I don’t think I ever wrote about Google Wave on this site, simply cause it is not search. But now that Google announced Google Wave will be discontinued by the end of the year. Why? People don’t use it.

What is Google Wave? Here is a video demo:

Personally, I tried using it a few times for different cases. But honestly, it didn’t work out too well. It was confusing for some to use and was not as structured as people would like. Google said:

So why write about it today? Well, a lot of what was developed for Wave is being used in other Google Products and who knows, we may find them in Google Search.

We have some forums discussing it as well, including WebmasterWorld, Google Blogoscoped Forums and DigitalPoint Forums. In fact, many in the forums are upset it is going away. For example:

Are you sad?

Forum discussion at WebmasterWorld, Google Blogoscoped Forums and DigitalPoint Forums.