I responded to Gina Trapani’s (smarterware.org) call for use cases for Google Wave.
Here’s what I wrote on her blog.
I host a podcast about space news. (www.astronauticast.com).
Every week I open a wave to discuss the time at which me and the other hosts will meet, the topics we’re going to talk about, with links, etc.
Since I recently moved, I have used the maps tools to include my new location map, but that was more to test the service than for actual use.Using wave we reach a consensus about topics and details well before we meet, and we have everything in one place, without tens of email flying back and forth, or a shared document that mixes comments, revisions, and actual content.
I open the wave with an introduction, another blip for the timeline of the episode, and a third blip to encourage comments.Observations and discussions about meeting time are reply wavelets to the first blip.
Topic and links are added by EDITING my timeline blip, and inline wavelets are added should something need more discussion.
After we reach a consensus, I “clean up”, leaving the timeline blip easier to read. The playback tool allows everyone to see how we reached a consensus.If you need screenshots, I can provide them. If you need them fast, they’ll be in Italian.
Stay tuned, more to come.