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Life & fun · July 18, 2022

I decided to re-create a mini Google Wave

Even though Wave was killed more than 10 years ago, I didn't fully appreciate its value until recently, when I had to spend a fair amount of time in some group email threads discussing complex subjects. Would using chat instead solve the problem? Not really. In my opinion, chats are great for exchanging quick single-line replies. But to have a real discussion and arrive at a meaningful conclusion, we actually need more structure, not less structure. Which made me realize I wanted a product that worked exactly like Wave, but without some of its annoying features. In my opinion, the real-time…

I decided to re-create a mini Google Wave launched on July 18, 2022 with 18 votes, #811 of 2,916 launches that month and more than 75% of that year's launches. The site was still online in September 2026, 4 years on.

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In plain words

This product recreates Google Wave, the discontinued collaboration platform, to facilitate structured group discussions on complex topics. It combines the threading and organization of Wave while removing real-time typing features that the maker found distracting during message exchanges. Designed for teams and groups needing more structure than chat but more flexibility than email, it aims to help participants reach meaningful conclusions through organized conversation threads.

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From the sources

ReResponse is a communication platform combining the best features of other communication methods such as email, chats and online forums. It also offers some unique features such as native support for inline replies.

Today, a lot of people using email for complex group discussions find it challenging. But they don’t find chat to be a silver bullet either. Failing to find an existing solution that met our needs, we decided to make a tool combining the best features of other products: email, chat and online forums. To try it out and see it for yourself, please enter your name below to participate in existing discussions or create newfrom reresponse.com

In the maker’s words, at launch

Even though Wave was killed more than 10 years ago, I didn't fully appreciate its value until recently, when I had to spend a fair amount of time in some group email threads discussing complex subjects. Would using chat instead solve the problem? Not really. In my opinion, chats are great for exchanging quick…

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