Skylo - 7:03 am on Jun 2, 2009 (gmt 0)

It has been said that Wave could be competition for social networks. I believe this to be partially true in that Wave will encourage people to foster connectivity with friends on the open web. In a way I think this is the natural progression for the social web from "closed" networks to "web wide" if you will.

However, the appeal of social networks will be ease of use and familiarity to those less tech savvy like my dietitian sister or my almost completely offline mother.

Wave will open many interesting doors for us webworkers and the like but beyond us I not see it gaining traction for those not immersed in the web.

[edited by: Skylo at 7:05 am (utc) on June 2, 2009]