I don’t really know what Google Wave is, or what it does. So, here’s what I do know. Google Wave is:

• “what email would look like if it were invented now”
• updated live. As your friend types, you see the letters appear. Coool.
• full of “gadgets”. So far, it sounds like a Google Form (which is also cool).
• able to drag-and-drop stuff from your desktop.
• embeddable. Folks can see your wave/conversation on any web site. If they comment, it updates your wave.

So, all this seems great. The big downside is that I have nobody to collaborate with. Google Wave sounds great for collaborative writing, for translating chats in real time, for updating conversations in real time, but there aren’t enough invites to go around. The people I care about aren’t on it. So, until then, I think most of my “waving” will be at the three contacts saying, “Hey. I just ‘waved’ at you.”

Here’s a nice introduction to Google Wave:

What are you using Google Wave for? Comment below, or wave at me at billselak@googlewave.com