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'What is Google Wave?' Stumps the Streets

by Thomas Houston on December 2, 2009 at 12:42 PM

The days of extreme hype preceding the release of Google Wave invites were torture for geeks like us. Everyone wanted access to what was being touted as the next generation Google product, sure to make e-mail, tweeting, and face to face communication ancient history on its release. The Wave invitation was like a prom date: desired, a sign of acceptance, and the hardest thing to get in town. Yet, the adrenaline rush subsided after the invite hit our inboxes. We were left staring at our screens wondering how exactly we were supposed to be using it. We tried group chat and creating documents, but were left scratching our heads. If we, the keepers of geekdom, were this flummoxed, how would the average, non-pencil-pushing Web user fare?

We have faith in the users out there, after local and visiting New Yorkers talked Twitter, guessed on SMS, and pondered over flickr. So feeling adventurous, we brought up the Wave, hoping someone had answers we didn't. See how well we all did after the jump.

Tags: features, google, google wave, GoogleWave, switchedvideo, top, video

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