Google's Wave packs online features in one tool

摘要

Google is set to release to developers an early version of a collaboration and communication tool that consolidates features from e-mail, instant messaging, blogging, wikis, multimedia management and document shar- ing. Called Wave, the Web application is the equivalent of a Swiss Army Knife for consumer online services and possibly onernof the riskiest and most ambitious endeavors Google has embarked upon in years. In the works for about two years,Wave has the potential to drive people away from popular Google products such as Gmail, Google Docs, Google Talk, Picasa.Blogger and Sites, as well as from similar products from competitors such as Yahoo, Microsoft and AOL.