You’re the World’s Coolest Blogger If Only…

by Jan Geronimo on October 23, 2009

Cool Blogger

That is the premise of every newbie blogger’s angst.  You’d be the most awesome, coolest blogger only if certain conditions are met.  Let me go first. Don’t smirk now, but for me it’s Google Wave.

Of what use being the world’s new coolest blogger if you’re surfing the Net with a homemade slab of wood in lieu of Google Wave?  That is so Third World.  Argh.

Humbling experience

Like millions out there who salivated to get Google Wave invite I’ve been  foiled many times.  I plotted, ingratiated myself to important people, hung out with tech guys who think nothing of drinking from the social media fire hose, tweeted with fellows who spout verticals and conversions and other strange buzzwords.  I have left comments on their high profile blogs, hoping to get in their radar.

No can do.  I was ignored. Insufferable peacocks.

Enter my friend Rey Jr.   I can almost hear him muttering under his breath, “LJ, act your age.  What on earth do you need to surf the net with Google Wave for.  Just slosh your feet over the bank of  the mighty Twitter river.  It’s the same.”

Riding on Samuel Jackson’s coolness

Yeah, sure.  You guys don’t get it, do you.  Must get it.  Must be one of the coolest guys like the incomparable Samuel Jackson.  Watch the star of Pulp Fiction’s awesome use of Google Wave.

See what I mean?

Maybe Google knows I’m a fumbling blogger

So what if Google Wave invite is only farmed out to 100,000 people?  So what if my best buddy Jaypee finds my blogging behavior odd - scrambling to Google search for every conceivable need.  It’s a continuing source of amusement to Jaypee that I use Google search to find him every time he prefaces every conversation in Google Talk with, “Hey, have you seen my latest post?”

“Wait – checking it out now.”

“LOL. Do you have to use Google search to find me?“

“It’s the shortest route, Jaypee.” It doesn’t matter I have him on Google Reader.  It’s just me under pressure – going to Daddy Google for the quick fix.

Or this variation.  “Jan!  Now you searched my blog from within your Gmail inbox!”

“It’s the nearest one, Jaypee.  Google search is several tabs away!” See?  And this is how Google people reward my undying loyalty.  Ha!

Death of email, my foot

In a nutshell, Google Wave offers, among other things, real time connectivity.  Hey, let me tell you this.  I’d likely use email all the more.  How about that, Google people.

Email as the very thing you think will be put to pasture when Google Wave becomes available to the sweaty masses has a stately grace that lends itself more to thoughtful composition and replies. Writers need to be alone in their own minds to think things through.  Not mindless interruption and the constant demand for attention by something like Google Wave.  How about that, huh?!  Let’s see how you maneuver yourself out of the rocky reefs on that one.

Only thing is, I need to have Google Wave at my disposal to thumb my nose at it and say, “Google Wave, you suck.”  Otherwise, it’s not the same, eh?

So what is it you’re salivating for – something you suspect to be  silly but nonetheless you can’t help but pine for it?  Don’t tell me I’m the only only one bothered with this strange affliction?  Come on, this is strictly just between you and me!

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  • Many people do not have much knowledge about googlewave.It is very useful.
    You have done a tremendous job Jan..
    Appreciate it...!!
  • Google wave is really cool.Most of the people do not know about google wave.They must red your post.Like it.Great work.
  • I'll report this status after 4 moths later (as dated for your last comment here for this post): Not many people are talking about Google Wave anymore. I wonder if it's forgotten? People have more things to say about Buzz lately. :)

    Miss your writing so come back soon, for the time being I'll just make myself comfortable here lurking in your archives. :P

    @wchingya
    Social/Blogging Tracker
  • A completely different perspective of Google Wave! cool...
  • what is this google wave thing and why haven't i been told about this?

    deym, it's twitter all over again. *stomps foot on the floor* :P

    hi jan! *waves*
  • That's the downside to having hundreds of reader comments to reply to every
    day. You don't get to scan the horizon and notice there's a Google Wave
    coming. Don't fret, if doesn't hit with users, it will just be an
    insignificant wavelet. LOL.
  • Whew! Jan, you're breathing the net now, LOL!

    Google Wave looked good. But I know I won't be able to use it (as much as you would, he he). You may notice that I am not that active with other social media. I can't be at par with you.

