Millions of people have been waiting to get a Google Wave account ever since the revolutionary collaboration tools was announced at the end of May. Wave promises to allow a group to collaborate on documents in real time and share information concurrently.
Now Google has announced that Apps users at schools and businesses will be the first to try out Wave. This is an interesting way to get students collaborating on projects and could replace expensive document workflow software for small companies that can’t afford it.
Workflows can be added to Google Wave by creating a document and processing it through a ‘robot.’ The robot allows one user to enter certain data in a form before requiring approval from another user. Google Wave can then even send records to a back-end database to enter an order for example.
It’s a little disappointing that individual users will have to keep waiting for Google Wave, but it seems like it will be most useful in group settings. Still Wave looks like a fun way to integrate projects with communication for a real-time virtual collaboration tool that’s free.
Below is a video about workflows with Google Wave from Mastering Wave.
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