Google Wave opens up to all users

The web-based communication service was launched last fall to great fanfare, but was unable to live up to the hype for long. In the meantime, Google Wave has become relatively quiet. After all, Wave was somewhat overshadowed by Google Buzz, which also struggled with teething problems, but was available to all users from the outset. As Buzz is directly integrated into Gmail, it also had a better user base from the outset. Now that it has been opened up to the general public, Wave can hope to finally get the ball rolling. Google is also making the service available to Google Apps users free of charge.
It's clear from the feedback received that Wave is a great place to work - especially when teams are collaborating on projects that require a lot of discussion and close coordination, says Stephanie Hannon, Product Manager for Google Wave, according to the press release. "If you tried Google Wave a while ago and felt it was still a work in progress, now would be a good time to give it another go," says Hannon.