If you haven't heard about Google Wave, prepare to be blown away. I made the mistake of starting this movie at 10:30 last night thinking I'd probably just watch a few minutes and drift off to sleep. Little did I know I would be glued to my screen for the next 80 mins while I took a sneak-peek into the future of how we are all going to work collaboratively across the internet. I'm happy to put myself on-record as having said that all of you who are reading this will use this product in some way, whether it is to conduct classes, arrange social events, or manage your digital footprint.

Google Wave is 100% open-source, so rest assured that developers are ravenously developing extensions, plug-ins, modules, and anything else necessary to make it work on all the platforms we use today. I implore you to watch this video; consider setting 80mins aside to digest this information, and then discuss it wi

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th us. This might be the most important professional development you do this year outside of NECC.

@scottmerrick tweeted me to let me know about the post, Five Reasons to Be Terrified of Google Wave. This post raises concerns about adopting Google Wave as your primary communications platform; while I agree with some of these concerns, I still think the Wave is going to play a crucial roll in linking all of the channels we collaborate on currently. Lars Rasmussen of Google asked the question, "What would e-mail look like if it was invented today?" Google Wave attempts to answer that, but I don't think it is attempting to replace e-mail as suggested in that post. I absolutely spend time revising e-mails to make sure my tone and message convey exactly what I need them to, which is next-to-impossible using a platform that is real-time chatter like Google Wave. If you are "terrified" of Google Wave then you have probably already missed the boat. Don't be scared, think critically; make the Wave work for you by letting the developers know what you need in order to be better at what you do.