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Google Wave is the new platform for modern, online communication and collaboration provided by Google. The Google Wave framework can be extended with the use of Extensions.
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A detailed looked at the current version of Google Wave and what needs to be addressed in subsequent versions of the protocol. Google Wave is currently in it's beta version, this list of 10 points highlights what improvements, in the author's opinion are needed for Google Wave.
Beginner |
theshinywave.com |
Added on 15, January 2010 |
121 Clicks
The Google Wave Gadget API emulation layer allows you to run demo gadgets for Google Wave side by side within two iframes. The API emulator allows you to debug gadgets without the need to access to the Google Wave sandbox.
Beginner |
hokstad.com |
Added on 11, January 2010 |
168 Clicks
When users add a new object in the editor, it calls separate methods to add and update the attributes of the nodes. When one participant is done creating an object the gadgets state is updated with a JSON string representing all the attributes.
Intermediate |
thenextweb.com |
Added on 05, March 2010 |
147 Clicks
Google Wave extensions are 3rd party applications, created on an open source platform to perform helpful functions within a Wave. Robots and Gadgets are the two forms of extensions that increase the functionality of Google Wave. Gadgets are applications that run within the tool, yet have no influence over the wave. Robots on the other hand, can read and change the contents inside a wave.
Beginner |
internet.suite101.com |
Added on 10, January 2010 |
152 Clicks
Google Wave, or maybe more accurately, the open source Wave protocol could be the most important innovation to our interaction with the Internet since the development of the Web itself. Google Wave gives you control over whether waves are public and it's based on a free and open-source protocol.
Beginner |
pundit.ca |
Added on 05, January 2010 |
134 Clicks
arstechnica.com takes you inside of Google's bold vision for the future of Internet messaging with this hands-on look at Wave. Learn more about the experimental service, its underlying technology and the opportunities that it will provide for third-party developers.
Beginner |
arstechnica.com |
Added on 05, January 2010 |
159 Clicks
One of the weaknesses that have been identified by many with Google Wave is the lack of integration with email. My goal here is to use email as a means to bring people back to the Wave to keep the collaboration/discussion going in a single environment.
Beginner |
jpmorgenthal.com |
Added on 05, January 2010 |
180 Clicks
The Dude-y Google Wave robot simply notices keywords and responds to them with some canned quotes from the film, Big Lebowski adding some entertainment to your otherwise boring waves. This article provides a screen shot of the robot in action within a Wave.
Beginner |
saygoodnight.com |
Added on 05, January 2010 |
204 Clicks
The first step to create a Google Wave robot is to register with the Google App Engine. Using this and the SDK it doesn't take much to get your robot up and running in the Google Wave sandbox.
Beginner |
fatvat.co.uk |
Added on 04, January 2010 |
182 Clicks
In this post, we will look at the different ways of developing with Google Wave. There are three ways you can extend or use Google Wave in your applications. In this article we'll demonstrate the differences, including code listings.
Beginner |
blog.xebia.com |
Added on 04, January 2010 |
186 Clicks
This example Wave robot automatically removes all the bad words it catches people using. To create a Google Wave robot you will need an App Engine account and you will also need to download the Python SDK which is available for free.
Beginner |
whomwah.com |
Added on 04, January 2010 |
180 Clicks
When you create a wave, you can invite other people to read and edit it. This article explains how you can also invite software agents known as Wave Robots to read and edit waves including full code listings.
Intermediate |
devx.com |
Added on 04, January 2010 |
174 Clicks
This post gives a short introduction of how to build a Google Wave robot. The goal is to build a robot that takes user input as a Groovy script, evaluates it and displays the result back in the wave.
Intermediate |
stronglytypedblog.blogspot.com |
Added on 04, January 2010 |
174 Clicks
Google Wave is really cool because it comes with an API to allow developers to build extensions for it. The Google App Engine currently supports 2 toolkits, namely Java and Python. This tutorial shows how to start a new Rave Project and how to build a robot.
Intermediate |
jasonrush.com |
Added on 04, January 2010 |
167 Clicks
Learn how to create a Wave robot using Gaelyk in this article. In this article I use IntelliJ 8.1.3 thanks to it's terrific support for Groovy and the Google App Engine. This tutorial also shows how to setup Gaelyk.
