This post isn't about Google Gears as much as it is about what it signals to the learning industry. When I get more hands on experience with Gears I'm certain to comment on how its working for me.... Cool right? Sales people being trained while flying and blablabla. Well, geez, why not just build that capability right into the browser? Google did. Its called Google Gears and its just another step closer to the browser being the ultimate delivery tool for learning.

The web is a buzz over Google Wave. The platform is an incredible communication tool that if realized will change the way we work, collaborate, and learn. The tool was created by the engineers that brought us Google maps . Take the time to check out the demonstration. If you watched the video (I know it is long.) you realize immediately how this type of workflow can really improve the productivity of a virtual team.

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Lots of people have written about Google Wave, but I haven’t really had time to watch the full 80-minute demo . If you’re looking for a shorter version, this 10-minute video shows the highlights and some of the possibilities without requiring the full time commitment of the full preview. I’ve been using Google Docs to collaborate with SMEs for over two years now, and it’s great for a lot of things.... Right now, sometimes it is a challenge to follow the threads of conversation in Google Docs.

What do you do when you’re connected and need a quick answer to a question? You probably just “google itâ€� and then click the Wikipedia entry for whatever you’re “googling.... In my case usually my Dad. Now that has changed across generations. I’m actually sick of Google. Although it is a huge part of my personal learning and work environment I’m just well, blah.

I took the time today to check out Google Labs’ Similar Images , which was recently released. It does make the search quite a bit easier. A challenge I have always found when searching images via Google Images was that I had to sort through many unrelated images that shared the same keywords.

In a word, yes.   I’m sure it seems to some of you that Google’s always got some new “cool” thing, but trust me, you need to check out Google Wave.  Google ’s latest collaboration tool has lots of really neat ideas, concepts and technology.  For those interested in designing next generation collaboration, definitely there are a few inspirational items.

e-Literate What Michael Feldstein Is Learning About Online Learning…Online Skip to content Home Archives Publications EduPatents About Michael Contact « The Sakai Product Council Does Google Wave Mean the End of the LMS....” What I want to know is where Wave could fit with the range of capabilities that somebody might want in a virtual learning environment. What is it not good for? What else does it need?

Part of what we do in the eLearning community is help others become better at what they do by offering instructionally sounds learning opportunities. Well, we can also help people get smarter by introducing them to time saving techniques, or Life Hacks as they have become known. My favorite Lifehacker is Merlin Mann of 43 Folders . This is Merlin's presentation at Google on Getting Your Inbox to Zero .

Found via Joitske Hulsebosch post David Weinberger's messy cupboard . Video embedded below - you probably won't see it in your feed reader: This relates to many things I'm doing these days...