This document provides an overview of Google Wave terminology and features. It defines the key terms "wave", "wavelet", and "blip" which refer to different levels of threaded conversations. It also describes extensions like gadgets and robots that can be added to waves. Finally it demonstrates how to perform common tasks in waves like adding contacts, inserting pictures, videos, documents and more.

1. Google Wave Danielle Kane Research Librarian for Emerging Technologies and Service Innovation UC Irvine Libraries Lunch2.0 January 2010

2. Google Wave https://wave.google.com/wave/

4. For example the conversation between two people is the wavelet, see orange box.Blip: Even smaller than a Wavelet, a Blip is a single, individual message. It’s like a single line of an IM conversation. Jeff’s response to me is a blip. Modified from Google Wave: A Complete Guide http://mashable.com/2009/05/28/google-wave-guide/

6. The conversation between all three individuals is another waveletModified from Google Wave: A Complete Guide http://mashable.com/2009/05/28/google-wave-guide/

7. Extension: An extension is a mini-application that works within a wave.. There are two main types of extensions: Gadgets and Robots Gadgets: A gadget is an application users can participate with. A good comparison would be iGoogle gadgets or Facebook applications. Robots: An automated participant within a wave. They can talk with users and interact with waves. They can provide information from outside sources or can check content within a wave and perform actions based on them. Embeded Wave: An embeded wave is a way to take a Google Wave and the conversation within it and place it on your website.

8. Client Overview

9. Going Live Let’s Wave!

10. https://wave.google.com/wave/

11. Since I wasn’t logged in when this message was sent, it is received as an email.

12. Since we are both logged in we are now communicating as IM

14. Click on Paperclip

18. Add the extension from the extension list

20. Insert query, hit enter

22. To add this gadget enter the URL, and add your keywords http://gadgets.withwaves.com/amazon

24. Enter URL: http://wave-ide.appspot.com/iframe.xml

25. Click on Edit

27. Click on Lightbulb that appears

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