The world of computing has changed, profoundly, yet so many of our applications bear the burden of decades of old thinking. We need to challenge our assumptions and re-imagine the tools we take for granted. It’s perhaps no accident that this project, carried out secretly at Google’s Sydney office over the past two years, had the code name Walkabout. That’s the Australian aboriginal tradition of going off for an extended period to retrace the songlines and learn the world anew.
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Tim O’Reilly from “Google Wave: What Might Email Look Like If It Were Invented Today?” (via fred-wilson)
Tim O’Reilly from “Google Wave: What Might Email Look Like If It Were Invented Today?” (via fred-wilson)
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