Google Wave
Is a new developmental demo to explore what email would look like if it were implemented today instead of 40 years ago. The system keeps data on a central server instead of creating a copy for each recipient. Ultimately, this gives you (and everyone else) the ability to modify messages on the server. What that means is that it becomes an incredibly cooperative process because people can immediately see what is updated on a wave (the message). It leads to a bunch of different tools and gadgets that allow very impressive recording/playback and collaboration. Effectively, this char by char updating, from an html5 interface developed in GWT, looks almost like an instant message. Other features include drag and drop, inserting various media, and collaborative games.
*Twave is a twitter wave. Implements interface to post updates using Twitter.
*The system is very impressive, but it is still a little bit buggy since it’s still in development.
Does this system require each user to have an account with them?
If it does then I wouldn’t classify it as an email system; it’s just another more advanced social networking site. It looks like a google version of facebook possibly with email functionalities.
The technology and interface seems impressive. The idea not so much.