    Wishing you Good Luck! Hope Big Bro send you the invites :D
  • It's part social media and part communication tool, Madz. If you're in tandem with another programmer or web designer working on a project with a client is a breeze with Google Wave. Because you've real time conversation, swapping of documents, videos, pics. And the content can be edited and shared. And you can add participants at any point.

    You can add me. And to get up to speed with what you've already talked about before I got on board, I can check GW playback feature to get the full story. It's real time. Everybody can see what the other participant is typing. So I have to summon every ounce of will necessary not to type, "Madz, your client is a jerk." I may not choose to send it, but your client will see me typing that. LOL
  • Hmmm... I never expect it could also work like that... well, i'm okay with my blogroll links. Whenever there's a new entry, I could easily check their site automatically and it's also just one click away... jejejejejejejeje... Did I get it right or i am just off topic? jejejejejejeje
  • Interacting via blogroll links is okay. You can choose when and for how long you can engage with your friends.
  • simonkoh
    Lol. This is hilarious. What a cool out of the box idea!
  • flamindevil
    my two cents worth kuya jan:

    i don't have to be the coolest blogger. yeah, i used to wish to become the center of everybody's universe but i'm way over it. what i love the most is being able to express what i'm feeling and the cool friends i meet thru my blog...like you.naks!hehe

    :D
  • Becoming a center of everybody's universe? Wow, that's a very tiring job. I'd not wish that myself. If some of my friends have that tendency, I'd have a full job of raining on their parade every chance I got. Kidding!

    Thanks, Rye. What a nice thing to say! :)
  • I was the center of my parents' universe for a time. And am the center of the universe of my gf. lol. Who needs the rest of the world?

    Btw, flamindevil pala is the son of my dad's friend. Small world no?
  • But children have always been the center of parents' universe, right?... Yeah, how cool is that. Does flamindevil know? :)
  • Me too, I have heard about Google Wave but I don't really know what it is. Maybe it's the next big project that Google will launch for their adsense publishers? By the way Jan, I tried to open this blog when I was in the office. It appeared to be messed up. I guess the theme that you are using is not compatible with some browsers. I think we are using Internet Explorer Version 7 in the office.
  • Nope, Tyrone it's not for AdSense. LOL. It's a communication platform with chat, IM, and a whole lot more features including the ability to embed a Wave into your blog. If we're talking to each other via Google Wave, you'd be able to see what I'm writing as I compose my reply to your message. It's that real time, Tyrone. So with Google Wave, I can't write to a friend, "You suck!" and then clean it up later before hitting submit with something ego-boosting, "You're spot on - you rock!" Because your friends can see every letter, every spelling errors that you write. LOL
  • waaaa... HAHAHAHA, that video was sooo hilarious! HAHAHA

    ok move on.. uhm, Kuya Jan, honestly, I don't know what Google Wave is, but yeah, I heard it many times from many tech blog giants. LOL. But of course, Google Wave is pretty interesting.. :)
  • Yeah, it's an interesting communication platform. I'd be receiving a Google Wave soon from a friend. Yehey!
  • waa, ayos po ah. Nagrequest na din ako ng invitation from Google Wave.. :P
  • Hi Jan, very interesting post. Well, I have also applied for google wave but till now I haven't been invited to use it. Still hopeful. bty, nice to know that you have been invited to use it.
  • I was totally resigned to the fact I'd not get an invite. After all, I'm not a developer, or a renown geek. But someone promised me an invite and boy did that make my day! Ahehehe
  • Never heard Google Wave until today. Ma-google nga si Google Wave and see how cool it is.

    Well, my favorite one. Google wave, my foot! hahahah!
  • It's funny I've lusted after this Google Wave. Thing is, what if I get my invite today? Who will I talk with using Google Wave! After all, they only gave invites to 100, 000 people... It's will a little lonely exercise, unless of course I pester the Google staff with my messages. LOL
  • What the heck is Google Wave?
  • Fancy new toy from Google. It's a communication platform. Great for project development. Or as a tool for collaboration among users. It's meant to supplant email. Well, just maybe, but a lot of people doubt it will.

    Lots of grumbling from beta testers because of the steep learning curve required to make heads and tails of it. If it's as easy and simple as Twitter then just maybe it may get some universal loving. Good thing is it still on beta, so the Google people have still time to iron out the bugs.
  • Jan,

    Well since it's just between you and me...

    it's only a matter of time before someone responds to the google "wave" with a google "salute" involving the predominantly longest finger on either hand. Hehe.

