Google Cost Savings

Interesting move from Google to demonstrate cost savings to businesses of using their online free services over traditional ms office and IT support staff. They have created a specific cost calculator to show the commercial argument. When you look at the numbers it is a very compelling case.



It is something we have toyed with as a small business but then what happens when Gmail goes down or confidential information in google docs accidentally gets sent to all your gmail contacts as has happened in the past?

I'm sure it will happen and quickly that this becomes the norm. The rise of the browser and the decline of the operating system is a well troden path and its interesting to see how a company like Google tackles this. I'm sure this is the first of many tactics.

Wave hello to the future

This week lots of innovation occurring, the NATAL video I just mentioned, and then Google Wave.



Google Wave is a new tool for communication and collaboration on the web, coming later this year. It's hard to explain and this video is 1hr 20 long, someone should do a cut down video but it combines IM/ Email / and Google document sharing all in one with a really flexible interface that links in to blogs, apps and social media sites. It is clearly going to be something special and if you have 10 minutes skip through this video to the following time codes:




1. 8.00 - 12.00
2. 12.30 - 14.00
3. 19 -23.00
4. 35.00 - 37.00
5. 47.00 - 48.00
6. 49.00 - 51.00
7. 52.40 - 54.50
8. 1.12-45 - 1.14.00