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Google Wave Developer Preview at Google I/O 2009

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What it is

The Google I/O 2009 keynote introducing Google Wave, a real-time collaborative communication and document platform. It includes a long live demo and the developer preview announcement.

Why Hacker News recommends it

HN returns to it as the original Wave pitch, both for its wow factor and as a case study in a hyped product that was later shut down.

  • 4 people recommended it
  • 4 different months
  • 0 strong recommendations
  • first 2009, last 2025

What HN commenters said

  1. “you should draw your own conclusions by watching the keynote”

    Watch the keynote to judge Wave yourself

    luigi, 2009-05 · Recommendation · in “Five Reasons to Be Terrified of Google Wave ”

  2. “their demo exhibits a wow factor that is undeniable”

    Long demo with undeniable wow factor; skip around

    bmelton, 2009-06 · Recommendation · in “Review my startup: Revizr. You haven't seen this before.”

  3. “The presentation[1] got me very excited and I couldn't wait to start using it.”

    Presentation excited commenter about Wave before it was killed

    Samuel_Michon, 2013-03 · Recommendation · in “Finale for Now on Google's Self-Inflicted Trust Problem”

  4. “Here's one of my favorites, of Lars doing the Wave dance on stage to ad-lib over connectivity hiccups.”

    Empathetic example of ad-libbing over demo hiccups

    rkagerer, 2025-09 · Recommendation · in “Meta’s live demo fails; “AI” recording plays before the actor takes the steps”

Excerpts from Hacker News comments, linked to the originals. Summaries and labels were written by a language model from those comments.

Topics: google wave, google i/o, collaboration, product demo, email

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