Ahhhh Google Wave. I was an early adopter and shed a tear when it went away. The closest I've felt to that product is Slack but find Slack too noisy. With Wave I felt like I was IN my work not in a "sidebar" application that was pulling my attention from my work. I suppose there were so many ways to use Wave and so many ways to use Slack that your experience could be completely different than mine. But RIP Google Wave.
Nobody uses email anymore! It's a last resort. If properly nurtured, Google Wave easily could have become Slack and more. It was pointing in that direction.
Yes, nobody uses email anymore. That's why 99% of websites have an email signup blocker for discounts, or a newsletter, or just for the heck of it. But they do want that email address.
