.

August 30, 2009 6:06 pm

Extreme John

I am really a rookie when it comes to the internet, I honestly have no clue what Google Wave is, but thanks to this post I will be heading over there to check it out.

If I set up an account I will let you know so we can add each other.
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August 30 2009 18:11 pm

Sounds great John! Looking forward to seeing you on the Wave! :)

August 30, 2009 8:55 pm

Evan Kline

Looks really cool, Christie. I may have to head over there now and beg/plead for a login.
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August 31 2009 19:05 pm

Thanks Evan! Oh you'll get one all right. They're happy to have us try it out and report bugs, etc. Let me know when you get a login and we can play with the Wave together some.

August 30, 2009 10:15 pm

Ricky

Wow! It looks great. Google has its own way to teach MS. Hope to see more posts on google wave on your blog. Can’t stop myself from trying out the wave.

August 31 2009 19:06 pm

Thanks Ricky! I am looking forward to exploring it more and finding some more cool features to show you.

August 31, 2009 7:30 am

Thanks for the screenshot, for us non-Wave users.

But I still don’t get it, I suppose… why would one want to engage with blog readers in a ‘wave’ rather than in the blog comments, where the comments will count as content for search engines too? I assume the ‘wave’ content may not be indexable? I guess we’ll see.
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August 31 2009 08:21 am

Ah, I have to admit it's sheerly the "coolness factor" for me. :) I'll probably do mostly the usual kinds of posts and comments, unless blogging really changes that much once the Wave gets popular. But I'll always have a Wave available for those who want to drop in and chat withe me. :) Just a little geekiness here!

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August 31, 2009 5:56 pm

Emanuel

I like your blog. I have been dying for a Google Wave account and saw this blog on my Google Alerts for Google Wave and thought I might want to check it out. But I don’t think I should get a sandbox account and just get the real one in the very end of Sep. Thanks for posting.

August 31 2009 19:07 pm

Hi Emanuel! Well, it's free, so why not get a month's worth of playing around in the Sandbox to get used to things, maybe build a robot of gadget, if you care to. You'll be a month ahead of the rest of the world that way! There are a lot of public Waves to join in if you want to do that. Thanks for your comment, and please come back soon!

August 31, 2009 9:24 pm

Doug Dillard

Very cool Christie. I have applied, but have heard nothing back yet. For the time being I will have to see it through your eyes, so keep us updated. I can’t wait until it goes live!
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September 01 2009 06:41 am

Hi Doug! Maybe you'll still get a login so you can get familiar with it ahead of time. I've seen twice that September 30th is the date for the public to get Wave - we'll see!

September 1, 2009 11:58 am

Jason

how did you get access to this?

I really wish I had gotten an invitation for it ….
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September 01 2009 19:54 pm

Look at the end of my post under Embedding Waves...there is a link to apply for a login. Let me know when you get yours! :)

September 1, 2009 12:56 pm

DiTesco

I have heard about Google Wave a while ago and did not really pay too much attention at that time. After reading this post, it so seems that in can be interesting after all. wonder if Microsfot will counter this with something, considering it is banned for IE, lol.

So will Wave be the next (or substitute) to Twitter? We’ll see. Great post to get me started sniffing around this Wave thing.
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September 01 2009 19:55 pm

I wonder if it will be the "Twitter killer," or I guess it's targeted that way anyway. Because with Wave we can drag people into conversations, drag other media into them too, reply to little parts of a conversation, and see it typed live. Thanks for your comment!!

September 2, 2009 1:13 am

Peter|Asset Tracking System

I don’t think this will kick off as well as most Google applications have in the past. The instant messaging chat you can do with Google mail is vastly inferior to services like Skype and AIM that are already out there, so I’m skeptical as far as how much Google will be able to revolutionize internet communication with this.

September 02 2009 21:35 pm

Hi Peter! It will be interesting to see how it goes. I have never used Skype or AIM myself, so I have nothing to compare to. I've used mainly Yahoo and MSN IM, with some Pidgin in the past too. Thanks for your comment and please come back to MiscBytes soon!