    Love,

    George
  • That's funny, George, especially now a lot of people consider the US tax code easier to understand than Google Wave. :)
  • Haha! George, I read somewhere that for some people, that's the same length as the ring finger. hahaha!
  • Hey, that does sound like me, but - lol. what in the world is Google Wave? :p I've never heard of it before (wow, that's a first. haha. and that was sarcastic. side note: don't you hate that it's so hard to be sarcastic on a written comment since sarcasm is mostly conveyed through the delivery rather than content? wow, did I digress or what.)

    Need to learn more about this Google Wave thingamajig ha! The video was awesome though. Hehe.
  • No, it's easy, Rey. You just don't use sarcasm very often, that's why... And sarcasm is fun, too. But us Pinoys don't take to sarcasm too kindly, I suspect. But of course I stand corrected here... It will be fun if we all have Google Wave at this point as de facto communication tool. It's so real time you'd be able to see what I'm typing in my reply to you.

    So if you do a Samuel Jackson Pulp Fiction on me as he did to Bret, I'd know it. And you'd get my hot replies as you're typing yours! LOL
  • I used to be very sarcastic, i guess I grew out of it. lol.

    So Google Wave is like a Google based chatroom with awesome search capabilities? Hehe. Might come in handy eh? Alrighty, Mr. G, i want it too! Now na.
  • If you're good at it I suggest you bring it back once in a while. Just be
    sprinkle the post/comment with lots of LOLs. ahehehe... Yeah, Google Wave
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  • Roy
    not that I don't care about it, but I'll just say I don't understand so I can't really appreciate it.

    I'm fine with my coffee (no cream), my simple blogging methods, with an incomplete toolbar (you know what's missing), and at present really, a very important matter to attend to.

    Sorry Jan, I really can't relate, but I guess it's really important.

    If by some twist of fate, somebody erroneously sent me an invite, I'll bounce them off to you.
  • If I didn't know any bettter I'd guess you're writing by long hand - with a plume in one hand and a pipe on another. And to edit your work your using scissors and transparent tape. LOL.

    We're the same, Roy. Deep inside. I'm just a little more excitable about new toys. I've already got a Google Wave invite. My little drama here has paid off apparently. :)
  • Google wave is so new to my ears. But I think it worth trying.
  • Well, as they say - boys and their toys. We must have them! LOL
  • What's Google Wave?

    ::hands you a cup of strong coffee:: Better yet?
  • Such a strong comment Holly !!!Nice
  • GW is hard to understand. Haven't you heard it's easier to understand your Tax Code than figuring Google Wave? But of course Google Wave doesn't hold a candle to women. Women are still the undisputed enigma of all time. :)
  • I've heard about Google Wave but I don't know what it is actually. Hmmm I should google it as well heheheheh
  • It's a real time communication platform, Charles. It's got chat, IM, wikis, etc but it's great app is in project collaboration. Good for business, students working on projects, bloggers conducting a campaign or project of their own.
  • That's awesome. At school we basically use facebook for group discussion and party announcements
  • You are so funny, Jan! Who needs Google Wave, eh? To be honest, I'd never even heard of it before I read this post. But now, like you, I WANT IT and MUST HAVE IT!
  • Yeah, who needs it! It's another time suck, I'm sure. It's just me lusting after what I don't have. LOL
  • That video is absolutely hilarious.

    I'm actually interested in Wave as well, but for collaboration on my business side. It looks like a good tool for collaboration on projects and in small groups, but I don't have my head around what it will do for browsing and basic communication. Almost looks too busy for a guy who gets distracted easily.
  • Yeah, all because of Samuel Jackson's Pulp Fiction character. :)

    Well said, Fred. Real time collaboration with business contacts, partners and prospects will be a whiz with this platform. I just hope it has filters, too. To screen out the unwanted noise.
  • Hey Jan, nice article. I got an invite for google wave but I'm not yet sure on how to use it.
  • Excellent. How about writing a review of it. That will be very interesting to read. I'd be your first reader! Ahehehe. Thanks for dropping by and leaving a comment. :)
  • zorlone
    May I just say that I can't relate. LOL. Okay, well, maybe just a little with the dancing and the surfing, but not with the actual "G" wave. If you'd ask the other influenzabloggers, they might use G coined with another word and you don't have to have an M.D. to get that. ;)

    Well, maybe Mr. G overlooked your invitation and forgot to put a stamp on it (figuratively speaking). Hang in there LJ, you'll get your invitation soon. Uhm, am I still making sense, I think an afternoon Frappe isn't for me.


