Google Wave Extensions

Google Wave is a web based service launched by Google in 2009, with the objective of providing a common email, instant messaging and social networking platform for its users. Initially released only for the developers only, Google Wave was given on a trial basis to 100,000 users in September 2009, and eventually opened to the general public in May 2010. The fact that Google Wave is a real-time communications product played a crucial role in its soaring popularity. Soon enough, Google added yet another attribute to its product line, in the form of extensions. These extensions were basically a range of gadgets and doodads, which could be added to the Wave to improve its functionality.

Google Wave Extensions List

Basically, the Google Wave API (Application Programming Interface) supports two types of extensions - Robots and Gadgets. There are quite a few differences between the two. While the Robots run on the application servers, the Gadgets run within the wave client itself. Given below are the details of each of these with examples.

Robots
The Robots run on an application server, and has the ability to read and modify the content, add/remove participants etc. Given below is the list of Robots, also referred to as the bots, which Google Wave has to offer.

• Chatbots
  • Jabberwacky
  • Ogenex
  • Eliza the Robot Shrink
  • Notatory
  • TooAngel Wave
• Conversion
  • BotURL
  • Calcbot
  • Cartoony
  • CleanTXT
  • Comic-Sans-Killer
  • Dice Bot
  • Flippy
  • Fnordlinky
  • Hearty
  • i-cron
  • Insulty
  • IPA Bot
  • kasyntaxy
  • Magic Card Linker
  • Pick-ee
  • Picsinwave
  • Piratify
  • Plotzie
  • ProfanoBeepy
  • Quranwave
  • Rob Shrink
  • Shortee
  • Swedish Chef
  • Talk-Like-A-Pirate!
  • Watexy
  • WaveAlpha
  • Wavefortune
  • Wikify
• Games
  • Hangman bot
  • Random Lee
  • Roshambo Robot
  • Speedy - Wish
• Groups
  • Groupy
  • Wavedirectory.net
  • WaveGroupy
• Integration
  • Drop.io Robot
  • Emaily Robot
  • Leprobot
  • Link-Easy Robot
  • PlonieBot
  • CMS Poppy
  • Rssybot
  • Starify Bot
  • Tweety the Twitbot
  • TweetWave
  • Twiliobot
  • WaveEmail
  • Wavepedia bot
  • Wave Live Messenger
• Language
  • Aunt Rosie
  • Kanjistroke
  • Multi Lingual Bot
  • Rosy Etta
  • Wavedict
• Polling
  • Polly the Pollster
  • Search / Aggregation clisearch
  • Dr. Maps
  • DrWeather
  • WaveSearch
  • FML Blipper
  • Grauniady
  • Stocky-wave
  • WaveArchive
  • Wavelinker
  • Wavethingy
  • WaveVotely
  • Yelpful
• Utilities
  • AmazonBot
  • AmazonMP3Bot
  • Anti-Public Bot
  • Appropriate Casey
  • Awesome Emoticons
  • Bloggy
  • Bit.ly Bot
  • Chart-bot
  • CountColon
  • CompanionSphere
  • Deciwave
  • Emoticony
  • Jbreakout bot
  • Madoqua Wave Bot
  • Maison
  • Mathy
  • Multi
  • Natural Language Processing
  • Nokar
  • Posterous-robot
  • Publisher
  • Qrdatabot
  • Skimmy
  • Smiley
  • Style Chart
  • Tagdef
  • XMPP
• Wave Management
  • Bouncy
  • Mywaveid
  • Read-Onlie
  • SeekDroid
  • Sweepy
  • Taggy
  • TOC Generator
  • Wavelet-title-bot
  • Twitusernames

Gadgets
On the other hand, the gadgets are applications which run within the client. These Gadgets are owned by the Wave itself, and shared by all the participants. Given below is the list of gadgets that Google Wave has to offer.

• Ajax Animator Gadget
• AmazonBot Gadget
• AmazonMP3Bot Gadget
• Approver
• Bidder
• ClackPoint Wave Gadget
• Click me
• Fighty
• iAdSense
• iWave
• Licensing
• Likey
• Lunchy
• Map Gadget
• Mind Map
• My Tweet on a Wave
• Napkin
• Nimbb Gadget
• Pinwand Gadget
• Plany
• Pol
• Pollo
• QuakeBot
• Raffly
• Ratings
• Ribbit Conference Gadget
• Slashdot Gadget
• Roster List Gadget Rssybot
• ShareWave
• Troco
• Utilities 6rounds
• Vector Editor
• Voicy
• Wave Linker
• Whiteboard gadget
• XBox GamerCard

This list includes some of the best Google wave extensions such as the 'iWave', which allows you to personalize your profile, or the 'Tweety', which allows you to update and track your Twitter timeline. Similarly 'Wikify' facilitates a direct access to Wikipedia, and 'Dr Maps' helps you to obtain a map from an address provided by you. Basically, all these extensions help in making web more exciting than ever before.

The Installation Process
On the Google Waves homepage, you will find a tab - 'Extensions' on the navigation panel. You just have to click on this tab, and choose from a range of available extensions. The Robots have their own e-mail addresses which can be used to install them to your Wave. You just have to go to the 'Add Contacts' tab, paste the email address of the bot and click on the 'Submit' tab. Even though the procedure to add a Gadget is a bit different, it is as easy as the installation of a Robot. At the top right corner of the input box, you will see an icon with three dots. When you click on this icon, a drop down menu will appear, which will have a list of the Gadgets in form of small icons. You have to select one of these Gadgets by clicking on the icon, and copy its URL. When you are done with this step, you will see another box, in which you will have to paste the URL of the Gadget you have chosen, and click on the 'Add' tab in the box. If you want to uninstall any of these Wave extensions, you just have to go to the extensions list, wherein you will see all the extensions installed by you, and click on the 'Uninstall' tab besides it, and that particular extension will be uninstalled.

If you intend to make your surfing experience a memorable one, you need to look out for various trends of the world wide web. When you talk about the world wide web, you can't miss on Google, which has been a trendsetter in the world of Internet, with the products like Google AdWords and Google AdSense, and not to forget, the revolutionary Google Search engine. Google Wave is one of the best examples of Google's attempts to come up with something new every time.