Beginner |
m.3wa.com |
Added on 04, January 2010 |
153 Clicks
When added, this simple robot, created for my own entertainment will introduce itself and then wait for a blip starting with 'fml' and replace it with the upper case equivalent. This robot was created for educational purposes and for my entertainment more then anything.
Intermediate |
corythompson.net |
Added on 04, January 2010 |
170 Clicks
Where will Wave prove interesting? An in-depth look into whether or not Google Wave is any good and if it improves on traditional email.
Beginner |
scobleizer.com |
Added on 28, December 2009 |
116 Clicks
This article highlights my findings with some worrying results regarding security and possible hackability within Google Wave. My experiment demonstrates that I was able to crash the Google Wave tab by exploiting vulnerabilities within web browsers with the use of the BeEF framework.
Beginner |
theharmonyguy.com |
Added on 21, December 2009 |
185 Clicks
Give a bunch of computer geeks a new medium to play around in, and you can probably guess what comes out of that, and that is role-playing games. Wave has lots of potential for the RPG experience.
Beginner |
arstechnica.com |
Added on 21, December 2009 |
120 Clicks
Google Wave is a hybrid medium. It is both real-time and correspondence. Google Wave is like a chat room with email-style archival, document-style accessible, immediate editing, and even forum-style multiplicity of threads and folders for organizing your material, that every player can quickly access and organize.
Beginner |
spiritsofeden.wordpress.com |
Added on 21, December 2009 |
125 Clicks
The service, announced earlier this year, allows multiple users to chat and work together in real-time within a window Google is calling a 'wave'. In the window, people can exchange real-time IM, photos, videos, maps and documents.
Beginner |
silicon.com |
Added on 21, December 2009 |
111 Clicks
Explanation of what Google Wave is for those looking into Google Wave for the first time. Provides answers for some key questions with Google Wave when first starting off, including what robots are, whether or not Wave will become messy and Google's natural language tools for spell and grammar corrections.
Beginner |
techradar.com |
Added on 21, December 2009 |
264 Clicks
Extension for the Google Chrome browser to keep you informed when you have new Waves available. This extension is very similar to the FireFox add-on created by Chad. After installation enter your credentials to access your new Waves with one click.
Beginner |
jeremyselier.com |
Added on 21, December 2009 |
112 Clicks
6rounds is a featured Google Wave Extension for Video Chat and Collaboration. It lets you chat with your friends using webcam, and do many other things together, real time within Google Wave.
Beginner |
offlineblog.net |
Added on 18, December 2009 |
131 Clicks
This article explains how to uninstall extensions/ plugins within Google wave, including screenshots and step-by-step instructions.
Beginner |
offlineblog.net |
Added on 18, December 2009 |
121 Clicks
Great example demonstrating the timeline functionality within Google Wave. This tutorial provides full code listings for markup, css, javascript and the database schema together with a full working demo. Enjoy!
Beginner |
tutorialzine.com |
Added on 18, December 2009 |
203 Clicks
A list of 18 really useful extensions for Google Wave whilst this new framework is still in beta. Extensions include URL shortening, Map Clusters, AmazonBot and many more gadgets to be used within Google Wave.
Beginner |
steptotech.com |
Added on 17, December 2009 |
206 Clicks
Now, let's have some fun and find out some useful Google Wave plugins to test as soon as you get an account. The extensions featured include some screen shots and a video showing an extension in action.
Beginner |
offlineblog.net |
Added on 17, December 2009 |
129 Clicks
The Google Wave Notifier extension for firefox works like the gmail notifier plugin. Enter your wave login details, and you will be notified whenever there is a new Wave in your inbox.
Beginner |
offlineblog.net |
Added on 17, December 2009 |
113 Clicks
Here's a simple easy-to-use guide on how to install a Google Wave gadget extension. Robots are more similar to the bots you see on Twitter, but the extensions in Google Wave can be far more sophisticated.
Beginner |
techpp.com |
Added on 17, December 2009 |
149 Clicks