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Google Wave: Up and Running
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Google Wave: Up and Running

by Andres Ferrate
March 2010
Intermediate to advanced content levelIntermediate to advanced
304 pages
8h 23m
English
O'Reilly Media, Inc.
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Sample Use Case: A Virtual Conference in Google Wave

Jeremy and Stella are two tech-savvy environmentalists who work for Save the Wild Places (SWP), an international nonprofit organization dedicated to wildland conservation. Jeremy and Stella have decided to try an experiment with Google Wave, opting to use it as the basis for a virtual conference dedicated to rainforest conservation. Not only will the virtual conference allow for widespread participation by various people around the world, it will also reduce the environmental footprint of the conference by reducing the need for travel, accommodations, and logistical support services.

After sending invitations and collecting contact information for each attendee, Jeremy creates the first of several reference waves for attendees. The first wave is a list of potential attendees, for which Jeremy has included the Yes-No-Maybe gadget to confirm who will be attending. Attendees are also using this wave to add a small biography of themselves, complete with interests and their goals for the conference. The second wave is a reference document that Jeremy, Stella, and their co-workers at SWP have created to outline the conference agenda. This wave is embedded on SWP’s blog, and it displays updates to the agenda as they become available.

On the day of the conference, Jeremy and Stella start a new wave with all participants to kick off the event. This “keynote” wave is moderated by two of them, with Rosy the robot translating their blips in ...

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