Google Wave
I've been hearing buzz about Google Wave for awhile now so was excited to examine this within the context of the classroom. "Real-Time" anything is super trendy right now in digital media/technology so I think Wave is riding (no pun intended) on this trend and hoping to capitalize on the intense interest in real-time. Right now, the system is really buggy in beta and when a coworker tried to use it, she was frustrated with the system so I don't think it's ready for the masses just yet.
What Wave (conceptually) gives users the option to do is collaborate on documents "live" which I think is really cool. A system like Wave would make doing any kind of group work WAY easier. Think about any time you've pressed reply all to more than 2 people, it becomes a pain to respond to individuals in email chains and then have to pick out the important stuff (from a sharing of information/documents perspective). So I think this product should be released in two forms: one for corporate purposes so businesses can use them (I feel like this is where the product would truly shine) and a second edition that is for personal use. Maybe I should email Eric Schmidt...
Digital Dirt
I think this is something that was good to bring to light for the purposes of class but I think that anyone who has a presence online and is actively working, is fully aware of the repercussions of a digital trail. With this said, I would like to point out that at my job, I am sometimes encouraged to utilize social networking (particularly facebook and twitter) to build a presence online and adequately represent clients and their media coverage. I am on twitter or Facebook every day at work and use it constantly to communicate ideas about projects we're working on.
I think students our age often think that Facebook is made purely for socializing, which, was true five years ago when the site launched but Zuckerberg has long abandoned the basic social aspects of the site to create and develop a platform that runs applications to service a community in various ways. There are plenty of ways in which you can use these sites to help you professionally, and I also think that although there is a definitive line between your professional and private life, your online presence should reflect both of these things in a positive way.
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Yea, Google Wave seems perfect for better workflow. I've already worked in places where they use IM to communicate rather than the phone. Nice pun btw
ReplyDeleteI think controlling your online presence is easier said than done. I know that privacy is impossible as soon as you log on to the internet, but the more we live our lives online, the more we're going to miss the privacy we always took for granted.
ReplyDeleteEmail Eric Schmidt! It would be great if someone in our class could get the chance to try out the Wave and then we could all explore where it could be best improved.
ReplyDeleteunfortunately there is another one of me who happens to be from the same county i live in. his interests include "not giving a F*", "money", "fighting" "john goti", "cash", and "tanning"
ReplyDeletegreat.
i think my best bet is to make MY information as available as possible and not have anything to hide
Sal - Embrace your inner-guido roots! Seriously though, I feel like employers would (hopefully) be intelligent enough to distinguish between you and your John Gotti alter-ego.
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