For a moment, Google Wave -- the company's ambitious, futuristic new messaging/docs/email/IM service -- was hot stuff. Getting an invitation to the service took real work. People seemed seriously excited about it.
But after a quick spike in activity, Web visits to Google Wave have dropped sharply, according to Hitwise.
Even our nerdiest associates say they have stopped using it. In an informal survey, those who have even bothered to test it, say: "It's pretty lame," "shitty alternative to Basecamp for ad hoc collaboration," "sucking generally," needs "UI changes," etc.
To be sure, few Web services are homeruns on version 1.0. It is of course possible that Google Wave could still be successful and popular someday if Google makes a bunch of improvements and perhaps figures out more practical use cases for it. (Or if another company does.)
But it does not seem to be replacing email for anyone yet, especially not in any mainstream fashion.
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