Unless you’ve been living under a rock for the past few weeks you’ll probably have heard ‘Google Wave‘ being mentioned. So just what is ‘Google Wave‘, and is it any good?

The simplest way I can think of to describe Google Wave is this: think of a collaborative MSN, that’s basically it. Currently, Google Wave is in a preview state. You can sign up for it, but you are in a (very long) queue for invites. I signed up several weeks ago and have had nothing from Google, as yet, I managed to scrounge an invite from a Twitter user that I follow (thanks Susan!).

A word of warning: do NOT buy Google Wave invites through eBay (and other such places) as inevitably you either won’t get the invite or it will only be a partial invite where you don’t actually have a full account. Culpa mea.

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