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Wave Good bye!

reitz — Mon, 09 Aug 2010 13:17:53 +0000

We barely new ya! But I am sure we will be WAVEing somewhere else on Google… like in Google DOCS already? And perhaps “Google Me” – which is coming soon!!?! I for one, gave up on it very quickly when I saw how slow and cumbersome and awkward it was. I am starting to get a little tired of being an unpaid ALPHA tester for Google…

Sayonara Google Wave! | Search Engine Journal.

Wave and say “HI” to a new Google Docs

reitz — Wed, 14 Apr 2010 12:57:58 +0000

Is this new updated slightly to Google Docs influenced by Google Wave? Hmmmm I’d certainly say so! Live collaborative editing of files is a welcome edition to Docs! Let’s just hope it is not as buggy as Google Wave.

Official Google Docs Blog: A new Google Docs.

YouTube – What is Google Wave?

reitz — Mon, 05 Oct 2009 12:59:19 +0000

YouTube – What is Google Wave?. Google Wave is coming… this is a great and simple demonstration as to why you will want to STOP USING EMAIL… I hate email and people don’t believe me… SEO9oneone will be moving to this system completely when this is released very soon.

Court Battle May Disconnect Internet Phone System Skype for Good – Science News | Science & Technology | Technology News – FOXNews.com

reitz — Sat, 01 Aug 2009 13:55:34 +0000

Skype might be gone soon folks! Better start using Google Talk or WAIT… just get ready to start using Google Wave! I am using Google Wave Alpha, and let me just say it is absolutely fantastic! Love it! The below article is from FoxNews

Skype might have to shut down because of a dispute over the core technology used to make the Internet telephone system work.

EBay, which paid $2.6 for the voice-over-the-Web system in 2005, is facing a court battle with the original founders of the company who retained the rights to the technology at the heart of the system.

EBay admitted in a regulatory filing that it might have to close down the company. It said it was trying to develop alternative software but if that did not work, or if eBay lost the right to the original software: “Skype would be severely and adversely affected and the continued operation of Skype’s business as currently conducted would likely not be possible.”

The dispute also threatens eBay’s plan to spin off Skype, scheduled for next year.

Earlier this year, Skype filed a claim in London against Swedish company Joltid, which is controlled by Skype co-founders Niklas Zennstrom and Janus Friis. Skype is seeking resolution on a dispute over a software licensing agreement between the parties that Joltid was seeking to terminate.

“In particular, Joltid has alleged that Skype should not possess, use or modify certain software source code and that, by doing so, and by disclosing such code in certain U.S. patent cases pursuant to orders from U.S. courts, Skype has breached the license agreement,” eBay said in the filing.

Joltid brought a counterclaim, reiterating that it held the rights to the peer-to-peer technology and that Skype was in violation of the original agreement.

A court hearing has been set for June 2010 in London.

In its regulatory filing confirming the parent company’s recent quarterly profits, eBay acknowledged that the new software it was working on had no guarantee of success.

“Although Skype is confident of its legal position… Skype has begun to develop alternative software to that licensed through Joltid. However, such software development may not be successful, may result in loss of functionality or customers even if successful, and will in any event be expensive,” eBay said.

EBay announced in April that it would spin off Skype through an IPO, saying the timing would depend on market conditions. Executives acknowledged that the unit, while fast-growing, did not mesh well with eBay’s core marketplaces division.

Zennstrom and Friis, backed by a number of private equity houses, have been in talks with eBay over the possibility of buying the company back but the negotiations have stalled.

Skype, which started in 2002, allows users to make calls from their computers to landlines, mobile phones and other computers. At its heart is key peer-to-peer technology created by its founders who also created the file-sharing software Kazaa.

The service has continued to grow rapidly. The unit’s revenue increased 25 percent during the second quarter from the previous year to $170 million, according to eBay’s results earlier this month. It added 37.3 million users, bringing its total number of registered users to 480.5 million, making it the most widely-used international calling system in the world.

The legal battle over the licensing of the software will need to be resolved before eBay’s board, led by chief executive John Donahoe, can move forward with flotation plans for Skype.

Google’s Shiny WAVE

reitz — Sat, 30 May 2009 04:35:43 +0000

Ok, after watching this presentation on Google’s Wave PRE-Alpha, I was left totally amazed. This is a MAJOR SHIFT in online communications… I may finally be able to throw away my Inbox! HURRAY! From instant collaborative communication to instant Language Translation TO the MANY references to Firefly/Serenity. Heck even the NAME of the Google Wave should sound familiar to us BrownCoats… WAVE… anybody? “I’ll send you a WAVE!”, “Mal, you have a Wave” When this has Instant Google Video Chat built in, then this is truly Firefly’s WAVE of the future! And with that it is game over for Skype, iChat, Adium, etc. I may even re-consider BaseCampHQ… and that says a LOT! But, wow, I was just awestruck by the potential power of Google Wave today. I signed up for a Sandbox account and hope to get it soon and see how it might just affect well… just about EVERYTHING about the internet!

Google's Shiny Wave