    Z
  • What?! You didn't understand my paean to Google Wave? LOL. Don't worry - I
    don't either. Ahahaha. Ah well, I have no compelling need for it anyway.
    I've got a handful with Twitter alone as it is.
  • Google Wave is probably awesome, but I'm not sure that it will be unique and as powerful as people might think. Firefox will be launching Raindrop, and it's not that different from Google Wave.

    ... but having said that, I'm with you, I'd like an invite too :-)
  • Raindrop - what a cool name. I like it already. Have you written about it
    yet? You should! That's pretty interesting. I'd rather be drenched by
    Raindrops than taken to mid sea by a monstrous Google Wave. Ahehehe. I'm
    just sourgraping, of course. Thanks for the info.
  • I haven't written about it yet, but I probably will soon.

    It's interesting about the names of such a similar service, Wave vs Raindrop. I wonder if they thought about this before launching the beta :-)
  • I bet Firefox did a lot of brainstorming on that Raindrop... Google Wave is
    easy. Just associate something with surfing and you've got Wave. Well, at
    least that's how I see it.. :)
  • Can someone give me a centavo so I can ride too?...he he he....just kidding. Google wave? okay. I'll have to respect the desires of older people...I hope when you're up there at the pinnacle of the wave, you'd still "wave your hand" and say, "Hi , how have you been? "

    For me Jan, I'm happy and contented that I could write whatever I want to write in the blank slate of my "new post" tab, anytime I want to and in any mood I am in; that I have you and some friends read it - that's good enough for me.

    But you have my support 100 %. I'm always happy to give a helping hand, just give me a buzz. Good luck with your quest.
  • There are at least two levels to this comment. Okay, I get it, Jen. I miss you, too. The roar of the surf has deadened my sense of hearing! Okay, will do something about that, Jen. Pronto. :)
  • I've got my Wave invitation, and my commenting here and everywhere else is going to slow down ALOT once I get the API key and sandbox account.

    Posting an article on it Sunday.

    And surf season has started here in San Fran... gotta get in the water...
  • Wow, a first hand account from one of my friends. That's cool. Make it layman friendly, Dave. People who drink from the fire hose sometimes get me confused with their accounts of new tech as if it's absolutely essential to invent new language for the products they're pushing. Ahahaha.

    You're a true blooded surfer. Now, I think that's one of the keys why your blog is one of the coolest.
  • All I can say JG is you have a special way of saying what comes to mind. When the wave does finally hit you, hope it's a gnarly ride.
  • Just cashing in on my moroseness. LOL. Ah, the good thing is that what out there's the beta version. I'd just wait for the less buggy version. A gnarly ride - cool!
  • What a great video, lol. So this is what the fuzz about the wave is all about. Honestly, I have so many "social thingy's" on my arsenal right now that I am not a bit concerned about not having been invited for GWave yet. I did apply for it though and as of now, no invite yet. Is Jaypee right? You already got an invite? I must be reading your post wrong because I am of the impression that those "all important people" ignored your signals. What jerks, their lost...
  • I'm not one of those uber tech developers, that's why. My only qualification for an invite - if there's such a thing - is that aging bloke who still thought of himself as a geek. Ahahaha

    You're right. I didn't get a Google Wave invite. If I did, I'd be praising it to high heavens to make you guys drool. LOL.

    It's all right though. I'm just a little peeved because I was overlooked. Hell no, I don't need one. It's just a tool. A fancy new toy for people who like toys.

    Google Wave is so right for the tech guys, the early adopters whose job is to ferret out new thingies out there in the hive. Me? It's best to find some alone time in the beach with the REAL waves to do some thinking. Solitude after all is good for the mind. And blogging, too. Ahehehe
  • Using Google for your blogging and other online needs is not unusual. What I find odd is that you have to use Google Search to find my blog! Hahaha :P

    So you already have Google Wave? Me, I'm still waiting for an invite. Sucks! :P
  • Yeah, I do the strangest things. I own up, Jaypee. Maybe, that's why, I
    didn't get an invite. That's true. Consider this my rant. LOL
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