After 2 years in relative obscurity, the much hyped collaboration platform, Google Wave has decided to close it's doors for good. What started out as an invitation-only model, which of course peaked curiosity and buzz about it, later died into just murmurs in the vastness that is the internet. What was easily one of the most anticipated and talked about things in 2009, even after dropping the invite only status failed to gain a favourable adoption rate. 

The problem that most people had with Google Wave was they didn't know what to do with it. The idea of a collaborative environment where you could see what was being typed in real time as well as share media was exciting yes, but in theory the execution was just too bulky and detached from your usual accounts to be viable for daily use. That being said, look at Google Buzz. Does anyone actually use it ... Read more »