Ok ok ok… first and foremost, no. We can not help you get into google wave. Sad news, I know. However, there is some stuff that you are going to need to be aware of if you want to get into Google Wave. First and foremost, Google Wave is in beta, so to be able to access Google Wave is a bit tricky. This means that it is Stock. In every way, shape and form, it is 100% stock. And for a communications system that is heavily reliant on API’s and user developed extensions and plug ins, who would expect any more at this early stage.
So, what can you do when you get into Google Wave? At this point, not a huge amount. You can start a new wave, talk to someone in similar fashion to how you would talk to someone using MSN or AIM, but at the same time, you can also use a variety of beta plug ins and “robots” that will give some kind of unique value to the conversation that you are having.
Lets look at it this way. You are talking to a friend, and they ask you a question. Neither of you know the answer to this question. So, what would you normally do? You would go and type it into Google, get the answer, and tell it to your friend. How about if I were to tell you that when you use Google Wave, you could literally invite the search engine to the conversation? Pretty amazing?
So, what else can we do. Ok, so at the moment, you probably use an external application for RSS, right? Why not create a seperate wave, and invite that RSS feed into that wave itself, then at the same time, invite some of your friends to view that feed as well? The same with Twitter feeds, and anything else that can be accessed using an API. Been sold on the idea yet?
Simple fact is that at the moment, Google Wave is extremely beta. The only way that you can get into it is if you literally know someone who is on Wave who will invite you, or if you attended Google IO a few months back, and are a developer. Even the most well known sites on the internet who use API’s are in a waiting line to get into Google Wave. It is that tight? When will user registrations open? Who knows, it could be months away, and this is all 100% dependent on when the platform is stable, when it has enough plug ins available so that every user can have a unique experience, and when it is ready.
The internet is full of spam at the moment from people who are desperate to get access to Google Wave. One man has been reported to have offered 20,000$ US to gain access to an invite, which I hardly see as being necessary considering the limited nature of the preview. Simple fact is that there is no way to get into Google Wave apart from knowing someone who has Google Wave already who has invites. Posting on blogs, Twitter, Facebook, none of this will get you an invite, and in all honesty, unless you have an invested interest and a reason to want to join and actively contribute to Google Wave, there is no reason to want to be on board.
Patience is the key. In the meantime, we have launched our own Google Wave resource site, and will be posting in here shortly the details on how to create your very own Google Wave server, so that you can try Google Wave, and share it with your friends. The site is called The Google Wave Cave, and it is intended for those who have access to Google Wave, and those who just simply want to learn more about this amazing new communications tool.
Of course, if you are impatient, you can get into Google Wave using Pygowave, an online Google Wave clone by clicking here.
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