lostwonder@beehaw.org to Technology@beehaw.orgEnglish · 1 year agoReddit alternative? Google introduces Perspectives, a search feed with results from humanstech.hindustantimes.comexternal-linkmessage-square83fedilinkarrow-up1145arrow-down10file-text
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minus-squareGrimlo9ic@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up8·1 year agoOh man, I knew there were a lot but I had no idea. I remember when Google Wave was demo’ed to a live audience, there were audible ooohs and aaahs from the crowd. It was such a mindblowing idea 14 years ago, shame it never really got off the ground.
minus-squareHobbitFoot @thelemmy.clublinkfedilinkarrow-up1·1 year agoTwo things killed it. First, it was a slow resource hog. Second, it was productivity software at a time when work IM was hard to get people to use.
minus-squarebillwashere@vlemmy.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 year agoGoogle wave wasn’t really killed. It’s functionality is pretty much built into google docs.
Oh man, I knew there were a lot but I had no idea.
I remember when Google Wave was demo’ed to a live audience, there were audible ooohs and aaahs from the crowd. It was such a mindblowing idea 14 years ago, shame it never really got off the ground.
Two things killed it.
First, it was a slow resource hog. Second, it was productivity software at a time when work IM was hard to get people to use.
Google wave wasn’t really killed. It’s functionality is pretty much built into google docs.