What's Google Wave?

I heard about this new product from Google a few days back and I talked to one of my friends about it..Though he doesn't have any idea about it..he got me an invitation for the Google Wave Preview.

As always.. I am very curious about Google products.. So here's Google Wave.. let me try it..

After the invitation was sent, it took several hours to reach my mail box. I logged on to Google Wave..and  I could not figure out anything..Is it enhanced GMail ?? looks like... I can see my contact list and folder list on the left side and a window on the right side..probably the reading pane.. still the question is unanswered..what is it??

There is a link called New Wave..I clicked on it.. added a message..and it appeared in another window..asked me to add participants.. I selected a few from the popup windows,.....still i am puzzled....what is it...?


Then I found this video from Google which explains Google Wave...

Google Wave Overview Video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p6pgxLaDdQw

"A video speaks ten thousand words.." I got it.. Its email reinvented by Google..in 2009... People say "Do not reinvent the wheel.." but thats what Google is doing...but why?? Is it not invented properly??..No....they are reinventing a wheel which can be shared...

Can you modify an email message once it is send to people?..No..but you can do that with Google Wave.
A wave can be modified by anybody in the group after it is created... powerful huh!

When you send an email to a group of people.. they get a copy of it..they can reply to the message but can not modify the message in real time....

If you send a wave to a group of people..they don't get a copy..but they see the wave... they can modify the wave in real time..everybody in the group can see what others say about the message...

Its more like an instant message window embedded in an email message and send to a group of people..a crude analogy..but.. that's how it appears to me. But this instant message window can contain contents like...text..images..videos..maps...gadgets..etc..and the content can be modified in real time.

So Google Wave is all about real time collaboration ...and more..Its going to replace traditional emails and SMTP Servers..lets wait and watch how Google does it....