Thanks for that insightful article. I only just recently got my Google Wave invitation (finally) and I for the first time logged on and was a bit lost.

I knew I might be on the initial phase of the next direction of communication/email and knowing that this might one day replace Email and/or IM kept me thinking that I am visiting something grand, even if I still had a small idea of what it actually does.

Google Wave is such a hard thing to explain to friends/family and non-techies...this article really helped me try and stitch a clearer picture.

I am, however, worried about the amount of spam/bots that might come with these waves as soon as they're made public.