September 2, 2009 9:46 am

Surender Sharma

Do you think that Google wave can add more value to the Google?
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September 02 2009 21:36 pm

I sure hope it can! There are a lot of developers working on various widgets, robots, other things that can be used in the Wave. Since it's open source they get the benefit of a whole community working on it and finding all the bugs. :)

September 3, 2009 8:08 am

Ching Ya

That’s a brilliant review Christie, I’m so glad you took the initiative to request the login. I, for one is curious about Google Wave and can’t wait for its release. Your post has prompted me to request for the login too, so *finger cross*. ^^ I’ll be eyeing more for your reviews surely! I was also wondering if such application can compete with traditional style of commenting, a lot of work and trials to be done if they wish to convince all bloggers to adapt it. Yet again, anything is possible these days, we’ll see. ^^

p/s: all the whiles I thought I’ve commented… I must be getting older..

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September 04 2009 17:13 pm

Hah, well we're both getting older then, because I thought you had too. ;) Thanks Ching Ya! It was a lot of fun to look at, and I plan to explore it more as I have time. Good luck on getting a login, and let me know when you do.

September 3, 2009 11:13 am

Ana

Sounds like an interesting tool, am sure useful in many ways. This is my first time hearing about it, and so it is good to hear your fist hand experience of it.
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September 04 2009 17:15 pm

I think it will be useful, to different people in different ways of course. Researchers can talk to each other in real time, but 3rd graders (or other internet enthusiasts) can just have fun with talking too. :)

September 5, 2009 12:08 am

Sire

This is the first I’ve heard of it Christie, and normally I wouldn’t be interested in this sort of stuff, but your review has intrigued me into giving it a shot, but not for a few days as I have way too much on my plate.
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September 05 2009 15:23 pm

Sounds good - let me know when you're on the Wave! :)

September 9, 2009 6:41 pm

Michael Aulia

Oh come on, Google! I want one too! Always love trying new things, especially from Google!
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September 09 2009 19:02 pm

Why not go on and request a login? I heard that the Wave would be available starting at the end of this month, so you may as well have your request in. Or get into the Sandbox to get your feet wet. I'm with you - Google is always thinking of something fun for us to play with.

September 10, 2009 10:28 am

Jenny

So is it really that awesome of just another over-hyped web app?
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September 22, 2009 12:52 pm

Princeton Moving Companies

Wow, this is really cool. This was my first look at Wave so I’m very excited to actually use it now. I just went to their site and requested a login too

September 22, 2009 12:54 pm

Wow, this is really cool. This was my first look at Wave so I’m very excited to actually use it now. I just went to their site and requested a login too – Mike

September 24, 2009 10:34 pm

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September 25, 2009 9:47 am

Taufiq Hasan

OMG, is that really Google Wave? Cool.. I want to try it..
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September 29, 2009 7:27 pm

S.Pradeep Kumar

I wish I had an account !

Why did they limit the members ? Why not free registration ?
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September 29, 2009 8:49 pm

@Mike @Taufiq – I think tomorrow (Sept 30) Google is going to let some more people in to test Wave! Good luck – Mike hope you got that login!

September 30, 2009 10:41 am

Patrick

Please invent me to google wave

October 4, 2009 2:55 am

Agent 001

I want to try Google Wave. Currently it is invitation based. Isn’t it? DO you have any invitations. Mind sending me one.
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October 4, 2009 1:20 pm

@Patrick, @Agent 001 – Welcome to MiscBytes! I’m sorry but I don’t have any invitations to give. All I did was to sign up for access to the dev Wave – the sandbox. It still took weeks for me to get a login.

October 9, 2009 2:18 am

Barbie Brown

Google Wave is just a precursor to the tsunamis that are going to hit this planet soon (just like the new Pepsi logo that looks like a giant wave). There are various other symbols out there right now, but these are two of the most prominent.

October 30, 2009 3:10 am

Phillip Defreitas

Fascinating. I hope the ACL is more robust than Google Sites. I use DokuWiki now, and the admin for ACL is marvelously easy and comprehensive. You can set up groups and assign users and control access all the way down to single pages or different name spaces. If Google Wave does not provide minute access controls it will still be badly crippled (as Google Sites is today, for this one reason alone).

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