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Find out all the ways to ride this social media game-changer, Google Wave Google's exciting new platform that combines e-mail, IM, wikis, social networking, and project management promises to send a tsunami through the social media world, as it offers new ways to chat and work together in real time. Currently there is no hands-on reference guide to Google Wave, and that's where this handy book comes in. You'll find out how to use Google Wave inside and out, including how to start your own wave, embed it into a third-party Web site, and extend it with gadgets and robots.Explores Google Wave, Google's new online tool for real-time communication and collaborationShows how to discuss and collaborate in real-time using a wave, which might include photos, videos, maps, formatted text, and moreExplains how to create a wave and embed it into a third-party Web siteIncludes extending Google Wave through third-party gadgets and robots, such as games, stock trackers, and online auction managementBrings Twitter, Facebook, Flickr, and Picasa users up to speed, as well as bloggers and open-source developers--all of whom will want to ride the Google Wave Keep this friendly, practical book on hand and explore all the ways you can catch the Google Wave.